Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] the [noun pl] [conj] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The poison preys upon the vitals and is only extinguished by death or , by as fatal a cure , the accomplishment of its own desires . |
| 2 | The London Inter-Bank Offer Rate ( LIBOR ) therefore represents the marginal or opportunity cost of funds to the banks and is the major influence on banks ' base rates . |
| 3 | The final zone of seismic activity is confined to relatively small areas within the continents and is characterized by shallow earthquakes which are not associated with marked volcanic activity . |
| 4 | With the breakdown of the artificial barrier which has for too long divided an academic education from vocational one , there are opportunities for all — provided you 're intelligent enough to sort out the colleges from the universities from the polytechnics that is . |
| 5 | The thing is it 's getting the spares for the bastards that 's the thing . |
| 6 | Thompson , in an interview on BBC Television 's Sportsnight programme , says he is neither pessimistic nor optimistic about his prospects for the Games but is convinced he can still be an athletics force for the next four or five years . |
| 7 | Available on or off the bone , the meat is usually from only the breasts of the birds and is lightly smoked , moist and quite delicious . |
| 8 | The Authors jointly and severally warrant to the Publisher that the Company is entitled to the relevant services of the Authors and is therefore in as position to contract in this way with the Publisher , and that this will continue to be so throughout the period of the Publishing Agreement . |
| 9 | He is a literary lizard basking in the sun of Beauty ( 1846 ) , and a warbler with a shrill cry which hides in the depths of the woods and is heard only by itself ( also 1846 ) . |
| 10 | God-like , Niall flings himself on to his adoring audience , sinks beneath the waves and is eventually restored to the stage in time for the anti-rap encore of ‘ Where 's Me Jumper ’ . |