Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Old Town , built in a time of strife , occupies a fairly small area and nestles for protection close to the Castle . |
| 2 | First , the therapist is placing responsibility for change firmly on the client 's shoulders , reinforcing the notion that people help themselves . |
| 3 | He became tremendously emotional and … compelling in his language … about the need to save Latin America , to save freedom , that these people were sacrificing for America and for freedom all over the world . ’ |
| 4 | In many ways this was a reaction to the centuries of domination by the Church with its demand for faith alone as the understanding of life . |
| 5 | ‘ When the Templars used this church , the priests would vest for mass either in the manor or here in the sanctuary . ’ |
| 6 | The carrier is liable for the total of partial loss of the goods and for damage thereto from the time of taking over the goods and the time of delivery . |
| 7 | The board should be checked for damage especially around the nose and rails , and it is also worth bearing in mind its weight since boards become heavier with age . |
| 8 | On a summons issued by solicitors for the interim government of Somalia , the Republic of Somalia was substituted as the plaintiff in the proceedings and directions were given for payment out of the money paid into court to the solicitors instructed by the interim government , unless cause was shown why it should not be so paid out . |
| 9 | It was a sore point with some villagers who never wished it there and were glad to see its removal during the 1939–45 war for scrap along with the church railings . |
| 10 | IBM 's RS/6000 products and also its AS/400 line ( despite proprietary software and other distinctions ) can not continue to succeed unless they provide good value for money along with the comfort of the IBM logo . |
| 11 | Where courses are offered at only one teaching centre , it would be possible to make significant progress by initially devolving responsibility for assessment only to the college , while maintaining for the time being central control of the course content . |
| 12 | Even when subjects are selected for experiment not on the basis of extreme scores in the attribute being studied but on the scores of some correlated attribute , the same problem can arise . |
| 13 | But , despite the few years remaining , there is still some positive NPV for investment late in the cycle ( strictly at the end of the upward stage of the life-cycle ) , because prices can be increased given the cost advantage over rivals gained through accumulated experience . |
| 14 | The case of Timothy Evans , however , who had been hanged in 1950 after conviction for murder partly on the evidence of John Christie , also convicted and executed for murder three years later , had convinced him that mistakes could occur . |
| 15 | Each team had its own place at the coal seam and was responsible for hewing coal with a pick or drill , loading it into tubs for transportation out of the mine and propping up the roof as they advanced . |
| 16 | **List headed by Jean-Pierre Van Rossem , 46 , an anarchist and former multi-millionaire , who was arrested for fraud immediately before the election . |
| 17 | In terms of Weber 's call for adequacy both at the level of meaning and at the causal level , there is argument at both levels , which , of course , much complicates questions of how to relate them to each other . |
| 18 | All this information must be based on the amount of energy or nutrients in 100g or 100ml of food either ‘ as sold ’ or after preparation eg. in the case of a cake mix after adding egg/water and baking . |
| 19 | The saga of the Danish No suggests that the EC can no longer evolve by piling amendment after amendment on to the Treaty of Rome — conveniently insidious though this method may be . |
| 20 | Gastric juice ascorbic acid and total vitamin C concentrations , and the ratio of gastric juice to plasma total vitamin C rose significantly after treatment only in the group in whom H pylori was successfully eradicated . |
| 21 | He tried to run for help straight after the crash but then he saw Jason on the road and collapsed with the shock . |
| 22 | We can all meet for lunch together at the beach . ’ |
| 23 | For five and a half hours , competitors in teams of four , battled it out finishing in time for lunch late in the afternoon . |
| 24 | If there has been an investment failure , people may be eligible for compensation either from the investment company or from the compensation scheme , depending on the precise circumstances of the individual case . |
| 25 | The report , originally due for publication later in the spring , criticises the Department of Transport for not fully applying lessons from previous , less serious collisions on the river . |
| 26 | He concluded , ‘ The matter … falls for determination not on the basis of accuracy , validity , or acceptability of the scientific evidence or aspects of it , but simply upon its existence . ’ |
| 27 | Bounce light is aimed upwards at the walls and ceiling for reflection back onto the subject below . |
| 28 | ‘ About waist deep in the middle I reckon , ’ he told himself . |
| 29 | Third , QC , as Chairman of the Race Relations Committee , is channelling all requests for reconsideration back to the CLE . |
| 30 | But anyone who gathers their information about rape only from the press would be seriously misled . |