Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun pl] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There tends to be more division between workers where the strike may be defined as ‘ illegal ’ ; employers are likewise more apt to continue production and employ strikebreakers ; and trade unions are more likely to elicit more public condemnation and encounter ‘ more vigorous state repression ’ when they deliberately flout the law ( ibid.:1125 ) . |
| 2 | RESTRICTED CONTRACTS — the legal term for lettings where the landlord and tenant live in the same house . |
| 3 | Other preparations recommended for minor burns include Nelson 's Burn Ointment and Pakua , a wonderful preparation which aids healing in all sorts of injuries where the skin is damaged . |
| 4 | Pleased , that is , until I discovered that I had forgotten to bring the tea bags — the subsequent ‘ Well , why did n't you bring them then 's , ‘ Why is it always my fault 's reminded me of the Quentin Crisp line that marriage was impossible for him because he could not have tolerated an endless succession of mornings when the first words he heard were , ‘ And another thing ’ — and that there were no birds . |
| 5 | These medical investigations hardly ever revealed any physical or mental abnormality and if the bed-wetter continued thereafter to deplete the quartermaster 's stock of blankets then the British Army had no answer to this situation other than to discharge him honourably from the service without a stain on his character , whatever there might be on his bedclothes . |
| 6 | This was another futile pretension of formality , since anyone wanting to buy from Nana 's small , dusty stock of essentials when the window was shuttered simply wandered into the yard and called for attention . |
| 7 | Formal objections are not invited at this consultation stage as a further period will be allowed for the submission of objections when the proposals are formally advertised . |
| 8 | Could we put on the agenda for a future meeting something called review of guidelines where the , this is exactly the issue . |
| 9 | ‘ No action of damages where the damages claimed consist of or include damages … in respect of personal injuries to any person shall be brought in Scotland against any person unless it is commenced … before the expiration of three years from the date of the act , neglect or default giving rise to the action … |
| 10 | Pupils will be encouraged to use printed lists of keywords when the system is fully operational , One difficulty here is to create keys for subjects which begin with the same first three letters e.g. FARMING and FAROES but the school librarian sees this as a useful information problem for pupils to tackle . |
| 11 | John Howard received his dukedom , supported Richard against rebels later the same year , and died with him at Bosworth . |
| 12 | John Howard received his dukedom , supported Richard against rebels later the same year , and died with him at Bosworth . |
| 13 | Ever dug up a bed of apparently flourishing potatoes , only to find the tubers riddles with holes where the slugs have been at them ? |
| 14 | Because the actual physical damage was so variable in its extent , it was immediately obvious to the early investigators that the almost total mortality was not solely the result of the force of the blast , since there would have been at least a few survivors in areas where the blast was less severe . |
| 15 | The circle then disappears wholly , and a glowing red ring of light within marks out the circle of the portal . |
| 16 | The effect of this was that Central Office , for all its generosity , did not have much control over the selection of candidates in places where the man selected might actually win , and this did not change much before 1914 . |
| 17 | However , the government on Oct. 28 withdrew the National Bank of Pakistan from public sale , on the grounds that it acted as the treasury arm of the State Bank of Pakistan in places where the State Bank had no office . |
| 18 | Approve the amendment of the Solicitors ' Remuneration Order 1972 to provide for the Law Society to grant Remuneration Certificates to either [ i ] residuary beneficiaries in cases where the only executor is a solicitor acting in his or her professional capacity , with a review of the position one year from the date of implementation of the new SRO , or [ ii ] residuary beneficiaries in cases where at least one executor is a solicitor acting in his or her professional capacity . |
| 19 | the introduction of new semi-automatic machines … the increasing use of unskilled and semi-skilled labour in trades hitherto the exclusive preserve of the skilled man … the adaptation of a rudimentary system of standardised and interchangeable parts … the predominance of factory over the workshop as the unit of production … the introduction of aspects of Taylorism , particularly the premium-bonus system ’ . |
| 20 | However , a direct vasomotor effect of central neuropeptide Y on the nepatic artery vasculature , resulting in increased blood flow , can not be ruled out entirely and may indeed be the mechanism causing the observed effect on biliary secretion in dogs where the arterial component to blood flow is significant as opposed to rats . |
| 21 | Care should be taken when undertaking a valuation for a minority shareholder in situations where the firm acts in another capacity for the entity itself . |
| 22 | The nature of those policies with their emphases on private sector developments , home ownership and small businesses , suggests that in part at least the Government is seeking to produce electoral change by introducing traditional Conservative supporters to areas where the party has been very weak — as , for example , in many of the residential developments in London 's Docklands . |
| 23 | However , at Cosmeston the archaeologist has the opportunity to excavate a large portion of the settlement over a long period of time and to use the results to shed light on sites where the excavators have not been so fortunate . |
| 24 | With this there was complete air-conditioning , thermostatically controlled , supplying warmth in winter and cool air in hot summer weather , the former by a combination of steam from the locomotive and electricity from the power-plant at times when the train was standing overnight without a locomotive attached . |
| 25 | Electronics millionaire Alan Sugar , who made a fortune selling hi-fis and computers at prices even the Japanese could not match , is planning to buy back his Amstrad company from investors . |
| 26 | Such inherent problems tend to be discounted , ignored , or even interpreted in a favorable light at times when the political system appears to be successfully meeting the demands and expectations of the populace . |
| 27 | Evidently he did not expect to give riotous or alcoholic parties at times when the tutor might be in . |
| 28 | All too often the change of conditions when the sale is made and the fish is taken home , is all that is needed finally to send the unfortunate creature to that great big goldfish bowl in the sky . |
| 29 | Easy to defend , with its walls still existing , and the two rivers , and of course , with resources , with fuel and war effort , and the kind of buildings where the king could form a court . |
| 30 | The articles in this book demonstrate in a variety of ways where the bias occurs and how it might be redressed . |