Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] and [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Edwards ( 1979 , 16 ) , for example , characterises the situation as one where for most of the twentieth century management have met ‘ chronic resistance to their effort to compel production ’ and consequently ‘ have attempted to organize production in such a way as to minimise opportunities for resistance and even to alter workers ’ perceptions of the desirability of opposition ’ . |
| 2 | And erm we used to go into the assembly hall every morning for prayer and then we should just go up to the erm we we used to go upstairs to the er to the classrooms which were off a long corridor . |
| 3 | She said that it was a time for prayer and especially for prayers of protection against evil of any kind and , sending for her holy book , quoted me the following passage : |
| 4 | These usually first appeared about Easter and then were baked throughout the year at other holiday times . |
| 5 | The cells from the outside move into the interior during gastrulation and only at the end of the gastrulation are they more or less in their proper position . |
| 6 | As has been suggested in some other epithelial cancers the oesophageal stem cells are possibly the initial target for carcinogens and therefore these cells in particular require urgent study in the future as this disease is increasing dramatically in the western world . |
| 7 | The Irenes are a group of semi-double-flowered zonals , ideal plants for beginners and equally at home in a pot and a border . |
| 8 | Very low residence time for hydrogen carbonate biologically active , and an intermediate time for things like sodium and potassium which are common in crustal rock and are also commonly being deposited through sedimentation and so on . |
| 9 | And its feminist interests in social relations link it with disciplines like sociology and history , making it more interdisciplinary than most psychology , maintaining its hopes for change and even a complete paradigm shift in the discipline ( e.g. Parlee 1979 , 1981 ) . |
| 10 | Individual approaches recognize either the school or the classroom as the significant unit for change and ideally take both into account , for change in one is unlikely to happen without change in the other ( Easen , 1985 ; Slater , 1985 ) . |
| 11 | Banks argued against the changes but acknowleged the need for change and so supported the Cheque Act . |
| 12 | Secondly , and perhaps inevitably arising out of the first situation , the young adult who joins the sub-culture of deafness and uses sign language has , in the community 's eyes , given up the search for sameness and therefore society 's help comes in a ‘ care for the disabled ’ package . |
| 13 | Shortly stated , the main issue is whether a school which is over-subscribed so that it can not accept all the applications for admission can adopt religious criteria ( i.e. criteria intended to preserve the character of the school ) in selecting the successful applicants for admission and thereby exempt itself under section 6(3) ( a ) from the duty under section 6(2) to give effect to the preferences expressed by parents whose children do not meet such criteria . |
| 14 | Dr Hugh Dalton , MP for Peckham and later to become Attlee 's first Chancellor , had already been chosen to succeed Ben Spoor said to be an alcoholic in the Co Durham constituency . |
| 15 | ‘ Australia are playing this game for keeps and so are we . |
| 16 | These benefits , which were introduced in legislation passed in the year of the British Sex Discrimination Act , are perhaps two of the most blatant examples of the way in which married women are seen first and foremost as housewives and thus responsible for all the domestic work within the home . |
| 17 | The bulk modulus of polymers is determined almost entirely by the van der Waals ' forces between chains and so has values similar to those for the inert gases . |
| 18 | Mr and Mrs Gorman at first were relieved that their only child had found such a solid , trustworthy young man and in fact encouraged the relationship , until Marion began to disappear for hours and then return home without saying where she had been . |
| 19 | This , of course , is very unfair : it is just not reasonable for me to flounce about in the bathroom for hours and then make a man feel inadequate when I catch him using my dental floss. or to bellow in disgust when I find out he blow-dries his hair . |
| 20 | He claims these reptiles make superb pets as they sit incredibly still for hours and then go on the rampage — very much like Pest Control staff ! |
| 21 | He remembered her in the old days , singing at parties for hours and then turning up for rehearsal next day without any sign of strain or tiredness in her voice . |
| 22 | There is an incredible amount of power here and the switching/coil-tap options combined with the mid-range boost mean that you can happily sit for hours and still find new sounds . |
| 23 | People go for hours and mainly . |
| 24 | She could look at a row of colours for hours and never be bored . |
| 25 | You can walk for hours and never see daylight , under the Paris Opera House . |
| 26 | If you do n't want to use your machine at all just now , you could also make the tubing by using one of those marvellous little gadgets for French knitting without tears , or even the classic four nails in the top of a cotton reel — slow , but wonderful to keep small children occupied for hours and very soothing for you too . |
| 27 | Nature displayed in this form beats abstract art hands down ; the pictures are so breathtakingly beautiful that one can wallow in them for hours and quite forget geology . |
| 28 | His decision was rewarded by a place in the Championship side , and with 43 and 40 on his debut against Essex , 78 off Sussex and then 76 against Kent , he soon confirmed the high potential recognised by director of cricket Geoff Cook . |
| 29 | Detectives believe terror gangs have been renting flats in London and the Midlands using them as a base for operations and then moving on . |
| 30 | How are we free unless we fight for freedom and like as not break one or more of the Commandments ? ’ |