Example sentences of "in [v-ing] [det] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | P&O Distribution and P&O Containers were instrumental in bringing many of the pieces to Chelsea Harbour from around the UK and beyond . |
| 2 | Moderator could the convenor tell us why the Board wishes to be discharged its remit on health and healing when it 's been so successful in bringing this to the notice of the whole church ? |
| 3 | The big research foundations such as the Rowntree or Carnegie Trusts are of vital importance in financing much of the work carried out by universities or other organizations . |
| 4 | US F-111 aircraft using laser-guided " smart " bombs succeeded in stemming much of the flow on Jan. 26-27 by knocking out two manifolds — oil pressure controls — at the Mina al-Ahmadi oil storage facility which fed the Sea Island terminal . |
| 5 | Just now during John 's absence I find amusement and employment in drawing some of the plants of the colony , which will help to render the work on Birds of Australia more interesting . |
| 6 | Those interested in seeing more of the sculptor 's work can visit a museum to him in the village of Sacre Monte , just north of Varese , where he died in 1950 . |
| 7 | The time and expense involved in manufacturing some of the more individualistic pieces of metalwork may ultimately reflect the greater social standing of their users , and this must be appreciated when considering the controls over their distribution pattern . |
| 8 | It also reveals some of the difficulties in relating this to the popular reception of Hitler 's image . |
| 9 | We would also be interested in purchasing some of the more sought after antiquarian guides and books where their value is such that a pure donation might be considered over-generous . |
| 10 | The government argued that ‘ if real progress is to be made in tackling some of the major concentrations of problems , special efforts must be focused on a few cities in the next few years ’ ( HMSO , 1977 , p. 16 ) . |
| 11 | In summarising some of the major developments in the case of the mentally handicapped in 1981 , Peter Mittler wrote : — |
| 12 | In this respect , scientists are aided by recent advances in X-ray techniques which provide a new view of the structure of glass and which should help in understanding some of the material 's more curious properties . |
| 13 | This choice between government ( hierarchy , planning ) and the market is important in understanding some of the recent changes in the overall process of coordination by central government in Britain , that is to understand how the country is run . |
| 14 | This is true of two interesting and important cognitive theories , the first of which has proved to have considerable usefulness in the treatment of depression and the second in understanding some of the biological mediators of depression . |
| 15 | Readers unfamiliar with the study of discourse may find some initial difficulty in understanding some of the principles involved ; the best way to begin is to read Coulthard ( 1977 ) , paying particular attention to the chapter on intonation , then go on to study Brazil et al. |
| 16 | We hope your debates prove interesting and decisi decisive in furtherance of your own policies and in addressing some of the problems which we face in our society at large . |
| 17 | Although the DSS is able to assist in meeting some of the costs of residents , the large part of the costs is met from welfare funds raised by the Association . |
| 18 | Although the DSS is able to assist in meeting some of the costs of residents , the larger part of the costs are met from welfare funds raised by the Association , and from donations to the Home . |
| 19 | Second , few of the evaluations discuss the donors ' own role in promoting some of the weaknesses in project design . |
| 20 | In any particular case or cases the Council shall have a power to waive in writing any of the provisions of these Rules for a particular purpose or purposes expressed in such waiver and to revoke such waiver . |
| 21 | Deliberation and determination are apparent in every step , and not least in his letters to bishops who wished to have discretion in relaxing some of the severity of the decrees . |
| 22 | In the first 2 months there would normally be little benefit in invoking any of the actions shown above . |
| 23 | He was thus closely involved in investigating many of the spectacular crimes of the period , notably the Fenian bombing campaign of the early 1880s , the Phoenix Park murders of May 1882 , and the Maamtrasna massacre of August 1882 . |
| 24 | This proposition may have a useful application in limiting some of the more pedantic rules of interpretation , but it does not exclude the application of a presumption or certain common-sense principles . |
| 25 | In describing each of the nine archetypes , it is my aim to uncover the forces which lie at the heart of their ‘ beings ’ . |
| 26 | In describing some of the political action Irish women took , I hope to reach those English feminists who think , erroneously , that feminism got its name from them . |
| 27 | By 1917 he had succeeded in breaking much of the German admirals ' flag code , detecting , with his ear for metre , lines of poetry in the repeated bigrams of a message , which provided a crib . |
| 28 | She evidently saw no difficulty in reconciling that with the fact that the man she hoped to marry was training to become a doctor . |
| 29 | If there was a potential prejudice in reporting any of the proceedings it could have been dealt with by the lesser measure of a postponing order . |
| 30 | Integration implies a process whereby the economies and decision-making procedures of participating states become progressively linked , to the point of fusion , and to the development of institutions whose powers , in transcending those of the individual member states , become supranational . |