Example sentences of "[prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her solutions to the most common pest and disease problems are ICI Benlate for mildew , grease bands for the leaf-eating loopers ( winter moth caterpillars ) , tar oil winter wash to deal with woolly aphids and pbi Malathion Greenfly Killer for other aphids . |
| 2 | This seemed a great victory for the undefeated Britons and since those living within the Province also now had cause to hate Rome , this gave them a real hope of a military success . |
| 3 | The detailed arrangements for the non-metropolitan districts were not included in the 1972 Act but determined subsequently by the LGBC . |
| 4 | Polling Day Weather : Dry , sunny and warm THE RESULT of the general election was thrown wide open last night , with three polls suggesting a last-minute rallying of support for the embattled Conservatives . |
| 5 | Agrippa 's face was round , cherubic , his features small and neat like those of a child , except for the hooded eyes and the look of sardonic amusement with which he watched everything about him . |
| 6 | Surely no one could think better of Jason for the quoted remarks ? |
| 7 | It also provided for increased powers for the provincial governments , including a veto for all provinces over future constitutional change . |
| 8 | It also provided for increased powers for the provincial governments , including a veto for all provinces over future constitutional change . |
| 9 | With white fondant , cut out tiny circles for the front headlights and fix on . |
| 10 | They included a differential lock for the front wheels , and a power lift to raise the plough and rotors at the headland . |
| 11 | They looked to be all one way traffic as Abingdon 's mid-field dominated the game , setting up chances for the front runners , but the final touch was always missing . |
| 12 | But the hazard warnings , rear fog lights and rear screen demister are an arm 's length away , obscured by the steering wheel , while the switch for the front fogs is hidden above my right knee . |
| 13 | Nothing unusual or difficult here , except for the angled mortises for the front stanchions ( and later for the handlebar ) and the lashed joints . |
| 14 | He secured two admission tickets but when he arrived he found they were only good for the front doors where ‘ already hundreds were waiting ’ . |
| 15 | Furthermore , those species that accidentally forged some connecting suspension for the front legs independent of the skull would be among the first to walk , otherwise the head would have to turn constantly from side to side as it did so . |
| 16 | Anyway I suppose before we decide we really need to know how much the National Party are going to charge us if anything for the actual posters and what the posters look like . |
| 17 | Antinomians taught that since Christ died for the actual sins of His people , they are justified even before they are born . |
| 18 | Firstly , Baxter could not see how it was possible to avoid Antinomianism if it was accepted that Christ died for the actual sins of His people . |
| 19 | ( e ) The Buyer : who is responsible for the actual details involved in placing the order and monitoring the delivery process . |
| 20 | For example , in a village in South India , where there may be say twenty distinct castes , a single honorific particle may have just one meaning ( e.g. speaker is inferior to addressee ) but have twenty distinct rules for its appropriate usage : members of one caste may use it to their cross-cousins , others only to their affines , etc. ( for the actual details see Levinson , 1977 ) . |
| 21 | The contractor is paid for the actual costs he incurs plus a previously agreed lump sum for his overheads and profit . |
| 22 | As for the actual designs , both he and his brother normally provided these themselves , but sometimes he continued the practice of contracting to build to those of other architects : the principal examples of this are Heythrop House , Oxfordshire ( 1705–8 ) , designed by Thomas Archer [ q.v. ] , and a number of buildings by James Gibbs [ q.v. ] , notably Ditchley House , Oxfordshire ( 1720–1 ) and All Saints church , Derby ( 1723–5 , later the cathedral ) — although in both cases he appears to have had some influence on the design as well . |
| 23 | The reason for the actual results is not hard to determine ; as Mandel pointed out : |
| 24 | The manager is responsible for the actual results achieved , and he is held accountable because information about his achievements will be fed back to his superiors , and they can then call him to account to explain his performance . |
| 25 | For the printed reports , a particular sequence may be specified . |
| 26 | The commitment of staff who work in all the departments responsible for the printed collections , in difficult conditions , is very much appreciated . |
| 27 | The seamen are therefore determined that they will have nothing to do with Germans of any description until the Germans have made full reparation for the cruel murders committed and the lives lost on the high seas from submarine action " . |
| 28 | This connection between high status employment work and present dissatisfaction with housework holds only for the middle-class women , but there is evidence that the tendency to be dissatisfied with housework in relation to the status of one 's previous job may involve the question of a ‘ reference group ’ . |
| 29 | Her piercing household face swam across his eyeline , even more changed from its former self than now , and hermetic in its enthusiasm for nursery objects properly researched by child psychiatrists to be fit for the middle-class children who would lose them without a pang . |
| 30 | Perhaps half of those who had previously voted for the middle-class parties now voted for the NSDAP . |