Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The amendment stated that the USA would attempt to dissuade any NATO ally from making force reductions , and that , should this attempt fail , the USA would seek to persuade other NATO allies to compensate for the resultant shortfall in overall NATO force levels . |
| 2 | But if you just take those points er an and , and think them through in your own mind about how this system of government differs say from the British system of government and the position of local government in the British system , you can see that , well we do n't really have local government do we ? |
| 3 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received on the proposed council tax . |
| 4 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received about the future strength of the Territorial Army in Scotland . |
| 5 | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what representations he has received from the Combined Heat and Power Association about the barriers to the wider use of combined heat and power ; and what action he proposes . |
| 6 | Will he confirm that all the professional advice that he has received from the Royal Navy is that only four boats absolutely guarantees an effective nuclear deterrent for this country ? |
| 7 | There are few parts of Prestel where you can get information of this quality for free and it is heartening to know that the service has been gradually tailored to users ' needs by the feedback AIS has received from the past year . |
| 8 | To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent representations he has received from the Scottish steel industry . |
| 9 | To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make a statement on his replies to representations which he has received regarding the future financing of adult education . |
| 10 | He stands gazing at the middle barrel . |
| 11 | A particularly dangerous trap in analysis has developed with the increasing use of computers in data analysis . |
| 12 | Fundamentally , roses are as much shrubs as any others in the garden and , like them , divide broadly into two categories as far as pruning is concerned ; those that flower in spring and summer on wood developed during the previous growth period ( i.e. last year ) , and those that flower , necessarily a little later , from mid summer on , upon wood that has developed during the current season . |
| 13 | This is done only when the fluffy coat of the youngster has developed into the waterproofed fur covering of an adult . |
| 14 | I have enjoyed reading all your letters and look forward to continuing the two-way communication that has developed over the past year . |
| 15 | This happens when tension , which has developed in the rectal wall , impedes further radial expansion . |
| 16 | There has developed in the past decade or two a mass audience for previously specialized cultural forms . |
| 17 | Now , at 43 , Twiggy has matured into the breathtaking beauty of the Nineties . |
| 18 | If it means that it has to go on the other side of the road , could we please have that . |
| 19 | Hereford and Worcester has already voted for a similar ban , Northamptonshire 's decision only has to go to the full council , and Gloucestershire votes next week . |
| 20 | In addition , the occupational therapist needs to go into the appropriate scheme for the disabled person to ensure that the work is right for his or her requirements . |
| 21 | I would just to say , I think women , women are such victims of the fashion industry and I think there 's a lot more hype surrounding th the bride than there is surrounding the groom and er I think erm , you know th a lot more thought needs to go into the whole thing , there 's so much pressure on young people , particularly girls and there 's sa , so much idealism around the whole thing erm , and and there 's a lot of alternatives to marriage , you know , and this is discounted as th , the woman over there said , about being referred to as Mrs , particularly when you 're over a certain age if you 're not married . |
| 22 | He has travelled from the liberated past , when imagination took power , to the liberation of an interest in fact — a state which may or may not prove to have been , for Roth , partial or provisional , and which The Facts , in its totality , manages to enclose in an ironised uncertainty . |
| 23 | He also has the awkward problem of a narrow marginal seat in Bath which desperately needs nursing in the ordinary course of events , let alone during an election . |
| 24 | In a challenging analysis Hans Medick has pointed to the increasing output of gin as indicating greater working-class expenditure on leisure . |
| 25 | von Beyme ( 1980 ) has pointed to the potential influence of union size and pluralistic divisions upon the degree of union democracy . |
| 26 | Secondly , he has pointed to the expressive dimension of the reward system , in addition to its instrumental qualities . |
| 27 | The question remains as to whether British policy-makers can fairly argue that by fighting ‘ from within ’ , although they may not have entirely succeeded in limiting the battleground to issues of trade and markets , they have nevertheless ensured that the economic policy itself has pointed in the right direction . |
| 28 | Mansfield reader FRED GREEN has checked with the British Cichlid Association and appears to be the first person to have spawned Green Chromides in the UK . |
| 29 | The Icelandic government has withdrawn from the International Whaling Commission ( IWC ) . |
| 30 | Definitely out is Leeds ull-back Tony Dorigo , and Garry Parker of Aston Villa has withdrawn from the stand-by squad with a stomach problem . |