Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] [adv] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has become almost par for the course in English qualifying campaigns under Robson : they were breached only once in reaching the last European Championship finals . |
| 2 | Concern for the environment has focused out attention on the world 's ecological problems . |
| 3 | Section 28 has brought further uncertainty to the field of censorship and the law , and as a result further weakens the direction that in censorship librarians should be guided by the law . |
| 4 | The Economic and Social Research Council has cut back work on the 1991 census and its ‘ positive health ’ centre for health promotion . |
| 5 | The Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd , has ruled out devaluation of the pound . |
| 6 | JOHN PERMAN , the former depot manager at Charlton , has taken over responsibility for the primary distribution project from BOB PARLE to enable Bob to take up his new duties as departmental director , distribution operations , when Derek Graham retires in August . |
| 7 | IN THE wake of his suspension , French prop GREGOIRE LASCUBE has taken up refereeing in the hope that his six months ' ban will be reduced . |
| 8 | Increased nuclear power production has taken up part of the electricity generation market lost by oil but the expansion of nuclear power has been far less significant than was planned for and predicted throughout the 1970s . |
| 9 | Rumour has it that he has taken up residence in the port of Leith , near enough to Edinburgh but , should matters go wrong , the best place for his departure by land or sea . |
| 10 | The company has taken out insurance for the directors and officers of group companies in respect of their duties as directors and officers of the group . |
| 11 | Certainly it has kept up pressure on the Government to continue its public commitment to human rights , exemplified by President Fujimori 's directive warning that those securities services responsible for violations would be severely punished ; and the granting of access to Public Ministry prosecutors and representatives of the International Red Cross ( ICRC ) to all centres of detention in the emergency zones , including military bases , to check on the condition of detainees . |
| 12 | There I am on the neatly mown grass that says Keep Off Grass with the pigeon pinned under my armpit trying to bend its neck double and it smacking me in the face with one wing , when all of a sudden there 's this : ‘ Oi ! ’ |
| 13 | Captain Margaret is the owner of the privateer The Broken Heart with which he intends to open up trade in the Spanish Main with the Indians whom he hopes to rescue from the harsh exploitation of Spanish settlers . |
| 14 | The extent to which variation in nutritional status contributes to tissue injury remains unclear but it seems to offer only part of the explanation . |
| 15 | In 1816 – 18 the second Marquess of Bute had the courtyard cleared of vegetation and rubble , and in 1871 – 79 the third Marquess cleared out the moat and engaged the architect William Burges to carry out restoration of the masonry . |
| 16 | The crystallisation of an earlier floating charge does not crystallise a subsequent floating charge since the subsequent chargee may pay off the earlier charge or agree to indemnify the company which continues to carry on business despite the crystallisation of the earlier charge with respect to any liability incurred towards the earlier chargee . |