Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [noun sg] [verb] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had no idea what an effort it had been for Topaz to keep up the easy flow of chatter . |
| 2 | ( I am of course ignoring here the question of the neuro-physiological maturation underlying the development of ego-functions at about the age of seven which was discussed above ( see p. 33–4 ) . |
| 3 | All the specially laid-out gardens and stands are in place showing off the best of British gardening . |
| 4 | It must surely be for Parliament to lay down the procedures which are to be followed before a Bill can become an Act . |
| 5 | When Lord Morris stated ‘ It must surely be for Parliament to lay down the procedures which are to be followed before a Bill can become an Act . |
| 6 | Having got so far it might be of interest to work out the variation of surface-charge density on one of the cylinders as a function of |
| 7 | A council spokesman said senior officers would be in court to outline why the local authority thought the development would be good for Middlesbrough . |
| 8 | Although women were in practice doing exactly the same work as certain categories of men , they too perceived the division of labour as a gender division , and took as their point of reference for equality the " all-round comp " , whom both masters and men held up as the exemplar , rather than the humbler linesman . |
| 9 | Would it be far-fetched then to see Susan , if she were at home ringing up the Gay Byrne Radio Show to tell him what she saw ? |
| 10 | This often means using it ‘ reverse flow ’ — that is with water pumped down the uplift and up through the gravel , thereby keeping the gravel cleaner and less clogged than ‘ standard flow ’ systems where detritus is sucked into the gravel . |
| 11 | Lord Morris said that just as it was for Parliament to lay down the procedures to be followed for the passing of legislation , so it was for Parliament to determine whether these procedures had been followed . |