Example sentences of "this [vb -s] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 I think this fits into information systems actually .
2 This sits on top of what is effectively a bucketful of media which can be sectionalised ( usually in three sections ) to contain several different types of media — which are often as detailed above — mechanical , biological and chemical .
3 The liberal-democratic constitution is seen as the only context and as the be-all-and-end-all of things so that the economic and societal context of power and the constraints which this imposes on Cabinet and Prime Minister alike are outside of the framework of serious consideration .
4 The stress this imposes on carers can be damaging to their mental and physical health and deprive them even of a fulfilling private life .
5 Their being excited in us in an orderly fashion ‘ gives us a sort of foresight , which enables us to regulate our actions for the benefit of life ’ ; and this testifies to God 's wisdom and benevolence .
6 Whilst things go smoothly , much of this goes without attention , but wars , strikes and other disruptions periodically jolt us .
7 Some 56% of this goes on software , 12% on support , 14% on administrative tasks , such as upgrades , and the remaining 18% on operating the machine .
8 This goes for women as much as for men ; street make-up is not suitable .
9 This goes for job interviews , appraisal interviews and disciplinary interviews .
10 This goes for couples of the same sex too , and for friends who live together .
11 This goes for signposts , lampposts , street nameplates and bollards .
12 This goes for care staff and management as well as staff and residents .
13 ( By the time this goes to press , readers will probably have the benefit of hindsight . )
14 This goes to Alt St Johann , Unterwasser and Wildhaus , the birthplace of Ulrich Zwingli , the fierce preacher of the Reformation , whose house can be visited .
15 By the time this goes to print it will have been run on the 21st April with Tom hopefully completing 26 miles 385 yards .
16 This goes against Bentham 's insistence that one must always use the means least costly in terms of distress caused .
17 This removes the emphasis from public transport , the role this plays in employment and the fostering of economic and social development .
18 While this contributes to crime prevention , especially with respect to joy-riders who steal and drive cars at speed at might ( which requires neighbourhood men in West Belfast to work might duty ) , it has none of the wider community service functions evident in Easton .
19 This refers to principles and rules which govern agreements and relationships entered into by individuals and undertakings .
20 I admit to feeling a little dubious regarding the adequacy of these small filtration units and this was well-founded in some respects as I discovered that although the two models are described as 35 and 55 gallon capacity no mention is made in the advertising that this refers to US gallons not Imperial .
21 Freeman suggested that this refers to participation in a ceremony of confirmation at Southampton in 1016 , or to Cnut 's coronation by Archbishop Lyfing in 1017 .
22 Finally , Schrager and Short focus on ‘ illegal ’ acts , but they do not stress that this refers to acts punishable by the state regardless of whether they are subsumed under civil , administrative , or criminal law .
23 Essentially this refers to forms of altruism between unrelated individuals .
24 On the other hand , a glance at the likes of Federico Mendez suggests if he is good enough , he is old enough — unless you subscribe to the theory that the dates of birth of Argentinian props are as suspect as those of Pakistani fast bowlers ! ( * For the cricketers this refers to Mike and Mike , not Wes and Charlie ) .
25 This refers to people 's progress through life : a result both of their attempts to maintain personal esteem and , at the same time , social respect deriving from other people 's evaluations .
26 This refers to disorder on a widespread scale , and the officer should take into account not merely his own resources , but those that can be made available to him through the use of the mutual aid provisions of the Police Act 1964 .
27 This refers to sales and purchases of government securities on the open market by the Bank of England .
28 Note that this refers to card subjects , so the light and shade effects found in a plant canopy will be absent .
29 This refers to job rather than employing industry but is very long and complicated owing to world-wide coverage .
30 This refers to data about the sub-assembly itself .
  Next page