Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] of [pron] [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In that year he founded the Humanitarian League which became a channel for the promotion of his ideas . |
| 2 | Moreover the political parties would have to set up in every one of them the organization required for the preparation of their lists : an obligation they would be very unlikely to contemplate with enthusiasm . |
| 3 | In addition , rates have been increased for the minority of our policyholders who live in the larger cities because of the soaring number of thefts there . |
| 4 | There is a professionally qualified Staff of three in the Learning Support Department , , who has had many years of experience here at Heriot 's , both in the Junior School and in Learning Support ; ; who has more recently joined us after several years experience in Learning Support in other schools ; and who , as Head of Department and an experienced educational psychologist , is responsible for the assessment of our pupils and for the planning of their programmes within the Department . |
| 5 | The front fastening of her bra fell apart beneath his light touch and her breasts spilled out , full and round , aching for the brush of his lips across their creamy slopes . |
| 6 | And he blames AC Scotland for the sabotaging of his plans to raise a second round of finance by stockbrokers in Europe who let him down at the last minute . |
| 7 | It has been said that Lewis 's expressed distaste for the poetry of his contemporaries , such as MacNeice and Eliot , was based on jealousy . |
| 8 | Most of the calls for the abolition of our routines involving animals , particularly those appearing in the Press or the propaganda material issued by organisations like Animal Aid or the League Against Cruel Sports , ignore this basic logical point . |
| 9 | When Valuev became Minister of Internal Affairs Dmitrii Miliutin wrote that " The landowning party had every justification for counting on [ him ] for the realization of their views ' . |
| 10 | With a few exceptions particular examples of instruction programmes in individual libraries are rarely documented , and part of the reason for this is that special libraries themselves are not always entirely responsible for the education of their users . |
| 11 | Neighbouring schools may actively encourage difficult and demanding families to seek somewhere else for the education of their children . |
| 12 | The Guardian apologises for the inadvertent omission of the word ‘ North ’ and for any impression that the premises of Manchester High School for Girls were not in good repair and in an appropriate condition for the education of its pupils . |
| 13 | Public disagreement about a school is sometimes said to be bad for the education of its pupils . |
| 14 | The settlement increasingly depended on her lore for the relief of its ailments . |
| 15 | ‘ For the state of your sheets . |
| 16 | STANLEY TOOLS are offering £100 worth of Stanley and Rabone tools as shown below for the winner of our Hands On competition for readers ' tips . |
| 17 | In Al Ain , as everywhere , fathers normally look for the happiness of their children and hope for a compatible , genial match . |
| 18 | Then there will be many people and organisations she will need to notify of her date of removal and her new address , such as the Gas and Electricity Boards ; the Department of Health and Social Security , for the transfer of the drawing of her pension to the post office near your home ; the local rates office , income tax office , and television rental office ; the bank manager , and building society or other places where she may have invested her savings ; her insurance agent , the headquarters of any pension fund to which she may belong , the telephone manager , and the post office for the redirection of her letters ( for which a form has to be completed and a fee paid ) . |
| 19 | This was based on the assumption that once supranational institutions had been set up in one economic sector , interest groups would look to that political level for the realisation of their demands , and that in time the groups would begin to appreciate the value to themselves of integration . |
| 20 | He composed much liturgical music but he admitted that , in writing his Gymnopédies and Gnossiennes for the entertainment of his friends , he had been vaguely inspired by the friezes on antique Greek vases . |
| 21 | The rating system was criticised for being unaccountable — only householders paid rates and , moreover , local authorities relied on grants from central government for the majority of their funds . |
| 22 | First , the inequalities of the system lead to demands for more and better education for the majority of their peoples ; second , the authorities often regard education as a direct threat to their domination so that teachers , academics and indeed books are targets of repression and censorship . |
| 23 | Our middle grade hotels are the most popular choice for the majority of our customers . |
| 24 | The increases of £2.15 or £3.45 that have been announced for next April are not enough in terms of the basic state pension , which supplies most of the income for the majority of our pensioners . |
| 25 | However , we have held rates steady for the majority of our policyholders and , in some areas , have even reduced them . |
| 26 | This subject has been debated many times over many years and , after much deliberation , it was felt less confusing to say ‘ Basket Only ’ rather than stipulate a specific number of items [ at least for the majority of our stores ] as this tended to cause confrontations between some cashiers and customers as to the quantity of items in the basket . |
| 27 | Sculpture , porcelain , furniture , sketches by Frederick the Great for the construction of his palaces and books from his library are shown . |
| 28 | The Mass offered was to include prayers for the ‘ happy state and safety ’ of their Majesties Philip and Mary , of George and John Dakyn and other benefactors of John Dakyn and the hospital during their lives , and for the repose of their souls after death . |
| 29 | Though the trombones are capable , in a limited degree , of a certain amount of rapidity of execution , opportunities for the exploitation of their powers in this direction are rare in the orchestra . |
| 30 | An employer is answerable for the negligence of his employees . |