Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grey areas still remain , however , and the Takeover Panel has now attempted to clear one of those concerned with the current fashion for buy-outs . |
| 2 | It is therefore difficult to make a clear separation between folklinguistics and linguistics proper ( in this chapter and the next , I will give several examples of the interaction between them ) . |
| 3 | But to investigate the connection between folklinguistics and behaviour remains difficult ; it is an area where caution must be recommended . |
| 4 | This was how it should be between ex-lovers meeting again , just normal , no animosity . |
| 5 | The contrast in wealth between merchants and the possessors of rare skills on the one hand and manual workers on the other is clearly demonstrated by their median assessments . |
| 6 | Self-governing towns were swift to embrace this new — or rather revived Carolingian — form of trial ; for disputes between merchants were hardly susceptible of solution by battle . |
| 7 | The commodities produced in the new international division of labour are , above all , to be exported and imported either by trade between merchants on the world market or by transfer ( as semi-finished parts of finished articles ) from one branch of a multinational corporation to another branch . |
| 8 | I had soon knitted all sorts of things for her , such as hats , teapot cosies and iron holders . |
| 9 | The BBC Model B was , and probably still is , one of the best equipped home computers for experimenters and ‘ interfacers ’ . |
| 10 | Wildfowl , such as ducks and geese , were caught , and deer , boar and hares were hunted . |
| 11 | The Association maintains a Home for the disabled , one for convalescents and three Sheltered Housing schemes . |
| 12 | If you suspect that this is leading up to a tirade about vegetables suffering pain , flowers having feelings and ants being cleverer than humans , then I am sorry to disappoint you . |
| 13 | They knew about vegetables , and fruit . |
| 14 | There was none of the violence of illness in it , no writhing or moaning , and it was never impatient or irritable when Kalchu tried to feed it or probed it for sores . |
| 15 | While unaware of the value of vitamins , an old lore recommended its use both as a laxative and as a poultice for sores . |
| 16 | The only conflict about housing land in Cramlington during the preparation and revision of the Northumberland Structure Plan was about releases in relation to total numbers . |
| 17 | Chapter 4 looks at how physics students and staff construct the subject ‘ physics ’ , and at the way in which this affects , and is affected by , their ideas about humanities disciplines . |
| 18 | The computer can check for towns that are missed off signs , those that appear for no good reason or appear only intermittently , to the great confusion of amateur navigators . |
| 19 | Although you are all for outings with a pack , you will have to be content with your lot for now . |
| 20 | When he had retired , not long before , he had still owned a small car , and he and his wife could do their shopping in style , and go for outings : Wilson in goggles , because the roof was usually open , and his wife carefully tucked in , and veiled . |
| 21 | Like any other young couple they teamed up for outings to the beach , for barbecues with friends , or visits to the cinema . |
| 22 | These may be organized by local groups such as stroke clubs , so that patients and their carers get together for outings or entertainments and shows . |
| 23 | Liz had felt herself to be close to Naomi , as she nursed Naomi 's children , slept with Naomi 's husband , took tea or sherry with Naomi 's parents , helped to form the childish letters which her stepchildren wrote to Naomi 's parents thanking them for presents , for outings . |
| 24 | But there was no fail-safe way to dress for outings in Roman 's company . |
| 25 | The children 's parents help me to put on pantomimes to raise money for outings and the Christmas party . ’ |
| 26 | Connie said : ‘ It has been a marvellous year for outings and we have been very fortunate with the weather this summer . ’ |
| 27 | The Transit minibus will be used for outings and visits throughout the school year . |
| 28 | Saturday was another day for outings , as they had arranged for us to go to an Art Exhibition in the afternoon , and to a singing and dancing programme by ‘ Minority Nationalities ’ ( Ughars , Kazaks , Mongolians , Tibetans , etc. ) in the evening . |
| 29 | A spokeswoman for MEMHS welcomed the merger plan which , she said , would help to raise the profile of often over-looked services in the community . |
| 30 | But they 'll take stage victories , not the big prizes , and may often be deployed as super-domestiques to younger and more eager men . |