Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] the [noun] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Dr Henning talked about meditation the picture changed to four men demonstrating the art of yogic flying . |
| 2 | Broadly speaking , this theory states that stress or dissatisfaction is more likely to be experienced by an individual if her/his ranks are discrepant — for instance the ranks associated with income , education and ethnic group . |
| 3 | Before the action came on for trial the defendant applied for an adjustment of his liabilities under the Liabilities ( Wartime Adjustment ) Act 1941 . |
| 4 | It is certainly not as good as capacity factors as an indication of the value for money the owner gets from the plant : each kilowatt hour the reactor produces helps to pay off the capital invested in the power station . |
| 5 | After lunch the girls hid behind the kitchen door and peered round it . |
| 6 | After lunch the Community gathered at the door to wave goodbye , and as the coach drew away , several happy people promised to return soon to Brettargh Holt . |
| 7 | After retirement the jury returned to court and informed the judge that they had a problem . |
| 8 | Just after teatime the owner came to the rails and called out to Maurice to send a dinghy so that he could put a party ashore . |
| 9 | After development the shots appear in the left-hand window , and you can place them on the main picture by moving them around and pressing fire . |
| 10 | The stockings on Christmas morning are always full of useful things ( Clarissa 's includes Pond 's Cold Cream and tights ) , then after church the family goes for a long walk to work up a hearty appetite for dinner . |
| 11 | After dinner the talk fell to the great question which was uppermost in Lewis 's mind : that question being , in the words of his pupil Betjeman , ‘ and is it true , and is it true , this most amazing tale of all ? ’ |
| 12 | To qualify for compensation the deposit made by him must be a protected deposit . |
| 13 | In works of literature the exposure works on two levels , first in the very act of creation , by which the hypocrite is seen and known to the audience or reader . |
| 14 | The conditions to be met before a leap-frog appeal can take place indicate the type of case the legislature had in mind . |
| 15 | In America of course the privilege runs to being able to shoot on sight . |
| 16 | And then of course when the First World , World War came along , th a lot of cars were remade into ambulances and er then of course the lorries began to be , come into their own . |
| 17 | But of course the dream glossed over the differences between the public , perfected self and the private , often anguished individual . |
| 18 | Of course the bowl contributes to the slightly boxy quality of the sound , and hooking up to an amp or PA this will also come across . |
| 19 | The same techniques and ground preparation suits them , though of course the fleece has to be removed when the seedlings are up . |
| 20 | Of course the moth went for the light , Jay went under the pillow , and the moth settled on a huge picture she had of a golden African dawn . |
| 21 | Of course the plot depended on Balfour , and on the King following his private secretary 's advice . |
| 22 | Of course the message had to be wrapped in a fairly light romantic story but at the time of the opening there was concern that publicity was concentrating too much on the comedy and not enough on the ‘ timeliness ’ of the film . |
| 23 | Oh , of course the opposite happens in a group , I mean what happens in groups you know therapeutic groups tend to be like this one , they sit in circles and they , they kind of focus on very often on the leader who often plays a very , very powerful role even if they claim not to . |
| 24 | and then of course the Americans paid for that road up |
| 25 | Of course the idea came to nothing ; in fact , one gets the impression , throughout this period , that there were a great many ideas floating about whose sole value was to console , and occupy the time of , those who had them . |
| 26 | And of course the Collection comes to you with a written Guarantee assuring you of satisfactory playing condition or free replacement without question — and with a fascinating illustrated booklet telling you all about the stars and songs featured . |
| 27 | ‘ There is a lot of common ground — the same causes for companies and organisations encountering difficulties , but of course the solutions have to be tailor-made to a particular industry or company culture. , A sound organisation structure helps to overcome many operational problems , in Cuckney 's view . |
| 28 | And so er , they changed hats , when they get there , and the chauffeur 's introduced a as the professor , goes on the platform , and of course the professor sits at the back of the room with the chauffeur 's hat . |
| 29 | and er that 's how I remember it by except for of course the war ended in nineteen forty five but were n't |
| 30 | Of course the foods suggested within the diet are very wholesome with very little junk food . |