Example sentences of "[prep] [art] main [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was just enough speed for the aircraft to take off but unfortunately sustained flight was impossible and G-FLIX sank just enough for the main wheels to catch the edge of the dyke . |
| 2 | It had a cross-over , a set of catch points and four block instruments , two for permissive block working and the other two for absolute block for the main lines . |
| 3 | The first set of surveys revealed considerable support for the main principles of the reforms : 85 per cent of DGMs described their general attitude to the NHS and Community Care Act as " mostly approve with some reservations " and 6 per cent had no reservations at all ; 87 per cent agreed with the separation of purchasing from provision ; 88 per cent considered the reforms would make the NHS more business-like and that this was a good thing . |
| 4 | The school seemed cold and it was certainly dark for the main windows faced north and tall buildings surrounded it on the other three sides . |
| 5 | But this joint venture between the two parents ' genes worked only for the main genes within the nucleus of a living cell . |
| 6 | It is characteristic of him that he transmitted to us a document which gave the number of the soldiers in the Roman army about 225 B.C. and added the number of the men of military age but not under arms : the document distinguished between Roman citizens and allies , and gave specific figures for the main groups of allies ( 2.23–4 ) . |
| 7 | Swimming Diane Jameson , organiser of the swimming competition , expects a repeat of last year 's close battle between Liverpool and Sefton for the main honours . |
| 8 | As earnest of its intentions , the new Soviet government established a People 's Commissariat of Nationalities ( Narkomnats ) under Stalin 's direction , and this set up commissions for the main nationalities . |
| 9 | Soon the subordinate zones shrink to narrow pattern-borders and all the concentration is on the figure-scenes , executed in a variety of techniques : outline , outline filled with white , a mixture of black and white silhouette , and sometimes black-figure , used with more colour than is common at Corinth and seldom for the main figures . |
| 10 | Up until 1950 , when the first road was built into the town , the area depended on air transport for the main services into and out of the township . |
| 11 | Our teacher for the main subjects , Italian , Latin , History and Geography , was an elderly spinster who , under a kindly face , was very tough . |
| 12 | For the main events rosettes had been donated by Swain and Jones of Farnham and prizes by BOCM Silcock . |
| 13 | In practice , they constitute something of as guide to interested bodies ad provide a framework for the main items of legislation introduced by an incoming government in the first session or two of a new Parliament : most manifesto promises are usually implemented . |
| 14 | In the top left-hand corner I used thalictrum leaves with some alchemilla flowers , and chose potentilla ‘ Miss Willmott ’ for the main flowers . |
| 15 | As expected , the bill provides for the main planks of the NHS shake-up — NHS trusts , indicative drugs budgets , optional practice budgets for some GPs and creation of an ‘ internal market ’ — though it does so in markedly less robust commercial terminology than was first applied . |
| 16 | Canvassers for the main parties report ‘ white-hot indifference ’ mingled with ‘ raging boredom ’ as householders slam their doors on them or attack them with peashooters and water pistols from upper windows with a degree of commitment to the democratic process which experienced observers described as ‘ unprecedented ’ and ‘ profoundly conducive to thought ’ . |
| 17 | The outcome of the local government election showed little change for the main parties , and SDLP MP Eddie McGrady said the Secretary of State would see the results revealed nothing that he did not already know . |
| 18 | But the Government had already done a deal giving the Welsh nationalists , Plaid Cymru , a guaranteed place and were determined to keep two others reserved for the main parties , Labour and the Tories . |
| 19 | He said there were three er , down there canvassing for the main parties and er , well quite a lot of people there and of course rich pickings for , providing they can get anybody to stop and talk to them do n't know , they 'd drive around |
| 20 | Concentrate on essentials Go for the main points of the lecture , not details . |
| 21 | Because that 's detail really , er , I was looking for the main parts . |
| 22 | Individual balance sheets are produced for the main funds but the cash figures are balancing entries which taken together will , when the accounts balance , produce the cash book balance . |
| 23 | For instance , the drafter could use a decimal numbering system , using a numerical sequence for the main clauses and a further numerical sequence for sub-clauses within each clause . |
| 24 | Price for the main courses included vegetables or salad from a self-service salad bar . |
| 25 | Specially adapted accommodation will house a permanent exhibition of equipment later this year and an amateur station GB21WM ( or other call as appropriate for special events ) will operate every Sunday during the main visitors season . |
| 26 | Accounting policies should normally be discussed and agreed during the main negotiations . |
| 27 | Those who were particularly interested in politics or discussed politics , read highbrow papers or watched television news , were a little more likely to be able to name some issues ( any issues ! ) as the main themes being stressed by the parties , but the level of predictability was low . |
| 28 | Those who were interested in politics or discussed politics , read highbrow papers or watched television news , were a little more likely to be able to name some issues as the main themes being stressed by the parties . |
| 29 | 4 Teachers as the main providers of response to children 's writing need to become better readers . |
| 30 | Original intentions to replace large-scale institutions with statutory services provided in the community have increasingly been modified , with a growing emphasis being placed instead on the role of families , friends and neighbours as the main providers of ‘ community care ’ . |