Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To wit , the kind of speed on to man and ball and to the breakdown which would in itself render it a great deal more difficult for the All Blacks to make the Lions ' pack look heavy-footed to the point of statuesque . |
| 2 | Now it should be re-named the ‘ Oil City ’ , since its shops and industries are booming as the main base for the many services supplying the oil wells of the North Sea and their workers . |
| 3 | Except for the few slats supporting the tank , all the shelves in the cupboard can be removed in a moment , making access really easy . |
| 4 | For comparison the accounting policies proposed by the MAS / purchaser 's accountants for the same companies following the due diligence exercise are set out in B below . |
| 5 | Example 2:6 Right of way : unlimited times and vehicles The right in common with the landlord and all others having the like right to pass and repass ( but not to park or except in emergency to stop ) with or without vehicles at all times and for all purposes connected with the use of the demised property ( but not otherwise ) over the road coloured on the attached plan Example 2:7 Right of way : limited times and vehicles ; right to load , etc The right in common with the landlord and all others having the like right to pass and repass on foot and with vehicles not exceeding … feet in length or … tonnes ( unladen weight ) at any time between 6 am on Monday and 8 pm on Friday in each week ( except public holidays ) for all purposes connected with the use of the demised property ( but not otherwise ) over the road coloured on the attached plan and to park any such vehicle for such period as may be reasonable for the purpose only of loading or unloading it Example 2:8 Right of way : right to load etc in loading bay The right at all times with or without vehicles to pass and repass over the road leading from to the demised property ( but not to halt or park any vehicle thereon except in case of emergency ) for all purposes connected with the use of the demised property and the right for the same purposes to use the loading bay coloured on the attached plan for loading and unloading any such vehicle ( b ) Stairs and passages In a lease of property on an upper floor of a building there will be implied an easement of necessity to use a staircase that is its sole means of access ( Altmann v Boatman ( 1963 ) 186 EG 109 ) . |
| 6 | Diana is expected to leave Wood Farm after a few days to spend the rest of the Christmas holiday with her brother Earl Spencer . |
| 7 | The frescoes and furnishings of the Throne Sanctuary were intended to simulate the environment of the peak sanctuary at Juktas ; perhaps the treatment of the many pillars supporting the ceilings was intended to symbolize the stalactites of the cave sanctuary at Skotino ( Plate 18 ) . |
| 8 | And then he swept on with an account of the several attempts to buy the paper , culminating in MacQuillan offering more money and more guarantees about the way it would be run . |
| 9 | Yet , of the several factors distinguishing the cinema from other art forms , not the least significant is the amazing durability of its ephemera . |
| 10 | She was also one of the few Salvationists to see the need and value of the media . |
| 11 | Welsh House was one of the few buildings to survive the Great Fire . |
| 12 | Not only will he be one of the few Democrats to win the presidency in the past 50 years but he will have humiliated an incumbent President in the process . |
| 13 | This is one of the few constellations to resemble the object after which it is named . |
| 14 | One of the few animals to defeat the Himalayas — the bar-headed goose ( left ) is thought to cross the peak of Everest on migration . |
| 15 | The wrenching cry at the start of the Finale claps a vice on the emotions that is sustained through to the ambivalent release provided by the Epilogue , and Barbirolli is one of the few conductors to prolong the agony of the climax by observing VW 's protracted emphasis on the grinding trombone and tube underpinning . |
| 16 | It was also humbling to know her as she was one of the few colleagues to combine the life of a successful international singer with an equally successful marriage ( to the music teacher Paul Blissett ) . |
| 17 | From Glen Spean in the north , however , the full range is splendidly in view , the distance of a few miles revealing the individual summits in true perspective . |
| 18 | We were billeted in the Grand Hotel , the massive Victorian pile which dominated Scarborough in turreted splendour from its eminence above the sea , and the big dining room was packed with several hundred shouting airmen , The iron discipline was relaxed for a few hours to let the Yuletide spirit run free . |
| 19 | A murder trial jury has been told that a teenager who was left in charge of a baby girl for a few minutes killed the child by picking her up and smashing her head against a wall . |
| 20 | To the Frenchmen behind , they must look like a couple of young lovers — youngish , anyway — who had stepped outside for a few minutes to admire the sights . |
| 21 | If the ingredients are still hot just place under a hot grill for a few minutes to brown the top . |
| 22 | Dr McNab had Come to the door of his ward for a few moments to watch the heating of the bath-water ; then with a sigh and a shake of his head he had retired inside again . |
| 23 | He sat there for a few moments inhaling the smoke . |
| 24 | We sat in the jeep for a few moments watching the column as it disappeared along the very dusty road , and was soon out of sight , after passing Sulnier 's farm . |
| 25 | She lay for a few moments watching the patterns it made on the ceiling . |
| 26 | Vic swings on to the motorway , going north-west , and for a few miles gives the Jaguar its head , moving smoothly up the outside lane at 90 , keeping a watchful eye on the rear-view mirror , though the police rarely bother you in the rush hour , they are as eager as anyone to keep the traffic flowing . |
| 27 | There is also the safety aspect : if you have bad lighting or dangerously worn carpet on part of the staircase , waiting for a few years to tackle the problem because it is all part of the grand plan could prove very false economy indeed . |
| 28 | If so , store in a warm ( airing ) cupboard for a few days to allow the new neck position to settle . |
| 29 | The first Leopold heard of it was when his son coolly informed him that he was accompanying Aloysia and her father for a few days to visit the Princess of Orange at Kircheim-Bolanden , where Aloysia was to sing several arias that Wolfgang had written for her . |
| 30 | Local shopkeepers , community centres , libraries and other local venues should be asked to display prominently the posters for a few days preceding the consultation date/s . |