Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The foresters of fee usually had the right to take ‘ cablish ’ — that is , dead and dry wood , and trees or branches blown down by the wind within their bailiwicks : in Bernwood Forest , if the wind felled ten trees ‘ in one night and one day ’ , the king took them all , but if there were less than ten , the forester of fee took them .
2 Objectives ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) could consist of checks after a preliminary period of revision or practice carried out by the student on her own .
3 Trees might be planted or earthworks thrown up to the north of a house to disperse harmful ch'i emanating from that quarter .
4 The ‘ purlieus ’ , or areas put out of the forest by the perambulations , were a special bone of contention .
5 and Kaplan J. ) [ 1991 ] 2 H.K.L.R. 215 given on 15 March 1991 allowing an appeal by the taxpayer , HK-TVB International Ltd. , from the order of Godfrey J. made on 9 April 1990 in the High Court whereby he had allowed an appeal by the commissioner by way of case stated from the decision of the Board of Review that the relevant profits for the years of assessment 1980–81 to 1983–84 inclusive did not arise in or derive from Hong Kong from a trade or business carried on by the taxpayer in Hong Kong .
6 The question of law for the opinion of the High Court stated by the Board of Review was whether , on the facts agreed and proved , the relevant profits for the years of assessment in question did not arise in or derive from Hong Kong from a trade or business carried on by the taxpayer in Hong Kong .
7 Three conditions must be satisfied before a charge to tax can arise under section 14 : ( 1 ) the taxpayer must carry on a trade , profession or business in Hong Kong ; ( 2 ) the profits to be charged must be ‘ from such trade , profession or business , ’ which their Lordships construe to mean from the trade , profession or business carried on by the taxpayer in Hong Kong ; ( 3 ) the profits must be ‘ profits arising in or derived from ’ Hong Kong .
8 Even today surgeons turn over a large number of patients for hymen replacements or repairs carried out in the strictest confidence and secrecy .
9 Any correspondence or filing left over from the morning shift should be dealt with .
10 And informed Ulster security sources say there is no evidence that the fatal shots have been fired by a specially trained marksman or mercenary brought in by the IRA or that only one or two men has carried out all the attacks .
11 When the train had emerged from the last tunnel on the Central Line between Stratford and Leyton , issuing with little more space to spare than toothpaste squeezed out of the nozzle of another kind of tube , somewhere past that point , though he was not sure yet where , he would climb out on to the roof of the car .
12 That was the surprise packet that Stagecoach pulled out of the bag .
13 Republicans believe that intelligence passed on by the RUC special branch insider led to the arrest of several of their members recently on serious criminal charges .
14 A natural response to this state of affairs would be to say that theory cut off from the writing of literature is no more than a sterile academicism .
15 With a little wave of his hand he indicated that his officials and guests should take a pace or two backward into the aisle between the adjoining rows of pillars to clear the way between the throne and the open doors , and the next moment the ranks of singers and musicians drawn up around the walls of the courtyard outside burst into a plaintive musical chant .
16 Permit me to take up our plight — try to imagine for a moment the straight and level run in to the target , " bombs gone " followed by the desperate seconds ( best described by one of my Canadian pilots as " when I bite buttons off my parachute cushion " ) before the automatic photoflash and the aiming point picture taken by the night camera .
17 Business was brisk , shopkeepers even running out to grab Corbett by the arm and offer a pie , a piece of cloth , fresh fish from the Firth , almonds , nuts and raisins brought in from the nearby port of Leith .
18 Matches and trophies carried on after the outbreak of war in August 1914 , although the Autumn Meeting in October was almost cancelled .
19 There is still a great deal to be learnt about early Anglo-Saxon society , both as a result of new excavations , the publication of older ones and research carried out on the wealth of material already published or in museums .
20 An exhibition of some of the work and research carried out by the University of Stirling was on display in the crush hall .
21 Members and supporters brought up in the pre-1968 glory days are mostly content to support the White Rose despite their lack of success .
22 I could just make out Tobermory , looking like an Anne Redpath painting , cubes of white and blue and primrose and Venetian red , the houses and shops strung out along the bay , tiny in the distance .
23 There had been research and review carried out by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) and by International Movements Towards Educational Change ( IMTEC ) .
24 The entire loft is a matted tangle of sticks and twigs brought in by the jackdaws over God knows how many centuries ; in parts it is many metres deep .
25 Kate had somehow knocked over her cup , and tea spilled on to the tray , splashing her skirt .
26 The time of Sigmar sees the Orcs and Goblins driven out of the lands west of the Worlds Edge Mountains .
27 Fans and reviewers enjoyed the raw edge and revelled in the energy and melody thrown out of the guitar crashing mayhem .
28 Chatmeister Terry Wogan exemplifies the Seventies penchant for shirts and ties made out of the same floral tablecloth .
29 The foot of the inclined way descends below the level of what may be termed the tail bay which is open at the end so that the dock and carriage run down into the water in order to bring the dock into alignment with the tail bay to allow of the vessel being hauled in or out of the dock .
30 Timber was carted up , a tough job for any horse , and ore brought down to the Paddy End Mill in the same manner .
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