Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] [adj] [noun] [adv] [art] " in BNC.

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1 But whether one walks through these parts of Docklands or through surrounding areas where the ‘ ripple effect ’ is supposed to be taking place , there remain run-down estates crying out for funding , for modernisation and for improvement .
2 Higher education is defined in the 1988 Education Reform Bill as courses leading to degrees , higher diplomas or to professional examinations where the standard is higher than that of the advanced ( 'A' ) level of the General Certificate of Education .
3 ( ii ) Teaching about language should encourage discussion of vocabulary that is specific to local communities — words for local places , buildings , institutions etc , and local usages such as bairn ( cf child ) , baps ( cf rolls ) , outwith ( cf outside ) ; or to particular age groups , eg frock ( cf dress ) , wireless ( cf radio ) ; or to certain occupations eg the specialist terms and acronyms used by groups such as doctors , lawyers , builders , computer experts and mechanics .
4 ( 1 ) Where a body corporate has applied for recognition in accordance with Rule 15 the Council may recognise the body as a suitable body to undertake the provision of professional services such as are provided by individuals practising as solicitors or by multi-national partnerships where the Council is satisfied :
5 There are philosophers , some of them inclined to Kant 's doctrine that we impose the category of causation on reality , some of them freer spirits , who think or at any rate say differently of causation and of nomic connection generally-in a phrase , that it is part of the mental order .
6 It effectively bans strikes in transport , including rail , air and underground services , in the fuel , energy and defence industries , and in other sectors where a halt in production could have ‘ serious and dangerous consequences ’ .
7 Lastly , a further problem , and in practical terms possibly the most daunting , is the general lack of technical skills and awareness displayed by the traditional archivist .
8 River Trolls live in marshlands or bogs , and beside untamed rivers where the banks are broad and muddy .
9 Even before what appears to have been an acute phase of illness in 1756 , Smart showed many characteristic signs : impulsiveness , reckless spending , drunkenness and — leading eventually to his confinement — his disinhibited behaviour of praying in public and on inappropriate occasions whenever the spirit moved him .
10 There are no ‘ alterations and additions ’ evident in the theatre score — signs of hurried completion , to be sure , and a number of telling omissions , but of systematic revision not a hint .
11 It indicates whether any modules are at the same version but with different contents i.e. a module outside LIFESPAN has been modified but the header has not been updated .
12 But in practical terms even the so-called ‘ tactical ’ or ‘ battlefield ’ nuclear weapons by their nature have indiscriminate effects .
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