Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [art] [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is evidence from which it appears that the United Nations Organisation considers that there are persons whom it may treat as the representatives of the Republic of Somalia . |
| 2 | These examples show that , as in all cases , whether an adjective counts as restrictive or not depends on what exactly is in the mental focus of the speaker on any particular token occasion , and definitely not on any relation of inclusion that might exist between the meanings of the adjective and noun as type elements , such as could be found in the dictionary ( or more accurately between those parts of an external world which might be correlated with the meanings of the adjective and noun ) . |
| 3 | We should also think about the problems of the world as a whole , which cause mass migration in the first place . |
| 4 | What do the police think about the killings on the Mudchute ? |
| 5 | Viewed from the standards of the outside world , the main trends in human life are perhaps shown up rather more clearly here : selfishness , courage , the desire for escape , self-fulfilment etc ’ but then once you 're here you do n't think about the standards of the outside world very much . ’ |
| 6 | I would say , whatever is most effective in making people think about the implications of the expressions they use . |
| 7 | True , essential oils do not smell like commercial , highly synthetic formulae ; but once weaned onto naturals and drawn into the healing aura of essential oils , you will never again fall for the charms of the latest ‘ Henry ’ or crave a fix of ‘ Venom ’ nor even be allured by an ‘ Evening in Paradise ’ ! |
| 8 | Whether these urges are instinctive or the products of generations of indoctrination it is difficult to decide , but the fact remains , they do exist and survive through the centuries despite the ceaseless disapproval and discouragement of those individuals who would have the world abandon all gods and religion . |
| 9 | When you rang what did you know about the occupiers of the flat . |
| 10 | ‘ How did you know about the boxes in the freezer ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ She knows about Steve , she knows as much as anyone can know about the deaths at the moment . ’ |
| 12 | The bullets may bounce off the sides of the slits or go plumb through the middle , so that we can not be certain of exactly where they will hit the second screen . |
| 13 | If they want to come along on the day and enjoy themselves , that 's fine ; we 're even providing a bouncy castle , so children can bounce for the rainforests at the Banbury walk . |
| 14 | Neither manager would give a clue as to his team , or discuss in depth a match which could see the Republic qualify for the finals for the first time . |
| 15 | If the speed is too great then the vehicle may fall off the sides of the plank and crash . |
| 16 | The advisers should discuss with the investors at the outset the extent of the due diligence to be undertaken and the precise purpose of the exercise . |
| 17 | In 1701 – 2 , the Whig mayor of the small corporation of Wilton , Wiltshire , created nineteen new burgesses , all of whom were Dissenters who did not even qualify under the terms of the Corporation Act , with the result that in 1702 he was able to reverse the defeat suffered by the Whigs in the election of the previous year . |
| 18 | Although creeks are thought to be largely areas of non-deposition rather than areas of erosion , the scour of the tide along them may cause some lateral erosion and water draining at times of very high tides from areas behind the zone of creeks may plunge into the heads of the creeks and so cause a certain amount of headward erosion . |
| 19 | Similarly , the hero of The Foreman Went To France ( 1941 , Somewhere in France in US ) has to overcome managerial indifference and bureaucratic obstruction to cross the Channel and recover machines that might otherwise fall into the hands of the Germans . |
| 20 | The question for Iavolenus therefore is whether the period of sixteen years was supposed to be for the benefit of the trustee ( so that he could enjoy the income from the estate in the meantime ) or of the estate itself ( so that it would fall into the hands of the testator 's son only once he had reached the age of responsibility ) . |
| 21 | Ma Pwa Sein , the stalwart headmistress of St Mary 's , Kemmendine , which had transferred to the Delta at the outbreak of war , was very emphatic that we should not fall into the hands of the Japanese . |
| 22 | Rather than fall into the hands of the Witch King 's servants he jumped into the sea in full armour . |
| 23 | One of these , the Colt Patent Repeating Pistol , he had been in the habit of using throughout the siege and it was now stuck uncomfortably in the cummerbund he wore round his waist ; he was anxious that the others should not fall into the hands of the sepoys if the Residency were lost . |
| 24 | Even in defeat Germany was too valuable — strategically and economically — for either East or West to let it fall into the hands of the other . |
| 25 | In such a case better to accept whatever penalties the Church might impose , however harsh , for theft and deceit , rather than fall into the hands of the secular law , my law , ’ said Hugh firmly , ‘ where murder is a hanging matter . |
| 26 | ‘ The Met have now provided him with round-the-clock protection as they fear the filofax could fall into the hands of the IRA , ’ said the source . |
| 27 | If the e-data is allowed to disappear into the black hole of technical obsolescence , then the writing of history will fall into the hands of the ideological warlords of the company handout , the national curriculum and the aggressive myths of ethnic purity and cultural uniformity . |
| 28 | Better that she should suffer his anger and displeasure than that he should fall into the clutches of the lord of Parfois . |
| 29 | It does not matter very much which interests run the state , they will always act in the interests of the preservation of the capitalist mode of production . |
| 30 | In considering Germany , Italy and the empire , Innocent 's dream was that Henry VI 's son , Frederick , should act in the interests of the Church . |