Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [vb past] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Churchill 's ‘ Mulberrys ’ , the artificial harbours to be used for the invasion , were constructed on the Gareloch , and capital ships by the dozen , aircraft carriers , cruisers , battleships and destroyers — all lay off the coasts of the west or sailed into the Clyde . |
| 2 | Either a self-referral or referred by the G P , or by a consultant , or by the hospital , or one or two other sources . |
| 3 | This meant that when a traveller came upon a stretch of road made impassable by ruts , holes or waterlogging , he simply led his horse or walked off the highway and into the flanking fields . |
| 4 | Where there is a pavement or foot path used , do not walk next to the curb with your back from the traffic , look both ways before you step into the road where there is no foot path , walk on the right hand side of the road , it is safer to walk on the side facing on coming traffic , keep as close as possible to the side of the road , take care at right hand bends , keep one behind if that is possible , particularly line heavy traffic on flurry , do not allow children under age five at least out alone on the road , go with them , walk between them and the traffic and always keep tight hold of their hands , if you ca n't do this then use reigns as security , secure them firmly into the pushchair , do not let them run into the road , always wear or carry something bright or light or reflected within the dark of light , this is especially important , that all uses it it 's just the rules I suppose |
| 5 | Goodwill Under Irish GAAP , goodwill may be either written off immediately on completion of the acquisition against shareholders ' equity or capitalized in the balance sheet and amortized through the income statement on a systematic basis over its useful economic life . |
| 6 | Use quiet music on a tape or played by the organ or music group . |
| 7 | And if I do read a paper it wo n't be for for very long because all the stuff it 's got in it I 've seen it one telly or heard on the radio . |
| 8 | It was afternoon — the morning had gone on Crabb Robinson — which meant that all the ample , high , soft-blue leather desks along the spokes of the great wheel that radiated from the Superintendent 's desk , ensphered by the Catalogue , were taken , and he had to be content with one of the minimal flat triangular ends of the late-come segments inserted between these spokes . |
| 9 | Among other forms of religion that flourished in the Roman empire was Mithraism . |
| 10 | Greavesey of course and at the risk of overdosing on goals you can see all the action that mattered from the First Division yesterday . |
| 11 | One force that probed towards the plateau was destroyed , but the Italian threat remained . |
| 12 | In particular , problems of the calendar were the driving force that led to the initial development of Greek mathematical astronomy in the last decades of the fifth century BC . |
| 13 | It was the controlled , economical force that emanated from the man that was impressive , and the speed with which he absorbed information . |
| 14 | The illusion of an automatic tabula rasa also undermines the need for society to reflect on the consciousness that evolved under the conditions of the past 40 years . |
| 15 | The label was still left with a vibrant mini-LP that débuted in the charts at number 22 and went on to sell nearly 30,000 , 6,000 of them in Israel . |
| 16 | So I fear that some doubt may be placed in the minds of hon. Members about the cause of the shooting that resulted in the death of the young man that the right hon. Gentleman referred to . |
| 17 | Not everyone was reconciled to the breach in the succession that occurred with the Glorious Revolution . |
| 18 | She was still bent to the Dobermann when she discovered that she needed a moment to control a knot of emotion that came from the thought that she would see neither the dog nor its owner again . |
| 19 | A VOLCANO that erupted in the Philippines last week , killing more than 60 people , exploded again yesterday in blasts of superheated steam , smoke and ash . |
| 20 | From the early years of this century comes an account of one such episode that occurred in the docks of Bremen . |
| 21 | Underlying the Unionist acceptance of coalition in 1918 was a darker attitude to the future than appeared in the coalition programme . |
| 22 | She lifted her feet , one by one , pressed them down on to the boot-scraper that stood by the back door . |
| 23 | The Scotch of St James , off Piccadilly , was the club that pulled in the new pop generation . |
| 24 | He had chosen a seat that faced towards the door , and he watched the young couples entering . |
| 25 | Morse had never seen Mrs Marion Kemp , but from the marriage photograph that hung in the living room he realised that she must once have been quite a vivacious woman : dark , curly hair ; slim , firm figure ; and curiously impudent , puckish eyes . |
| 26 | They achieved this by combining two different methods : a longitudinal study , following the same children for four years from before they were able in read until they had been at school for two or three years ; and a training programme that looked at the effect of giving pre-school children specific training in categorising sounds . |
| 27 | The habits of mind that went with the mayorazgo were not those of the ideal improving landlord of the Economic Societies , ‘ always occupied in the felicity of his village ’ . |
| 28 | The hon. Member for Knowsley , South ( Mr. O'Hara ) — whom I welcome to the Chamber — missed that point in Committee , where we enjoyed the confusion that reigned on the Opposition Benches in respect of this issue . |
| 29 | She screamed , but it had little effect , just added to the confusion that reigned in the room . |
| 30 | She gathered her masks and stepped towards the hollowing , fighting against the gale that blew into the quieter realm of the marsh . |