Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [noun sg] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Chancellor of the Exchequer will expect to be a member of the Cabinet Committee considering important legislation in any field , including criminal justice , although if at a particular meeting the main Treasury interest lies in resource costs the Chief Secretary to the Treasury might go in his place . |
| 2 | To determine whether the 174-bp RN46/RN50 PCR amplification product corresponds to cDNA lacking the IR10–1 exon , we cloned this PCR fragment in M13mp18 and determined the DNA sequence of six clones ; the IR10–1 exon was precisely deleted from each , but otherwise agreed with the nucleotide sequence of DN10 ( data not shown ) . |
| 3 | But it also varies , as we shall see in the case studies in later chapters , according to the resources that the government has at hand to defuse the political consequences of disruption . |
| 4 | He is probably the best example of a belief often expressed about the presidency — that the man holding the office grows in stature to fit the highest position in the nation . |
| 5 | Nowadays it means that Mr Morris chairs the House when Chancellor Norman Lamont delivers his budget … and he also presides when the House goes into committee to discuss the detailed budget legislation . |
| 6 | Nowadays it means that Mr Morris chairs the House when Chancellor Norman Lamont delivers his budget … and he also presides when the House goes into committee to discuss the detailed budget legislation . |
| 7 | Mike and Lindy are full of suggestions as to where the prettiest spots are and which stretches of canal have the best pubs . |
| 8 | The problem with writing large amounts of text is the time it takes to proof read the final document . |
| 9 | If the patient has a positive supporting reaction , the physiotherapist places his foot carefully towards the floor , grading the pressure it receives in order to reduce the automatic reaction of pushing down as soon as it makes contact . |
| 10 | One goes in person to see the relevant official who may be able to answer a question , only to find he is ‘ not on seat ’ — perhaps he , too , is trying to find someone ! |
| 11 | I have been discovering how much travel writing relies on metaphor to describe the unfamiliar , using an imagery that the folks back home will recognise . |
| 12 | For instance , the acceptance condition is often set at 90 per cent of the shares to which the offer relates in order to invoke the compulsory sale procedures under CA 1985 , s429 . |
| 13 | This is because the demise of capitalism which Marx prophesies in Capital takes the same form as the demise of Greece and Rome , according to Engels . |
| 14 | It expects to beta test the initial pieces of OpenAgent early third quarter and ship to OEMs late in the fourth . |
| 15 | It expects to beta test the initial pieces of OpenAgent early third quarter and ship to OEM customers late in the fourth . |
| 16 | He does of course commit the triple sin of being ‘ foreign ’ , rich and clever : unpardonable . |
| 17 | The ascent of Whernside from the north has two advantages over other routes : first , for much of the journey the lovely valley of Dentdale remains in sight to counter the increasing harshness of the terrain and , secondly , an alternative route of return is available . |
| 18 | Clearly , then , housing policy operates at present to reinforce the nuclear family . |
| 19 | Drama time The teacher returns in role to collect the new Register — and comment on its usefulness . |
| 20 | Secondly , controls on price to keep the incumbent monopolist from raising price to monopoly levels should be employed . |