Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] ranks " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from a small number of mature entrants to the profession , most college teachers are drawn direct from the ranks of successful former students . |
| 2 | Although he sees some decline in the numbers of the petty bourgeoisie ( the small property owners ) due to competition from large companies , he argues that they enter white-collar or skilled manual trades rather than being depressed into the ranks of unskilled manual workers . |
| 3 | Do not tell me that Sir Alexander Ramsay of Dalwolsey , renowned in the ranks of chivalry , has been deprived of all dealings with the female kind ? |
| 4 | When it comes to fighting it is best to think of Goblin Mobs as characters with a +4 combat resolution bonus ( +3 from the ranks behind and +1 from the standard ) . |
| 5 | He was , however , happy in the ranks , where his sociable and unassuming character and ability to mix with all sorts made him free of its easy comradeship . |
| 6 | One of the ranks put his hand up . |
| 7 | During the war he served first in the ranks in Mesopotamia and subsequently obtained a commission in the Royal Air Force . |
| 8 | A born again green within the ranks of the Tory party , he was not looked upon with anything other than derision . |
| 9 | Indeed , anti-semitic behaviour had been incipient within the ranks of the BUF from the outset and included elements first recruited from the New Party . |
| 10 | Mistaken or not , such views were common outside the ranks of slave-owners . |
| 11 | ‘ Quiet in the ranks , ’ hollered the sergeant-major . |