Example sentences of "[subord] the [noun prp] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The DoT said there was as much traffic in three days in the Dover Strait as there was in a year in the Fair Isle Straits , where the Braer came to grief . |
| 2 | There was the sunny realm of Perfect Pop , where The Monkees reigned as benevolent despots , where there was sugar in every pie , where everybody listened to ‘ Help ’ and smiled a lot . |
| 3 | It dominates , for example , the rapids of the " Iron Gates " , where the Danube roars through the Carpathians between Romania and Yugoslavia ( plate 1.5 ) . |
| 4 | Technology for platforms other than the PowerPC appear to be even further down the line . |
| 5 | Then came Arsenal 's unforgettable finale at Anfield in May , watched by nearly 12 million people ( more than the BBC got for the FA Cup final ) . |
| 6 | Dare one say that the England pack , in the defeat of Ireland , had these attributes to a greater extent than the Wales backs in the defeat by France ? |
| 7 | The election proceeded in an atmosphere relatively free of violence , although the SLFP complained of fraud and of UNP manipulation of the government-controlled media . |
| 8 | Although the SMPAs last for 3–4 hours and move parallel to and ahead of the front , a theoretical explanation for the size of SMPAs is still required . |
| 9 | Although the PNP campaigned on local issues , the elections were widely seen as a test of the party 's popularity following the devaluation and austerity measures introduced in February [ see below ] . |
| 10 | Although the UK continues to be an important market for Guinness , some 85% of its profit before interest and tax is earned in continental Europe , North America , Asia-Pacific and other world markets . |
| 11 | Although the EC offered in August 1990 to abolish all support for projects involving aircraft of under 100 seats , and to reduce all other development aid by one-third , the US government threatened in mid-1991 to take the issue to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) . |
| 12 | On 18 August it met with the Health Authority 's officials and asked them to conduct a public health survey which it would pay for , mainly to reassure the public that , although the EC limits for aluminium had been exceeded over 500 times , and those for sulphate , copper , zinc and lead had also been broken , there was no long-term harm . |
| 13 | Although the CDP continued to be critical of the partnership proposals and of other aspects of CNAA 's operations — including perfunctory and over-large visits and ‘ undue attention … being accorded to criticisms of the management of polytechnics ’ — it was unable to agree on the policy direction in which to go . |
| 14 | Soviet spokesmen could argue that although the USSR had for decades proselytised the notion of a national liberation or solidarity ‘ front ’ of Third World states , aligned at least politically to the Soviet bloc , it had not created regional groupings or coalitions of states militarily tied to the USSR or the Warsaw Pact and it had supported the opposition of the non-aligned states to military blocs . |
| 15 | Also Virgin squeezes the Oratorio onto a single disc , although the Capriccio carries with it a welcome if hardly generous bonus in the shape of the Easter Cantata Wq244 . |
| 16 | Although the Hanson plans for Imperial were never fully spelled out , it was claimed that Hanson had great experience of digesting major acquisitions and also had the ability to rejuvenate ailing companies , transforming their profitability . |
| 17 | The difficulties have not been restricted to the U.K. It is a world recession , although the U.K. happens to be deeper in it than other countries , ’ he says . |
| 18 | Although the Madeiran knew about the hardships of emigration , it remained an attractive proposition when he saw an emigrant return well dressed , with shoes on his feet , money in his pocket and stories of success . |
| 19 | Although the GHS asks about cohabitation , it classifies information on legal marital status without including information about cohabitation or remarriage . |
| 20 | Although the FRED applies to the majority of capital instruments , certain exclusions have been made . |
| 21 | Although the RUC succeeded in preventing the march , twenty-two people , including Ethel Smyth , were injured , and Foster and another DUP Assemblyman , George Graham , were among those arrested . |
| 22 | Although the SPD agreed with the bill 's intention and much of its detail , it used its majority in the Bundesrat to reject the bill because it empowered the government to use telephone-tapping and mail-interception to gather evidence of illegal arms sales . |
| 23 | When IBM released their 80286 AT , the fastest available memory was 150ns , so the IBM ran at 6MHz . |
| 24 | Once the DTI knew of the Stock Exchange 's findings in July 1987 , there was no excuse for delay . |
| 25 | All in all , it 's an interesting read until the Beatles split around p200 , but it 's so short on new information that you 'll have to know very little about the band to avoid a feeling of déja vu . |
| 26 | All in all , it 's an interesting read until the Beatles split around p200 , but it 's so short on new information that you 'll have to know very little about the band to avoid a feeling of déja vu . |
| 27 | It was let to a series of tenant farmers for over two centuries , until the Tremaynes returned in 1914 . |
| 28 | THE BARE STONE WALLS OBVIATED THE NEED FOR WALLCOVERING AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE ASHLEYS MOVED TO THEIR NEXT HOUSE THAT THEY PRESSED AHEAD WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF WALLPAPER . |
| 29 | Until the Netherlands came under Napoleon 's rule , many of the inhabitants had managed perfectly well without surnames . |
| 30 | Sweeney , who was half a bird at that time , whirled round the mountain , he and the Hag , until the Hag dived into the lake , her own navel . ’ |