Example sentences of "[noun pl] [subord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the prizegiving a platform had been built at the back of the stands where the Princess Royal , assisted by Jackie Stewart , presented the prizes to the teams and individuals . |
| 2 | Erm we select the stands where the treasure 's going to be because some |
| 3 | Those of us who witnessed the touch-and-go progress of an ultimately triumphant War and Peace — recorded by Philips for release early next year — feared for the future of the rest , but as Gergiev puts it ‘ that which makes me incredibly proud is that I announced these things and they happened ’ — and , one might add , that inspiration was to hand for rather more performances than the fiercely self-critical Gergiev might admit . |
| 4 | If in action scenes the surprise of key change often plays a greater role in underlining the words than the actual keys chosen , Campra nonetheless conformed to Lully 's usage and the theorists ’ recommendations in reserving keys with more than one accidental ( other than D major and B♯ major ) for moments of heightened emotion . |
| 5 | They also make significantly fewer social and recreational trips than the overall population . |
| 6 | Day 6 ) From the guidebook : ‘ More stupid pictures are now taken on Grand Canyon trips than the combined total of all stupid pictures taken elsewhere . ’ |
| 7 | In this context Greenpeace also attacked the record of Scotland 's river purification boards for being less effective in enforcing legal guidelines than the National Rivers Authority ( NRA ) , its counterpart in England and Wales . |
| 8 | There can be little doubt that , had Jack Alderson been with a more glamorous or more successful club , he would have gained many more International caps than the single honour awarded to him when he played for England against France in Paris on 10 May 1923 . |
| 9 | Inherently continuous sequences Although the key sequence in a new file is often continuous , gaps will usually soon occur . |
| 10 | The teams are performing as self managed units although the manager will agree clear objectives with the team . |
| 11 | The maritime antarctic as a whole has 20% more lichens than the continent and 150% more mosses ; in addition it has 25 taxa of hepatics to the continent 's one , and two species of angiosperms that have not yet been found on the continent . |
| 12 | Around 1900 many deep results were obtained especially by the Italian geometers although the validity of some of their methods was not always apparent . |
| 13 | Ministers may claim that the final decision was influenced by some other considerations than the objections of MPs . |
| 14 | Tai chi has far fewer styles than the hand system of kung fu , only a handful in fact . |
| 15 | Important as it is to recognise that the notion of abuse has wider connotations than the physical , not much purpose seems to be served by struggling to define more precisely such elusive matters as emotional interactions . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , Labour 's blustering ‘ patriotism of freedom and fairness ’ , like its recent attempts to ‘ take crime seriously ’ , is no less saturated with racial connotations than the Conservative versions of these arguments . |
| 17 | New car registrations were nearly 16 per cent higher in the latest three months than a year earlier . |
| 18 | Although he may receive more help in the first few months than the widow usually does , he may find that his sudden change in life-style is a considerable shock . |
| 19 | He 'd sold his own car for cash in Carlisle , and he had more important uses for his funds than a guest-house bed . |
| 20 | Lesser banks will expect to pay slightly more for funds than the major retail banks . |
| 21 | First courses such as asparagus ( choose vinaigrette rather than butter , or better yet , fresh lemon to be squeezed over ) ; oysters ( almost no calories , but watch out for the buttered brown bread ! ) ; soused and smoked fish ( the soused fish — usually herring — is lower in calories than the smoked , but both are fairly light ) ; fish and vegetable terrines ( though usually made with cream , you get very little in a slice ) ; quails ' eggs ( without mayonnaise ) ; and stuffed or marinated vegetables . |
| 22 | Indeed , it was n't until 1958 that the committee 's successors decided that the increase in pupils needed better amenities than the dwindling funds could provide . |
| 23 | But they live in a physically impoverished environment which provides far fewer amenities than the average long-stay ward — the cost is often less than a third that of a hospital bed . |
| 24 | There 's still money to be made producing more efficient and sophisticated solutions than the ones Microsoft provides . |
| 25 | These were more powerful nuclear units than the Magnoxes and they had a combined potential output of almost 6,500 HW . |
| 26 | The other two become beaters once the net is set . |
| 27 | They apply to both county and voluntary aided schools although the extent of change for the latter is less marked as the governing body was already the official employer of most staff at the school . |
| 28 | This group of pronouns has weak forms pronounced with weaker vowels than the and of their strong forms . |
| 29 | All ministries except the Defence Ministry would have to achieve a 3 per cent cut in operating expenses , and old-age pensions in the national insurance scheme would be reduced . |
| 30 | For the elderly , the history of welfare provision seems to have been less a story of steady progress over the centuries than an oscillation between phases of relative generosity and meanness . |