Example sentences of "[unc] [noun pl] [coord] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | For one thing , Labour 's failures and lurch to the Left broke the emotional bonds between the party and thousands of voters . |
| 32 | ‘ Then the twenty-five ships from Denmark sailed over to Siward 's ships and took aboard the men from the wrecked ships , and greeted the ones on the three ships that were not damaged , and , led by the three ships , set sail across the mouth of the estuary . |
| 33 | Cassowary was too far away to see the two splintered twigs that fell from beneath the trickster 's wings and vanished among the tree-tops . |
| 34 | An hour after noon he wandered out of the room he shared with Bessie 's children and went into the kitchen , where he splashed water on his face . |
| 35 | ‘ One member of staff left for a moment and a man in his mid-30s appeared out of nowhere with what appeared to be a gun and pushed it into the other assistant 's ribs and asked for the money . |
| 36 | She knew the value , and cost , of education from her own family 's sacrifices and empathised with the country 's desperate need for more teachers and schools . |
| 37 | A formidable coalition of princes was assembled , William , King of the Scots , and the Counts of Flanders , Boulogne and Blois , all ready to invade Henry 's territories and counting upon the support of rebels scattered throughout his dominions . |
| 38 | And er further to further that opinion when we got the dues taken off the worker 's wages and delivered to the office that still did n't help the the matter . |
| 39 | In the middle of the shipping lanes there is , for the moment , a sanctuary for nesting birds , including the black kites that scavenge Hong Kong 's streets and soar on the updraughts between the towering office blocks . |
| 40 | A little old woman , clearly upset , was going about tugging at people 's sleeves and pointing to the figures . |
| 41 | Xanthe ambled in in a tousled yawning state and yesterday 's clothes and flopped into the empty chair beside Filmer . |
| 42 | The battle-cry of Hugh , probably borrowed from Gregory VII 's letters and applied with the zeal of an enthusiast , was Libertas Ecclesiae . |
| 43 | In Altdorf the Emperor Sigismund prepared for the Orc invasion by fortifying the city 's walls and gathering in the harvests . |
| 44 | Alexandra wrote her message on one of her aunt 's cards and retreated to the lane . |
| 45 | The mortuary was a one-slab affair , intended , I think , for coroners ' cases and situated in the large council car-park next to the public conveniences . |
| 46 | This meeting notes with concern the potential for exploitation of junior members of the Bar with the introduction of standard fees in the magistrates ' courts and calls on the Legal Aid and Fees Committee to liaise with the Law Society , the Legal Aid Board and the Lord Chancellor 's Department with a view to agreeing a fair approach to fixing Counsel 's fees and making such practical arrangements as are necessary . ’ |
| 47 | Apart from this , it was found that sentencing in the magistrates ' courts and sentencing in the Crown Court did not differ significantly . |
| 48 | Foaming liquid sprayed above the dancers ' heads and fell to the floor with the dry rattle of earth sprinkled on wood . |
| 49 | Agent Monteith refused it , pressured by the settlers ' supporters and frustrated by the Wallowa band 's reluctance to farm . |
| 50 | Something has been stealing the farmers ' chickens and carrying off the young sheep from the hills . |
| 51 | And Northumberland had chosen , rather than pursue them with a force then quite inadequate , to gather his and his sons ' levies and wait for the marauders to return . |
| 52 | They include new specifications to reduce pollutants in the exhaust gases from ships ' engines and bans on the use of chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs ) in refrigeration and air-conditioning systems and on halons in new fire extinguishing equipment . |
| 53 | There are stalkers ' paths but walking on the hills is discouraged in the deer-shooting season . |
| 54 | This underlines our sense that it is a grave mistake to pursue the notion of teaching strategies as somehow disconnected from children 's learning on the one hand , and from teachers ' intentions and attributes on the other . |
| 55 | The G-3 also ( i ) supported the resolutions of the Organization of American States ( OAS ) on Haiti and its condemnation of the September military coup [ see pp. 38430 ; 38522 ] ; ( ii ) urged a ceasefire in the civil war in El Salvador and agreed to encourage peace talks in Guatemala ; ( iii ) supported the early negotiation of a G-3 free trade agreement ; and ( iv ) resolved to improve transport and communications between G-3 countries and to co-operate in the development of satellite communication with the help of Andean Pact member countries . |
| 56 | By contrast , inhibition of mannosidase I with DMJ reduced the molecular weight of several α chains and led to the expression of the smaller 105 kD pre-Β 1 chain on the cell surface . |
| 57 | The postholder will head one of the Department 's enforcement/advisory sections and participate in the Department 's rotation of such posts . |