Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun sg] [conj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Speaking at an international conference in London on the transportation and disposal of hazardous waste on Oct. 4 , 1989 , the European Communities ( EC ) Environment Commissioner , Carlo Ripa Di Meana , said that proposals to make producers of toxic waste liable for the damage and injury they might cause were being drawn up by the EC Commission .
2 I am grateful to my colleagues at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Britain for the help and opportunities they have given me in the preparation of this book .
3 On the other hand , Groove Tubes ' primary motivation is serving the music community by offering a product for the artist and musician who can hear the difference between guitars , amps , pickups and tubes .
4 Which , Dorothea had often thought , they probably were , and really , she had half-envied Alida , not for her independence but for the responsibility she had , and for the pride and satisfaction she was entitled to feel in her work .
5 Fellow Tablers I thank you most sincerely for the honour and opportunity you have given me to become your sixtieth National President .
6 In fact Kinsai was noted for the peace and order which existed on its streets — there was order everywhere in the land , and very little real law breaking — and it was amazing that his attackers had been able to persist for so long without interference .
7 include FINGER , for ‘ telephone'-type enquiries , i.e. finding the e-mail address for the person or institution you want ; GOPHER , a system of linked menus to help find resources anywhere in the Internet ; ARCHIE , which allows searching indexes to remote computers to find out which of their searchable files are of interest to you ; WAIS , for searching remote databases ; and WWW ( World-Wide-Web ) , which is similar but which uses an extremely user-friendly full screen with hypertext features .
8 I raced for the door and high-kneed it through the trees .
9 First of all , new languages were developed for the scientist and engineer who did not want to learn basic code .
10 I would like to thank for the enthusiasm and commitment she has given to her ante-natal classes and I know that past ‘ students ’ will have been greatly reassured during their pregnancies by , appreciated her teaching and enjoyed her sense of humour .
11 We in the North owe him a considerable debt for the enthusiasm and perception he has shown in building up the schools ' collection of works of art now owned by the County Council .
12 It can offer advice on publications to concentrate upon for the member or officer whose interest is either general or specific and whose reading time may be limited .
13 Those prepared to fight for the principle that stories which advance the public interest should be published are usually vindicated .
14 ‘ Subject to sections 7 and 8 below , a person who has become a rehabilitated person for the purposes of this Act in respect of a conviction shall be treated for all purposes in law as a person who has not committed or been charged with or prosecuted for or convicted of or sentenced for the offence or offences which were the subject of that conviction ; and , notwithstanding the provisions of any other enactment or rule of law to the contrary , but subject as aforesaid —
15 Further investigation will show that the fear is not just the threat of punishment for the act or thought which instigated the feeling , for that fear can be there in those who are not worried by consciences ; it will emerge that the fear is really that of falling into disfavour with fellow beings and loved ones .
16 In future it is hoped to establish an orchard as apples and , to a lesser extent , pears were cultivated in the later medieval period and were particularly important for the cider and perry they produced .
17 The forecast from Livorno has spoken of increasing winds and I laid out all the chain before we rowed ashore ( feeling curiously British and eccentric using oars among so many outboards ) for the pasta and wine we had been promising ourselves since mid-morning .
18 There is still likely to be a considerable extra work load for the daughter or daughter-in-law who is likely to bear the brunt of extra shopping , washing and keeping an eye on the elderly people .
19 All in all , building your own machine can be a worthwhile exercise — not only for the savings in cost , but also for the experience and knowledge you will gain to give you a greater understanding of your Personal Computer .
20 If the investor is to syndicate , the management and its advisers should try to play some part in the selection of additional investors ; if an additional director is to be appointed by the syndicate , that director ought to be selected for the experience and talent he can bring to Newco .
21 I yearn for the love and affection I once had , ’ she cried passionately .
22 Secondly , most of the fancy school fees plans are designed to make money for the financial institutions which put them together , and for the intermediary or agent who sells them .
23 No more hunting for the size and type you need : everything in this set is presented neatly in its own specially-shaped hollow , with the size marked below .
24 for the judiciary and parliamentarians there will continue to be concern over the extent to which in practice Pepper v. Hart will require the construction and evaluation of parliamentary statements and procedure , and the implications for the existing constitutional relationship of the legislature and the judiciary .
25 I owe him much in this regard and shall always be grateful for the interest and encouragement he gave to me on his visits to our school , in particular the visit he paid only a year ago when he addressed my staff and helped them all by his understanding and the depth of his practical knowledge and experience .
26 In each case the standard used should be realistic for the time or period which you are studying .
27 Both sides have struggled in the league this year and Haslemere were grateful for the time and space they were allowed in this match .
28 The 1992 Waverley Championships were swum at Cranleigh last weekend and Haslemere swimmers came back with 27 medals , just reward for the time and effort they put into their training .
29 Mrs A. W. wrote : ‘ I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the time and effort you have put into compiling this diet which has made a bigger difference to my weight and dimensions than any other diet I have been on … . ‘
30 Acting chairman Dr James Smith said : ‘ He is an extremely busy man and we are grateful for the time and effort he gave . ’
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