Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] [adv prt] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reader interprets this as " the echo died away " , but is aware that the sound has conjured up birds for the people . |
| 2 | WISH you were here can so easily become ‘ wish we 'd never gone ’ when you arrive home to find that burglars have emptied the tool shed , the pipes have burst and the dog has picked up fleas in the kennels . |
| 3 | Netherwood has carried out modifications to the kit and relaunched it as the Rotorway Exec 90 , currently selling for $35,000 including power plant . |
| 4 | ‘ Also with Kerrang spelling all c's as k's and all s's as z's , ’ Dave continued , ‘ the editor has to sort out problems with the typesetters who are always trying to correct our copy . |
| 5 | The LDDC has opened up committees to the public . |
| 6 | Genetic engineering has opened up possibilities for the introduction of genes which confer the ability to produce either insecticidal toxins or semiochemicals which alter insect behaviour . |
| 7 | Concern for the environment has focused out attention on the world 's ecological problems . |
| 8 | For example , ICI has set up schemes around the world to recover and recycle CFCs , with the aim of being able to reduce their production . |
| 9 | General Philippe Morillon has set up headquarters in the town , which has been under Serb siege for 11 months , according to Laurens Jolles , of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees . |
| 10 | For certain classes of property the Government has laid down rules about the level of standard charge . |
| 11 | However , the attack has brought back memories of the last battle between rival operators . |
| 12 | However , the attack has brought back memories of the last battle between rival operators . |
| 13 | I notice she has brought in reinforcements in the person of Villette . ’ |
| 14 | The Economic and Social Research Council has cut back work on the 1991 census and its ‘ positive health ’ centre for health promotion . |
| 15 | Although the government has tightened up rules at the slaughterhouse , and taken action to stop infected meat reaching our food , it 's still JUST possible that diseased meat scraps might reach some meat products . |
| 16 | The Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd , has ruled out devaluation of the pound . |
| 17 | JOHN PERMAN , the former depot manager at Charlton , has taken over responsibility for the primary distribution project from BOB PARLE to enable Bob to take up his new duties as departmental director , distribution operations , when Derek Graham retires in August . |
| 18 | IN THE wake of his suspension , French prop GREGOIRE LASCUBE has taken up refereeing in the hope that his six months ' ban will be reduced . |
| 19 | Increased nuclear power production has taken up part of the electricity generation market lost by oil but the expansion of nuclear power has been far less significant than was planned for and predicted throughout the 1970s . |
| 20 | Rumour has it that he has taken up residence in the port of Leith , near enough to Edinburgh but , should matters go wrong , the best place for his departure by land or sea . |
| 21 | The company has taken out insurance for the directors and officers of group companies in respect of their duties as directors and officers of the group . |
| 22 | He has taken out patents for the process and for the chips . |
| 23 | Acting through a second firm of lawyers , Jean-Jacques Walter has taken out proceedings against the French State in the European courts of Strasbourg and Luxemburg for violating the European Convention of Human Rights and failing to apply the Treaty of Rome . |
| 24 | Certainly it has kept up pressure on the Government to continue its public commitment to human rights , exemplified by President Fujimori 's directive warning that those securities services responsible for violations would be severely punished ; and the granting of access to Public Ministry prosecutors and representatives of the International Red Cross ( ICRC ) to all centres of detention in the emergency zones , including military bases , to check on the condition of detainees . |
| 25 | The group has ploughed back £31m into the business over the last six months which boss John Roberts says should lead to further improvements in services . |
| 26 | It envisages sucking up 45% of the multi-user Intel market in the first 24 months of NT 's life . |
| 27 | There I am on the neatly mown grass that says Keep Off Grass with the pigeon pinned under my armpit trying to bend its neck double and it smacking me in the face with one wing , when all of a sudden there 's this : ‘ Oi ! ’ |
| 28 | Captain Margaret is the owner of the privateer The Broken Heart with which he intends to open up trade in the Spanish Main with the Indians whom he hopes to rescue from the harsh exploitation of Spanish settlers . |
| 29 | The council hopes to send out bills by the end of March with rebates and transitional relief included . |
| 30 | In 1816 – 18 the second Marquess of Bute had the courtyard cleared of vegetation and rubble , and in 1871 – 79 the third Marquess cleared out the moat and engaged the architect William Burges to carry out restoration of the masonry . |