Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Have you known Marianne for long ? ’ |
| 2 | After a few hours in this the home of Johannes Gutenberg ( he invented the printing press ) , the cruise heads upstream to Speyer for 8.00pm arrival . |
| 3 | An occasional table and two tablecloths for just £44.95 |
| 4 | Certainly there is much of interest here as the exhibition runs the whole gamut with further wide-ranging , bird 's eye views through more down to earth transcriptions to a couple of urban scenes . |
| 5 | A positive view of the potential of the scheme in this is related to positive views about virtually all of the other issues raised in the questionnaire and vice versa . |
| 6 | Moreover , it was a scarcely a trifle or a thing easy to get , for Mulgrave 's predecessor in office , Lord Chatham , had a list of 165 candidates with vacancies for only sixteen or seventeen a year . |
| 7 | Phil Richardson , who died at King 's Norton , Birmingham on April 18 , aged 64 , was a stalwart of Moseley Ashfield for more than 25 years after the Second World War . |
| 8 | At first chicks peck at both food and pebbles about equally , but after a few minutes they learn the difference and thereafter pick up the food and avoid the pebbles ( especially if the latter are glued to the floor ! ) . |
| 9 | Thus , a story which for one reason had been meaningful to her as a young child provided guidance for her at adolescence for quite a different reason . |
| 10 | There are many good rod bags on the market now offering practical advantages and protection for today 's expensive rods . |
| 11 | For Fairbairns this would be payment for hard work ; for Donnison this would be protection for both the woman carer and her dependants — in other words , maintenance of , and provision for , family relationships . |
| 12 | ‘ The removal of Wages Council protection for under 21s through the Wages Act 1986 , combined with the [ removal of ] right to income support for most 16- to 17-year-olds , has contributed to the decline of young workers ’ wages compared to those of adult workers . ’ |
| 13 | Simple photographs , perceived to have little artistic quality are afforded copyright protection for only twenty-five years after death whereas editorial photographs and ‘ artistic ’ photographs are given periods of protection of fifty years and seventy years after death , respectively . |
| 14 | And while Britain accepted the rise of Ibn Saud in the new country of Saudi Arabia , she also kept faith with the tiny emirates along the western flank of Arabia from Kuwait to Oman , over which she had exercised protection for more than a hundred years . |
| 15 | Scientists monitoring the level of solar radiation have warned people not to sunbathe without protection for more than forty minutes . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'd be surprised if we were back in before the end of this Parliament , ’ he said three weeks ago , almost emphatically enough for the majority of Tory MPs who want to steer clear of the Bundesbank for as long as possible . |
| 17 | The second thing we 're doing is we 've we are going to attract a lot of money from what we call a specific grant for mentally ill . |
| 18 | But might of been might of been more because erm , tt she 's had a , a grant for so much |
| 19 | and she had a grant for so much off the council |
| 20 | Republican Local soviets Supreme Soviet Armenia ( to be decided ) due on May 20 Azerbaijan ( to be decided ) ( to be decided ) Byelorussia March 4 March 4 Estonia Dec. 10 , 1989 March 18 Georgia due on June 17 ( to be decided ) Kazakhstan Dec. 24 , 1989 March 25 Kirghizia Feb. 25 Feb. 25 Latvia Dec. 10 , 1989 March 18 Lithuania ( to be decided ) Feb. 24 Moldavia Feb. 25 Feb. 25 Russian Federation March 4 March 4 Tadjikistan Dec. 24 , 1989 Feb. 25 Turkmenia Jan. 7 Jan. 7 Ukraine March 4 March 4 Uzbekistan Feb. 18 Feb. 18 *Second round run-off elections were held generally two weeks after the first round in constituencies where contests between more than two candidates had failed to produce a winner with over 50 per cent of the vote . |
| 21 | Make that donation worth even more ! |
| 22 | Professionalism , that was what counted — thorough , serious preparation for even the most informal and evanescent of undertakings . |
| 23 | It is an excellent preparation for both the Elect and the community for the great Easter Sacraments . |
| 24 | The functionalist theory also justifies high rewards for the occupants of certain positions partly as a compensation for the ‘ sacrifices ’ of loss of earning power and cost of training during the period of preparation for functionally important positions . |
| 25 | Argentine preparation for today 's game has been disrupted by the ever-controversial Maradona . |
| 26 | Argentine preparation for today 's game has been disrupted by the ever-controversial Maradona . |
| 27 | About two hours preparation for about ten minutes eating . |
| 28 | Between slaying each other by the sword , admittedly , in preparation for more energetic centuries to come … |
| 29 | In preparation for more difficult times ahead , delegates ratified the drastic " Special Period in Time of Peace " austerity programme , adopted in September 1990 , which aimed to stem corruption and achieve food self-sufficiency [ see also p. 38229 ] . |
| 30 | He 's got plenty enough on his plate at Swindon for now . |