Example sentences of "[subord] a [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like the Jews the Scots were a talented and creative people who had exported themselves all over the world ; there was hardly a country anywhere where a quorum of doctors , dentists , teachers , sailors , engineers , could not be assembled for a Burns Night supper or St Andrew 's Day dinner . |
| 2 | But his own world had stretched to the hinterland of the Gulf states , where a mixture of religion , politics and blood feuds made death a beginning rather than an end . |
| 3 | When Carco called to see the paintings Zborowski ran to buy a candle , stuck it into the neck of a bottle , then showed Carco into a narrow , unfurnished room where a stack of Modigliani 's canvases stood in the corner . |
| 4 | The Rifleman brushed aside their questions , going instead to the main staircase which led down into the brightly lit chaos of the entrance hall where a throng of officers demanded their horses or carriages . |
| 5 | This is the problem that behaviour which is privately profitable will not be wealth maximising overall where an actor can ignore the costs that its activities impose on others , for example where a company without cost to itself can emit into the atmosphere the noxious by-products of its production processes . |
| 6 | This arises where a company in violation of the rights of a chargee disposes of the property subject to the charge and it entitles a chargee to pursue his claim into the proceeds of the disposition . |
| 7 | Sealdah is less than half a mile from the Bowbazaar district , where a cache of explosives blew up on Wednesday , killing at least 66 people . |
| 8 | Where a system of conscription operated all sorts of expedients were used to avoid service . |
| 9 | They might work in the graduate school of a good American university , where a variety of methods already abounds . |
| 10 | They are also the end-product of a prolonged exercise where a variety of root definitions and conceptual models were developed , then discarded or amended as the analysis progressed . |
| 11 | The situation appears to be similar in UK public libraries , where a survey by Capital planning Information found that one-third of 32 library authorities surveyed had some form of selection policy . |
| 12 | The Rights of Way Act 1932 provides that where a way over land had been actually enjoyed by the public as of right and without interruption for a full period of 20 years , the way shall be deemed to have been dedicated as a highway , unless there is sufficient evidence that there was no intention during the 20-year period to dedicate it . |
| 13 | Events are managed by a professional management team , unlike the World Match Racing Conference , which is run largely by a group of clubs overseen and interfered with by the IYRU or groups like the 50ft Association where a committee of owners organises racing to suit its needs . |
| 14 | A similar uncertainty is apparent in the third example where a bill of lading was issued by a time charterer , but the shipper sued the owner of the vessel . |
| 15 | Some , of course , deny that such purity of method is possible but few would argue with the proposition that where a description of law is coloured by the expositor 's own values it is a virtue for these values explicitly to be registered . |
| 16 | Where a hierarchy of units exists , multistage sampling is appropriate and often has administrative advantages . |
| 17 | Some commentators have put the case for separate facilities , particularly where a hierarchy of pedestrian provision exists . |
| 18 | It is a tough uncompromising business , and one where a man like White seems curiously out of place . |
| 19 | She knew she was handling this badly , acting like a fool , making a scene because she could n't face the pretence , could n't face having to stifle her feelings , her crazy and immature hopes — hopes that would always be doomed to failure where a man like Luke Denner was concerned . |
| 20 | Each Department plays a part in creating a stimulating environment where creativity and enterprise are valued and encouraged and where a sense of internationalism is evident in all areas of work . |
| 21 | Where a range of success rates is given , this indicates that there were several assessment items for a particular skill or task and that performance covered a fairly wide band — an immediate warning that a criterion statement based on such tasks will not tell us much about pupils ' achievements . |
| 22 | … whether norm or criterion referenced , the examination entails rank-ordering , even where a range of grades is not in the strictest sense being competed for . |
| 23 | The particular needs of London 's mobile residents , commuters , and tourists have been less well explored , but possible areas of ways of meeting them include an expanded role for primary health care in accident and emergency departments and north American style ‘ ambulatory care centres , ’ where a range of walk in services , including specialist clinics and diagnostic facilities , are available . |
| 24 | The specific volume changes linearly with temperature up to a transition region where a change of slope occurs , after which the curve continues linearly but at a steeper gradient ; Tg is usually defined s the point at which the tangents to the two curves intersect . |
| 25 | Where a change of use occurs the local planning authority is concerned with the intended use to which the property is to be put in order that the character of the locality may be maintained in accordance with other development schemes . |
| 26 | We believe that , where a request for information has been inadequately answered , it is insufficient to expect the applicant to ‘ seek a remedy through the usual democratic channels or through a judicial review ’ . |
| 27 | If English is to be dropped , parents worry over the ability of their children to hold their own in the jungle of career-making , where a knowledge of English carries a premium . |
| 28 | There is a suggestion that banknote paper was made here once , and there is also evidence of a button factory where a row of cottages now stands . |
| 29 | We passed a small park where a row of conscript soldiers slept beneath the trees . |
| 30 | She looked so fresh and happy that I started grinning as soon as I waved to her , standing below me in the cockpit of the boat , where a servant from Faalifu was carrying some packages while Captain Baker looked down from the bridge . |