Example sentences of "this [noun sg] [be] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The secret of this trick is in the preparation of the rings by cutting and resticking them . |
| 2 | ‘ People understand this ox is in the ditch in a way I 've never heard before . |
| 3 | Thus article 10 requires a balancing exercise to be conducted : the balance in this case is between the right to freedom of expression and such restrictions as are necessary in a democratic society for the protection of the reputation of a non-trading corporation which is also a public authority . |
| 4 | ‘ In my opinion , the use proposed for the Official Report of Debates in this case is beyond the meaning of the ‘ reference ’ contemplated in the Resolution of October 1980 . |
| 5 | This case is like the case in which I am lost in cloud and shout out , ‘ Here ’ to let my wife know where I am . |
| 6 | sort of thinking , Ah this prayer is for the children , I 'll pray for the wonderful world that God 's created . |
| 7 | This interaction is under the control of the Chart parser : an existing framework which allows the exploration of various search strategies and input conditions . |
| 8 | A variation on this technique is for the Bank to announce a Minimum Lending Rate which , for a short period ahead , it will apply in any lending to the discount houses . |
| 9 | Rentokil would not have won the coveted Business Enterprise Award as company of the year had it not been for individuals playing their part , as our Chief Executive Clive Thompson reiterated ‘ this award is for the Rentokil people and the contribution this Company has made to improving the environment ’ . |
| 10 | The concern of this course is with the creation and design of beautiful things and the exercise of a high degree of skill in the handling of materials . |
| 11 | The guardian ad litem takes the view that this decision is against the interests of the child and that in some way the inconvenience of the decision ought to be got round . |
| 12 | This expertise was behind the opening of the North Terminal at Gatwick , the new Terminal 4 at Heathrow and the rebuilding of Terminal 3 to give far greater comfort than before . |
| 13 | This Election is about the future . |
| 14 | Most of this industry was on the coalfield at Coatbridge and in the Clyde valley from Motherwell to Glasgow . |
| 15 | This review is about the use of external information by strategic decision makers in enterprises . |
| 16 | The concern in this chapter is with the impact of weak owner control on management efficiency . |
| 17 | The focus of this chapter is on the government side of the equations . |
| 18 | Although we shall return to unit costs briefly , the main focus of this chapter is on the use ( and abuse ) of demographic and related data , which feature in population estimates and in the derivation of specific deprivation indicators and of estimates of risk groups or client populations . |
| 19 | While our discussion in this chapter is of the doctrine of neutrality as such , Rawls ' treatment of it will serve to illustrate the problems involved . |
| 20 | This chapter is about the significance of such a concatenation of development activity , and of the potential for links between them . |
| 21 | This chapter is about the way in which the existing predicament of teachers leads them to become stressed , and it is also about whether stress is inevitable in such circumstances or not . |
| 22 | This chapter is about the way one part of the brain communicates with a different part of the brain . |
| 23 | This chapter is about the extent of government involvement in the economy . |
| 24 | This chapter is about the possibilities for creating learning environments which encourage children to work and learn collaboratively . |
| 25 | An RAF Warrant Officer in the Medical Administration branch , this Veteran was in the war from the start , helping to set up a field hospital . |
| 26 | This irony is at the heart of the British Museum 's witty and challenging exhibition , ‘ Fake ? |
| 27 | & this Helianor was of the daughters , heirs |
| 28 | James 's sentences in this passage are on the average much shorter than those of Conrad ( 35 words per sentence ) . |
| 29 | If the Transfer Regulations do not apply , but it is the transfer of a business as a going concern , the position is governed by the Employment Protection ( Consolidation ) Act 1978 ( although a discussion of this Act is outside the scope of this book ) . |
| 30 | This question is for the railway specialists , but is also included because quizzes are a way to learn odd railway titbits . |