Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first … is the arrangement for bringing to the Joint Intelligence Organisation 's attention information other than intelligence reports . |
| 2 | Both Mac and Morrissey were well known for slagging off the entire rock world outside their own small circles . |
| 3 | Mrs. Michie : I note your ruling about sticking to the new clause , Mr. Deputy Speaker . |
| 4 | Little is known of his childhood , though it is said he developed a talent for drawing at an early age . |
| 5 | As yet there is no other body to undertake this task , and even tentative moves to remove the problem from the cell block and into the detoxification centre foundered in the entrepreneurial 1980s ; for there is little immediate profit to be made from reclamation of this kind of scrap material ( although the long-term value of a humanitarian return might be thought to be well worth pursuing in a civilized society ! ) . |
| 6 | Theodosiou was the first to go for stamping in the 72nd minute and Greg Downs followed after protesting at a penalty decision . |
| 7 | The Art of Laughter … a cartoonists job is all about drawing on the funny side of life … |
| 8 | On Oct. 5 it was reported that a former Minister of State , Ghulam Akbar Lasi , had been given a one-year prison sentence for overspending during the 1988 election campaign . |
| 9 | She enjoys what she has ; she may be less inhibited about experimenting with the outward image ; on the other hand she is less of a slave to fashion , more ready to accept her individuality and express it openly . |
| 10 | The majority of elderly people ( 76% ) being cared for suffer from a physical disability only . |
| 11 | Gough , the first Scotland captain to be sent off , faces a one-match ban after his automatic dismissal for handling during the disastrous defeat in Berne . |
| 12 | It maintains that a merger will do more harm than good because the merged group would lose orders from German car firms worried about depending on a single supplier . |
| 13 | For all index-linked stocks issued prior to January , 1987 , it is necessary therefore to adjust downward their base for indexing by the multiplicative factor of 100/394.5 . |
| 14 | In April 1984 the National Development Officer for catering in the Western Division , which includes Strathclyde and Dumfries and Galloway , organised the initial ‘ fleshing out ’ of the catering related modules through the SCFE members from the Western Division . |
| 15 | cAMP standards were prepared ranging from 0.1 to 4 pmol ml - 1 and standards and unknowns were competed with 1 2 5 [ I ] succinyl cAMP tyrosine methyl ester ( 4.5×10 4 cpm tube - 1 ) for binding to a fixed concentration of cAMP antiserum in sodium phosphate buffer , pH 6 . |
| 16 | This distortion may be important in providing the flexibility needed for binding of the binuclear iron cofactor . |
| 17 | Scarlet had thrown away all her old aluminium pans since she had learned that they might cause Alzheimer 's disease , and she never used tap water for cooking for the same reason . |
| 18 | It is now almost certain that more people in Indian cities will become dependent on kerosene for cooking in the near future . |
| 19 | Future development of social work practice in this area seems probable , with a social worker having responsibility for relating to a particular Home and its residents . |
| 20 | He advises that while the unit backs onto our store , as a self-contained unit , it should continue to be available for let on the open market . |
| 21 | Sometimes a large coloured dot ( red for stop ) is used to emphasise when there are no rooms available for let in a certain category . |
| 22 | The tallship is most famous for appearing in the 70s TV programme , The Onedin Line . |
| 23 | The hilltop we were aiming for looked like an angry volcano . |
| 24 | Again they must perform an infinite number of circuits to reach either pole , as their paths are loxodromes , from the sailing term for keeping to a constant bearing . |
| 25 | Cut out long thin strips for trimming around the top edge of the boat and fix on with a dampened paint brush . |
| 26 | I dare say a good many rabbits would have kept quiet and thought about keeping on the right side of the Chief , but I 'm afraid I 'm not much good at that . |
| 27 | The first four sections of Chapter II of Part VII replace , with amendments , the concessions to smaller companies originally afforded by the 1981 Act as permitted by the Fourth Company Law Directive . |
| 28 | Stigler 's insight was that randomness in demand provides scope for cheating on a collusive agreement , and creates a problem of statistical inference in enforcing that agreement . |
| 29 | SNOOP Cyril Reenan was branded a prying sneak yesterday for eavesdropping on the intimate phone conversation . |
| 30 | Circumstantial evidence could take the form of showing the defendant wished to cover up an offence committed by himself , such as driving over the prescribed limit , being involved in an accident and then , as mentioned ( C ) 2 ante alleging that someone else was driving at the time of the accident . |