Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [prep] [det] country " in BNC.

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1 It would be odd if a transaction were outside the section in all circumstances solely because it was governed by a foreign law even though , for instance , all the parties were in this country at all times .
2 Large pieces of timber take some considerable time to come to equilibrium with the surrounding humidity and , because the English weather changes so often , there was generally no time to build up dangerous differences in swelling strains so that we had comparatively little trouble from this cause , so long as the aircraft were in this country .
3 The CBI has recently pointed out how important inward investment is to this country , and pointed to the success of this Government in attracting it — a success not assisted by some in the Labour movement , who call it ’ alien ’ .
4 The majority of the County Council 's in this country borrow money .
5 Newbery argued that a more useful approach was for each country to be looked at separately and the level of damage quantified to see how it could be most effectively and economically put right .
6 ‘ Do you know what the form is in this country , Bill ? ’
7 And this was applicable where the first accommodation was in another country .
8 Mr Maclean replied : ‘ The fact that we do have a full investigation of what has been a small emission does show how rigorous the inspectorate systems are in this country . ’
9 The others are from this country . ’
10 Very often these women are from another country .
11 of unemployment in the whole of Europe during the past year was in this country ?
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