Example sentences of "[prep] the [adj] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the coal face , the butties were responsible for the actual mining processes , overseen by colliery company officials ; the butties were in charge of organizing and paying for the winning of coal , though not in all cases for its transport to the pithead . |
| 2 | He had understood Mr Murray 's reference to ‘ no price will be payable for the transfer ’ to mean that he ( Mr Gillespie ) would not be liable for the actual transfer costs , such as stamp duty . |
| 3 | Using the fluid inclusions trapped in quartz , one of the most common minerals associated with metalliferous ores , precision rubidium-strontium isochrons have been obtained for the actual ore fluids . |
| 4 | There are two columns of measurements to enter , the first column being for the actual body measurements and the second for the amount of ease that you wish to add to each of the actual measurements . |
| 5 | Table 3.2 shows figures for the estimated unemployment percentages in 1984–85 for selected countries . |
| 6 | The organization nevertheless attracted 50,000 supporters to a rally in central Sofia on Jan. 14 when it presented its platform for the round table talks . |
| 7 | Unionists insisted that the conference would mark the cut-off point for the round table talks . |
| 8 | The year since Mandela was freed may have been pretty interesting politically ; but for the Armed Response boys , it has been an absolute ball . |
| 9 | This type of machine was used for the digital sound recordings made by the Nippon Columbia company in 1972 , instead of for video . |
| 10 | UNBEATEN French juvenile Zieten is poised to join the line-up for the Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket on Thursday . |
| 11 | For the middle class reformers at least , this ‘ new and better world ’ was represented by the rings further out of the city ( Figure 2.4 ) . |
| 12 | ‘ That was probably some cult object for the prehistoric island dwellers . ’ |
| 13 | If the number of successful matches is less than some specified number ( the system has been tested with this limit set to 100 ) , then the actual words for the saved array subscripts are retrieved from the structure . |
| 14 | Popular spot for the after- office drinks . |
| 15 | The implications of 1992 for the internal trade relations of the |
| 16 | Despite the greater emphasis on additional facilities , it has been necessary for the ordinary financing arrangements to be enlarged by regular increases in quotas . |
| 17 | Two of the rigs were to provide transport for the ordinary sect members , after their release . |
| 18 | He is already being blamed by some sections of the party for the redistributive tax plans which , it is said , lost Labour potential support . |
| 19 | Hard times for the Peruvian guano diggers , |
| 20 | When the community midwife calls at home on day 6 or 7 to take the heel prick blood sample for the usual screening tests she asks whether or not they want their son tested for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and marks the screening card accordingly . |
| 21 | Tremayne , Mackie and Perkin were all in the family room for the usual evening drinks . |
| 22 | The identified block is ready for the usual editing options — cutting , copying , moving and pasting . |
| 23 | I warmed to it first of all because , like the Eggle New York elsewhere in this issue , it obviously is n't trying to be anything else ; it can stand on its own merits without any need for the usual identikit comparisons . |
| 24 | The 19-year-old Walton girl is in a squad of seven named for the six-stage Ekiden Relays , in Chiba , Japan , on November 23 . |
| 25 | For the reverse engineering provisions to have any real effect , the word " substantial " would have to be interpreted in a quantitative sense which would run counter to copyright law . |
| 26 | Digital Equipment Corp has reported a third quarter net loss of $30.1m , down from a loss last time of $311.3m , on turnover that rose 6.2% at $3,454m ; net loss for the nine months was $364.5m , down from a loss last time of $940.4m , which included a $485.5m charge for the retired employee benefits accounting change , on turnover that rose 4.3% at $10,457m . |
| 27 | The outcome of the civil war was a victory for the right wing forces and the establishment of a military regime under Franco . |
| 28 | This situation was worse for the Communist Party women than it was for the men . |
| 29 | SunSelect 's SunPC — see front page — the $700 software emulator , a replacement for the pre-existing MS-DOS Windows and SunIPC products , is described as a co-development with UK firm Insignia Solutions Ltd , High Wycombe , Buckinghamshire — also in Mountain View , California — partially owned by Microsoft Corp . |
| 30 | What , for example , is the basis for the influential role doctors have been able to play in health service policies ? |