Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [prep] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The characteristics of these adjectives correspond to occurrence in the underlined position of the structure in ( 21 ) where the verb and the adjective are immediately bound together to form a complex property-nucleus which then enters into construction with the object : ( 21 )
2 Sheep graze within view of the house and also a herd of Aberdeen Angus , and a number of horses , some with foals .
3 A few days later , Colonel Airey of Middle East Commando wrote angrily to the Operations branch at MEHQ concerning the above .
4 Remember that if QDMs remain within of the desired track QDM , no correction is necessary .
5 To emphasise the art , because most religions communicate to non-believers through the objects they make .
6 Such claims are always contentious in climatic circles , and opponents of the work claim that the cycles are not statistically significant , and criticise Vines 's claim that the patterns correlate with changes in the Sun 's activity .
7 In living lizards and crocodiles , new teeth appear in sequence below the functional teeth , which are effectively dead , and force them out periodically .
8 These rules test for similarity between the word in focus and its neighbours , the highest similarity indicating the correct sense .
9 Marking for tense and aspect , then , are other communicative devices for getting features of context into focus , for providing a sharper definition of what words mean in relation to the external world .
10 Meanwhile , the interactive development tool and user interface management systems sectors account for 47% of the market but are growing at 65% per year .
11 For instance , other EMS currencies account for 72% of the French franc 's trade-weighted basket , and the dollar accounts for 44% of the yen 's .
12 Second-year units concentrate on America in the 20th century , and prepare students to undertake third and fourth-year interdisciplinary studies at a more demanding level .
13 There are also an application development and a manufacturing technology transfer operation : together , the work done by these for third parties account for 10% of the turnover of Montpellier .
14 In the UK , songs remain in copyright for the lifetime of the composer plus fifty years .
15 Chordates appear with Pikaia from the Burgess Shale .
16 Hoards of young fans descend in files through the traffic , their legs scissoring the dusty car beams into shafts of ever-changing swirls of marbled light .
17 As India 's leading political parties shift into gear for the forthcoming general election campaign , no fewer than three of the ex-Maharajah 's once-royal relatives are jostling for the right to contest the Bharatpur seat .
18 It may be noted that savings depend on expectations concerning the interest rate in the next period .
19 Last Friday , the US rejected a Soviet suggestion that the two superpowers act as guarantors of the peace process .
20 Last Friday , the US rejected a Soviet suggestion that the two superpowers act as guarantors of the peace process .
21 Moreover , it is misleading to cite the expenditure of Bloomfield Hills , one of the nation 's wealthiest enclaves , where homes cost from $100,000 into the millions .
22 More than 50 per cent of these enfants trovés perish in spite of the care that is given them .
23 The presence of all this extra blood is obvious in the throbbing red region around an infection , and in the rheumatoid joint these new blood vessels extend like fronds into the joint cavity .
24 Watercourses vary in size from the merest trickle in a ditch to large tidal rivers ; size is significant since it controls the extent to which any pollution will be diluted , thereby more readily purified by natural processes , and less noticeable .
25 The courses run by the Hartlepool and District Outdoor Bowls Association begin on Thursday at the Staby House Bowling Green between 6pm and 8pm .
26 There is , in fact , a glittering array of dignified and sometimes very lucrative offices open to members of the Bar .
27 Walks extend for miles over the hill-tops ; the great beauty of which is their wild simplicity : they are perfectly smooth , without rocks .
28 Whatever the parties negotiate in respect of the warranties , if any of the managers makes a false statement of fact which is material in inducing the investor(s) to enter the agreement , a right of rescission will arise , whether the statement is written into the agreement or not , either at common law if the misrepresentation is fraudulent , or under the Misrepresentation Act 1967 if it is negligent or innocent .
29 This may have been done in the Middle Ages , but many warrens seem to date from the sixteenth century onwards .
30 The many detailed catalogues and calendars stand as testimony to the archivists ’ skill in providing this information .
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