Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] the [noun] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | backing up , when I er , at , at the appeal , the medical centre made a very long presentation over the proximity , the closeness to their erm , surgery and they argued about the height of buildings , now it got passed as sheltered united , er , which means elderly and quiet occupancy . |
| 2 | He discovered just how good during the three weeks that elapsed between the signing of contracts and the opening . |
| 3 | An inquiry directed at a not necessarily random sample of employers in 1984 asked about the number of workers they had whose stay with the organisation was recognised by both sides as being temporary . |
| 4 | In the final confrontation between Willard and Kurtz , the latter contends that the Viet Cong are more successful because they are more ruthless , citing an incident ( also unsupported by evidence ) where the Viet Cong lopped off the arms of children who had been inoculated by the Americans . |
| 5 | Shafts of sunlight gleamed through the avenue of trees , warming the air so that she felt no need to wear the jacket she had brought with her as a precaution against the temperamental nature of Danish weather , holding it casually instead over one arm , perfectly comfortable in the same linen dress she had worn the previous evening . |
| 6 | Lamps glowed through the ports of boats , vehicles had driving lights on . |
| 7 | Er , I think it would be far better to have a streamlined regulatory system which would make the much cheaper and more efficient and I 'm glad that the honourable gentleman seems to be agreeing and perhaps he could try and persuade his honourable mefem member on the front bench that legislation , primary legislation is needed , I 'm glad to hear he 's working on it erm on on the second on the second point he made about the number of regulations , I 'm not sure I would agree with him that the best way of resolving this problem is to have less regulations er er though I would agree with the general er thrust of what he might be saying and that is that if the regulatory system was to concentrate on promoting higher professional standards and have less emphasis on rules and regulations then I think that would help . |
| 8 | It had echoed after she 'd left him , as she 'd turned into the archway in the wall and passed through the shrubbery of azaleas and magnolias and tree mallows , as she 'd passed through the drawing-room and the hall . |
| 9 | Then , ignoring her indignant gasp , he made for the chest of drawers with the clear intention of searching that also . |
| 10 | They rode through the stink of pyres where local men were burning the bodies of the beasts killed the night before , and then the land dipped and they were back in the Dales proper with the hills behind them and some of the chill wind cut off . |
| 11 | The truce also provided for the continuation of discussions about a permanent peace between the two realms . |
| 12 | Article 67 of the Treaty of Rome provided for the abolition of restrictions on the movement of capital within the Community during the first twelve years of the Community 's existence . |
| 13 | The Yasa provided for the settlement of disputes and affairs of honour only between the races of the True People , for they alone were equipped with the talons with which the kanly — formal mortal combat — was fought . |
| 14 | The US Supreme Court on Dec. 12 struck down a New York state law which provided for the seizure of profits made by convicted criminals from publicizing their crimes . |
| 15 | He payed for the education of children from the families who could n't afford it , and the ablest of the children he sent to university . |
| 16 | My hon. and learned Friend the Member for Burton also referred to the need to maintain what he described as the quality of managers in prisons , and my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has also spoken about that . |
| 17 | as we walked , sunshine seeped through the canopy of branches , bathing the forest in clear pools of light , and women raking in the distance would be suddenly spotlit , their pine-needles turning from tawny to amber . |
| 18 | Almost she rose through the strata of realities to wakefulness , but then her lover glided his fingers gently over the curve of her jaw to mine pleasure from her throat . |
| 19 | I 'll meet you there , ’ and he left Willie and headed towards the group of listeners with Sammy at his heels . |
| 20 | Perhaps it is time we placed less emphasis on our role as individual therapists teaching specialist skills , and moved towards the position of educators and organizers of self-help services . |
| 21 | Twelve members of the European Community moved towards the standardization of workers ' rights as contained in the Social Chapter of the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 22 | When , for example , Lok and Fa hear the laughter of the new people , we are told " the laughter rose like the charm of starlings ' ( p.152 ) . |
| 23 | Two had broken and egg-yolk oozed into the cracks of paving-stones . |
| 24 | The shoreline bristled with the spikes of spears and swords , rammed into the hard mud , no longer needed . |
| 25 | After the Ventures period , Moseley moved into the manufacture of Dobros until about 1969 . |
| 26 | He started up , engaged a gear and moved into the line of cars , three behind the Renault . |
| 27 | She glanced up with dread and peered into the sea of faces that was watching her with curiosity . |
| 28 | Left leg straight , foot still braced against the ground , heel raised , toes gouged into the litter of leaves as if scrabbling for a hold . |
| 29 | I was astonished , and a little dismayed , by the ease with which Dana entered into the spirit of things , giving Indian war-whoops and clowning and laughing in a way I thought was rather contemptible . |
| 30 | As he moved along the rows of guns , his wooden leg sounded dull thuds . |