Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The successes first of Constantius and then of Aëtius in dealing with the Germanic invaders obscure the real weakness of the Roman position . |
| 2 | The State made him the ecclesiastical head of the Church of England by trampling on the opinions of the relevant ecclesiastical authority . |
| 3 | Some of the best of the comrades had been horrified by the indiscretion of Lenin in resorting to the aid of the Germans and making the trip through an enemy country . |
| 4 | By contrast , the Reagan Administration justified its invasion of Grenada by pointing to the danger faced by a small group of American medical students , a rationale that was rebutted by international law bodies . |
| 5 | Levitation , who became the subject of intense interest from major labels on leaving Rough Trade , plan to play low-key shows at the end of November before going into the studio to record material for New Year release . |
| 6 | His reputation as a right-hand batsman , a strong on-side player , and deceptive medium-pace bowler was such that he was early earmarked for advancement by both his county and country , being twelfth man twice for England in 1938 , appearing as Hammond 's vice-captain in the 1946-47 tour of Australia before succeeding to the England captaincy in 1947 , then succeeding Brian Sellers as Yorkshire 's captain the following year . |
| 7 | The motivation of Moore in co-operating with the operation was unclear , although FBI sources suggested that she had recently undergone a religious experience . |
| 8 | There is complete agreement on the commitment of the Council of Europe to dealing with the issue , and I repeat that it would be interesting to hear just where the Government stand . |
| 9 | I have sought to demonstrate in this book that an attempt to alter the shape of Europe by compromising with the ‘ Maastricht philosophy ’ must necessarily end , by faster means or by slower , with the political centralisation of the Community . |
| 10 | The south-west-facing vines of Grauves mix with those of Cuis before bending around the northern extremity of the Côte des Blancs to meet the superbly situated , east and south-east-facing vineyards of Cramant , Avize , le Mesnil and Vertus . |
| 11 | Sail to Esna where you will visit the Temple of Esna before passing through the lock of Esna and sailing on to Luxor for dinner and overnight . |
| 12 | Burnley had taken the lead in the 13th minute when Adrian Heath capitalised on a dreadful clearance by Town keeper Tom Clarke , slipping the ball past Clarke before slotting into the empty net . |
| 13 | The eight youths had each drunk up to 15 cans of lager and shared a bottle of Pernod before rampaging through the village of Alverstoke , Hants . |
| 14 | Hooker David Spiers , who played against Fiji and New Zealand , has called it a day long with lock John Robertsen , who was injured against France after appearing in the opening win over Fiji . |
| 15 | Suddenly the boat dipped as it hit a swell and she staggered , cannoning heavily against Luke before reeling towards the rail . |
| 16 | There was the experience for Daniel of falling in the water at a very early age , followed by the frequent admonitions of his anxious parents . |
| 17 | ‘ Michael would get into Rolls-Royces by leaping across the pavement and jumping in head first , ’ recalled Reed . |
| 18 | George 's merits were recognised within the game with a number of minor representative honours , and when he left us he had a spell with Millwall before returning to the Midlands to play for Kidderminster . |
| 19 | She compromised with China in agreeing to the return of Hong Kong to China in 1997 and with the Zimbabwean nationalists over the Rhodesian negotiations , when it became clear that she could not get her way . |
| 20 | Just as his late father was reviled in Forres for siding with the Boers fourteen years before , so John was mocked and jeered for speaking up for peace . |
| 21 | Some time before my arrival the permanent staff had surprised all the other R.A.F. prisoners in Germany by escaping from the camp by a tunnel . |
| 22 | 400 people gathered at Groundwell Farm in Swindon after hearing about the illegal rave on a telephone hotline . |
| 23 | The new general SVQs will be available for implementation later in the year , and a letter will be sent to all centres in March regarding piloting in the second phase . |
| 24 | Motorola Inc president George Fisher met with Brazil 's President Itamar Franco to discuss enlarging the nation 's mobile cellular telephone network , Agencia Brasil reports : the state news agency said that Fisher proposed installation of a satellite network that would enable international calls to be made from Brazil without going through the state telephone company Embratel ; no price or date for starting the project was mentioned . |
| 25 | After ten years of service , providing there had been no problems , the emigrant could continue living in Curação without working for the petroleum company , providing he had a job . |
| 26 | ‘ GREATER LOVE hath no man than that he lays down his jokes for his Prime Minister , ’ a Cabinet minister said in Blackpool on hearing of the sacrifice made by Chris Patten , the Secretary of State for the Environment . |
| 27 | Some Georgian officials suspect that Alabama is deviously trying to steal development away from Atlanta by turning off the city 's tap . |
| 28 | A TEENAGE motorist died in a pile-up on the A174 Parkway road in Cleveland after running into the central reservation . |
| 29 | Yusef Salaam , 16 , Raymond Santana , 15 , and Antron McCray , 16 , the three youths convicted in August of participating in the rape and assault of a jogger in Central Park , New York City , were given maximum sentences of five to 10 years ' imprisonment on Sept. 11 . |
| 30 | However , he was expelled from the CFD in August after participating in the Grand National Debate organized by Kolingba [ see p. 39040 ] . |