Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 ( 5 ) This section is subject to any usage of trade , special agreement , or course of dealing between the parties . ’
2 The debt and the facility are under a single agreement or course of dealing with the same lender or group of lenders .
3 Like Roquefort ( see p96 ) , most blue cheeses are wrapped in foil to prevent any skin or crust from forming on the cheese .
4 The Minister — this Minister — replied : ’ Warning signals are intended to alert officers to potential difficulties or risks in dealing with the individual .
5 One corner of the Instrumentation and Control Board activities was concerned for weeks or months with grappling with the problem .
6 Using a condom can help prevent both men and women getting infected by their partners in penetrative sex , because it prevents vaginal fluids or semen from getting into the other person 's body .
7 Inhibited by the presence of the police , by prudence , delicacy or embarrassment from talking about the subject foremost in their minds , they spoke to each other with the wary politeness of uncongenial strangers stranded in an airport lounge .
8 This supports the gravel and allows water to pass through slots or holes after passing through the gravel to produce biological and mechanical filtration .
9 Published reports rarely comment on evidence for the function of domestic pottery , and unlike studies of later medieval pottery the presence or absence of sooting on the vessels ' surfaces is not always commented on .
10 Do we have any ‘ instrument ’ or means of getting at the truth ?
11 The study aims to describe and analyse how the various actors involved in police policy-making — the Home Office , Her Majesty 's Inspectorate of Constabulary , the Home Secretary , the police authorities , pressure and community groups , political parties , the media , as well as the police themselves — interact to produce changes in the style , organisation or operation of policing on the ground .
12 Do n't look for orchestral refinement or subtlety of recording in the Mravinsky reissue .
13 If in any doubt and particularly when cooking for large numbers part cook the meat in the microwave or oven before placing on the barbecue to finish .
14 These can take the form of unemployment and sickness benefits , grievance procedures , legal and pensions advice , or reputation from complying with the group norm of membership ( see Olson , 1965 ; Booth , 1985 ; Denny , 1988 ; Naylor , 1989 , 1990 ; Naylor and Cripps , 1989 ) .
15 For example , a classificatory system imposed on the material divides it into abstract categories ( e.g. into a chronology on the basis of definable periods ; or into a typology , or system of sorting on the basis of formal likeness and difference ) .
16 There would have been no pleasure or satisfaction in shooting in the 80s . ’
17 It appears that cases of poisoning in the United Kingdom from this form of lead are as statistically significant as were those involving lead fishing weights , and in some parts of Europe there is increasing concern .
18 Her nudity provided a carte blanche that hours of queuing at the press tent could never have done .
19 Although revenues from consulting in the UK declined during 1991 , he said that there was steady growth throughout 1992 , and sales remained at 1991 levels overall .
20 So far it has been assumed that levels of processing within the system operate serially , from the pattern recognition , to the lexical look-up , then onto syntactic and semantic analysis .
21 In this case , subsistence requirements could still be met from cotton income , but as there appears to be no clearly demonstrated link between cash crop promotion and improvements in food crops to make up for the shortfall in the cropping area that results from giving over the land to cash crops , the issue of food security must be raised .
22 While I believe that this work has promoted a great deal of useful thinking about the place and function of writing in the curriculum , I am not alone in doubting the validity of the model .
23 Presumably , they will choose the cheapest method and this will tend to alter the relative prices of shares and futures towards conforming with the no-arbitrage condition , that is , they will trade-the-cheapest .
24 The information gained on each generation will be from a different perspective , but will be in each case of intrinsic value in contributing to our understanding of the changing patterns and experience of ageing in the ordinary population .
25 Citing academic analysis , the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit took into account in considering a plea of forum non conveniens the perceived cost and difficulty of proceeding under the Convention , and noted that the breadth of material ordinarily expected from a full-fledged American-style discovery deposition might be constricted under its rules .
26 If the relationship has been real , she will have her own grief and difficulty in coping with the diagnosis , as well as her own anger at the surgeon or the doctor .
27 The company 's system cleaned soot from the blackened limestone and brick without damaging to the venerable surfaces .
28 The whole service is designed to save you both time and money in arriving at the correct long term decision .
29 People remove watches , jewellery and chains before venturing into the menacing streets .
30 Cave Squigs were unleashed upon the Dwarfs , but several were killed by Troll Slayers while others ran wild snapping at the Night Goblins , biting off limbs and heads before vanishing into the mountains .
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