Example sentences of "[noun pl] of [noun] [noun] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There can be little doubt that a GIS approach has wide applicability in all sorts of location problems where the goal is to minimize ( rather than , as conventionally , maximize ) accessibility to a population . |
| 2 | He was at the garden party on Guy Fawkes Night in 1938 when the honourable member for Stockton , Harold Macmillan , burnt Chamberlain in effigy , and he earned the thanks of Bob Boothby later the same evening when he happened upon him making love to Macmillan 's wife against a turkey-oak tree — and went deaf and blind . |
| 3 | Ah 've seen pictures of drinkin' vessels where the only way of gettin' at the liquor is through the penis , but Ah 've never seen fellatio depicted or pictures of miniatures like this … |
| 4 | He gave Taylor a positive report in the small hours of Wednesday night when the England manager returned from Oslo — where he watched Norway beat Holland 2-1 — and McMenemy returned from Rome . |
| 5 | The movements of water affect both the surface structure of the land ( its topography ) ; the overall climate ; and the day-to-day weather . |
| 6 | If you make any change to your booking within 6 weeks of departure date then the change will be treated as a cancellation and the cancellation charges shown in paragraph 4 will apply . |
| 7 | This chapter looks at the limited right of challenge to the validity of an expert 's decision , and explains : ( 1 ) that it is the parties to a contract who get involved in various kinds of court proceedings where the validity of the decision is challenged , and not the expert ( 13.2 ) ; ( 2 ) the grounds for challenge ( 13.3 ) ; ( 3 ) the earlier history of the law of mistake in expert determination ( 13.4 ) ; ( 4 ) more recent developments ( 13.5 ) ; ( 5 ) the current position ( 13.6 ) ; ( 6 ) speaking and non-speaking decisions ( 13.7 ) ; ( 7 ) points of law ( 13.8 ) ; ( 8 ) construction of documents ( 13.9 ) ; ( 9 ) various other aspects of mistake ( 13.10 – 13.13 ) ; and ( 10 ) the future of the doctrine ( 13.14 ) . |
| 8 | However , if droplets of helium form then the random collisions of atoms and molecules on the droplet largely cancel out whilst the tendency for gravitational separation rises in proportion to the number of atoms in the droplet . |
| 9 | Now the path ran through heather high above the burn , past circular sheepfolds long disused and over the stony beds of side streams where the grass hung smooth and inviting , concealing ankle-breaking drops . |
| 10 | Then onto the bright lights of Las Vegas where the glittering shows , the gambling and the fun continues 24 hours a day . |
| 11 | The five committee members of the Literary Lionisers were subdued ; they had talked about the horrors of Saturday night incessantly the day before . |
| 12 | On the supply side , the main sources of equity investment notably the Business Expansion Scheme , the venture capital industry and the Unlisted Securities Market are aimed at larger ‘ small ’ businesses . |
| 13 | After the death of Lucius Titius , Publius Maevius again demanded from the heirs of Lucius Titius either the office or its price . |
| 14 | You need to be warned that seats on the Santa Specials are at a premium during the weekends of Christmas week when the railway is enterprisingly capitalising on the school holiday period as well as the season of celebrations . |
| 15 | The two types of mirror look much the same after being buried for centuries , but when the microstructure is examined at high magnification , as in Figures 5.15e and f , it is possible to distinguish between tinned bronze and the high-tin alloy . |