Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [vb past] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The strips ran in both directions , creating a number of crosses . |
| 2 | They had not yet given their opinion to the present proposal — given outline permission by East Hampshire District council 's northern area planning sub-committee on March 24th — because the plans had at that stage only been submitted in outline . |
| 3 | Moreover , although the Rules sprang from this conflict , they did not in terms go further than saying that persons in custody should not be questioned without first being cautioned . |
| 4 | He recognized that the plebs participated to some extent in the affairs of the city ( 6.4.5 ) . |
| 5 | The ever expanding knowledge of the builders led to these forms . |
| 6 | She was being carried into strange , alien territory , grim and bleak , in and out of stations with unfamiliar names , where the porters shouted to each other in uncouth accents . |
| 7 | The trumpets blew on both sides . |
| 8 | ‘ I hope she 'll be lucky , ’ the wife of one of the brothers said without any feeling . |
| 9 | For the time being let me conclude by admitting that the considerations adumbrated in this section do not prove the dependence thesis . |
| 10 | The words tumbled over each other in her eagerness. ‘ 'T WOULD only be for a day or so while I try to get a message to the Queen . |
| 11 | Where there is nothing to show that the parties have used language in any other than its strict and ordinary sense , and where the words interpreted in that sense are sensible with reference to extrinsic circumstances , it is an inflexible rule of construction that the words shall be interpreted in that strict and primary sense even though they may be capable of some popular or secondary interpretation and even though the most conclusive evidence of the intention to use them in such popular sense is tendered ( Enlayde Ltd v Roberts [ 1917 ] 1 Ch 109 : obligation to reinstate property destroyed by fire included an obligation to reinstate where the destruction was caused by incendiary bombs ) . |
| 12 | The US Federal Trade Commission is reviewing a new staff report on the anti-trust allegations against Microsoft Corp , but a decision on the matter probably is still weeks away , lawyers familiar with the case told the Wall Street Journal : with a two-to-two vote in February , the commission did n't accept staff recommendations to seek an injunction preventing the company from using its market power to engage in allegedly unfair competitive practices ; after the tied vote , the commissioners asked for more information in an effort to resolve the deadlock ; the status report , which was delivered to commissioners last week , provides additional support for the staff 's call for action . |
| 13 | The central position which the Communists occupied in these campaigns was a result of their international connections , which made them appear as the principal opponents of Fascism . |
| 14 | The companies vied with each other to find new settings for the basic story-lines and messages that they had to put over . |
| 15 | The rhynchosaurs had by that time became extinct . |
| 16 | The parents glanced at each other and Mrs Hobden nodded slowly . |
| 17 | The filing-cabinets ran in all directions , and these were only the cards and the photographs . |
| 18 | As the days meandered into each other she found herself spending all her free time painting , even though she had known almost from the start that painting him was not going to exorcise him . |
| 19 | As the years went by these farms were bought up . |
| 20 | Not of course that the comparisons seemed in any way apposite at the time . |
| 21 | The fuel for the plants came from several uranium mines located around the country . |
| 22 | Eventually the convulsions subsided to some extent and he could hear what she was saying . |
| 23 | Against the $9.5 billion of deposit liabilities outstanding at the end of 1985 , the banks had at that time only about $1.5 billion of assets in the form of dinar credits . |
| 24 | The teams competed against each other ( and a freak heatwave ) to make the highest profits for their branch , and the eventual winners were Ireland , with England runners-up , Wales third and Scotland fourth . |
| 25 | In the main ballroom , the lights blazed from all sides and the many mirrors reflected the light a thousand-fold . |
| 26 | The changes came after several weeks of pressure on the President to reshuffle the government . |
| 27 | The thugs fled in another car leaving Carl , 11 , in the road in Wednesbury , West Midlands . |
| 28 | Although teacher training represented one of the three major priorities identified by the Warnock Committee , the resources devoted to this priority have been meagre , despite a strong commitment to training from teachers , LEAs , staff of higher education , HMI and the DES itself . |
| 29 | The final choice , yet to be made , centred as much around how the suppliers coped with these demands as much as the actual performance figures . |
| 30 | A place where the trees sang to each other in a secret tongue made for praise . |