Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No-one belongs to the physical elite for long . |
| 2 | Deciding what facts are relevant to a choice of means may be very complicated , and that the difficulties from admitting his obligation to take account of them testifies to the irresistible authority of ‘ Be aware ’ in practical decisions . |
| 3 | Nothing turns on the statutory definition of those words : it is sufficient to note that from 1988 onwards , governors have been bound to admit a minimum specified number of applicants . |
| 4 | Everyone stands for the general salute — they may be civilian guests , but they have studied the programme avidly and have learnt what to do . |
| 5 | It is presumably that time which is relevant to the comment which I have n't the heart to repeat here where I refers to the current narrator . |
| 6 | I says to the little kid , when nanny and mums do n't take , well I do n't anyway . |
| 7 | Because the rate of cycle I depends on the local concentration of SO 2 , it shows a maximum in the SO 2 cloud . |
| 8 | If someone punches in the wrong code more than three times , the alarm sounds automatically . |
| 9 | Next year my wife starts in earnest on the gardens , driving back to Blackberry and Elver , while I experiments with the outside colour scheme . |
| 10 | The First is that period which recedes from the very beginning of life on earth and reaches far back into the unknowable depths of the timeless universe . |
| 11 | The Drayton Drain Easy kit consists of a stopper which fits into the cold feed pipe outlet of a cistern and a plug which fits over the end of the open vent pipe to allow , say , a radiator to be removed from a central heating system without draining down the whole central heating system , which could well mean losing all your corrosion inhibitor . |
| 12 | In the vast majority of cases the exhaust pipe corrodes around the bend which goes over the rear axle on motor cars or that particular pipe breaks away from the end of the silencer . |
| 13 | Obviously inspired by MADONNA 's example , ( and it seems that she 's about to be millions of dollars richer as over half a million copies of Sex changed hands last week ) CURVE have decided to come over all raunchy and are releasing a Stateside compilation which goes under the provocative title of ‘ Pubic Fruit ’ , although whose pubes are involved we are not informed . |
| 14 | The average family sends back $100 a month and pays a $10 fee to send it , part of which goes to the Vietnamese government . |
| 15 | There is increasing evidence of disillusionment among middle managers which goes beyond the long-established mid-career crisis literature . |
| 16 | There is , however , a further dimension to network recruitment which goes beyond the basic exchange of information . |
| 17 | In recognition of a role which goes beyond the direct provision of services ( e.g. developmental work , advocacy , campaigning and education ) , Griffiths also recommends a general core grant payable by local authorities to voluntary organisations . |
| 18 | ‘ Players will be encouraged to go to the ground when tackled to form a ruck , which goes against the whole purpose of staying on your feet to play rugby . ’ |
| 19 | We can contrast the Government 's approach with Labour 's approach , which goes in the opposite direction , once again leading industry and the public as lambs to the militant trade unionist slaughter . |
| 20 | The latter has an upper gallery which goes round the whole court , providing impressive vistas through the traceried openings . |
| 21 | Similarly , the hero of The Prelude is taken from the ‘ educational processes ’ of the Lake District , Cambridge and so on , which take up the first half of the poem , and engages with society and history in the conflicts of the French Revolution ; the Revolution is not to be taken as a purely fortuitous occurrence , but the main event of the time , that which separates off the Modern Age from all that had gone before . |
| 22 | That a regular unit was in use , which differs from the Continental value , reflects a centralised authority and even , perhaps , that the bearers of the balances were official representatives of the court , which would point to the destiny of the gold ; the possibility that the gold coins found in Sutton Hoo mound 1 were a royal weight standard has been suggested ( Spratling 1980 ) . |
| 23 | Sir Robert Mark goes on to tell us that after the prisoner 's appearance in court where , with his leg encased in plaster he was fined ‘ the customary ten shillings ’ , the violent navvy behaved like a perfect gent : Sir Robert Mark thus tries to squeeze out of this story a moral which points to the deteriorated relationship between the police and public . |
| 24 | In a because sentence , the reason is expressed by using a phrase which refers to the agent 's desire or aim ( e.g. , wanted to ) , whereas in a so sentence the reason is expressed by using a modal construction ( e.g. , would ) , which refers to the predicted result of the action . |
| 25 | As a result of this change , it has been suggested that the term " normal boiling point " ( which refers to the boiling point of a liquid at 101 325 Pa be replaced with the term " atmospheric boiling point " or " a.b.n " . |
| 26 | The first if the ‘ bottom of the in-tray phenomenon ’ which refers to the continuous marginalisation , trivialisation and the hope that if the language issue is ignored everyone will learn English as they come through the Channel Tunnel . |
| 27 | Care must be taken not to confuse corporate crime , crime committed by or on behalf of businesses , with white-collar crime , which refers to the occupational status of the perpetrators and may often be directed against businesses . |
| 28 | The Museum of London provides assistance in kind for the research team , which contributes to the educational work of the Museum as well as that of the University . |
| 29 | Situated on the romantic island of Praslin , the Praslin Beach Hotel has a unique design which contributes to the special feel of a tropical holiday . |
| 30 | ‘ Penny Dreadful ’ , which plays at the Old Museum Arts Centre until tomorrow night , is the company 's homage to the film thriller . |