Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 But first , bearing all these matters in mind , let us return to consider the activities that come under the heading of social research .
2 There are presently around 600 active volcanoes on the continents or exposed above the sea as islands .
3 On receiving the indicative offers we will discuss the pros and cons with the directors and will help evaluate alternative deal structures .
4 Henry O'Bree was depressed about the exams and left behind a suicide note .
5 Perhaps it was the name of Carmichael — the closest that London was to get to contact with the black revolt that year- and the name of Marcuse that pulled in the crowds that went to the Roundhouse for the fortnight .
6 Looking about him at the great press of people , the escalator that was a river of people flowing on and on , the crowds that streamed down the stairs so that if a train was held up there would be room for no more to squeeze on to the platform , he wondered why a terrorist group had never thought of putting a bomb in the tube .
7 This means they just sent it off , hoping it would pass all the checks and get on the right flight .
8 The report considers which level of geographical unit is most suited to analysing regional problems in the Community from the three levels defined in the mid-1970s and subsumed under the French acronym , NUTS levels I , II and III .
9 Divide the cake mixture between the cans and place on a greased baking tray .
10 The students may measure the cans or refer to the information sheet for dimensions .
11 From Penberi you can either retrace your steps along the Ffos-y-Mynach and return to the road by Penberi Farm .
12 If the accounts of British politics between 1832 and 1867 pointed to the sovereignty of Parliament , then the accounts that came to the fore after that period made the additional point that the sovereignty of the people was behind this and was now of the constitutional and political essence .
13 Real accounts — these are the accounts that deal with the assets or property of the business , e.g. fixtures and fittings ; kitchen equipment ; office equipment ; freehold premises .
14 No debt of the Business which may be owing at Completion is overdue by more than eight weeks and the amount of such debts ( less the amount of any provision or reserve calculated on the same basis as that applied in the Accounts and disclosed in the Disclosure Letter ) will be recoverable in full in the ordinary course of business and in any event not later than eight weeks after Completion and none of the said debts is subject to any counter-claim or set-off except to the extent of any such provision or reserve .
15 We can all go and invest in PEPs , we can all go and invest in pension plans and all of that gets taken by the institutions and put into the stock market .
16 Firing a gas kiln is an art and despite all his care the potter submits his ware to the flames and delights in the subtle variations that are beyond his control .
17 She prowled among the desks and glowered at the action boards as if they were a bunch of football hooligans .
18 It should perhaps be mentioned that there are also accounting exemptions for medium-sized companies ( annual turnover not exceeding £5750000 ) but these are modest and are barely worth the effort and expense of preparing separate accounts for the shareholders and filing with the Registrar of Companies .
19 In the event it was only those six states in which agitation for closer political and economic integration had been strongest in the 1940s , with political support at the highest level , which entered into the discussions that led to the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community ( ECSC ) .
20 Later when the video is finished they will all sit back and view each of the attempts and learn from the mistakes .
21 Richard Pryor ( who was never given another chance to explore this side of his acting ability ) , Yaphet Kotto and Harvey Keitel star as the workers who attempt to break the chains that bind with a break-in at their corrupt union 's headquarters .
22 These latter awards will comprise groups of units containing the competences that emerge from the work of Industry Lead Bodies .
23 The colour range is amazing and there is generally enough for the hems and sewing on the buttons of one garment on each reel .
24 The tacksmen , he told Johnson , were emigrating , unable to comply with the exorbitant rents demanded by the lairds and deluded by the dreams of wealth they had promised their own tenants .
25 It 's cramped if there are four of you , but the atmosphere is very friendly and relaxed — neighbours popping in to borrow a cup of sugar or a 50p coin for the electricity meter , children running along the balconies or playing on the thin strip of grass between the blocks .
26 The Fabians recognized the dangers that lay in the establishment of a powerful centralized bureaucracy .
27 But I do know they would weigh up the dangers and think about the very fact that they could fly .
28 on your argument then anybody who who works their way up through the ranks and gets to the top has got ta become corrupted !
29 A target of 20 kilograms per hectare a year has been proposed by the Canadians and backed by a number of scientists from the USA .
30 King William appointed John Dalrymple as his representative and adviser in Scotland with the post of Secretary for Scotland and it was from that position of power that he influenced the machinations that led to the massacre in Glencoe .
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