Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the second two pairs devoted to this relationship the same pattern emerges . |
| 2 | Physiologists capitalized on this instrumentation to demonstrate that the electrical activity of the brain and its nerve cells was a function of what the individual was doing , or not doing , or how sensory receptors were stimulated . |
| 3 | On St Kilda solifluction and the formation of pro-talus ramparts occurred at this time ( Sutherland et al. , 1984 ) . |
| 4 | Their voices rose on this note from the kitchen to saturate the bedroom above where on summer evenings you lay rigid with wakefulness . |
| 5 | The 10.0 and 4.8 kb M.spretus -specific fragments cosegregated in this analysis and defined the Oct-11a locus . |
| 6 | Her Majesty 's Inspectors frowned upon this distortion of the purposes of the new school , but proved powerless and in 1955 a Government Circular gave modified approval to the introduction of examination courses in the schools . |
| 7 | Two imperatives flowed from this perspective . |
| 8 | At any one time only two out of five surnames in the parish were those of this hard core of families , but four out of five of the total entries belonged to this group . |
| 9 | For the time being let me conclude by admitting that the considerations adumbrated in this section do not prove the dependence thesis . |
| 10 | It was perhaps inevitable that one of the benefits that both the wives and husbands saw from this approach was a reduction in stock losses . |
| 11 | An interesting difference between B.Eds and PGCEs emerged from this question on modes of assessment . |
| 12 | Interestingly , authors appeared in this group with a frequency more than twice that found in the population at large . |
| 13 | All 49 subjects participated in this study after giving written informed consent . |
| 14 | ’ Despite her anxiety , Melissa 's lips twitched at this description of Rodney Shergold , ‘ and one she called ‘ Eddie ’ . |
| 15 | The high molecular weight proteins phosphorylated in this experiment are proteins endogenous to the nuclear extract ( lanes 7 and 8 ) . |
| 16 | Aspects of the expression of the GGF gene presented here suggest that proteins encoded by this gene have important functions in these events . |
| 17 | Although there are differences between them , each addresses in its own way the range of concerns sketched in this Introduction . |
| 18 | Clerks , public service workers and government officials relented from this strike and caused its downfall . |
| 19 | A third of all teenage temporary workers fell into this category , and most of them were in training Positions under the Youth Training Scheme . |
| 20 | When Goanese Christians complained of this discrimination they were told to start their own order , which they did very successfully . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | There seems little doubt that the prices of 1990 clarets asked in this year 's en primeur promotions will follow the same pattern as last year 's lot : 1989 wines on offer a year ago were reappearing in sales this January at prices up to 25 per cent lower . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | In Britain the impact of prehistoric man has been considered by physical geographers and in a thematic issue of the Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers devoted to this research ( Curtis and Simmons , 1976 , p. 257 ) it was explained that : |
| 25 | Things happened in this period that profoundly influenced sociological thinking in particular , and especially in so far as it related to crime and criminals ; they led to a comprehensive rejection of the most cherished principles of positivist criminology . |
| 26 | Such experiences clearly demonstrated the need for search consultants , and not surprisingly many new headhunting firms emerged and existing businesses flourished in this atmosphere . |
| 27 | Later plays fell below this promise . |
| 28 | Humanism considered the most powerful or most noble within society to be the best readers and directed writing at them not exclusively because writers looked to this class for generous rewards or for some snobbish appeal . |
| 29 | No substantial changes resulted from this preoccupation . |
| 30 | And four figures emerged from this preoccupation with sex , four objects of knowledge , four types of human subjects , subjected ; targets of and anchorages for the categories which were being simultaneously investigated and regulated : the hysterical woman , the masturbating child , the Malthusian couple , and the perverse adult . |