Example sentences of "[coord] apart from [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She spent a lot of time on her hair , making quite sure it was fixed on top of her head with not one softening wisp showing , and apart from a little eyeshadow and a small amount of pale lip-gloss she dispensed with the make-up . |
| 2 | New industries and housebuilding in the south and east of the country led to a growth rate which rivalled that of the mid-Victorian era , and apart from a minor dip in the statistics in 1937 — 8 the sustained restructuring and recovery of the economy created many new jobs and reduced rates of unemployment in all but the most depressed areas dependent on the declining staple industries . |
| 3 | And apart from a next-to-useless photograph all we have — ’ |
| 4 | I have used the tent on many occasions and apart from the usual condensation most nylon flysheets produce , it has given excellent performance . |
| 5 | Eight European countries were represented at the meeting , and apart from the official business conducted there , it was extremely useful to chat informally about matters of common interest . |
| 6 | Publicity is therefore essential and apart from the regular posters and leaflets , hospital radios and newsletters are also being exploited to get the service across . |
| 7 | Well apart from allowing them to breathe , and apart from the sheer fun of it , it appears that by leaping out of the water they actually conserve energy when swimming at high speeds ( Journal of the Marine Biological Association . |
| 8 | For 50 years every day the trains have brought supplies in and out of Bicester Garrison and apart from the occasional hiccup , like when they discovered 2,000 left boots , they kept the British Army going whereever they are in the world . |
| 9 | Willie returned to the dots and apart from the occasional wobble he wrote ‘ William ’ in a remarkably smooth hand . |
| 10 | A girl I vaguely knew from the village was standing there with tears streaming down her face and apart from the occasional sob from her we stood there in stony silence . |
| 11 | The Season opens in May , and apart from the fixed Luxembourg dates we 've made no other announcements . ’ |
| 12 | Staying cloudy in most places although a few bright intervals at possible and apart from the odd chance of a light shower it should stay dry milder than of late top temperature eleven celsius fifty two fahrenheit mist and patchy fog will form tonight and drizzle is likely in places too the overnight low eight celsius forty six fahrenheit mist and fog clearing slowly tomorrow a dull start it should brighten up later on though sunny intervals developing the high tomorrow thirteen degrees . |
| 13 | But by then the military phase of the Emergency was nearly over , and apart from the odd border patrol , the Masai were given no further opportunity to distinguish themselves in battle . |
| 14 | The products are good enough to need little in the way of revamping and apart from the odd addition to the range or a change of packaging little of any interest happens to the product . |
| 15 | The worst thing by far , and what I can never get used to , is that we went around Europe with them for a month , living with them , sleeping in the same room , and apart from the odd bit of nagging , everything was fine . |
| 16 | Photography is a highly specialised business and apart from the odd record shot it is not usually a good idea for the PRO to take his or her own photographs . |
| 17 | ‘ The inspectors were perfectly pleasant and apart from the odd query you 'd hardly know they were there , ’ said Mr Dicketts . |
| 18 | The style that Rosa Guy uses in ‘ The Disappearance ’ is in the third person singular and apart from the descriptive parts , a large majority of the book is written in dialogue form . |
| 19 | And apart from the Bohemian Rhapsody news of the rest of the European football tonight and we have the double attacking spearhead of Colin Fray and Martin Fisher at the City ground and you listening to the classiest football cover on Radio Nottingham from five past seven . |
| 20 | At night everything looked different , the smaller canals were like a labyrinth , and apart from an occasional lamp it was quite dark when the moon was hidden . |
| 21 | But apart from a small cut on the back of your head you were fine . |
| 22 | In recent years there has been increasing emphasis on the importance of training for staff at all levels in libraries of all kinds but apart from a circular letter sent out by The Library Association in 1976 , and two publications on the subject , one in 1977 and another in 1978 , there have been no systematic attempts to assess overall provision of training in the UK . |
| 23 | But apart from the occasional buyer , Modigliani 's paintings remained stacked in a corner in Zborowski 's apartment and the price was depressingly low . |
| 24 | The SCONUL Advisory Committee on Information Services still exists but apart from the occasional seminar on user education it is inactive in the sphere of user education . |
| 25 | So you 've shown us all the basic techniques of sailing and more importantly how to get yourself rescued should things get out of hand but apart from the dubious pleasure of capsizing , are there any other ways of getting thoroughly wet ? |
| 26 | They cut into his ankles and he could n't bend his feet to walk in them , but apart from the slight discomfort , he felt very protected and supported in them . |
| 27 | But apart from the general implausibility of this suggestion , there is surely one sceptical argument which he can not reject in this way . |
| 28 | Galleys took some small part in the indecisive battle of Cape Matapan between the Turkish and Venetian fleets in 1717 ; but apart from the large fleets of them maintained in the Baltic by Russia and Sweden they had become obsolete long before the end of this period . |
| 29 | I 'm not against the concept of co-opted members and I believe that they could add a useful dimension to any authority 's work , but apart from the obligatory brace of businessmen and I accept the Right Honourable and Noble Viscount Lord Whitelaw 's phrase and I quote powerful reference to a broad approach and new ideas and a fight against crime , but apart from the the brace er , er of such business people , they should surely come from representative sections of those communities which the authorities serve . |
| 30 | It is never difficult to think of suitable gifts to take to elderly people who live alone , but apart from the obvious ones it is worth remembering that things like home-made cakes , biscuits , jam or marmalade which they may no longer bother to make for themselves are particularly appreciated . |