Example sentences of "[prep] nine [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He confirmed the view that among perfectly ordinary people , who were neither Pharaohs nor priests , full brother-sister marriages occurred in a minimum of nine out of the 113 marriages he analysed , If the less certain cases are also included along with marriages between half-siblings , the proportion of incestuous marriages was of the order of 20% . |
| 2 | This was an impressive record ; only two other men sat in nine out of the ten Elizabethan Parliaments . |
| 3 | Using a definition of unfair trade based on " internationally accepted rules , as set out in GATT [ General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ] , and in comparable international agreements " , the report indicted the USA for employing unfair trade practices in nine out of the 10 areas where offences were deemed to be most internationally common . |
| 4 | In comparison with its direct rivals , the larger general converters , Colodense was placed number one in nine out of the 14 business areas . |
| 5 | Laurie Degnan has watched his youngsters take national junior boxing titles for nine out of the last ten years . |
| 6 | On this basis they come out very badly with negative marks on nine out of the thirteen attributes . |