Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [adv prt] [noun sg] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | With Hewlett-Packard Co heading for $18,800m turnover this year and Fujitsu Ltd at around the $26,000m mark , while Digital Equipment Corp looks hopefully to Alpha to rocket it off its $14,000m-a-year launchpad , the contenders to take over leadership of the mainstream computer industry from IBM Corp are lining up — and a major new round of mergers and acquisitions could be on the way . |
| 2 | Some sixty-five million years ago this seemingly endless sedate marine activity was abruptly halted when earth movements lifted up part of the sea-bed to form the continental land mass . |
| 3 | ‘ Price reductions come out top of the list of incentives for people to book in advance . ’ |
| 4 | SCOTTISH Nationalists took over part of the headquarters of one of England 's largest water companies yesterday in protest at the possible privatisation of the industry in Scotland . |
| 5 | The Directive allowed a margin of discretion in introducing national laws but where problems arise over interpretation of the Act reference may be had to the Directive . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , salary surveys throw up evidence of the spread of cash bonuses . |
| 7 | And now the Forestry Commission is using shirehorses to thin out part of the ancient woodland at Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire . |
| 8 | The disclosures come at a time when there are three known bids by senior civil servants to buy out part of the Crown Suppliers when it is privatised next year . |
| 9 | In the 1840s only a quarter of London 's newcomers ended up south of the Thames , but during the following three decades the proportion grew to a third . |
| 10 | Eleven Halstead Rotaract members cleaned up part of the River Colne , between the mill and the town 's High Street before having a birthday party — in the middle of the flowing water . |
| 11 | SCOTTISH National Party members took over part of the headquarters of one of England 's largest water companies yesterday in protest at the possible privatisation of the industry in Scotland . |
| 12 | The cabinet announced 48 measures to speed up integration of the country 's immigrant population , including a permanent inter-ministerial committee on integration . |
| 13 | It is almost conventional for discussions of localities to miss out experience of the Second World War , although First World War experiences are more commonly considered . |