Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In rural communities , pressures to conform to a fixed structure of normative obligations were strong , since most people 's livelihood depended upon remaining within the family unit . |
| 2 | As a respondent in my study commented about economising on the heating : ‘ I turn it off when I 'm in on my own and put a blanket on myself . |
| 3 | In a typical wing-bearing segment of most insects there is a single apodeme on either side formed by infolding along the pleural sulcus and known as the pleural ridge . |
| 4 | ( c ) TRANSITION — intention to proceed by looking at the Reform Act . |
| 5 | This chapter starts by looking at the issue of control and discipline , and the related skills of questioning and reflection . |
| 6 | And also the marks of the little side axe used for trimming off the sides . |
| 7 | Warmer fluid escaped through the interfacial region above the sedimenting layer and enhanced the convection driven by cooling at the roof . |
| 8 | The Lasius fuliginosus in the experiment started by walking between the two trails , and then moved across to the stronger trail in such a way as to balance the odour strengths sensed by their two antennae ( Figure 6.5 ) . |
| 9 | Emotions ( according to this theory ) are purged because of the release of tension involved in identifying with the participants in a representation of violent events . |
| 10 | What does the future hold for caring for the elderly . |
| 11 | I refer to the 16 local drugs prevention teams which are being brought into action to assist in dealing with the problem of drug addiction among the young . |
| 12 | What slight hope the East London club retain of sharing in the projected Premier League bonanza was dimmed further here by two pieces of sloppy defending that allowed Chelsea to end a run of four games without a win more easily than the one-goal margin might suggest . |
| 13 | He was n't up to the fancy footwork required for duelling on the high seas . |
| 14 | This chapter begins by looking at the formation of groups , and the emergence of roles , norms and control devices . |
| 15 | Boom predicted in shopping on the telephone |
| 16 | But his career all but ended that August day in 1967 when the MCC announced he 'd been suspended from bowling suspected of throwing for the rest of the season . |
| 17 | The financial forecasts assume that the University will in due course succeed in recovering from the research councils the funds which it is expected will be lost from its HEFCE grant under the DR-shift . |
| 18 | In 1979 the state constitution was amended and a ceiling placed on spending by the state and in local jurisdictions within its borders . |
| 19 | The vehicle starts after cranking on the starter , and runs perfectly until I switch off , and then the whole process has to be repeated . |
| 20 | To my mind , the answer to the question depends on ascertaining in the context of the Act as a whole what is the administration referred to . |
| 21 | The State Department announced on Feb. 7 that Felix Bloch , a US diplomat suspected of spying for the Soviet Union , had been informed that he was being suspended without pay with immediate effect . |
| 22 | This distortion may be important in providing the flexibility needed for binding of the binuclear iron cofactor . |
| 23 | make test checks on posting to the accounts from records of receipts and payments ; |
| 24 | Anglo-Saxon battle based on drawing in the Canterbury Hexateuch . |
| 25 | I recognise that we have a great deal of work to do in planning for the next steps in taking our strategy forward . |
| 26 | Pupils from Lexden Primary School spent the day at the zoo , learning about the work involved in looking after the chimps and other animals . |
| 27 | The committee charged with looking into the habits of the EBRD , which last year spent more on itself than on helping ex-communist countries , has set strict standards for the inquiry . |
| 28 | The change in anxiety invoked by reading about the potential complications of surgery is shown in table II . |
| 29 | However , the small number of implied covenants have a part to play in contributing towards the comfort of tenants and some have attracted the attention of Parliament . |
| 30 | Beccaria starts by looking at the justification of the right to punish ; he concludes that it is to be found in the social contract whose central tenet he declares to be ‘ the greatest happiness of the greatest number ’ ( it is possible that he is responsible for originating this particular cliché ) . |