Example sentences of "[subord] [conj] [noun] [vb -s] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Except where marriage occurs at a very young age , the earlier a woman marries , the younger she is when she bears her first child , and the more children she has when she reaches the end of her reproductive years , other things being equal . |
| 2 | Except that place looks like a looks like a . |
| 3 | My window and my swivel chair Let me see what goes on out there — I check the plant six times a day [ Except when steam gets in the way ] … |
| 4 | Nevertheless , it 's worth knowing about because where HP goes with its Laserjet series today , every other printer company is bound to follow tomorrow . |
| 5 | But these preventative powers do exist , because once violence occurs on the streets , once there has been a breakdown of public order , then the damage has been done . |
| 6 | But erm oh they 're a great family they really are but I think George and J Joy 's having Edmund because although Dan lives in the town er what 's it called , New Haven ? |
| 7 | It 's difficult to know what to suggest because if traffic diverts to the other side of town then it will get clogged up there |
| 8 | I called Joy , Joy because when Philip falls in love with her he is in pursuit of what he calls ‘ intensity of experience ’ , an essentially Romantic quest with a capital R , and joy is a key word in Romanticism . |
| 9 | There will be the ever present risk of sexual blackmail , since although homosexuality appears to be compulsory in the Diplomatic Service , we believe our forthright and thrusting working-class boys will achieve greater penetration in Diplomatic circles . |
| 10 | The decision by a court that a particular situation was not intended to come within the ambit of a statute , though within its words in what may be their most obvious meaning , does not deny the supremacy of Parliament , for if Parliament disagrees with the decision it can pass another Act dealing specifically with the type of case . |
| 11 | Sometimes perhaps unlikely sources of influence are revealed , as when Eliot quotes with interest Gordon Craig 's statement that ‘ The father of the dramatist was the dancer , ’ or continues to admire the combination of ‘ art , ritual and music ’ now seen as ‘ always the handmaid of the beauty of holiness ’ . |
| 12 | It sounds , once again , as though evolution deals in distant targets , homing in on things like scorpions . |
| 13 | It looks as though March comes to a close on an emotionally chilling note because the revolutionary planet Uranus , passing through your own birth sign in April , is adversely aspected by the Sun in Aries on the 30th . |
| 14 | ‘ Adam says the trust is going to be irrevocable , so for heaven 's sake , think ahead , for when Joshua goes to Eton — ‘ |