Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few hours of relaxation away from the whirl of London for both of them , I suppose . |
| 2 | Research involving divorce , re-marriage and step-parenting has some parallels with adoption especially in its reference to the impact on children . |
| 3 | After a few months of wrestling unsuccessfully with the strong weeds , the house was delighted to see activity in the grounds . |
| 4 | Despite the general lack of opportunities for women , sex-typing of occupations reserves some areas of work mainly for them . |
| 5 | And indeed it was something very different — the bones of a human skeleton , a few pieces of clothing still on it . |
| 6 | By engaging in some instances in dialogue directly with local and regional authorities and by-passing national governments , the Commission hoped to be able to co-ordinate the allocation of the Structural Funds and direct aid more effectively to the problem areas , thereby also implicitly weakening the influence of national government upon the use of EC funding . |
| 7 | Once Edouard was out of sight , he turned away from the window thoughtfully , brushing a few flecks of dandruff absent-mindedly from the shoulders of his suit . |
| 8 | All they had to do was pile the earth back on top of the coffin and toss in a few bulbs of garlic just to be on the safe side . |
| 9 | We consider these difficulties in relation firstly to verbal and bodily intercourse ‘ out of bed ’ and , secondly , verbal , bodily and sexual intercourse ‘ in bed ’ . |
| 10 | There is a professionally qualified Staff of three in the Learning Support Department , , who has had many years of experience here at Heriot 's , both in the Junior School and in Learning Support ; ; who has more recently joined us after several years experience in Learning Support in other schools ; and who , as Head of Department and an experienced educational psychologist , is responsible for the assessment of our pupils and for the planning of their programmes within the Department . |
| 11 | Suddenly , as we were about fifty yards from that lovely smell of coffee , there was an almighty roar as the barn blew up , scattering burning straw and all kinds of debris all over the farm area . |
| 12 | The answer to this decisive question resides not in a logic which compels , for example , all questions of law always to be for the courts or the tribunal . |
| 13 | Another factor also should have brought the French staff to this conclusion : the great fortress , and its double defensive ring of 21 smaller forts , had recently been shorn of many guns for service elsewhere on the Western Front . |
| 14 | Leaving aside the numerous examples of the rise and fall of parties over the past century , there are many instances of change even in the relatively short period of time since the end of the Second World War . |
| 15 | The force of gravity measured at the surface depends on the altitude of the location , the gravitational pull of the underlying rock and the attraction exerted by any areas of highland near by ( this last effect being negligible except close to large mountain masses ) . |
| 16 | In fact , it is not clear what would be the consequences of the authorities failing to meet their own standards of service apart from publication in an annual report . |
| 17 | In fact , it is not clear what would be the consequences of the authorities failing to meet their own standards of service apart from publication in an annual report . |
| 18 | As skin cancer frequencies increase latitudinally towards the equator , correlating with increasing UV-B exposure , this projected increased incidence in skin cancer is equivalent in terms of exposure to the population living several degrees of latitude closer to the equator . |
| 19 | The Lord Chancellor and the judges will have to consider both sets of advice together with formal representations the Law Society plans to make shortly . |