Example sentences of "that [verb] among [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consequently , age data contain a considerable error component that differs among surveys . |
| 2 | Thus nearly four fifths of the perinatal deaths that occurred among women booked at a general practitioner unit did so in a consultant unit . |
| 3 | There are only three sacral vertebrae that support the pelvis , the lowest number that occurs among dinosaurs , and the hand retains a fifth digit , albeit reduced to a short metacarpal . |
| 4 | However , after Wakeham reported that support among backbenchers had collapsed during the day , perhaps by half , it was clear to those around Mrs Thatcher that , although she said she would sleep on it , she was virtually certain to resign . |
| 5 | Women left behind by the emigrants , ‘ widows ’ who had not heard from their husbands for decades , daughters growing up without fathers , without grandfathers , without brothers -once they too were old enough to leave — were hungry for men , everyone knew that , and the law made its profits from the devils — Greed and Lust and Envy — that scampered among humans playing a deadly tag in which all the players are caught and brought down , one by one . |
| 6 | She also taught PT and games at the local evangelical school , which has a special place in her affections ; she watched its roll of pupils rise from 100 to 1,000 , and marvelled at the harmony that prevailed among children from the different warring factions . |
| 7 | It may be noted , however , that disputes among solicitors as to what property belongs to their firm are comparatively rarely encountered . |