Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [Wh det] [vb -s] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mechanism is operated by a metal or plastic ball or float which floats on the surface of the water : as the water level rises , the valve is closed , shutting off the supply . |
| 2 | April does n't have to be a month of trials and tribulations or agonising over career or professional matters , if you are prepared to make some snap decisions and take what transpires towards the very end of March as a signal to go even further out on a limb . |
| 3 | Until we get the full implications of the Taylor Report and discover what happens over the identity-card issue , we will have to sit tight . |
| 4 | They are the executive body , and the national assembly is the people of the Kuwait , and fifty members are directly elected by the people through the twenty constituencies which we have , and you have here the legislative body , in other words a parliament of fifty members and the government , and they sit together and they run the business of the country like any other parliament , and if you look to the television and see what happens in the House of Commons , it is exactly what happens in Kuwait . |
| 5 | Consideration of threats — ; what is the competition doing , are some markets closing ? — and opportunities — are new components now available , can a new product create its own market ? — together with company capabilities , result in an R&D strategy and plan which corresponds to the 3 , 4 , 5 loop in the company strategic plan . |