Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [prep] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , some of their officials expressed strong opinions on the subject at the time but have since decided to wait and , as one put it , ‘ let the team do the talking on the park in Newry . ’ |
| 2 | The Columnist of the Year award went to former MP Matthew Parris of The Times for his political sketches from the House of Commons and his regular column . |
| 3 | In a sense the development of figural work alone suggests strong parallels with the development of the general arrangements of mosaic . |
| 4 | The press had advance copies of the speech in which he was to defend Marshall , so that his climb-down was plain for all to see when he failed to deliver it . |
| 5 | The Corporation has exclusive rights to the working of coal , but may issue licences to private operators for the working of coal from small underground mines and from opencast operations . |
| 6 | The metabolic products of the activity at the growth cone come back down the axon by retrograde transport and home in on lysosomes in the cell body , or in some cases are processed by proteases in the cytosol . |
| 7 | ‘ They are innovative products at the forefront of market trends , not replicas of brand leading lines . |
| 8 | Intervention in currency markets by monetary authorities in the Group of Seven ( G-7 ) countries was necessary in late 1989 as the deutschmark gained considerable strength against major currencies with the prospect of German political and monetary unification . |
| 9 | The gentlemen 's titles did not appear on the hand-painted signs at the foot of the staircase ; in certain other Oxford colleges such practices were countenanced ; not , Mr Bullins thought proudly , in Magdalen , which , in his opinion , was not only the most beautiful college in Oxford but also the only one of any consequence . |
| 10 | Sometimes the farmer will be almost desperate to be rid of his rabbits since he regards them as a pest which makes undesirable inroads into the profitability of his farm . |
| 11 | It is possible to identify five broad groups within the range of small-town plans . |
| 12 | Stressing CCETSW 's target annual figure would remain 5,000 students , she said evidence showed that some qualified social workers were losing out to other professional groups in the race for care management posts . |
| 13 | This competent body could provide guidance on the preferable format(s) for the presentation of information . |
| 14 | But all the low-tech equipment works very well together and even after three solid hours at the wheel on a variety of road conditions which varied from motorway to unclassified minor roads , there were no tell-tale aches or pains . |
| 15 | They 've been digging coal in small private mines in the area for centuries |
| 16 | Retrospective investigations of the effectiveness of psychiatric help for attempted suicide patients have provided encouraging results , but the drawbacks of retrospective research , including poor matching of comparison groups especially with regard to subtle factors like motivation for treatment , cast doubts on the validity of the findings . |
| 17 | This gives some idea of Smith 's precocious accomplishments at the age of 12 . |
| 18 | Impact of national and regional policies on the professionalism of teachers |
| 19 | The apartments we 've selected , exclusive to Club guests , include the Palmyra , Mega , Yannis and Minos and are all close to each other and just across the road from the beach with fabulous views over the bay of Ipsos . |
| 20 | We wo n't ever be wealthy , but the mere fact that we ARE working means that we must be healthy and all those extra stolen minutes in the warmth of the winter sun is richness indeed . |
| 21 | The way to combat short-termism is to have the right policies for the support of industrial investment — policies based on competitiveness , lower taxation , good industrial relations and a belief in quality . |
| 22 | He even sounded out the Israeli authorities on the chance for local autonomy , making ( for him ) the dramatic statement that ‘ Jordan is not authorised to decide the future of the Palestinian population on the West Bank ’ . |
| 23 | Effective RE will help pupils develop specific skills concerning the concept of " God " . |
| 24 | The seed corn left to accompany the dead could sprout again — as a boy , he had heard reports of successful experiments on damp rags in the dark — the coins for the ferryman , fallen among the collapsed lips and tongueless jawbones of the discovered dead , could be buffed and brightened until the curls in the hair of Demeter , caught up in rich ropes under a garland of corn floating with ribbons , gleamed glossily again , and the Cupid on Riba 's emblematic ship , facing out to sea with his drawn bow over the whorl of the prow , stood out in silver against the duller ground . |
| 25 | It has been occurring for many years and has been embodied in legislation such as the Housing Acts of 1935 and 1957 , although numbers of sales have fluctuated considerably according to the political complexions of the government of the day . |
| 26 | He can now put his dry economic views to the test in an area of spending which has soared despite Mrs Thatcher 's strictures on good housekeeping . |
| 27 | He added DoT engineers had asked the county council for a list of suggestions for projects to consider during their investigation of possible improvements along the length of the A1(M) . |
| 28 | He had had the benefit of meetings with QC and QC , and had made a personal approach to the Lord Chancellor seeking possible improvements in the payment on account scheme , especially a reduction of the waiting period . |
| 29 | National events and policies have played their part , from the arrival of a new overlord in 1066 , through the effects of the civil wars of the seventeenth century , to the present-day activities of the Department of the Environment . |
| 30 | There were both overt and covert reasons for the support of the Scheme by the Law Society , and the regional bodies , local Law Societies . |