Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The core of Plant 's argument is a careful statement of the case for social citizenship and the reasons for preferring it to the philosophy of the New Right .
2 In general L and P are not equal and it is therefore reasonable to ask if there are theoretical reasons for favouring one over the other .
3 Do n't blame yourself for that choice ; you had reasons for adopting it at the time .
4 It follows that we see no case for placing it on the semi-statutory footing proposed by the select committee .
5 Cunnilingus is a marginal case but since it involves genital contact and may involve a form of penetration , there is a case for placing it within the more serious category .
6 Indeed , if it is possible to talk of a Keynesian revolution in economic policy , then there is a strong case for placing it in the early 1950s rather than around 1947 .
7 That is when the strength of his emerging side , and England 's case for making it to the 1994 World Cup finals , will be truly tested .
8 Each local authority was required to estimate the needs of primary , secondary and further education in its area , and to submit plans for meeting them to the ministry .
9 He 'll introduce proposals for abolishing it by the end of the year .
10 When , turning , he reached the part about finding it behind the standing stone , he revealed the gleaming decoration .
11 Stella was afraid Babs might tell Dotty that she did n't wear a slip and that Dotty would rush out and buy her one , just as she had bought her a brassière after catching her in the wardrobe with her arms above her head about to be fitted for her Ptolemy costume .
12 Of Malcolm McLaren 's collaborators at the time of the Sex Pistols , Jamie Reid gets a mention for persuading him of the importance of situationism , and Vivienne Westwood for producing a t-shirt slogan proclaiming how boring Derek Jarman 's Jubilee was .
13 Again , many thanks for providing me with the opportunity to meet the Committee , it was very helpful .
14 Thanks for putting me in the picture , Patrick . ’
15 We are therefore exploring opportunities for divesting it from the group and have already successfully negotiated a number of disposals , including the sale of its processed meats division .
16 The following morning , three of the six were eventually discovered at various positions around the living room , the faint glimmer of life making me change my mind about dispatching them to the waste bin .
17 Archaeology is the principal source of data for informing us about the manner in which these changes took place , and how man adapted-to the revolutionary changes occurring in society .
18 In particular Jan had been impressed with Kylie after seeing her on The Zoo Family .
19 Celtic 's offer of around eighty thousand pounds stands and Macari is now considering a package to take him from Stoke City where he 's a firm favourite with the fans after leading them into the English First Division .
20 By February he was at least considering a retirement condition , though still sceptical about its effect on unemployment , and commissioned a paper on the feasibility of enforcing it from the Ministry of Labour 's representative on the Committee , P.Y. Blundun .
21 Trials for the signalling system have been accelerated as BR examines the feasibility of introducing it on the entire 11,000-mile network .
22 A simple microscopic examination of some vaginal discharge , suspended in a salt solution , will give the diagnosis in most cases , and there are also reliable methods of culturing it in the laboratory .
23 Plainly , individual journalists have individual styles but ultimately they have to turn the result of meeting you into the type of article their publication requires .
24 ‘ It requires a continuous programme of selling themselves to the Catholic community .
25 On the other side , men of letters have so few opportunities of applying themselves to the general practice that the rules they lay down , however plausible they may seem in the closet , would often ruin the honest gardener who should venture to follow them .
26 Admittedly , a hard-pressed politician could occasionally borrow a cadetship or other appointment from another director , promising to repay the loan in a future year , but the small size of the Indian official class meant that such a practice of burdening oneself for the future could be hazardous .
27 The maximum fees that companies can charge for inspection or copies are now prescribed by regulations ( the former practice of stating them in the primary legislation did not work well in an inflationary climate ) and these regulations clarify the obligations of companies regarding inspection and copies .
28 I 'm sorry I kissed you earlier , but I swear on the Bible I 've no intention of ravishing you on the kitchen floor before supper — or any other time . ’
29 The picture passed to her son , John Whitney Payson , who lent it to a university museum in Maine with the intention of bequeathing it to the university in return for eventual tax relief on his estate .
30 It was sensitive stuff and he had no intention of discussing it with the Bristol media .
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