Example sentences of "[prep] the [adj] [noun pl] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tournament organiser Ussher Watson will take late entries for the junior events this evening at Belfast 647934 . |
| 2 | The specific dictionaries show a standard deviation of 9.95% , whereas for the general dictionaries this figure is only 5.95% . |
| 3 | For the married men all service from the first of April nineteen seventy two counts erm for family benefits . |
| 4 | For the following reasons this case series seems suitable for evaluating the longterm results of Nissen fundoplication . |
| 5 | We have increased funding for the cardiac services this year by a quarter bringing the total to £20 million . |
| 6 | The Cambridge coach John Wilson estimates , for example , that 25 per cent of the Great Britain squad for the Olympic Games this year will be ex-Oxbridge . |
| 7 | Windsurfing during the two hours either side of high water is ill-advised on most beaches in all but the lightest winds . |
| 8 | In 1938 he made his first-class debut for Yorkshire against Scotland , and appeared intermittently for the county during the two seasons either side of the Second World War . |
| 9 | Having heard of her relationship with John , the Girls looked at her in fascination , and could only talk about the wonderful clothes this woman wore . |
| 10 | To this day they have unresolved arguments about the repatriation of prisoners-of-war , about the ownership of the Iraqi fighters that flew to shelter in Iran after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait , and about the hostile groups each country harbours on its territory . |
| 11 | Although I 've been writing about the latest machines this month , I shall be including the older models in later articles . |
| 12 | looking after the littlest ones all day and and she 's obviously been speaking to them like that during |
| 13 | The first and more important reason is that he is likely to be transferred out of Bull within the next few months , along with other chief executives at state-owned companies , when the rightist coalition almost inevitably takes over the government from the Socialist Party after the legislative elections this month . |
| 14 | Indeed one of the frustrating phenomena many pressure groups of this kind experience is continuing assertions by politicians that they do matter , which is accompanied by minimal concrete action . |
| 15 | Abingdon held on for a deserved victory however , in one of the best games this reporter has seen this season . |
| 16 | That Airtours arrived at this position is due to one of the best years any company could wish for . |
| 17 | Mrs De Winter is already tipped as being one of the best sellers this year . |
| 18 | Aly Khan , son of the late Aga Khan is famed as one of the greatest lovers this century . |
| 19 | In most of the continental States this aspect of the balance of power aroused anti-British feelings . |
| 20 | Permanent Vacation marked the start of their comeback , and it 's stuffed with unforgettable songs , some of the finest riffs this side of Keith Richards , and above all , contagious good humour . |
| 21 | The final ‘ sting ’ , as Barbara emerges from the lift and screams in terror at the approach of … something , stands as one of the finest cliff-hangers any serial has ever boasted . |
| 22 | Fortunately for everyone concerned , Thursday last week turned out to be one of the finest days this year … making the Bucks Horn Oak polling station one of the most idyllic in Britain . |
| 23 | I would therefore advise against taking any kind of drugs , not just because it is unsporting , or because of the threat of severe penalties on discovery , but also because of the adverse effects any drug regime has on the mind and body . |
| 24 | I had qualified in the heats of the 200 metres that morning quite comfortably with 20.78 seconds . |
| 25 | Wesley and I have been looking round at just a few of the many attractions this year … |
| 26 | Owing to the withdrawal of one of the principal guests this event had to be cancelled , it was decided that an article be sent to the C.B. News and early notice publicised next year 's event and date . |
| 27 | Owing to the withdrawal of one of the principal guests this event had to be cancelled , it was decided that an article be sent to the C.B. News and early notice publicised next year 's event and date . |
| 28 | Situation & Access : Located at the heart of the Western Highlands this buttress ( pronounced carn jerrak ) lies to the right of the cliffs forming the north face of Ben Nevis . |
| 29 | Morality may not be the same as religion — although in many of the great religions this distinction is not clearly perceived — but sincerity in pursuing religion is normally expected to carry with it sincerity in pursuing a high moral code . |
| 30 | One program , AUTOFRACTIONS ( see reference 3 ) , that has been used very successfully in the classroom produces large fractions on the screen in the format 4/15 = ? /60 , with the ? appearing in one of the four positions each time . |