Example sentences of "[noun] and [vb -s] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The unit accepted it was its fault and has apologised for the delay , ’ he said . |
| 3 | Homoeopathy has therefore become a postgraduate study and has to rely for the recruitment of its practitioners on those members of the medical , dental , veterinary and pharmaceutical professions who are open-minded enough to try new approaches . |
| 4 | No further digestion appears to occur after this time suggesting that the Eco K enzyme has no turnover and remains bound to the substrate [ 5 , 6 , 34 ] . |
| 5 | He takes me in at a glance and starts peering around the room , checking out the sofa , examining the ceiling . |
| 6 | The taekwondo suit is called a tobok ; like the other martial arts uniforms , it is loose fitting and has developed from the peasant 's costume . |
| 7 | Gould has threatened to take legal action and has written to the Prime Minister claiming his civil liberties were infringed . |
| 8 | This is to state that is an accredited volunteer with Christian Aid and has agreed with the appropriate Department at Head Office a specific work arrangement . |
| 9 | The idea started in Standlake and has spread throughout the country . |
| 10 | He does n't come up to the desk straightaway , but gives me a nod and starts looking at the flowers , really closely , like he really knew about them . |
| 11 | It is strategically placed between London and Bristol in the M4 Corridor and has benefited from the massive growth of the micro-electronic industry . |
| 12 | Comment : ‘ Council is committed to the preparation on a Local Plan and has started with the preparation of a series of village working documents . |
| 13 | He holds a Master of Theology Degree and has worked within the ecumenical movement in the Pacific for more than ten years . |
| 14 | It 's the party season , so Louise Pickford takes our favourite winter fruits and gets cracking with the nuts to produce a selection of Christmas canapés and two delicious dishes |
| 15 | Ariel clasps Roukoubé and runs towards the sea ; the shadows conceal her , she hears the shot , but then she splashes into the shoals and turns to run along the tideline to keep her bearings in the dark . |
| 16 | The deaths are the latest in an epidemic which was first identified in Ireland and has swept through the eastern Mediterranean [ see EDs 49/50 , 51 ] . |
| 17 | According to Kovda ( 1983 ) soil erosion has increased by a factor of five since the beginning of settled agriculture and has resulted in the destruction of c. 4.3 × 10 ha of productive land . |
| 18 | However , its involvement in the conflict in Nicaragua , acting as the main host country to the Contras , has attracted a good deal of US aid and military personnel and has led to the increasing militarization of society . |
| 19 | He made his speech — or rather sought to make it — against a barrage of noise and calls to resign from the Opposition and was listened to in stony silence by the Government benches . |
| 20 | The Directive on the return of cultural goods unlawfully removed from a member state is not ready for implementation yet , and , although the Regulation on the export of cultural goods to non-EC countries is , it will not enter into force until the Directive has been debated by the European Parliament and has returned to the Council of Ministers for final approval . |
| 21 | a standard Anglepoise lamp er which it 's been going for a number of years , you can get it in about six different colours to match different designs of , er put colour into your room , now if somebody was spending a lot of time sitting knitting and has to look at the knitting or has to look at the pattern then er a good strong light which wo n't get in their eyes but goes straight on to what , whatever they 're doing , is by far the best thing for them , er but they say oh I do n't like it , it 's a bit angular is n't it , erm , modern sort of thing , er but because it 's angular it does n't mean to say it 's not gon na fit into the room it 's the right thing for it , er for the person doing that work . |
| 22 | We are made to share his view , and with it his plans and hopes to gain at the expense of good . |
| 23 | When he discovers that Mary helps people , collects for Biafra and has protested against the Vietnam War , he is not happy because she suddenly reminds him of his mother . |
| 24 | Negligence can be thought of as an early form of product liability and has developed over the years to its present wide scope , although this is tempered to some extent by the growth of insurance . |
| 25 | Application is an empirical evaluation based on teaching experience and has to do with the devising of effective techniques specific to particular circumstances . |
| 26 | The all-over sole pattern has been found to be short of downhill adhesion and has disappeared from the market . |
| 27 | That is a high-temperature reaction and tends to happen near the bottom of the furnace . |
| 28 | Mr Hartley 's mother Isabel said : ‘ He often has barbecues and goes swimming at the river when it 's hot . ’ |
| 29 | The poet JAMES FENTON worked in Vietnam as a stringer for The Washington Post and continues to write about the Far East . |
| 30 | He is a chartered engineer and has served with the Royal Air Force as an aerosystems engineering officer . |