Example sentences of "example [prep] [adj] [vb -s] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Dickens also makes good use of symbolism and the most obvious example of this occurs at the end of the first chapter with the convict walking towards the gibbet and the beacon which are symbols of death and life .
2 An outstanding example of this occurs in the whole field of petrochemicals .
3 A common example of this occurs in the interposing of an imprecation in between a chant of allegiance by the rival group .
4 One simple example of this relates to the use of " s , discussed in the previous section .
5 A clear example of this arises with the famous example of the incest taboo , which has been discussed by Bateson ( this volume ) .
6 A good example of this arises in the study of children 's reasoning , particularly in their ability to make what are known as transitive inferences .
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