Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Today nearly half of all the vines grown in the white wine vineyards of Champagne are of the Pinot Meunier variety — a practicality only possible because of Pérignon . |
| 2 | Most of the remainder are in the 40–70 range , with the highest grades reaching almost average mental ability . |
| 3 | ‘ No , the nose and the hair are in the family , ’ my brother agreed . |
| 4 | … The proceedings in the present case are for the direct purpose of handing the appellant over so that he may be dealt with on these charges . |
| 5 | Do not worry about this so long as all or most of the important symptoms of the case are in the remedy . |
| 6 | The 275 acres of pasture are of the best and surround the house on all sides , undulating towards distant hills — and to Dublin airport only half-an-hour away . |
| 7 | The implication of sex differences in economic activity for economic inequality are among the questions that are being pursued in my current research with John Ermisch and other colleagues . |
| 8 | Improvements to Ark printing are in the offing , Mr Round believes , as are facilities for transferring data into Ark , which will allow data to be loaded automatically from the firm 's AS/400 database without rekeying . |
| 9 | IBM Corp and Microsoft Corp are among the companies planning to incorporate the Desktop Management Task Force 's Desktop Management Interface into their operating systems . |
| 10 | The story goes that the ends of the bugle strings on the badge are in the form of thistles in remembrance of the regiment 's association with the Highlanders in battle . |
| 11 | Turn-taking and interaction are among the first communicative skills . |
| 12 | Beck 's analysis of this complex project and of the various influences at play are among the finest pages in the book . |
| 13 | Many of the matters which are discussed within this framework are of the greatest importance for social anthropology . |
| 14 | Movements of base level are of the utmost importance in understanding landforms in most parts of the world , for the earth 's surface is in an unstable period of its history . |
| 15 | Well if it was me to keep it balanced I usually put the bigger ones near the bottom or on one side so that the small bit are at the top and the big bits are at the bottom and artistically it looks a bit better balanced but it does n't really matter for the maths where you put it . |
| 16 | In drama we have a great advantage over other subjects in that non-verbal language and narrative are at the centre of our work . |
| 17 | Away from the city centre , the Charlottenburg Palace and the Spandau Citadel are among the bestknown sights , whilst back in Berlin 's heart you can now wander the previously verboten Brandenburg Gate . |
| 18 | Paul Jenkins , of the National Occupational Hygiene Service charity , has said that ‘ Court cases over passive smoking are on the way . |
| 19 | Businesses targeted for the support are in the small to medium range , employing five to 50 people and must be able to show their viability and potential for growth . |
| 20 | A sign telling parents to keep their children under supervision and a poster stating the exhibition is of lesbian photography are at the gallery entrance . |
| 21 | But although there are hundreds of freshwater lochs in Shetland , the majority are on the acidic peatlands and do not produce enough underwater vegetation to satisfy the needs of big grazing birds like swans . |
| 22 | A few , a tiny few , recognise how unreasonable this attitude is , but the overwhelming majority are for the time being standing firm . ’ |
| 23 | The majority are from the surrounding small towns and villages , but some exhibitors come from as far afield as Lincolnshire . |
| 24 | Accounts survive from over 50 collieries within this period , the earliest series dates from the mid-fifteenth century but the great majority are from the seventeenth century . |
| 25 | The majority are in the upland regions of the North and West ( figure 7.1 ) . |
| 26 | Owing to the increased employment on war work , trade union membership had in any case been on the increase . |
| 27 | Certainly , preventive strategies and modern medicine will tend to counteract negative selective forces and will maintain the frequency of the thrifty genotype in human populations , but , as Neel soberly pointed out , ‘ efforts to preserve the diabetes genotype through this transient period of plenty are in the interests of mankind , ’ for some time in the future we may again be glad to have it . |
| 28 | Er yes well that is so this did come through er very very late indeed er in the and the Parish Council of course are in the situation where they have to cover all eventualities and what er Mr is referring to is a suggestion of using a one O six agreement to protect as far as possible the local communities when the tip is erected . |
| 29 | For many young blacks , the only jobs that offer a secure future and steady income are in the armed forces . |
| 30 | The parents of otaku are from the Sixties generation , very democratic and tolerant . |