Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 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 | ‘ No , the nose and the hair are in the family , ’ my brother agreed . |
| 3 | Do not worry about this so long as all or most of the important symptoms of the case are in the remedy . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | In drama we have a great advantage over other subjects in that non-verbal language and narrative are at the centre of our work . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Paul Jenkins , of the National Occupational Hygiene Service charity , has said that ‘ Court cases over passive smoking are on the way . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | A few , a tiny few , recognise how unreasonable this attitude is , but the overwhelming majority are for the time being standing firm . ’ |
| 15 | The majority are in the upland regions of the North and West ( figure 7.1 ) . |
| 16 | Owing to the increased employment on war work , trade union membership had in any case been on the increase . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Subjects like robotics and micro electronics are on the curriculum for a group of gifted ten year olds . |
| 20 | And despite the fact that Ministry are on the brink of a Metallica-scale take-over in the US , Barker hints that he and Jourgensen are now questioning how much further they actually want to push the band . |
| 21 | Also , would it be possible to have my cheque books , which at present are in the counterfoil format , in the smaller format from now on ? |
| 22 | Where efficiency and speed are of the essence , investors will look elsewhere . |
| 23 | The ancient Mill House and Pond are in the heart of the settlement of Swanage , first mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ( 877 ) . |
| 24 | Burks & Hare are on the road with the Addams Family and the cast of Macbeth — all the funeral of the fair ! — and you 're stuck with the Inspiral Carpets , The Real People and Family Gotown . |
| 25 | Much data in geography are in the form of counts , and a frequent question of interest is the relation of an average count to a set of explanatory variables . |
| 26 | The Revenue are of the view that a taxpayer 's home ( even if a rented flat ) can be his main residence even if he does not own it . |
| 27 | SUDBURY Rugby Club are at the forefront of a campaign to give minnows of the new national league set-up a bigger slice of the game 's sponsorship cake . |
| 28 | Details of some of the programme are in the Calendar of Events . |
| 29 | ‘ The Opposition are against the creation of specially-favoured categories based on status or affluence , ’ he said , and would vote against Mr Hurd 's proposals . |
| 30 | The abbey ruins and battlefield are in the care of English Heritage . |