Example sentences of "[prep] an [noun sg] where the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It becomes a rite of separation into an area where the detective 's need to ‘ juggle with statistics and detection rates ’ is diametrically opposed to the constantly voiced uniform preference for action which is simply programmed to ‘ nail the prig down ’ . |
| 2 | Similarly , if you are on the beach , you should discourage your dog from drinking the water , or plunging straight into an area where the swell may be dangerous . |
| 3 | But the central argument on the industrial front is that if you bring a large number of extra jobs into an area where the unemployment is much below the national average , and much below the regional average , then you are going to bring people from the surrounding area in and many of those people we believe would far prefer to have found jobs nearer their existing homes . |
| 4 | There was a kiln to dry the corn in an area where the damp climate gave a short season for harvesting and a mill , where the grain was processed . |
| 5 | The council and others had objected to the proposed development and the council had refused planning permission on the ground that the proposals would result in an intensification of air pollution in an area where the level of existing pollution was high and would create additional health hazards to residents of the area . |
| 6 | THERE IS a notice hung at the side of the stage which reads : ‘ You are in an area where the sound level may exceed 95dba . |
| 7 | The scanning expert said : ‘ The easiest way to do that would be to enhance the quality of the original recording then just play it down an ordinary phone to a mobile phone in an area where the signal was strong . |
| 8 | It is essential that very little disturbance is caused in the tank , and therefore it should be planted in an area where the water agitation is minimal . |
| 9 | In two important maize-growing areas , fewer than half of those interviewed had heard of the increased price , and in an area where the Government was keen to encourage a substantial increase in local production , less than one in ten had heard of the new prices . |
| 10 | The fact that Crosby fought tooth and nail to get the job in an area where the success rate is so limited and expectation so high , speaks volumes for his bottle . |
| 11 | The geochemical evidence supports the interpretation that there are rocks of the Argyll Group around the Auchlee intrusion ( immediately south of Aberdeen ) in an area where the geological evidence is equivocal . |
| 12 | If you are fortunate enough to live in an area where the local district health authority ( DHA ) has a positive and dynamic recruitment policy , then bridging the gap between jobs will be high on its list of priorities . |
| 13 | If your plan is to move ahead quickly and gain promotion in as short a time as possible , you would probably fare best in an area where the shortage of suitably qualified staff is most acute . |
| 14 | However , the fact that Gloucester was able to forge a real link with Fitzwilliam , in an area where the duke 's territorial influence was minimal , is testimony less to the strength of the Conyers bond than to Gloucester 's own growing dominance in the north as a whole . |
| 15 | Specialist nurses have particular expertise in one field of nursing , usually in an area where the patient and family need teaching and support at home as well as in hospital . |
| 16 | In most cases their advice will either be right in law or be in an area where the courts will wish to leave alone the exercise of the visitor 's discretion . |
| 17 | Two of our friends here are tempted to despair , for their son 's farm on the border is in an area where the terrorists are increasingly active ; the tobacco price is dropping ; and their son , along with most of his neighbours , has to go into the army this week , leaving his farm unprotected . |
| 18 | And here , once again , we are in an area where the inherent ambiguity of the continuity/discontinuity opposition becomes very noticeable . |
| 19 | In an area where the costs of being well informed are high compared with the benefits , this is not surprising . |
| 20 | However , the fact that Gloucester was able to forge a real link with Fitzwilliam , in an area where the duke 's territorial influence was minimal , is testimony less to the strength of the Conyers bond than to Gloucester 's own growing dominance in the north as a whole . |
| 21 | She was happily thinking , Serves him right , a pity there was n't a cloudburst , when across the car park , in an area where the top managers of Vasey 's normally parked their cars , she noticed that room had been made for another car . |
| 22 | It may well pay to consider moving house , to an area where the local state schools are good — at least up to age thirteen — and to embark upon fee-paying education at a later stage . |
| 23 | When a speaker S who speaks a particular variety V1 of a language L moves to an area where the local language is , in terms of speakers ' own assessments , a different variety of the same language L — in other words , a different dialect of L — say , V2 , it is usual for that individual 's speech to acquire some of the phonological and grammatical characteristics of V2 . |