Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The unifying theory of plate tectonics is transforming our understanding of the birth and destruction of oceans , the origin of volcanoes and of ore deposits , and the building of mountains . |
| 2 | But she would n't explain why she 's using her vote against the government in tonight 's debate on a referendum on the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 3 | Mark Thwaites is to pound his way around the capital on April 12th in an effort to raise more than £1,000 for the charity Tusk Force . |
| 4 | In that case , no act of the married woman is to affect her right to the capital or future income of the property . |
| 5 | Leftist Unity is targeting its campaign on the big industrial cities , such as Madrid , Barcelona and Valencia , as well as the region of Andalucia , where centuries of serfdom to the local noblemen have left the working class with a strong streak of radicalism . |
| 6 | He 's completed his examination in the kitchen . ’ |
| 7 | Berwick Kaler gives a peculiarly charmless performance as the Pope , Frances de la Tour is wasting her time as the witch , and one wonders why the producers thought it was worth transferring this dismal exercise to the West End from the West Yorkshire Playhouse . |
| 8 | In his early discussion of defamiliarization Shklovsky chooses a number of examples which imply that the business of art is to restore our perception of the world outside art , ‘ to make one feel things , to make the stone stony ’ ( 1965a : 12 ) . |
| 9 | But he 's developed his game over the last couple of years very well . |
| 10 | For some of us it 's pitting our strength against the elements , for others it 's pitting our wits against other people by going racing and yet other people seek adventure by exploring new sailing areas and the beauty of a small sail boat like the Topper is that you can do all of these . |
| 11 | Furthermore , the legal expenses in issue were not allowable , since these related to B 's protecting his interest in the partnership . |
| 12 | Now that she 's vented her spite for the evening , she wo n't even notice you 're missing , but if anyone asks I 'll tell them you 're suffering from toothache . ’ |
| 13 | You start off in the dank dungeons and your aim is to work your way to the top . |
| 14 | The basis of his theory of democracy is a theory of capitalist enterprise , and Schumpeter emphasizes the connection not only by discussing the historical relation between capitalism and democracy , but by treating political parties as analogous to business concerns engaged in a competitive struggle ( for power in one case , profits in the other ) the aim of which for each party/enterprise is to increase its share of the market ( constituted by voters or consumers ) . |
| 15 | Unfortunately , London University 's proposal that the Witt should become self-financing comes just as the Getty computer programme is ending its support of the Witt Computer Index because it has changed its policy from building up a vast database of its own to producing systems for accessing other databases . |
| 16 | Like all mammals , dolphins need air to live , and the first act of life of a newly-born dolphin is to find its way to the surface to breathe . |
| 17 | They recognize that their overall goal is to launch their child into the world , as an independent and responsible young adult . |
| 18 | Delrina is basing its pitch on the expected low cost of these modems relative to the cost of buying separate facsimile and answering machines , and the large installed base of Windows users with a single phone line who keep finding themselves talking to modems . |
| 19 | The state of Wisconsin is basing its appeal on the fact that intent and emotion — passion , envy , fear — are often weighed in the balance in sentencing already . |
| 20 | He is picking his way through the Moscow Record of 27 November 1869 , and there he reads about a murder which had occurred six days earlier . |
| 21 | A letter was leaked from Neil Kinnock 's press office which said , among other things , ‘ The ‘ Loony Labour Left ’ is taking its toll , the gays and lesbian issue is costing us dear among the pensioners ; and fear of extremism is particularly prominent in the GLC area . ’ |
| 22 | The ‘ Loony Labour Left' ’ is taking its toll , the gays and lesbian issue is costing us dear amongst the pensioners ; and fear of extremism … is particularly prominent in the GLC area . ’ |
| 23 | That is to feed my body through the hole left by the sidescreen until my head collides with whoever is in the passenger 's seat and then wriggle and squeeze my legs down either side of the steering wheel . |
| 24 | The USSR noted ‘ with satisfaction ’ that ‘ Iran is expressing its support for the world-wide democratic international Non-Aligned Movement ’ . |
| 25 | For those committed to independent education from the start , the difficulty , apart from finding the money , is to pick your way through the minefield of professional advice . |
| 26 | All I want to do is collect our stuff from the flat and head for the airport . ’ |
| 27 | Now the organisation is turning its attention to the children 's hospital . |
| 28 | If he means by knowledge an accumulation of inconsequential facts then of course she would agree with him , but one suspects that in his concern for ‘ things of the heart ’ he is turning his back on the curiosity men share to know the world of objects . |
| 29 | ONE of India 's leading artist is turning his attention to the Tees and has set up studio in Middlesbrough art gallery . |
| 30 | Now he 's restating his submission to the Bāra Bhāi and the forces of good . |