Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The female has a colour pattern which almost fits that given for the Threadfin Goldie . |
| 2 | Has this led to the existence of " overseas dialects " of the Caribbean Creoles , in the same way that migration has led to the American , Canadian , Australian and other overseas dialects of English ? |
| 3 | Has this occurred within the EC and if so does it reflect failure of the peer review system ? |
| 4 | Twenty five signs inscribed ‘ To the Trams ’ and bearing an arrow pointing in the appropriate direction , were fixed to lamp standards in streets adjoining those served by the trams . |
| 5 | These colours are of secondary origin and replace those inherited from the parent material . |
| 6 | The one for cleaning commodities will include those used in the chalets . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Is a trial judge entitled to refuse to permit the Crown to discontinue a prosecution after the Crown has called evidence which in his judgment could properly sustain a conviction if the jury believed it and provided he has first ascertained in the absence of the jury that the Crown were not in possession of facts of which the judge is unaware , which would justify discontinuance : and when counsel for the Crown decides to take no further part in the case , to call himself the one remaining prosecution witness whose evidence was merely to produce signed and initialled notes of an interview the police had with the defendant ? |
| 8 | ‘ Is a trial judge entitled to refuse to permit the Crown to discontinue a prosecution after the Crown has called evidence which in his judgment could properly sustain a conviction if the jury believed it and before the case for the Crown has been closed , provided he has first ascertained in the absence of the jury that the Crown were not in possession of facts of which the judge is unaware , which would justify discontinuance ; and when counsel for the Crown decides to take no further part in the case , to call himself the one remaining prosecution witness whose evidence was merely to produce signed and initialled notes of an interview the police had with the defendant ? |
| 9 | It is significant that they were known as Tarianas , a title closely resembling that given to the tribes of Turania in Turkistan who were associated with the Serpent , the Taryans . |
| 10 | In common with other opposition parties and with the support of church leaders , FORD called for a boycott of registration unless an independent electoral commission was established to replace that appointed by the government of President Daniel Arap Moi . |
| 11 | According to the map it was there , but the fact that the dwellings seemed half hidden by the trees and were the same colour as the desert gave me a tinge of doubt . |
| 12 | Panday immediately exercised his right to nominate six Senators to replace those nominated by the PNM . |
| 13 | The owner of aircraft B would notice nothing wrong with his radio equipment , not realising that the serial numbers no longer matched those recorded in the aircraft log-book . |
| 14 | It is said for the appellants that the decisions of Home Office ministers fixing their tariff periods were irrational , in public law terms , because they must have exceeded those recommended by the trial judge and the Lord Chief Justice . |
| 15 | The aim of the operation did not appear to be to capture territory , but instead , to construct communication routes and to destroy those established by the SOC government . |
| 16 | I said , ‘ Stok 's OK compared with some of the people I work with , let alone compared with the people I work against . |
| 17 | Fares paid cover those incurred at the beginning and end of the contract for the employee and his dependants ; host country arrival and departure expenses and the employer may pay home-leave fares and disturbance allowances . |
| 18 | To her annoyance she found that just for a while there , while they had been swimming and afterwards when they 'd first gone into the club , she had actually been enjoying his company . |
| 19 | He was n't wearing the ridiculously inadequate suit in which he 'd first appeared in the village on that same spot . |
| 20 | She 'd sensed something when he 'd first stood in the garden with the children ; she 'd sensed it when she 'd opened the hall door to him . |
| 21 | When they 'd first arrived at the Base , she had quite liked the old Administrator , but since Paula 's death he 'd changed . |
| 22 | ‘ I have a question , ’ whispered the penguin , feeling as small as the day she 'd first slid into the waves . |
| 23 | I , I , remember something , cos I thought they 'd look awful stuck on the top of their heads , they were n't sort of like |
| 24 | The planning department 's scanning of business information could duplicate that done by the business units but it was found that the planners were more concerned with understanding the structure of industries and markets rather than with more detailed facts . |
| 25 | She also likes writing short stories and has had some published in the school magazine but ‘ never dared try anything else , ’ she said modestly . |
| 26 | The chief taster said that several of them were excellent and that he had already had some brought into the stores . |
| 27 | Whether these concentrations of ROM resemble those found in the mucosa in inflammatory bowel disease in vivo is unclear . |
| 28 | At the moment , shippers ' only guarantee that their fruit and vegetables have been grown organically , without the use of any chemical fertilisers , fungicides or pesticides , is to buy those packaged with The Soil Association 's organic mark of approval . |
| 29 | SAVE first heard of the danger of a possible sale in September and immediately issued a press release : |
| 30 | We have n't got any left at the moment but |