Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun sg] [vb base] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will he note that it is rare for a mosque to be locked and that people of the Islamic faith remain in their mosques to ensure that they are not vandalised . |
| 2 | Thousands turned up to watch the retired steeplechaser go through his paces in the main ring , and Dessie even found time to make a new little friend . |
| 3 | When the day is fine the roof does n't need mending ; when it 's raining it 's not the right weather do to it ! ’ |
| 4 | They 're on erm local councils and members of the working class sit on their local councils . |
| 5 | It was not simply a matter of switching the definitions of crime from what the working class do to what the capitalist class do ( that would merely be a transitional strategy ) ; in the socialist society both upper- and lower-class crime would disappear since there would be ‘ a set of social arrangements in which there would be no politically , economically and socially-induced need to criminalise deviance ’ ( Taylor , Walton and Young , 1973 , p. 270 ) . |
| 6 | Tensions in the relationship between trade unions and the Labour Party arise from their different locations within bourgeois society . |
| 7 | May th the Corinthian spirit continue in our sport for many days to come . |
| 8 | The United States , having refused in June to sign a protocol to the Antarctic Treaty banning mining in the continent [ see ED 48 ] , has changed its position after the insertion of a clause allowing the ban to be ended after 50 years if a three-quarters majority of voting members of the Antarctic Treaty agree to it . |
| 9 | The depression on the ‘ blade ’ and the overall shape suggest to me that it is some sort of agricultural implement , such as a weeding paddle or potato lifter . |
| 10 | Budget sub-committee said , we understand that , what we 're asking , what we ask is that the er , director of finance and the Chief Executive look at it and come back with a report . |
| 11 | Does the Prime Minister agree with his right hon. Friend the Member for Sutton Coldfield ( Sir N. Fowler ) , who said on Friday ’ We are not accepting the principle of a single currency ’ — yes or no , please ? |
| 12 | Under those circumstances , what advice does the Prime Minister give to his constituents — to buy private education , as he does ? |
| 13 | If these ideas are taken together , and if three centuries of physics and chemistry are taken as the model to emulate , it is tempting to suggest that it really does not matter what the actors on the international scene have in their minds . |
| 14 | Further readings are more favourable ; the strange cry and the endless sobbing remain in our minds , and it seems that Alice is weeping for far more than she or her unimaginative protector can understand . |
| 15 | " And what did the great Daybog say to you ? " the old man asked Martin . |
| 16 | And then he was passing beneath the huge , towering Gates , and he saw how they stretched above him into infinity , and he felt the timelessness of the great Prison descend on him like a huge , unseen weight . |
| 17 | The two rowdy West Indians obviously thought of themselves as wits of the first order and they were able to make the fat lady respond to their nonsenses with weird bursts of laughter . |
| 18 | Candidates having been selected , and with no reference to that imaginary balanced slate , how does the Irish voter choose between them ? |
| 19 | This is very possible but , what is clear is that the only course open to you is to introduce your ferrets and hope that they will bolt a reasonable number of the occupants , since the depths involved make digging out impossible . |
| 20 | ‘ To my knowledge , it 's the only event open to everyone on Merseyside this year , ’ said tournament organiser Joe Connor . |
| 21 | If our much smaller , and much more numerous local museums are also to come in from the cold , the only route open to them is the one of providing a stimulating and memorable learning experience . |
| 22 | But all he could manage was , ‘ Was this the only action open to you ? ’ |
| 23 | WHEN NEWS filtered through that The Cure were set to release an album of dance remixes , angst-ridden sixth-formers from Bristol to Bangor opted for the only avenue open to them : suicide . |
| 24 | WHEN NEWS filtered through that The Cure were set to release an album of dance remixes , angst-ridden sixth-formers from Bristol to Bangor opted for the only avenue open to them : suicide . |
| 25 | As the DEA was plainly out to get him , and had blocked all access to the files he needed to clear himself , the only avenue open to him was to work with Pan Am , in the common interest of getting at the truth , using his training and experience to piece together the best defence he could . |
| 26 | He also conceded that Unisys has been hit by the same technology shift with which IBM is having to come to terms . |
| 27 | I would like to see the same thing happen to them . ’ |
| 28 | And Proust concludes from this that erm when we believe ourselves to be in love , and I quote , ‘ the bonds between us and the other person exist in our minds only . ’ |
| 29 | Active edges , on the other hand carry with them a specification of the supporting edges which they need , but as yet have not found , in order to become complete . |
| 30 | The best action open to you at the moment is to undertake a re-entry course which conforms to the criteria outlined in the UKCC 's Guidelines for Good Practice . |