Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Part of the reason why the shareholders had to wait so long for a return was that the original capital had been only 10,000 guineas , and the Company financed itself by fairly short-term loans from the merchants with which it did business , so the shareholders stood at the end of a long line of creditors but could expect substantial returns on their money in the end if the Company survived . |
| 2 | This Board , whose role is by no means a formality , as it has to vet every one of the artists shown at the exhibition , is now made up of people who reflect the old groupings : seven Christian Democrats , six Socialists , two PDS ( formerly Communist ) , one Liberal and one Social Democrat . |
| 3 | But as opposed to the exhibition of the Societe Normande de Peinture Moderne of the previous year , the majority of the artists showing at the Section d'Or were Cubists or painters directly influenced by the movement , and the effect made must have been concentrated . |
| 4 | The defenders pushed at the makeshift scaling ladders , and at least one went crashing back down into the crowd below ; but those who exposed themselves to do it were immediately the target of a dozen archers . |
| 5 | Of the deputies elected at the federal election in June 1990 only 17 per cent were re-elected , not including any of the former federal deputy prime ministers except for Klaus . |
| 6 | In some instances constraints would be imposed indirectly through the imposition of a duty to provide reasons ; in other cases the courts hinted at the limits they would set , such as if the decision was perverse or made in bad faith . |
| 7 | If there is an important and difficult question of law , however , I do not anticipate that senior judges will either feel ‘ demeaned ’ or take umbrage at the possibility of the courts looking at the question again on fuller argument . |
| 8 | The courts look at the effect that costs will have on that person 's financial position and decide on the facts whether severe financial hardship will be suffered . |
| 9 | The ions appearing at the foot of the most recently reconnected field lines would be more energetic than the corresponding ions on field lines that were opened by a previous pulse of reconnection . |
| 10 | When the edge of the shadow cone cast by one atom crosses the position of a neighbouring atom , the ions concentrated at the edge of the cone make direct collisions with the neighbouring atom and are back scattered . |
| 11 | Yes they 're more sophisticated , and what I 'm concerned about is whether we have the right back up to be able to sustain a war erm there at present the war is more like a blitzkrieg which the Germans used at the start of the second world war |
| 12 | So do make sure that at least one of the contacts listed at the foot of the release is around to answer questions . |
| 13 | Of the ‘ preferred ’ fruit trees , the distributions of the adult trees of three of them closely resembled the seed shadows made by the tamarins in a way not unlike that of the birds mentioned at the end of section 6.2.1 . |
| 14 | They too have mastered the fundamentals of the Common Military Syilabus and will continue to build on the foundations laid at the WRAC Centre When they return to their units . |
| 15 | Below , the prisoners sat at the far side of a rank of yellow-decked tables , with their little visitors — women , kids , the old — ranged opposite on kitchen chairs . |
| 16 | The prose does the work , the illustrations interfere at the worst and supplement at the best — so much for pictures in the classroom . |
| 17 | Members of the official opposition Conservative Party walked out en masse during de Klerk 's speech , the party 's leader , Andries Treurnicht , complaining that the proposals struck at the roots of white community life . |
| 18 | If the proposals announced at the end of last year by the Lord chancellor go through , up to 12 million people could find that they are not eligible or can not afford legal aid after April 1st . |
| 19 | As Personal Assistant to John Watson , prepare a report reviewing Palatine Ales ' position following the successful conclusion of the takeover battle , evaluating the proposals made at the last Board meeting , and submitting your recommendations regarding future policy . |
| 20 | Interestingly , The Times reported at the time that not enough professional people served on juries , and that manual workers and the unemployed did not ‘ represent a cross section of society ’ made up by juries . |
| 21 | ‘ As the rules stood at the time , the League had no choice but to order the game to be replayed over a full 90 minutes . |
| 22 | AT&T blamed a downturn in demand for the products made at the Irish plants and increasing competitiveness in international markets . |
| 23 | The three whose costs were unexpectedly low at second assessment were exceptional cases for the reasons stated at the foot of the table . |
| 24 | Equally , the management of motivation in education has been problematic — for many of the reasons identified at the start of this chapter . |
| 25 | And we now have fifty agents of different nationalities , all highly trained in the skills taught at the special place . ’ |
| 26 | The role of councillors would be strengthened : they would sit on the local bodies armed with the knowledge of the policies adopted at the centre of the council . |
| 27 | The spurs ripped at the Muslim 's bird and drew blood on its back , just above the wing . |
| 28 | Terry Guy ( 32:00 ) held off the challenge of clubmate Ray O'Fourman ( 32:44 ) to win the Vets race at the Warwick University 10K … |
| 29 | The researchers looked at the amplitude of the brain-waves and the latency of the brain 's response to the stimulus . |
| 30 | The syllables heard at the two ears differed only in the initial consonant or only in the middle vowel . |