Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [verb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What the quarto labels ‘ the First SONG ’ runs right through from ‘ Come all ye songsters ’ to ‘ Sing while we trip it ’ Purcell divided this into no fewer than five separate numbers : the countertenor solo ‘ Come all ye songsters ’ ; the trio ‘ May the god of wit inspire ’ — without the chorus repeat specified in the quarto , but duly followed by what it labels ‘ a Composition of Instrumental Musick , in imitation of an Eccho ’ ; a chorus which , instead of repeating ‘ May the god of wit ’ , sets the first line of the second stanza , ‘ Now join your warbling voices all ’ ; and finally a solo , ‘ Sing while we trip it ’ , this time with the specified chorus repeat . |
| 2 | In addition , young Christians often face a crisis in their faith , because employers tend to discriminate against the country 's Christian minority . |
| 3 | The erm draft of or the advice that the local planning authorities intend to give to the secretary of state is currently out for consultation , we hope that it will be submitted by the end of the year . |
| 4 | Experts remain divided on the question of Dr Proctor 's state of mind during the period when he is confirmed to have been responsible for seven hundred and fifty-three homicides , but the Supreme Court has ruled him insane and irresponsible . |
| 5 | Their problem is their flower buds tend to swell in the winter and can be damaged by frost or winds . |
| 6 | Initially , the chemical potential µ 1 , of the solvent in the solution , is lower than that of the pure solvent , µ 1 ° and solvent molecules tend to pass through the membrane into the solution in order to attain equilibrium . |
| 7 | Irish scrum-halves tend to arrive on the scene than at 22 . |
| 8 | Apart from the immense raft of organisational and personnel change caused by the merger , this was ascribed to the fact that all the units were still directly managed , which caused conflicts of interest and confusion of role . |
| 9 | Proposals to limit the sovereignty of parliament tend to centre on the introduction of a written constitution with judicial review and the entrenchment of a Bill of Rights as some kind of " higher " law beyond easy parliamentary repeal . |
| 10 | Had the National Government stuck to its professed intentions and dissolved , after about six weeks , into its component parts , with the ensuing general election bring fought by the parties , the political landscape might not have been changed as much as in fact it was . |
| 11 | In public bureaucracies there may be conflicts of interest between different levels of the hierarchy arising from the values which different strata bring to bear on the policies being pursued by the government . |
| 12 | The SFO only becomes involved in cases where more than £1 million is involved , and most cases tend to come from the DTI . |
| 13 | The majority of funds tend to come from the banking sector , although commercial bills are also important . |
| 14 | Does he not therefore find it extraordinary that the Labour and Liberal parties remain committed to the abolition of grant maintained schools and that in local government they are waging a relentless campaign against G M schools , as typified by the behaviour of Essex County Council . |
| 15 | Given these factors , in particular the fact that default premia tend to vary over the trade cycle , it is not a trivial task to isolate factors related to competition in the new issue market . |
| 16 | Mostly , however , Mn and Fe tend to co-precipitate in the lattice of carbonate minerals and varying degrees of quenching occur , reducing the intensity of Mn 2 + emission and inducing a brownish colouration according to the quenching . |
| 17 | Students gaining both a written and oral component within 24 months qualify to register for the Group Award in English for the Tourism Industry ( EFTI ) . |
| 18 | If allowed to go overripe , barley ears tend to fall off the stems , and heavy losses can occur . |
| 19 | Because proteins are made of amino acids , if protein synthesis is blocked by giving an inhibitor , amino acids which would otherwise have been converted into proteins tend to accumulate in the cell . |
| 20 | Several rents are due but it may be necessary to withdraw money from the National Savings Account to pay for the booklet , ‘ A Guide to Services , Facilities and Interest Groups in Juniper Green and Baberton Mains ’ and a new supply of posters . |
| 21 | She walked over to where the just-savaged books lay strewn across the floor , and stirred them with the toe of her boot . |
| 22 | How well public sector employees perform in providing the goods and services their customers and clients want depends on the system of incentives and sanctions within which they operate . |
| 23 | Both The Mall and Birdcage Walk are open and you can use Horse Guards Parade to get to the inside of the course and Hyde Park Corner , Victoria or Pall Mall to position yourself outside of the railings . |
| 24 | It pointed out that , where parties seek to negotiate during the course of disciplinary proceedings and an agreed formula is worked out , it would be ‘ most unfortunate ’ if the mere fact that agreement was reached while the proceedings continued enabled the employee to say later that there was a dismissal . |
| 25 | Donna let go of the door and allowed Ryker to grab her other hand . |
| 26 | ‘ I have snapped my squeaking baby-trumpet of sedition , ’ he wrote in April 1798 , ‘ and the fragments lie scattered in the lumber-room of penitence . |
| 27 | They were unable to give any firm details because costs and premiums vary according to the kind of system you have and what add-ons you also want insuring . |
| 28 | Primary schools seem to manage with the term ‘ classroom teacher ’ and their cross-curricular approach may have much to offer the secondary curriculum . |
| 29 | He turned up his coat collar and gave his eyes time to adjust to the thickness of the night fog . |
| 30 | The application of the principles of judicial review vary according to the circumstances . |