Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] various [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | If , for example , we find that the flowers in one corner of the garden do better than those in another corner , we make various comparisons between the two sites , and perhaps reach the conclusion that it is the lack of sunshine on the second site that is causing those flowers to do so badly . |
| 2 | We opposed various stages of the Bill , regretting the fact that it did not cover consumer safety ; but , on Third Reading , I committed our party at the Dispatch Box — this was just before an election — to honouring the existence of the Office of Fair Trading and the appointment of John Methven as director general . |
| 3 | We explored various explanations of the present situation — such as Schumpeter 's analysis , the growth of government and the role of technology as an autonomous and primary force — and concluded that the root of the problem lay in the basic tension within humanism — the prevailing philosophy today in the Western world — namely the conflict between the desire to control and the desire to be free . |
| 4 | We explored various explanations of the present situation — such as Schumpeter 's analysis , the growth of government and the role of technology as an autonomous and primary force — and concluded that the root of the problem lay in a basic tension within humanism ( the prevailing philosophy today in the Western world ) namely between the desire to control and the desire to be free . |
| 5 | We organise various courses over the winter period . |
| 6 | Bowley 's other three points can be taken together since they cover various facets of the same main point — the questions themselves . |
| 7 | It is sometimes a way of endowing a person with a responsibility that trains him to fulfil various roles in the future , or that it is hoped will change his character for the better , or that endows its holder with prestige , or that gives him a certain hold on other people and makes them more likely to act in his interests . |
| 8 | On some occasions , as in 1319 , they invoked the bull Clericis Laicos ; on others , they raised various objections to the procedures adopted by the king , sometimes protesting against the writ of summons , sometimes against the venue , sometimes against the presence of royal lay councillors in their assembly . |
| 9 | They took various steps at the beginning of the century to invigorate trade in the town , including the construction of a new town hall . |
| 10 | Pressed by the men , they offered various compromises at the April 1910 negotiations of which the minutes have been kept . " |
| 11 | If the respondent was a relative , friend , or neighbour , they were asked to say whether they thought various aspects of the home were good or not so good . |
| 12 | They exacted various dues from the forest inhabitants , such as cheminage , pannage or afterpannage , and the dues for having dogs unlawed in the forest . |
| 13 | There 's er a collar and a what they call a which is a protein tube and then it has various spikes at the end that make it stick on to the outside of the bacteria . |
| 14 | He held various positions at the Ordnance Office between 1696 and 1708 . |
| 15 | It runs various activities throughout the 45 dioceses of the Coptic Orthodox Church , each of which is supervised by a group of young volunteers . |