Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | PRINCESS Anne must take much of the credit for bringing royalty into the 20th Century . |
| 2 | In one other sense fear was promoted by abolitionists as a motive for demanding abolition in the national interest — fear of divine judgement falling upon the guilty nation as a whole . |
| 3 | There are many issues where a N C V O should be exercising leadership , sometimes a rather difficult concept , and there is no need to apologise for that , for using leadership at the right time , but it has to be a leadership by consent , rather than claimed without authority , and it is in this context that the policy development department in N C V O exists , to help channel voluntary sector concerns to opinion formers , and policy makers , regardless of party politics , regardless of political commitment . |
| 4 | A study of the GEC bid to takeover Plessey outlines clearly the conflict that can exist between maintaining competition in the domestic market and restructuring an industry to enable it to compete with foreign competition , by allowing rationalisation to occur and encouraging the combined group to exploit economies of scale . |
| 5 | When we turn to the third section of Figure 1.10 , we see a wide range of devices for receiving information from the outside world , for transmitting information to the outside world , and for expanding the storage capacity of the computer . |
| 6 | He welcomed the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and William III appointed him a commissioner of the Admiralty , a responsibility he took very seriously , effectively using Whitehaven for gathering intelligence during the Irish war of 1689–90 . |
| 7 | However , the research assistant responsible for organizing fieldwork in the two outer-city community studies ( John Harris ) is an Ulsterman , and therefore , although in no sense associated with any of Ulster 's political pressure groups , was very conscious that there were parts of the city which he could not visit freely and confidently . |
| 8 | If the national curriculum were about bringing difference Into the open instead of separating the desirable from the undesirable and suppressing the latter , we might see more people who are confident in their identity and can integrate from the basis of knowledge and strength rather than one of weakness . |
| 9 | An assortment of engines and carriages from yesteryear will transport you through unfolding countryside to the nostalgic accompaniment of escaping steam and whistles . |
| 10 | This meant much detailed work , such as keeping track of the relative sizes of the workforces and payrolls of each operating company , the ratios of hourly , weekly and monthly employees , and frequent monitoring of the way these and other factors were changing . |
| 11 | In situations where sex is not an ‘ essential determinant ’ of a legal relationship , he appears to see no reason for denying recognition of the transsexual 's change . |
| 12 | Suggestions are also made for incorporating video into the overall teaching programme . |
| 13 | , The NRA has announced a " disturbing " rise in prosecutions of companies and individuals for polluting water over the last two years . |
| 14 | Such incentives might be made up of a share of the surplus which the bureaucrats could appropriate ; ‘ deferred prizes ’ for keeping a bureau 's output within what was promised in a budget-output proposal and for returning money to the general fund during an official 's tenure of office ; and allocations towards supplementary activities such as travel budgets . |
| 15 | After gathering momentum over the past six months under the guidance of an Interim Action Board while fundamental matters such as constitution , scope , budgets and organisational structures were determined , DISC is now poised to seek confirmation from the BSI Board that DISC may be formally established within the BSI framework . |
| 16 | He was slain by a poisoned crossbow bolt fired by a Dark Elf assassin after bringing word to the Dark Elves ' enemy . |
| 17 | The merger agreement was signed yesterday after gaining approval from the Dutch regulatory authorities . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's the best day of my life , ’ said Capriati after defeating Graf for the first time . |
| 19 | Twenty-three years after becoming premier for the first time , he shows every indication of wanting to lead the Liberals against the Parti Québécois in another election . |
| 20 | William 's return to London in September 1690 , after securing victory over the French-backed Jacobite forces in Ireland , was greeted with bonfires and fireworks throughout the metropolis . |
| 21 | Bobby Robson received further encouragement when Stuart Pearce , the Nottingham Forest captain reported fit after taking part in the 3-3 Littlewoods draw at Huddersfield . |
| 22 | If rates of sickness absence vary between individuals after taking account of the explanatory factors this may lead to extra variation ( overdispersion ) relative to that predicted from the Poisson model . |
| 23 | But that was what he was being paid for and after hearing Mobuto at the United Nations he was now more determined than ever to ensure his safety . |
| 24 | Burnden Park boss Bruce Rioch is keen to strengthen his squad after winning promotion to the First Division , and Manchester United 's Welsh international figures highly on his wanted list . |
| 25 | Concern grew when they failed to return to base at an agreed time , after delivering aid to the besiged town of Travnik . |
| 26 | ‘ Any person who on any premises — as aforesaid , carries on an offensive trade without such consent , if any , as at the date of establishment of the trade was required by subsection ( 1 ) of this section … shall be liable for a fine not exceeding £5 for every day on which he carried on the trade — after receiving notice from the local authority to discontinue the trade ’ . |
| 27 | Graham Calvert has three useful performers left in the competition , Chessmen , which has clocked 27.77 secs off 7 metres , Ruffside Hall ( 27.76 ) and scratch dog Dozy Court , which won in 27.64 last Thursday and finished third on Monday night after hitting trouble on the third bend . |
| 28 | The British Medical Association led an attack on the eugenists for confusing undesirable behaviour with mental deficiency and for advocating sterilisation of the feeble-minded . |
| 29 | The Green Paper 's major suggestion for saving money in the short term was to cut housing benefit , so reducing expenditure by some £500 million annually . |
| 30 | By questioning the taken for granted boundary of the political which operates so that women 's experiences and concerns are often excluded , research should take account of women 's distinctive political contributions . |