Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Khrushchev , who was preoccupied with trying to promote a policy of peaceful coexistence with the United States ( Khrushchev and Eisenhower met at Camp David in September 1959 ) whilst at the same time seeking to contain the emerging Sino-Soviet rift , had little thought to spare for the bearded revolutionaries in far-off Cuba . |
| 2 | The European Commission , which is responsible for formulating the proposal in line with the views of the council of ministers , was criticized for the repeated delays in the adoption of the third Framework programme and hopes to stick to the intricate timetable for approval of the new programme , which must be accepted at three levels . |
| 3 | Let's , let's just put it here , A minus B times A minus B. Now it 's tempting to go for the easier ones in it as you did , so we 'll do the A squared , okay that 's no problem . |
| 4 | For the past 30 years Aegina has been producing about the best pistachios in the world . |
| 5 | The engineering brief was to achieve a 10 per cent gain in performance over the already rapid Turbo R , implying a top speed target of well over 150mph and 0–60mph acceleration in just over six seconds — a tough task , even allowing for the aerodynamic gains in the switch to the coupe shape , in a vehicle weighing at least two-and-a-half tons . |
| 6 | Taylor said : ‘ Even allowing for the big advances in modern medicine , I 've always been a big believer in waiting for an operation to be complete before making any assessment . |
| 7 | In the early numbers there are such diverse items as an account of a tea given for the Baptist children in Port Ellen and the news that Lord Rosebery had succeeded Mr Gladstone as Prime Minister . |
| 8 | In the early numbers there are such diverse items as an account of a tea given for the Baptist children in Port Ellen and the news that Lord Rosebery had succeeded Mr Gladstone as Prime Minister . |
| 9 | The total number of accidents and the calculated average traffic flow at a junction are given for the 40 junctions in Table 3.2 . |
| 10 | The eyebrows go up in an arch that would make a complete circle if they carried on down , the lids over those eyes , likened to a cobra 's by Candice Bergen , narrow to a slit ; the gleaming white teeth flash through the pursed lips in what Vogue editor Diana Vreeland called a ‘ killer smile ’ . |
| 11 | The Liberal Party , no longer a serious political challenger by the late 1920s , meandered through the inter-war years in a state of deep division and shock . |
| 12 | Until the FRC and its cohorts have made substantial progress in imposing uniformity in accounting matters , the profession will continue to be criticised because companies account for the same things in different ways . |
| 13 | The following were listed as the key points in economic construction during the coming decade and the eighth five-year plan period : strengthening agriculture ; strengthening the basic industries and infrastructure and reorganizing and transforming the processing industry ; and strengthening educational , scientific and technological undertakings . |
| 14 | This evidently existed , since from one horizon to the other dribs and drabs leaked through the little frays in the Emperor 's blanket . |
| 15 | It is also important that you try and evaluate the dramatic experience of these different forms of presentation — this is worthwhile , because it will make you think about the different ways in which an actor can work and the various ways in which his skills are used . |
| 16 | The principles underlying Adrienne Bennett 's work have been developed during the Low Attainers in Mathematics Project and the Raising Achievement in Mathematics Project . |
| 17 | Should nation-states be regarded as the principal actors in the global political system ? |
| 18 | In Hellenistic and Roman times the Chaldeans , as the Babylonians were called , came to be regarded as the great experts in astrology . |
| 19 | Once again Charles was astonished how easily Malcolm would fall for the oldest cons in the business . |
| 20 | Consider again the differential equation for the three-element model : where we have substituted for the various constants in terms of the relaxation times complex constants . |
| 21 | Now you can send for the ambulance , send for the straitjacket , send for the little men in white coats . |
| 22 | Ironically , Candy had reached her conclusions on pretty scant evidence — she did n't even know about the heated moments in Adam 's arms — if she knew how strongly Rory had responded to his touch , she 'd be completely convinced . |
| 23 | Or perhaps he felt he had no choice , perhaps he did n't know about the other places in the city which he could have gone to ; anyway he became a real regular , and soon he was there most nights , in fact every night , six nights a week , The Bar being open every day of the week except Monday , usually from the afternoon and always until three a.m. ( at least officially ) . |
| 24 | Delay times were rearranged for the consonant groups in the list for each trial so that particular consonant groups were not always associated with the same delay time . |
| 25 | DAI research with interest to know about the parallel developments in DDB 's |
| 26 | DDB research with interest to know about the parallel developments in DAI . |
| 27 | He 's been visiting family ; I 'm on my way to write about the Russian submarines in Murmansk — maybe interview a submarine officer if I am lucky . |
| 28 | The five categories of incisor and molar digestion are summarized for the avian predators in Table 3.14 . |
| 29 | An absolute winner — I ca n't wait for the new items in the series . |
| 30 | Even though the World Cup will swamp the domestic competition , the Shield will still continue to provide some of the most riveting cricket of the summer as these four highly-competitive sides battle for the two places in the five-day final . |