Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | a stage in book binding where after sewing the sheets are pressed to expel air . |
| 2 | Consequently , the rule now laid down by the House of Lords is that where in construing a consolidation Act |
| 3 | … ( 8 ) A statement by a person in response to a requirement imposed by virtue of this section may only be used in evidence against him — ( a ) on a prosecution for an offence under subsection ( 14 ) below ; or ( b ) on a prosecution for some other offence where in giving evidence he makes a statement inconsistent with it . |
| 4 | By section 2(8) a statement by a person in response to a requirement imposed under the section may only be used in evidence against him in proceedings for making a false or misleading statement or in proceedings for some other offence where in giving evidence he makes an inconsistent statement . |
| 5 | A long clearance from one the Leeds defenders found it 's way into the Crewe half where upon rolling out into touch the linesman controlled it neatly with his left and passed it back to the returning Crewe player with a neat right foot pass . |
| 6 | The rest made Malta where on landing one aircraft 's engine stopped at once as all its fuel had gone . |
| 7 | A society where by limiting our demands on nature and sharing our resources between all peoples we can overcome the divide between first and third worlds . |
| 8 | An example was cited where by cutting back on BSB claims and by adjusting his grain acreage slightly downwards , a farmer could gain very substantially by making his farm eligible for extensification premia through having a lower stocking rate . |
| 9 | Except for meeting you , babe , of course . |
| 10 | Well , I think it 's , it 's largely to do with the changed uses of the living room , because I think one of the , one of the changes that I found in , in the way that people organise the rooms within their house , is changing over from having a best parlour , usually in the front , which was very seldom used except for inviting the vicar in or whatever , or laying out the dead , combined with a back kitchen , a family room , where you ate and so on , and a move over to having one combined living-dining room where all the family 's activities went on . |
| 11 | At that time women were still employed underground in Cumberland filling the baskets as well as at surface tasks , while the wives of Staffordshire pitmen were said seldom to " do more than attend to the necessary calls of the Family " except for helping with the harvest . |
| 12 | But in 1969 tax relief for private loans was abolished , except for buying or improving homes . |
| 13 | Nothing poor about me except for trying to live on my measly eleven bob a day . |
| 14 | ‘ Not at all , Meg , you 're the sanest person I know , except for living in a caravan on the edge of a cliff . |
| 15 | In Venice she had nothing beyond the one case except for learning Italian , teaching English , sightseeing and trying to be patient with , and understand , her increasingly morose husband . |
| 16 | The Severum had previously outgrown his siblings very rapidly and had shown no hint of aggression except for eating three Halfbeaks which were temporarily transferred to his tank . |
| 17 | But over the past few years , what with one night stands and travel , there was little energy or time left except for eating and bed . ’ |
| 18 | Well it does n't really matter , I 'll , I 'll be I mean , what , so I mean there 's except for seeing Anne there 's nothing more to do is there ? |
| 19 | You will be unable to type , except for drawing lines with the arrowed direction keys |
| 20 | Or he can remain silent except for nodding , smiling and liking his glass , allowing the bride to speak on their behalf , making due reference to him — my husband has asked me , etc . |
| 21 | The new level for AHGS drainage grants is 30% ; land cultivation grants have been withdrawn except for reseeding of existing pasture which is reduced to 30% . |
| 22 | She would try anything , except for allowing pawing hands and worse . |
| 23 | Except for pasting the occasional coconut tree with small advertisements for acupuncture , the hippies have done little to disfigure this beautiful spot . |
| 24 | except for going to the er , you know , they 've got that place in Worthing erm |
| 25 | ‘ Except for losing Mum I 've always been lucky , but it 's bound to change sometime . ’ |
| 26 | For all these species , therefore , it is assumed that there has been no preferential loss of jaws or teeth and that the numbers would be equivalent except for sampling errors . |
| 27 | If we had a large enough sample of observations on Y t , X t and Z t we would expect a linear regression of Y t on X t and Z t to yield the result that the estimates of 1 and 22 were the same — except for sampling variation — if it really is true that . |
| 28 | The sounds of battle on the outer wall ceased , and the night was quiet except for fidgeting on the catwalk . |
| 29 | So kicking the cat , biting a towel or pounding a pillow are n't really much use , except for letting off steam . |
| 30 | In the dark he cut across the grass by the tractor-shed , then back behind a row of buildings where there was an old cow-byre that they did n't use any more except for storing stuff . |