Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [noun prp] [subord] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We took the route through Cheapside because the Thames was frozen from bank to bank , past the mansions of the rich , the stalls full of fripperies , the mouldering Eleanor Cross and the great Conduit which was supposed to bring fresh water into the city . |
| 2 | There was still hope for Britain if the old qualities of stoicism and the knack of handling ‘ native ’ races could be combined with the scientific and management skills needed in the modern world . |
| 3 | While Hooper would relish facing the Russians , he would have sympathy for James if the former Watford star was named on the bench . |
| 4 | While Hooper would relish facing the Russians , he would have sympathy for James if the former Watford star was named on the bench . |
| 5 | Overall Engels seems to go much further in this enthusiasm for Morgan than the generally vague impression we get from Marx . |
| 6 | ‘ It would have been a tragedy for Hampshire if the Watercress Line had to close , ’ Mr. Dean continued . |
| 7 | It was a tragedy for Everton because the concentration which had hallmarked a disciplined defensive performance , lapsed for one fatal moment . |
| 8 | I 've almost given up on the London Borough of Bromley because the land , the areas that they 've offered us have been quite impractical and although we 've got , you know , croquet is a cheap sport . |
| 9 | The diesel-electric submarine was on contractors ' sea trials some 40 miles northwest of Lewis when the incident occurred . |
| 10 | What is perhaps most curious about the characterization of Margery after the trick has been played is that she very soon drops all reference to — and therefore seems to be portrayed as forgetting — the threat she believes the clerk to pose . |
| 11 | Room service at Peel Square offered a variety of suppers , and we settled for lamb chops followed by a nice piece of Stilton When the waiter took away the supper I ordered a quarter bottle of cognac . |
| 12 | Now that Libya has referred the matter to the International Court of Justice , will Britain desist from trying to get the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions or take military action against Libya until the International Court of Justice has ruled on the matter ? |
| 13 | Durham Greens will be joining a national CND demonstration against Trident when the first submarine is named at Barrow-in-Furness at the end of the month . |
| 14 | It was the Labour party and a Labour Government who created investment into Wales before the present Prime Minister was even elected to this honourable House . |
| 15 | And she was alone on the boat with Martin when the accident happened . |
| 16 | However , on June 19 the government dropped its planned capital injection into Thomson after the Commission threatened to open investigations into its compliance with EC competition laws . |
| 17 | Consequently there was much disappointment in Washington when the European Community was established in 1957 without Britain , and when the latter went her own way as leader of the looser and less ambitious European Free Trade Area . |
| 18 | During World War II , it was the rough-and-ready American GI who could fix the stalled jeep in Normandy while the French regiment only looked on . |
| 19 | They would continue to be a significant force in Gaul until the Byzantine threat led them to relinquish their holdings in Provence in 537 . |
| 20 | Under the agreement , Olivetti is to distribute the two new devices and has also acquired a significant minority investment in Eo though the exact figure has not been disclosed . |
| 21 | The race has cut up badly with virtually no other opposition from England although the Irish team is a strong one , but Opera House , who is trained by Michael Stoute looks to have the credentials to take this one in style and give a rejuvenated Michael Roberts another big race success . |
| 22 | Congress delegates waited in vain for the congratulatory telegram from Moscow when the new party was formed . |
| 23 | The next year was spent in forced labour in Silesia until the advancing Russian armies precipitated another move , this one the worst of all . |
| 24 | At least 11 people were killed and more than 21 wounded in the worst fighting in Somalia since the 33,000-strong international task force began deploying in December . |
| 25 | The large UK-based group retains roughly 70 international financial bankers and Paribas had acted as BAT 's senior adviser in France when the company joined the Paris bourse . |
| 26 | Meanwhile , vegetarian George has turned down £20,000 to sing at a wedding in Paris because the bridegroom is a butcher . |
| 27 | The Muslim-led Bosnian government came under criticism from the UNHCR for its decision to boycott distribution of aid in Sarajevo until the Muslims in the east are fed . |
| 28 | This was a tragic loss to Australia because the blood-lines would have been extremely useful . |
| 29 | He was quite willing to delegate field command to Terhune until the objective was obtained . |
| 30 | If that 's the big success that everyone predicts , Donington could keep the European Grand Prix and emerge as a rival to Silverstone when the latter 's contract for the British Grand Prix runs out in l996 . |