Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [prep] the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The death of Marcos offers a momentous opportunity for the Aquino government to rally the people behind the ideals which swept it to power : freedom and democracy , bread and justice . |
| 2 | Blaine Trump , wrapped in Christian Lacroix chiffon , organised the social portion of the night , held inside a balloon-filled tent at the Lincoln Center . |
| 3 | Charles feels the strong pull of the Highlands , but Diana seldom stays for long |
| 4 | Ministers were also discussing a much more radical reform of the CAP which Agriculture Commissioner Ray MacSharry hoped would rectify the current situation where 80 per cent of agricultural support in the EC went to 20 per cent of its farmers . |
| 5 | With the drop in agricultural support from the EC and with the policy of Set Aside taking land out of farming production , local farmers should be encouraged to use their spare land in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty more sensitively . |
| 6 | A pity about that Dutchman : their union had taken place in a narrow cabin on the North Sea , crossing from The Hague to Harwich in a Force Nine gale , and they had omitted to exchange names and addresses . |
| 7 | The right building in the West End would have been expensive , so the company bought Porters South in 1988 for £2.7 million — and set about the £10.3 million conversion . |
| 8 | Only by constant bargaining can a president hope to bring order to the inherent chaos of the US political system and thereby give it direction and purpose . |
| 9 | The French press noted that the Mauritanian government 's pro-Iraqi alignment during the Gulf war had lost it the financial support of certain Gulf states , leaving it more dependent on French aid . |
| 10 | MIDDLESBROUGH Mohawks face a nervous wait for the safe arrival of Norman Findlay from the United States to boost their chances of lifting the Second Division championship at Wembley on Sunday . |
| 11 | Scotland has already phased out its only Magnox plant which occupied part of the Hunterston site and won acclaim as the world 's most efficient nuclear reactor when it was operating . |
| 12 | Federal prosecutors say the three were involved in planting five bombs with a total of 150 kg ( 330 lb ) of explosives outside a single-storey building at the Quebec Barracks in Osnabrueck , near the Dutch border , in July 1989 . |
| 13 | EUROPEAN funding for the Highlands worth £20 million a year could cover health initiatives — the first time that spending on health has been considered for such grant aid . |
| 14 | The decision created ripples throughout California , Joanne is a computer expert , she was head of the technical division at the California state lottery until her firing earlier this year after a period of sick leave . |
| 15 | Midway through 1906–07 Archie was deployed at right-back in the Palace line-ups , although he had a few outings on the right wing , and he played throughout our fabulous progress to the FA Cup quarter-finals . |
| 16 | Prominent on the eastern horizon are the peaks of Foinaven and Arkle , both names given to race-horses , Foinavon achieving fame as the 1967 Grand National winner and Arkle the triple winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup . |
| 17 | Meanwhile , Kirsteen McEwan , a triple winner at the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Under-18 Championships earlier this month , spearheads Scotland 's team for the European Junior Championships in Sofia from 11-17 April . |
| 18 | From Viking times the strong settlement of the Whitby region finds a counterpart in exports of jet ornaments to west Norway . |
| 19 | A pleasant dip at the Orchidea |
| 20 | Remittance Man is a definite starter for the Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon next Tuesday . |
| 21 | The French-trained Lion Cavern , who was beaten a length by Rodrigo de Triano in the Middle Park Stakes , has been confirmed a definite starter for the Newbury race , which has attracted 13 acceptors . |
| 22 | The resulting conflict , the Battle of Grunberg , was unusual in that it consisted almost entirely of mounted troops on both sides , the best of the Empire 's knights versus the most mobile part of the Orc horde . |
| 23 | One possible link between the Wakesfield and Tyneside incidents stems from the Gateshead gas depot explosion late on Tuesday night , a year and a day after an IRA killing in Yorkshire . |
| 24 | A provision for Possible funding by the EEC of pilot schemes to demonstrate to farmers the enlarged objectives of investment aid via a development plan . |
| 25 | In the course of the previous two generations the junior branch of the Nevilles , Warwick and his father Salisbury , had established an important northern affinity within the three lordships . |
| 26 | In the course of the previous two generations the junior branch of the Nevilles , Warwick and his father Salisbury , had established an important northern affinity within the three lordships . |
| 27 | I had no intention of taking the Transit up West — I 'd had enough trouble round the launderette , which doubles as a common room for the junior branch of the Hackney National Front — so I left it parked outside the front door in exactly the spot where Frank and Salome usually plug in the nightlight for their VW Golf . |
| 28 | Wayne Talbot of WATCH , the junior branch of the RSNC Wildlife Trusts Partnership , will present the RockWATCH Roadshow , which brings geology to life and unravels the mysteries of the earth . |
| 29 | The research will investigate patterns of cross-ethnic interaction in the Manchester fashion trade , the uses of various rhetorical conventions such as joking and mutual stereotyping , and the ethnic basis of competition in the industry for prized values and resources . |
| 30 | Gas will be processed on site and sold under a 15-year contract to the SSGC , which is constructing a 408 km pipeline from Kadanwari to Karachi . |