Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv prt] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Uzbekistan , President Islam Karimov stepped up pressure on the democratic and Islamic opposition and tightened border controls with Tajikistan . |
| 2 | They were the first national employees to receive service awards in Colombia , as it is five years since LASMO set up business in the country . |
| 3 | The Burtons let off part of the house and lived in the rest . |
| 4 | JFK BLEW OUT CANDLE IN THE WIND |
| 5 | It is against that background that the DES approach to the CNAA to take over responsibility for the DMS has to be seen . |
| 6 | Last year , it acquired the small Abbots and Sussex dairies , also based in the south , and in January picked up part of the Co-operative Wholesale Society 's milk distribution business . |
| 7 | Gardiner took up rowing on the Isis and after last year 's event went on to play a valuable part in the Scottish senior men 's winning of the Home International Regatta . |
| 8 | " Keep an eye on our friends , " he muttered and while Brady took up position beside the door , Tom helped Patrick over to the bar . |
| 9 | In consequence of the agreement , Mr. Mahmoud gave up possession to the landlord . |
| 10 | On Christmas Eve , 1904 , Leland took over management of the company and merged his business to create the Cadillac Motor Car Company . |
| 11 | After many years dispensing tea to supporters , Colin took up football with the club this season and , to boost his confidence , I appointed him skipper . |
| 12 | COCA-COLA took over sponsorship of the League Cup in a £2.25 million deal yesterday and confirmed they are the ‘ real thing ’ for football . |
| 13 | On 1 January , Hodder & Stoughton took over distribution in the trade ; sales through the Trust 's own retail outlets and catalogues will continue as before . |
| 14 | CONTINUING HIS LOOK AT HOW TO USE IMAGES IN YOUR DOCUMENTS , JOHN BENNETT CHECKS OUT SONE OF THE BEST PC DRAWING PACKAGES AND EXPLAINS WHY YOU DO N'T HAVE TO BE MICHELANGELO TO USE THE . |
| 15 | In one respect the local political structure in Clermont was relatively simple : although Theuderic mounted a raid on the Auvergne , and although Chramn took up residence in the district , for the most part the civitas was not of great interest to the Merovingian kings . |
| 16 | For Electricite de France carried on building throughout the appeals procedure and the first Cruas reactor is due to be coupled to the national grid in two months . |
| 17 | The first Tyneside agency was the Tyne Improvement Commission which transformed the river by deepening it , rechannelling it ( to such an extent that a piece of Durham ended up North of the Tyne ) and building the largest harbour on the east coast and the only harbour of refuge accessible in all weather and tide conditions . |
| 18 | In 1988 , media reports of a massive flooding episode that occurred in Bangladesh singled out deforestation in the Himalaya as the most important cause . |
| 19 | Bill Robertson took over responsibility for the West of Scotland area from Bob Doran . |
| 20 | John Routly , the Ffestiniog Railway chairman , recently told members of the Ffestiniog Railway Society : ‘ Discussions are taking place between us the Welsh Highland and Gwynedd County Council , the aim being to create a divisional board representing both the FR and WHR to take over responsibility for the Welsh Highland if the Minister of Transport makes the transfer . |
| 21 | Military pressure on Mr Gorbachev to find a quick way of ending the war stems from a bigger worry : that , by letting America take over conduct of the war , the Soviet Union will see its influence suffer in the region , especially if American troops stay on once the fighting is over . |
| 22 | Hilda Sturge took on responsibility for the adult refugees , while the Committee , with Greta acting as honorary secretary , looked after the children . |
| 23 | Oliver howled , Alice passed out flat on the floor . ’ |
| 24 | Even in his own troubled mind , Vologsky dredged up sympathy for the old man . |
| 25 | One of Egan 's last gestures before Ford took over Jaguar at the end of 1989 was to give the go-ahead for a limited production of 350 XJ220s . |
| 26 | In the Cabinet changes carried out in August [ see p. 39067 ] Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis took on responsibility for the Aegean and Andreas Andrianopoulos ( hitherto Minister of Industry and Commerce ) became Minister of State , alternating as Government Spokesman with Vassilis Magginas . |