Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The revenge of the self on the others here ( for assuredly the Friend will not enjoy the experience either ) acts to lower the self to their level , or even beneath it . |
| 2 | This seems to have helped for eventually the topic ceases to be discussed . |
| 3 | He was saying what happened was the last three years there 's been no plums about so the supermarkets have sort of found something else . |
| 4 | " I woll that the said Felliship shall have for evermore the presentement , nominacion , and admyssyon of the said two Preestes of the said two services and the removing and puttyng out of them … |
| 5 | Between palace and castle runs the processional route of the Royal Mile , for long the arena for the city 's most important activities , climbing as it does up a narrow ridge cramped between steep slopes carved out by ancient glaciers to either side . |
| 6 | It is also a famously independent place , for long the capital of this little region of Baréges , and sufficiently cut off to administer itself as another of the remarkably enlightened mountain ‘ republics ’ . |
| 7 | Since watches were for long the toys of the rich , it is not surprising that often when ordinary folk encountered one they were extremely puzzled and were even inclined to look upon it as something evil and dangerous . |
| 8 | The same approach can be found in successive studies published between the 1950s and 80s by Leonard Schapiro , for long the doyen of Russian studies at the London School of Economics and one of the most influential western historians of the revolution . |
| 9 | But also , and more importantly , the normal upward movement that was for long the solvent for discontent has been arrested . |
| 10 | Left penniless when her husband dropped dead suddenly one Monday morning as he was putting his horse between the shafts to go to the country on his weekly door-to-door round , her pride had not allowed her to accept for long the charity of the community 's Board of Guardians . |
| 11 | A party that had thrown itself so uncompromisingly into the campaign against Home Rule , and which had long ago accepted the need for " organization " in domestic affairs , could hardly accept for long the leadership by ineffective compromise which was what Asquith offered . |
| 12 | In these conditions there was no place for what H. E. Bates called ‘ the air of silent refrigeration , the arid cross-examination of stares ’ ; the war had ‘ smashed the silence ’ , for long the hallmark of railway travel in Britain . |
| 13 | For long the shaman was treated in Marxist-Leninist writings as a mere charlatan who exploited the ignorance of his fellows in order to extort high fees for his services . |
| 14 | Its method of integration was to be more gradual , retaining for long the right of national veto . |
| 15 | However , in some localities , such as below the water table and in waterlogged soils , reducing conditions can prevail . |
| 16 | If the decoy party displayed the Lion Rampant of Scotland , that would surely indicate high authority , for only the King or his Regent were entitled to fly that flag . |
| 17 | Mrs Barzach will have a much more difficult time retaining her seat in the 15th arrondissement of Paris , which she has represented for only the past three years and where she is standing against the well-established local RPR mayor ( and deputy mayor of the capital ) . |
| 18 | Presumably Keith had found the Regent not far away , for only the day following the great cavalry host appeared over the lip of Scremerston Brae once more , to descend to the Spittal . |
| 19 | He examined only two FT-SE index futures contracts , March 1985 and June 1985 , and a significant maturity effect was found for only the June 1985 contract . |
| 20 | Rain spoiled the opening day of Durham 's first match as a first-class county to the extent that play was possible for only the morning session , which allowed Paul Parker and John Glendenen to put on 119 in an untroubled manner off 34 overs . |
| 21 | On Harrogate , erm I think the discussions have clarified a lot of the the sort of outstanding issues that that er were between perhaps the County Council and erm Professor Lock , er not so much between ourselves and Harrogate , although we have the the issue , and I think if I read it right , this could well be er the only issue that is between us in the Harrogate area , the issue of the strategic sites . |
| 22 | Marketability varies between assets ; some assets are easily realizable , but some — such as perhaps the shares of small companies — may not find ready buyers . |
| 23 | But I did have to worry about whether we were going to have the cash flow in ten years ' time to make sure that the parts can be paid for so the chap on the shop floor can stick the thing together . |
| 24 | The withdrawal of the other two brands , which accounted for 850f the injections , came after a ‘ small number ’ of children got ‘ mumps-meningitis ’ . |
| 25 | Part Five explains the legal machinery for protecting children looked after outside the family but not by local authorities . |
| 26 | The new location is also conducive to an easy lifestyle : ‘ Life is so simple , and the management company look after both the apartment and the garden . |
| 27 | The amount of bills bought in each band , the type of bill and the interest rate at which the deal was made are published after both the morning and afternoon sessions . |
| 28 | Argentina 's Jorge Recalde , who had been Sainz 's main challenger through the six-day rally fell to third place , 59 minutes behind the leader after both the rear and front drive shafts of his Lancia HF Integrale failed . |
| 29 | After today the Copts will be very anxious not to provoke you , but should some foolish man do so then you are to instruct your people not to respond . ’ |
| 30 | It prepared them for exactly the kind of material they can expect to see on the day — and because it is written by the examiners themselves , you can be sure that it tells you exactly what the examiners are looking for ! |