Example sentences of "in [noun] [adv] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Novel methods of analysis made it possible to do chemical separations in minutes instead of days or weeks . |
| 2 | Time consuming and costly negotiations on pay settlements can be over and done with in hours instead of weeks , as each proposal is fed into the model and the implications displayed immediately for further discussion . |
| 3 | A LORRY driver told the High Court in Inverness yesterday of the night he had been masked , bound and abducted by two men who had threatened to shoot him after his load of spirits , tobacco and foodstuffs had been stolen from Inverness . |
| 4 | They can put in ramps instead of stairs , widen doorways , fix rails in bathrooms , lower working surfaces in kitchens , extend tap handles , place electric points within reach , etc. all these things can make life much easier and increase the independence of a disabled person , though clearly it would be simpler in many cases to provide bungalows or flats designed especially for the disabled , in particular those confined to wheelchairs . |
| 5 | The latest reduction , agreed after several days of wildcat strikes beginning on April 27 and involving some 250,000 employees , averted the prospect of a national strike in support also of an 8.5 per cent pay rise . |
| 6 | Later , plain biscuits were used in Edenderry instead of bread . |
| 7 | For departures 20 July , 17 August and 14 September , the tour detailed above incorporates a stay in Kashmir instead of Nepal . |
| 8 | As many as 100 people died in the fighting , which was attributed to a general increase in tension ahead of the constituent assembly meeting . |
| 9 | Skilled artisans are employed by private entrepreneurs in units mainly of cottage-proportions , widely spread in villages and small towns . |
| 10 | This was in recognition both of the 40th anniversary of his debut with the company and of the strenuous part he has played in bringing to fruition this ambitious project . |
| 11 | My modest er surprise at the beginning Mr Mayor was purely in recognition actually of my er colleagues presentation , bearing in mind all the previous criticism about being specific . |
| 12 | It conforms to the detailed historical evidence which is available and the occurrence of mergers in waves instead of as a continuous process undermines the statistical assumptions on which the former analysis is based . |
| 13 | Now that is not to deny that it is in effect surely of bringing Christians together , but there are certain questions . |
| 14 | He shut his eyes — the better to concentrate upon the cramped flexing of his muscles ; upon that monotonous , peristaltic thrust upwards as of some gross mutant baby ascending a vertical birth canal in defiance both of gravity and of sane obstetrics . |
| 15 | The farmers are carrying on the work in defiance both of cantonal regulations and a supreme court injunction ordering them to stop . |
| 16 | MANUEL NORIEGA , 54 , one time ‘ Maximum Leader ’ of Panama , was found guilty in Miami yesterday of selling his country to the Medellin cocaine cartel of Colombia for $4 million in bribes . |
| 17 | MANUEL NORIEGA , one time ‘ Maximum Leader ’ of Panama , was found guilty in Miami yesterday of selling his country to the Medellin cocaine cartel of Colombia for $4 million in bribes . |
| 18 | She was aware that this process exposed first her buttocks and then her breasts , fleetingly , to Crowe , who had seen them and more than seen them , already , but not in circumstances either of them , she took it , cared to remember . |
| 19 | An example would be writing a book in longhand instead of learning to use a word processor . |
| 20 | In Uruguay , Thinking Day is celebrated in May instead of February . |
| 21 | It can also be used in cakes instead of the usual solid fats — as in this wonderful recipe for tangy orange cake ( if you prefer , you could alternatively use soya , sunflower or any other vegetable oil ) . |
| 22 | We put the staff in costumes instead of uniforms and we were the first to really ‘ love ’ children while other restaurants tolerated them . ’ |
| 23 | Setting aside the question of whom Europe must defend herself against , each of these points of view fails to take account of one critical fact : the military structures of Nato , which have proved their worth over forty years , will still be in place regardless of any diminution of the American presence in Europe . |
| 24 | It is in danger either of making knowledge impossible or of walking straight into one of our sceptical arguments . |
| 25 | This was hardly a crucial ultimatum but , coming from a moderate , indeed sympathetic Frenchman , it suggests that the French , generally , were beyond the point of no return ; while for the Vietminh , with assorted military forces estimated at 60,000 , having already lost Haiphong as the point of entry for many of their weapons and in danger now of facing overwhelming French fire power in Hanoi , the temptations of a pre-emptive strike , even if it was an act of desperation , must have been irresistible . |
| 26 | Does n't seem to vanish as much as it used to , the Manifold , used to be dry in places most of the summer . |
| 27 | My brother was born in Canada so of course he became Canadian or a Blue Noser as they are called . |
| 28 | On the main highway leading to Charleroi and Brussels the Dragoons were clattering along at a fine pace , almost as if this was an exercise in Provence instead of war . |
| 29 | In May 1835 , the relieving officer of the new Chailey Union was set on by thirty men in Ringmer , demanding ‘ money or blood ’ ; they got their relief in cash instead of the food tickets he offered . |
| 30 | The decision is likely to postpone a hearing on the charges for many months and it is now thought that the case could eventually be heard in Milan instead of Turin . |