Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] britain and [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Community Disc covers the geography of Britain and comprises 24,000 Ordnance Survey maps , 500 satellite and 900 aerial photographs and 150,000 screens of text . |
| 2 | It also maintains a database on the extractive industry in Britain and publishes ‘ The Directory of Mines and Quarries ’ ( see under Publications in Section 2.2.2 ) . |
| 3 | An alarming statistic , particularly considering that the brown rat also carries leptospirosis or Weil 's disease , which infects half the rat population of Britain and kills about ten people every year . |
| 4 | It analyses the pattern , significance and potential of ethnic minority business in Britain and seeks to develop theoretical approaches for understanding its operation . |
| 5 | Edinburgh is one of the most active and successful sporting universities in Britain and offers an unrivalled choice of sports and activities . |
| 6 | It is native to Europe and Asia , growing mainly in well-drained ground on hill and mountainsides , and wasteland ; it is naturalized in a few places in Britain and grows well in temperate to warm regions of North America . |
| 7 | Firth was the outstanding figure of his day in Britain and has no rival for the title " The Father of Linguistics ’ in the UK . |
| 8 | It is now the largest charity in Britain and employs some 3,500 staff across the country . |
| 9 | Meath on long wave is 20pc owned by RTE ; it is now the most popular commercial radio station in Britain and has a big , youthful audience in Northern Ireland . |
| 10 | The University is one of the largest academic institutions in Britain and places a particular emphasis on postgraduate studies , with some 3,500 research and taught course graduate students , as well as 12,500 at undergraduate level . |
| 11 | The study 's thought to be the first of its kind in Britain and shows a generally positive response to conditions in the county 's fifteen council run homes . |
| 12 | BCP has established links with Friends Provident in Britain and has an insurance joint venture in Portgual with Cariplo , an Italian bank . |
| 13 | This ignorance combines with the effects of an overall racist environment in Britain and feeds a poor attitude amongst pupils towards black teachers , and towards their own varieties of language . |
| 14 | The programme has closer links with the community than many general practitioners in Britain and works closely with local resident groups . |
| 15 | Popular with bees , it is native of Europe including Britain and grows in temperate and warm regions of North America . |
| 16 | This section briefly describes the known metalliferous mineral deposits of Britain and provides references for additional reading . |
| 17 | Election Focus:A Hung Parliament : The concurrence of atoms Andrew Roberts looks at the history of political pacts in Britain and finds them disliked , short-lived — and heartening for the Tories |
| 18 | This group holds two seminars a year in different parts of Britain and brings together housing researchers and practitioners to discuss policy issues . |
| 19 | The M4 Corridor , stretching from Heathrow airport to Bristol is one of the most prosperous parts of Britain and has become a favoured location for electronics firms . |
| 20 | She is also collecting reports of horses stolen to try to establish a link between the thieves across Britain and has started a Horse Watch group in her area , which works in a similar way to Neighbourhood Watch . |