Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He served an apprenticeship with the London bookseller Abel Roper from 1 August 1644 until 28 June 1652 , when he became free of the Stationers ' Company . |
| 2 | William became free of the Masons ' Company in 1663 . |
| 3 | Daniel became free of the Haberdashers ' Company in 1632 , and apprenticed Samuel to the same trade in 1634 . |
| 4 | At the expiry of his term he became free of the Clothworkers ' Company on 7 August 1771 . |
| 5 | He was apprenticed 2 December 1712 to Samuel Wastell , a London goldsmith , and made free of the Goldsmiths ' Company by service on 16 June 1720 . |
| 6 | On Oct. 15 , prison officials agreed to meet some of the prisoners ' demands , including the improvement of conditions in isolation cells . |
| 7 | It threshed this way and that , as the giant tried , uselessly , to pull free of the Trees ' cruel grip . |
| 8 | They had two sons , Thomas , who died at Leghorn , and Edward ( c .1681–1734 ) , who carried on the family business , becoming free of the Masons ' Company in 1702 and master in 1719 . |
| 9 | Your stringer should be able to explain these terms and more — and understanding some of the stringers ' buzz words can be useful , even if it 's just to impress your friends . |
| 10 | Top two-year-old Sayyedati is also considered doubtful for the Fillies ' Mile . |
| 11 | But it just highlights some of the points erm it is humorous , so I hope that you enjoy it . |
| 12 | According to an NFU spokesman , the legislation reflects local bye-laws and incorporates much of the unions ' own code of practice , which until now have together governed straw and stubble burning . |
| 13 | Mrs Scrivener was sharply rebuked , not least by the Commission President , Jacques Delors , and she has been instructed to stand firm against the governments ' proposal today and tell ministers to think again . |
| 14 | This is shown by prices in the " grey market " which are often reported to be so low as to negate all of the gross fees , thus absorbing all of the underwriters ' risk premium . |
| 15 | It will have to try many of the villains in absentia . |
| 16 | ‘ Hel lo ! ’ squeaks one of the ladies ' hats suddenly — and there are the Bernsteins . |
| 17 | Definition The program P is a b , x-ALT pattern iff it is either unc or unc where there are integers K , L with unc such that unc implies that unc has one of the forms c> and c ! e , and that Pi is a b , x-normal form . |
| 18 | For the general view of music-making in the Nineteenth Century is inaccurate : time has winnowed away the reputations of many of the figures best known at the time , and completely obscured the smaller fry that occupied nine-tenths of the publishers ' catalogues of those days . |
| 19 | He also shared Rakovsky 's dread of the Soviet Union becoming fragmented by the Republics ' achieving independence . |
| 20 | Their economy and population were both suffering , but also they were becoming wary of the Dzhungars ' increasing strength . |
| 21 | It allows the world the chance of proving it wrong , though ‘ the world ’ can only do this on the scientists ' terms . |
| 22 | And you know I , I actually had phrases like bra burning thrown at me and erm I I said that feminism to me is about having the same opportunities as men and I put few of the phrases er er you know along those lines and so everybody round the table said well yes I believe in that too , I said well then you 're feminists and so it 's about valuing or devaluing words as well and you know you just made the point about changing words , but how far do we go with this ? |
| 23 | Usually the most experienced crew member , and an Amphibious Engineer Class One , he can do all of the others ' jobs , and if the crew is reduced to three , due to manpower shortages or a temporary absence , he normally also drives . |
| 24 | ‘ I mean , look at this one , ’ said the interviewer , becoming quite indignant and picking one of the schools ' letters contemptuously from the pile . |
| 25 | He was reckoned one of the islands ' best fishing guides , a man who could name his own price to the rich northerners who came to the blue waters to kill gamefish , but Bonefish believed that his family might stray from the path of righteousness if he spent too much time away from home so he restricted his guide work to just a few weeks of the year . |
| 26 | Some pattern of what might be done needed to be worked out , and after a great deal of discussion and searching for funds , we transferred one of the men 's teacher training classes from Kemmendine to a Delta village . |
| 27 | There was no evidence that the employees had misused any of the plaintiffs ' business secrets . |
| 28 | To help the trainees to provide their own answers , instructors should take on the role of parents or anyone else and be prepared to answer any of the trainees ' questions . |
| 29 | In fact , it is hoped to have some of the children 's embroidery work at the next ‘ Craft , Embroidery & Fashion Show ’ to be staged by Madeira Threads , once again at Harrogate , on the 12th and 13th November , where visitors will be able to buy some of the girls ' finished articles on display . |
| 30 | Cascades of salt spray had already washed some of the kittiwakes ' nests off the lower ledges when we took a last look out before nightfall , and there seemed little chance that the old ‘ Sulan ’ would be able to make a landing tomorrow , even if the sea conditions allowed a crossing from Sørvágur . |