Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a fire-hole in the centre of the room , presumably for warmth in the winter . |
| 2 | Depressed moods are the most difficult moods for dieting , and such is the mood-lifting effect of exercise that it is even being used medically as part of the treatment for depression . |
| 3 | Academic subscribers included Edmund Halley , Astronomer Royal , the Professor of Modern History at Oxford , the Provost of Oriel , Professors of Botany at both Dublin and Edinburgh Universities and the Vice-Master of Trinity , expressly for use in the Library of that Cambridge College . |
| 4 | As the cyclist who organised the commuter challenge , I agree with Bernard Povey ( letters , 5 July ) that the route from Currie to the city centre is downhill for part of the way . |
| 5 | Vowels are recognized most effectively as part of the pattern and rhythm of the whole sentence . |
| 6 | Some Anglophile girls in Adidas plead fruitlessly for admission to the bus in the hope of getting a piece of Clint . |
| 7 | And this she did , holding on for support to the iron rail that rimmed the wooden edge of the cart and which helped to keep the rags in place . |
| 8 | and then they 'll just pick one out of that to go on as part of the calendar . |
| 9 | Work going on as part of the resource management initiative is designed to overcome this problem , and eventually it will produce the information that is lacking . |
| 10 | Summerill is staying on as chairman for the time being . |
| 11 | Detlev Rohwedder created the vacancy when he stayed on as head of the Treuhandanstalt , the state agency dealing with the privatisation of east German businesses . |
| 12 | Dr Cunningham said : ‘ The important thing is for Neil to stay on as leader of the party and build on the gains we have made in this election . ’ |
| 13 | While the Action Teams have a major role to play in implementing local initiatives , they are not working on their own , but rather as part of the overall Making Belfast Work strategy . |
| 14 | They finally put it on after pressure from the campaign . |
| 15 | Despite general neglect of the country 's heritage , restoration is a popular topic for debate , perhaps as compensation for the lack of action . |
| 16 | If any Mercurian core separated from the mantle then it is likely that mantle temperatures became high enough for differentiation within the mantle to occur , the less dense substances moving upwards to form a crust . |
| 17 | It is a major procedure in these patients , and , unfortunately , not all patients are fit enough for surgery at the time of referral . |
| 18 | A common tactic is first to brand the victims as ’ communists ’ this has provided justification enough for murder in the past . |
| 19 | The twenty-fifth defendant , Wessex , is sued more prosaically for breach of the contract dated 1 April 1988 which has been repudiated by Wessex on the grounds of fraud . |
| 20 | However , many clients were supported by the scheme , and it is only through comparison with the control sample that one can determine whether or not the project was successful in sustaining them at home for a longer period of time than would have been the case without it . |
| 21 | Cheminage might be levied only ‘ in the places where it is accustomed and ought to be taken by ancient usage ’ , and only for wood from the king 's demesne woods . |
| 22 | Her eyes filled with tears again , not only for pity at the death of dogs . |
| 23 | ‘ He does , but only for part of the week ; the rest of the time he works at Conway House . ’ |
| 24 | The wall is there only for privacy from the road . |
| 25 | , c ( 7500 is only for use in the case of hi-jacking ) . |
| 26 | Only as the car was crunching softly to a halt in the gravel of the yard did Charlotte ask suddenly , but in a tone so subdued as to suggest that she had been contemplating the question for some time , and refrained from asking it only for fear of the answer : |
| 27 | The band is used not only for worship in the citadel , but also for evangelism in public places . |
| 28 | Other sources of information include the written company review and accounts , which is usually published annually as part of the statement to the shareholders or governors , and recruitment brochures . |
| 29 | If you have been successful in treating the interview as a two-way communication then much of what you hope to say will arise naturally as part of the interchange between you . |
| 30 | The leaf-stalk is thickened with air-filled tissues inside for buoyancy of the plant . |