Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [noun] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | HERE 'S another strange story about Astra , the defence company formerly connected to the Minister for Defence Procurement , Jonathan Aitken . |
| 2 | An integral part of our talks therefore has outlined the valuable role of the organisation both ante and post-natally within the support network generally offered to women and their partners . |
| 3 | Production efficiency was optimised by the growth in the fleece business already referred to . |
| 4 | In the afternoon clouds still swept through the valley , but the showers were lighter and less prolonged . |
| 5 | In a sad indication of just how little local business is being conducted by galleries specialising in British art , William Jackson has left Cork Street and moved to the basement space previously occupied by Nigel Greenwood in New Burlington Street . |
| 6 | There 's a fine oboe solo , too ( the more I hear this slow movement , the more I hear the Brahms as role-model ) : again , the balance throws a pleasing emphasis on to the string harmonies , the oboe plaint evocatively distanced from our seat mid-stalls . |
| 7 | In the meantime , Jean is keeping the blanket cupboard well stocked for the winter . |
| 8 | The blankets are folded back and the printing paper slowly lifted from the plate . |
| 9 | The election campaign formally opened on Feb. 5 , but was preceded on Feb. 2 by a nationally televised debate involving the leaders of all of the main parties . |
| 10 | As the ash dries hard it is dug out for sale for the construction industry , yet another habitat is created With the layers of rock compacted over millions of years , this soft ash forms perfect artificial gifts for burrowing animals like rabbits For this young fox , what better place to practise digging than a soft cliff of ash , watched nervously by potential lunch Another predator not necessarily fond of the ash , but very keen on the animals that it attracts , is the polecat ferret Once used by poachers many of these agile hunters are now wild and range freely over the rough ground near power stations in search of prey Round at the top of the ash are the nest borrows of one of Britain 's rarest bird , the sand martin the monitor of this power station has ensured special in there so the birds can find ideal nest sites . |
| 11 | The experience curve briefly mentioned in chapter 4 as the basis of the BCG matrix is soon invoked where cost leadership is the goal , and we now need to discuss it more fully . |
| 12 | As Jenny walked off down the hall with the tray , Cassie shoved the kitchen door partly closed with her foot and darted to the pantry . |
| 13 | Vic inquires , looking round at the kitchen surfaces already cluttered with numerous electrical appliances — toaster , kettle , coffee-maker , food-processor , electric wok , chip-fryer , waffle-maker … |
| 14 | If the spiritual foundations of the drug culture ever needed to be proved again in the twentieth century , its great introductory fanfare in the 1960s surely did the trick . |
| 15 | Some washed under the pump before cooking rice and vegetables , while others seated by the heat of the cooking fire then washed before eating . |
| 16 | If so , it will come to the negotiating table severely handicapped by its past history of deference : it could as easily have confronted the issue four years ago , when it would have stood more of a chance of winning . |
| 17 | The chemiluminescence signal significantly correlated with the severity of colitis as assessed by sigmoidoscopic score ( Fig 2A ) , symptom score ( Fig 2B ) or disease activity index ( Fig 2C ) . |
| 18 | The sala terrena is decorated with stucco and frescos of the Trojan Wars by Bianco ( 1630 ) , continuing the warrior theme already found in the decoration of the palace . |
| 19 | AGE Logic is to bundle Novell 's TCP/IP PC-to-Unix connectivity software with its XoftWare family of Windows , MS-DOS and TIGA/DOS X-Windows server software : AGE will offer Novell 's TCP/IP stack simplifying the installation issues normally associated with integrating X and networking software . |
| 20 | Most of them are of the lancet type particularly associated with the commissioners ' buildings and many — for example , Christ Church , Meadow Lane , Leeds ( 1823–6 , demolished ) and Honley near Huddersfield ( 1842–3 ) — had thin arcade piers of cast iron ; but Chantrell was a serious student of Gothic . |
| 21 | There is , they held , no supernatural God of the kind Hegel still believed in ; there is only man , and it is the human spirit which finds oblique expression in religion and theology . |
| 22 | It is for this reason , perhaps , that there has been a move , clearly indicated in the curriculum guidelines recently produced by HM Inspectorate , to emphasise the importance of skills-based learning . |
| 23 | Even if your job does not require you to specialise in tax , if you are running a business you should obtain a copy of the guidance note recently issued by the Faculty of Taxation on National Insurance contributions ( TAX 21/92 , available free from the Publications Department at the Institute — send sae ) . |
| 24 | The Wedding Present probably benefited from their demise , mainly in terms of press coverage . |
| 25 | The wool shop now closed on Wednesday afternoons so often Maureen drove her mother and her Aunt Carrie to visit Theresa , whose baby was due in June , while Anne stayed with Grandma Houlihan . |
| 26 | The tariff policy therefore carried with it the last hope of consolidating the Empire and the last hope of reversing the drift into class politics ; as a pessimist , Law saw further ahead than most of his contemporaries , and events proved him to be more nearly right than they were . |
| 27 | The maroon dress was neatly folded , and the coral necklace carefully pinned to the bodice with a large safety pin . |
| 28 | Her work became more purely abstract , and yet refused to conform to the Puritan style often associated with abstract art . |
| 29 | When the Scarman Enquiry finally reported on 25 August , their recommendations — in favour of union recognition and reinstatement of the strikers — were , like the ACAS report , duly and legally ignored by the Grunwick management . |
| 30 | But with most of the enemy leaders undoubtedly caught in the castle , he did not think that the surprised army would be in a position to counter-attack swiftly . |