Example sentences of "[n mass] [prep] [noun] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The flight originated at Navy Dallas , Grand Prairie , Texas , for an IFR cross-country flight to Washington , D.C. The flight crew could not rotate the aircraft for lift off during the takeoff roll on Runway 17 , 8,000 feet in length .
2 Comparing this map with the ERASRGCP map from Fig. 6.4 will reveal the effect of trying to take uncertainty in the input data into account explicitly on the resulting map pattern .
3 The Met office has just agreed a prestigious deal with the International Civil Aviation Organisation to provide weather data to airlines all over the world .
4 ‘ I 've spent over £400 in petrol alone over the past few months , taking him to meetings and training ’ , Mr Brice confirmed .
5 Sun Microsystems Inc shares were off $2.50 at $32.375 yesterday after the company 's chief financial officer suggested that the quarter 's results may fall below expectations , prompting analysts at Dean Witter and Goldman Sachs to express concern about the workstation maker 's order levels this quarter .
6 Bream from pegs upstream of the shipyard , including odd specimens to 7 lb 8 oz .
7 The old lady would n't reach him in that time ; but the assistant saw her swing her right arm forward , the hand clutching a furled umbrella by its ferrule. the crook of the umbrella hooked inside the front of the little boy 's blazer and hooked him like a fish from water out of the path of the skidding car .
8 ‘ We will continue with the subsidy but with a maximum of £80 per shop instead of the previous £120 , ’ said Mr Thin .
9 The resulting invoice was printed out at the payment counter where Mr. A paid £204.6 plus VAT instead of the proper sum of £710.96 plus VAT. ( iv ) The respondent was arrested on 19 October 1990 .
10 Nearly 30% of Americans all over the country surveyed by the Washington Post said they feared their city would be subject to a terrorist attack .
11 So a car developing 30 horsepower at 60 miles an hour is releasing some 90 kW of heat continuously into the air .
12 BT lost 9p to 392p ahead of the final government sell-off next year .
13 The pound has recently traded at DM2.40 to 2.45 , 12% to 15% down on its former ERM floor and 15% to 18% down on the old DM2.95 central rate .
14 ‘ Sex was a means of access both to the life of the body and the life of the species . ’
15 Most frequently accessed data are stored on the magnetic media and less frequently on the optical media with backup also on the optical .
16 The aim of World in Harmony is to help people in need all over the world , often by channelling huge agricultural surpluses , to those in need .
17 SHARES in Psion leapt from 116p to 135p yesterday after the unlisted securities market-quoted computer maker announced a strong first quarter recovery in sales and profits on the back of its new Series 3 pocket computers .
18 Look here Alan , I 'm ringing you because I want your personal assurance that the local nick will have people on hand tomorrow in the Market Square when the meet assembles . ‘
19 MIRROR Group shares rose 1p to 64p yesterday on the back of rocketing sales .
20 This helped Airtours generate no less than £8m in interest alone during the year .
21 Some banks , such as National Westminster , charge a one-off rate of £3.50 per transaction regardless of the amount or number of different currencies required .
22 Marshall et al detected gastric metaplasia at the margin of ulcers in 92% v 63% elsewhere in the bulb .
23 I figured that Barry must have taken the duck for cover back in the alleyway .
24 BBA 's shares lost 7p to 170p yesterday after the news .
25 It allows four of you entry for just £3.75 per person instead of the usual £7.95 .
26 County councillors have claimed £2,087 for trips abroad during the past year .
27 Trips abroad : County councillors have claimed £2,087 for trips abroad during the past year .
28 County councillors have claimed £2,087 for trips abroad during the past year .
29 Park City received 71cm of snow earlier in the week , a bonanza for recreational skiers but causing a headache for organisers who had already constructed a firm course from artificial snow .
30 ‘ I did n't know you 'd got so bleeding sensitive , ’ she said , pulling a filthy pair of leggings on over the nappy .
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