Example sentences of "[noun] in [adj] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | From 1559 until 1584 , years of almost unbroken peace , direct taxation from laity and clergy rose above £20,000 in sixteen out of the twenty-three years for which figures are available . |
| 2 | Before leading a protest outside the Scottish Office , the Scottish Trades Union Congress general secretary , Campbell Christie , said unemployment was now at its highest level for almost four years , with the official figures showing a rise in 13 out of the last 14 months . |
| 3 | Produces the leading brand of Scotch whisky in eight out of the top fifteen markets in the world . |
| 4 | Although lay delegates had been tried before — in the 1290s , for example — the frequency of their presence in six out of the last eleven assemblies of Edward III 's reign added a new ( and continuing ) dimension to convocation . |
| 5 | However , they did find that the APT correctly predicted the risk-free rate in 6 out of the 7 portfolios . |
| 6 | Although the University as a whole was 0.2% above GB average , it fell below average in 3 out of the 5 categories and received no additional numbers in Humanities , Social Sciences or Engineering . |
| 7 | Cut any large shallots in half down through the root . |
| 8 | Someone with the £10,000 maximum , assuming average luck , can expect to collect a prize in 11 out of the 12 monthly draws each year — a return of about 6.5 per cent . |
| 9 | The boys ' success rates were higher than those of the girls in 80 out of the 81 questions . |
| 10 | Its members , led by a former Scottish Office minister , Sir Russell Fairgrieve , will seek a meeting with Mr Lang to urge him to exercise his influence in the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers for Scottish MEPs to be elected by PR , which could dramatically affect Labour 's dominant position in seven out of the eight European seats . |
| 11 | 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 . |