Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] this [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This use of dots with slurs is so consistent that I have not found a single instance where in this combination the dots were not clearly identifiable as such . |
| 2 | His life would be forever hanging , literally , by a thread , except in this case the ‘ thread ’ would be a couple of plastic tubes . |
| 3 | Although in this case the two outcomes are differentiated by the presence or the absence of a neutral event ( see also Fedorchak and Bolles 1986 ) , there are several other ways in which such a differentiation can be arranged . |
| 4 | A significant development in church planting in the 1980s was within the Church of England , although in this case the growth was not without frustrations . |
| 5 | If the reason for the buyer 's failure to pay is his insolvency then the breach is a repudiatory one , although in this case the seller must deliver those instalments which have actually been paid for . |
| 6 | This can be used to reinforce the differences between preference and ordinary shares although in this case the explanation does not lie in that direction as there are no preference shares ; rather the explanation is more to do with stability of dividends in an attempt to bolster shareholders ' confidence . |
| 7 | An earlier slick in 1983 , caused by Iraqi bombing of Iranian oil terminals , also raised fears of an environmental catastrophe , although in this case the marine life proved surprisingly resilient . |
| 8 | Although in this case the seller will find it hard to argue with the buyer 's concerns , where the seller himself provides the items ( even if he charges the buyer directly or indirectly for their provision ) he may well wish to keep ownership himself , either to tie the buyer to him for future orders , or to enable him to use the items for sales to third parties , even if this is to the buyer 's detriment , and against his consent . |
| 9 | Remember that , although in this country the impact of HIV and AIDS has up until now been mainly confined to homosexual men and injecting drug users , the infection can also be transmitted between men and women by unprotected sexual intercourse . |
| 10 | Remember that , although in this country the impact of HIV and AIDS has up until now been mainly confined to homosexual men and injecting drug users , the infection can also be transmitted between men and women by unprotected sexual intercourse . |
| 11 | Although on this occasion the Israeli objections were quickly overcome , this might not always be possible in future emergency operations . |
| 12 | However , although at this stage the inner reaches of PCF life , the practical realities of daily party cultural work , were slowly revealing themselves to Nizan , his intellectual and ideological development was still very much dominated by sectarian rhetoric and abstract , idealised images of a better future destined to arise from the overthrow of capitalism . |
| 13 | If during this time the ducklings see little but green rubber boots beside them , then it will be green rubber boots that thereafter they will try to follow , as many people who have raised waterfowl will testify . |
| 14 | But the test was , apparently , extremely effective : for if after this exercise the ground was judged right and the sowing proceeded satisfactorily , the husbandman expected the barley ‘ to be up in three days ’ . |
| 15 | Rolls are normally 100 metres and , if in this length the coating blotches , or a ‘ squeegee ’ effect appears in the dyed colour , or perhaps the ‘ picks ’ form lumpy doubled threads in the weft , then the run has to be sold off on a shorter roll . |
| 16 | If at this time the bond was trading at 99.25 , the yield to average life ( ral ) is found by solving to give ral = 9.77 per cent . |
| 17 | The echo comes from the whole disc , but because of this uniqueness the echo can be unscrambled to reveal the contributions to it from every pair of patches of planetary surface exemplified by X and Y. |
| 18 | But it is obvious , through public statements , media polls , and so on , not only that B would have fared badly under the old PLP electoral system , but that another MP , C , would have won convincingly under it , because in this example the PLP is to the right ( or to the left ) of the Party outside the House of Commons . |
| 19 | Because on this occasion the fame seemed such a foregone conclusion , there was less talk than usual about its progress , which was a disappointment to those on our side who desperately wanted to be able to display modesty about their achievements . |
| 20 | It is because at this time the warning light is more easily visible in the twilight than in the daylight . |
| 21 | The pull-out rate for this system is 435 steps 1 , because at this speed the motor 's pull-out torque is equal to the load torque . |
| 22 | This is not critical because at this point the winch driver is adjusting the power . |
| 23 | Military officials may also be interested because at this resolution the craft can pick out features such as missile silos . |
| 24 | ‘ Shell-pink ’ would give a prettiness to the poem but a prettiness that is inappropriate because at this moment the moon has no connection with shells and every connection with the lines of the steeple . |
| 25 | Treaty by setting up a company within the meaning of article 58 , whereas in this case the very right of nationals of other member states to take part in the setting up a company in the United Kingdom is restricted by the residence requirement . |
| 26 | Next , if I were wise only to my own ends , I would certainly take such a subject as of itself might catch a clause , whereas this ’ — he is of course writing about the vexed question of erm Church government and the possible disappearance of episcopy — ‘ whereas this hath all the disadvantages on the contrary , and such a subject as the publishing whereof might be delayed at pleasure and time enough to pencil it over with the curious touches of art , even to the perfection of a faultless picture , whereas in this argument the not deferring it is of great moment to the good speeding . |
| 27 | Although Hinrich and Senta Medau are no longer with us , their work and inspiration live on through the second generation , while in this country the Medau Society celebrates its 35th Anniversary in 1987 . |
| 28 | On the other hand , if it integrates with the airline part of the holiday and begins to develop its own hotels and resort complexes this is a case of backward vertical integration , since in this case the holiday firm is pushing its liaisons further back into the supply network of the holiday . |
| 29 | However , the Medical Officer wrote : ‘ A preferred standard of 50 mg/litre is the result of a long established consensus amongst scientists in the United Kingdom and internationally , ’ although ‘ transient excursions ’ above that level would have no importance ‘ in relation to the postulated role of nitrate in causation of cancer , since in this context the long-term average content is the significant figure . |
| 30 | Moreover , since in this context the producer-consumer is mainly the agricultural one , we can see that Bukharin followed his previous thoughts on the necessity for growth and equilibrium to be seen as an interlocking set of social , political and economic factors . |