Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [prep] [noun] [adv] [art] " in BNC.

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1 By far the greatest proportion of the world 's metals mines are in places where the relatively old mineral-bearing rock is near to the surface .
2 In addition , most of those relatively close to other industrial settlements are in areas where the alternative sources of employment , such as the iron and steel and heavy engineering industries , are also in decline .
3 The Tridentine reforms were in practice essentially an Italian , even a Roman affair , except where they were enforced by the Jesuits , the ‘ soldiers of the Counter-Reformation ’ .
4 If the files are on computer then the printout should indicate the time that has elapsed since the last time entry on the file .
5 To maximise profits is for management not an optional exercise or a work of supererogation : it is management 's basic duty .
6 Even the most complex four coloured jacquards is in reality only a basic slip pattern , where colours are changed every two rows .
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