Example sentences of "['s] [noun pl] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new movement , which was characterized as a non-party coalition , was an attempt to inject new life into her government 's programmes by reaching beyond the ruling LDP and its traditional patterns of patronage . |
| 2 | Souter 's relative anonymity also meant that his nomination received a muted reaction from most pressure groups — particularly those in favour of and opposed to abortion — most of whose spokespeople suggested that they would await a fuller disclosure of the judge 's views before commenting upon the suitability of his appointment . |
| 3 | This understanding is relative to the views of David Bohm , which transcend both Burr 's and Sheldrake 's views by focusing on the process at cosmic level , although the work of Burr and Sheldrake can be comfortably accommodated within Bohm 's grand structure and become essential elements in his design . |
| 4 | Both Weston and Olson , for instance , found that teachers involved in the Schools Council Integrated Science Project ( SCISP ) , breached the project 's guidelines by teaching from the board and encouraging pupils to revise — and that these teachers referred to the presence of examinations as the reason for their continuing use of these transmission-like styles of teaching . |
| 5 | The warning came from former Liverpool defender Glenn Hysen , who knows Limpar 's strengths after playing alongside the enigmatic winger many times for Sweden . |
| 6 | They rub salt into God 's wounds by romanticizing about the past . |
| 7 | When she left West Heath , Diana followed in sister Sarah 's footsteps by enrolling at the Institut Alpin Videmanette , an expensive finishing school near Gstaad in Switzerland , where Diana took classes in domestic science , dressmaking and cookery . |
| 8 | Arguments advanced to show law 's defects in dealing with the family fall into three groups . |
| 9 | When choosing a massage oil , you can , if you like , try to match your partner 's needs by referring to the therapeutic charts and other Aromatherapy information in Chapter 5 . |
| 10 | This strategy was invented seven years ago as Mr Harrison , as he then was , saw Racal 's difficulties in competing with the defence industry giants even after the takeover of Decca . |
| 11 | The president 's difficulties in dealing with the legislature are compounded by the structure of the institution . |
| 12 | When the risk factor can not be eradicated , or the stressful experience avoided , an alternative approach to prevention is to focus attention instead on the child 's resources for coping with the problem . |
| 13 | It is possible to criticise a merchant 's goods without reflecting on the competence or the probity of their producer . |
| 14 | The family believes that Jacqueline used to pave the way for Iain 's escapes by writing to the school , explaining that he was needed at home . |
| 15 | We 'll take a break there , still to come tonight , Roy Keane on Manchester United 's chances of staying in the European Cup , and in a couple of minutes , we concentrate on the Edinburgh derby . |
| 16 | We 'll take a break there , still to come tonight , Roy Keane on Manchester United 's chances of staying in the European Cup , and in a couple of minutes , we concentrate on the Edinburgh derby . |
| 17 | Or perhaps he was merely expressing caution about Romania 's chances of escaping from the Soviet orbit . |
| 18 | Bingham hit out after Charlton had written-off Northern Ireland 's chances of qualifying for the finals . |
| 19 | Bingham hit out after Charlton had written-off Northern Ireland 's chances of qualifying for the finals in the United States in two years . |
| 20 | DARLINGTON 'S hopes of remaining in the Third Division were dealt a severe blow in London last night when they crashed to their eleventh away defeat of the season . |
| 21 | Sutton , who missed with another header shortly afterwards , went on to squander two more excellent opportunities which could have kept alive Norwich 's hopes of going to the final for the first time in their history . |
| 22 | Beating Malta was one thing , in so much as it sustained the national team 's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup finals . |
| 23 | Contemporaries believed that the riots which occurred at elections were frequently caused by " hired gangs " employed by one of the parties to prevent their opponents ' supporters from coming to the poll . |
| 24 | The women were not fair and just , even towards their husbands , ( they tested their husbands ' bonds by asking for the rings ) . |
| 25 | Several of the early declarations were crucial to the Liberal Democrats ' chances of improving on the alliance total of 22 MPs in 1987 . |