Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] the [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Progressive Socialist Party ( PSP ) of the Druze leader Walid Jumblatt had likewise said that it would participate in the elections , although Jumblatt on July 17 expressed reservations about the new electoral law , reiterating that he did not think that conditions were yet right for the holding of elections . |
| 2 | The smallest insect alive during the Age of Dinosaurs must have been more than a million times smaller than Brontosaurus . |
| 3 | Powerhouse coach , Vince Krawczyk , argued : ‘ The semi-final was the best preparation possible for the match with Components . |
| 4 | HARRIET Harman yesterday staked a claim for Labour as the party for women whose needs she said had been ignored under 13 years of Conservative rule . |
| 5 | Working for patients has been criticised for failing to emphasise the importance of people and not being more specific about the need for personnel management . |
| 6 | I do think , however , that Jenkins and Kramarae are still right about the treatment of women . |
| 7 | He was clearly right about the battle of ideas . |
| 8 | My hon. Friend is certainly right about the number of days lost through strikes . |
| 9 | Contradictions can be subsumed in something so unproblematic as the designation of places . |
| 10 | There was nothing remotely sensible or well-balanced about the turmoil of emotions his touch was arousing , Luce thought distractedly . |
| 11 | Both these countries indicate that the spoken language base is unnecessary for the specification of places and people ( a particular use which hearing users make of fingerspelling ) , since fingerspelled names are not used . |
| 12 | The need to control costs and optimize on resources has led to centralized shared cataloguing , largely made possible through the adoption of standards such as the machine readable catalogue ( MARC ) record and the Anglo-American cataloguing rules . |
| 13 | But her new sheets smelled of lavender and there was a comforting stone hot-water-bottle at the foot of the bed , wrapped up in part of an old blanket so that it would not bruise her toes , and Victoria 's gentle breathing was drowsy as the humming of bees , and she slept , with the tears drying on her cheeks . |
| 14 | Most of the enemy still seemed to be asleep as the avalanche of horses and riders bore down upon them in pounding fury . |
| 15 | In the rat this method can be regarded as specific for the enterochromaffin like cells , because the mast cells are few in the mucosa and restricted to the superficial layer . |
| 16 | Something struck him as odd about the number of books cited for the new library . |
| 17 | The frequent attention given to the management of river banks has made many unsuitable for the nesting of Kingfishers , and the frequent clearance of marginal vegetation has been to the detriment of species such as the Reed Bunting , Sedge and Reed Warbler . |
| 18 | The latter effectively reduces the amount of sunlight falling directly into the water and generally makes conditions inhospitable for the growth of algae . |
| 19 | It is safe to assume that a guardian will be appointed in most cases and the rules state that the appointment should be made as soon as practicable after the commencement of proceedings ( FPCR , r10(1) ; FPR , r4.10(1) ) . |
| 20 | ICI 's PLASTICS BUSINESS IS VERY clear about the sort of materials that it makes and sells . |
| 21 | First let us be clear about the use of words . |
| 22 | ‘ No , the Government is very clear about the importance of Alevels . |
| 23 | The costs of using a market , therefore , will be high for the organization of transactions that involve highly specific assets . |
| 24 | There was nothing funny about the train of incidents following the berth of the oil tanker Fonny at Hamble oil terminal — she spilt 80 tonnes of Wytch Farm crude into Southampton Water . |
| 25 | The first of these , an HMI Report on local history classes throughout the Cambridge Extra-Mural Board 's area in 1954 , commented very favourably upon the general standard of teaching in both university and WEA courses and was also complimentary about the quality of students ' work . |
| 26 | Or are laces adequate for the majority of runners ? |
| 27 | Ards now have Erskine , Bustard and McCourt doubtful for the replay with injuries . |
| 28 | Hybrid vigour may well have contributed to the robustness with which the ranch escapees established themselves so widely , quickly spreading along the waterways and coasts and filling a niche left virtually empty after the removal by gamekeepers of otters , stoats and polecats . |
| 29 | I have seen carp humping the surface over the top of this ledge and even leaping clear of the water on occasions , and at one point along the bottom of the shelf a dense mudcloud was invariably evident . |
| 30 | ’ Gabriel , having both hands round the playmaster 's wrist , managed to pull his face free of the spread of fingers . |