Example sentences of "[subord] the [noun prp] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That field is sport , where the East Germans think of themselves as a ‘ world power ’ , second only to the Soviet Union and the US . |
| 2 | It is a mystery where the West Africans found their materials and learned their skills |
| 3 | He stood up , flexed his powerful shoulders and having pulled on a jerkin and breeches , went through to the kitchen , ate a hunk of fresh-baked bread and walked off down the steep narrow hill that led between stone cottages to Mother Russell 's alehouse , where the Pascoe girls earned their living . |
| 4 | But where the BBC Governors appointed a Director-General to run the service , the ITA selected companies from competing applicants and awarded franchises to run the service in different geographical regions , subject to meeting the ITA 's programme standards . |
| 5 | On the Pembrokeshire border lies Efailwen , a small village where the Rebecca riots began when a toll gate was burned in 1839 . |
| 6 | We have what 's called the Enemy Aircraft Flight where the Luftwaffe tests captured British and American planes of every kind . |
| 7 | Where the Cleveland guidelines have not been followed the courts have refused to rely on statements made by children during the course of interviews ( Re E ( a Minor ) ( Child Abuse : Evidence ) [ 1990 ] 1 FLR 420 ) . |
| 8 | However , a study done by An Foras Forbartha ( AFF ) — Ireland 's institute for physical planning and construction research — showed in 1980 that pyrolytic wastes in Irish waters were higher than the EEC directives permit . |
| 9 | She had scanners all over her , more than the Bergen yards supplied as standard . |
| 10 | Though Amiss was not entirely convinced that Trueman had been murdered , he did feel a sense of unease about the Admiral 's safety , so he was relieved to see that he seemed to be getting on rather better with his committee colleagues than the Sunday experiences had promised . |
| 11 | Perhaps the most irreverent joke book ( even worse than the Essex Girls Joke Book of last Christmas ) is The Official Ministry Of Fun Joke Book ( Grafton , £2.99 ) , which targets celebrities , royalty and the Government among others . |
| 12 | Thus , although the HeI stars obviate the need for a black hole to account for the energetics of the galactic nucleus , the questions remain , what powers the enigmatic source Sgr A and does the latter mark the presence of a black hole ? |
| 13 | Although the Portadown backs threatened constantly , an Armagh boot was always on hand to relieve the pressure . |
| 14 | Although the COB Rules provide that no customer agreement is required for an indirect customer as such , the purpose of these provisions is to treat him as a direct customer in the particular circumstances and so that exclusion is irrelevant . |
| 15 | Although the RAF children came to the local primary school there was little contact between us locals and the American children . |
| 16 | In the opening ‘ Funeral March ’ , for instance , Ozawa chooses tempi which allow for a good deal of flexibility , but although the Boston strings produce much expressive warmth in their long melodic lines , the doom-laden atmosphere is not immediately obvious . |
| 17 | These methods , as we have already indicated , are based upon an informal unstructured approach , although the HMI surveys employ a greater degree of structure . |
| 18 | By then , however , such was the devastation of churches and church lands that although the York clergy granted a tenth , which was to be collected in two instalments during 1317 ( a delay eloquent of their difficulties ) , they successfully insisted on a revised valuation of their livings : instead of the tenth being levied on the 1291 valor , compiled before the Scottish war began , it was to be calculated according to the true current valuation of livings , a reduced level which endured for the rest of the Middle Ages . |
| 19 | Although the ITV companies sold them and collected the revenue , their frequency , duration and content were regulated by the supervising body , the Independent Television Authority . |
| 20 | As the NSDAP in the Reich moved nearer to its electoral victory of 1930 , so the Danzig Nazis shifted their thinking from the idea of seizing power in the city state to the altogether different business of returning Danzig to the Reich . |
| 21 | The heaviest copper head from Ife weighs almost 7 kg so the Ife smiths seem to have been working at the limits of this technique . |
| 22 | This warning message will be output until the DC DETAILS transfer mode is changed to BULK or INCREMENTAL , or until the list of users at the DC ACCESS keyword is returned to its previous state . |
| 23 | This warning message will be output until the DC DETAILS transfer mode is changed to BULK or INCREMENTAL , or until the list of users at the DC ACCESS keyword is returned to its previous state . |
| 24 | ‘ The referee did not stop the game until the Chelsea players started to protest and the linesman did not raise his flag . |
| 25 | Before the election in November 1972 , Nixon stated that no one in the White House knew anything of the plan ; and there the matter rested until the Watergate burglars went on trial in January 1973 before Judge Sirica in Washington . |
| 26 | Marshal Piłsudski ordered the Polish destroyer Wicher to greet , salute and escort the British as if the Accord were still in effect , and Tadeusz Morgenstern , the commander of the destroyer , was instructed that if the Danzig authorities insulted the Polish flag or tried to interfere with the visit in any way , he was to bombard designated targets in the city centre . |
| 27 | Almost 80 per cent of Tory voters say they are unlikely to change parties if the NHS plans go ahead , but 70 per cent believe the proposals are likely to lead to privatisation of the NHS , with 62 per cent seeing the changes leading to worse standards of care and treatment . |
| 28 | It would be inappropriate if the COB Rules regulated that exempted business merely because the firm was a member of SFA for other activities . |
| 29 | From the outside it looked as if the NAMIBIA players surrounding their coach-cum-manager-cum-union President , Henning Snyman , had gathered for the ritual pre-match huddle . |
| 30 | However , the Swedish federation had yet to discuss the South Africa issue and threatened to withdraw if the South Africans raced , a sad reflection in this friendly event . |