Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] [vb base] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The survey also contains information on the action employers take on the expiry of the time limit . |
| 2 | The earth itself buckled under the titanic stress , and across the island continent earthquakes cast down the cities and levelled the mountains . |
| 3 | Director of Public Prosecutions Barbara Mills said marathon trials let down the justice system . |
| 4 | Chronicle writings bear out the validity of this comment , for many of them are strongly patriotic , sometimes , as in the case of the Gesta Henrici Quinti , combining patriotism with exhortation : ‘ Our England ( Anglia nostra ) has reason to rejoice and reason to grieve ’ ( at the victory of Agincourt and at the destruction and death of Christians ) , ‘ Let our England be zealous in pleasing God unceasingly . ’ |
| 5 | To minimise potential bias , the study investigators set up the ventilators but were not involved in the clinical management of patients . |
| 6 | The Fundació 's maintenance costs eat up the lion 's share of government subsidy , and as the programme is expanded the directors hope to cultivate funds for the exhibition and education programmes from sponsorship and patronage . |
| 7 | As all IBOA members realise when the word ‘ rationalisation ’ is used , it generally means a down-grading of tasks and possible job losses . |
| 8 | The car tyres bruise along the tarmac and the cabin is full of unspoken hurt . |
| 9 | They are rarely found on inland waters , although , since it is established that some of our winter visitors migrate over the interior of the county , such records are likely from time to time . |
| 10 | New sluice gates hold out the sea water at high tides . |
| 11 | The biggest question marks hang over the United States operation , Bancorp , and investment bank County NatWest . |
| 12 | Perhaps even more revealing are the astonishing carvings which adorn many of the small Romanesque churches of the Saintonge , for whereas the facades of important churches , under the patronage of princes like the Duke of Aquitaine or the Count of Angoulême , may well be the work of internationally famous masters , these village churches make plain the strength of a purely local tradition of superb craftsmanship . |
| 13 | As the ravers and new age travellers helped local council workmen clear up the site , there was praise for the way the police handled the weekend . |
| 14 | Here seafood specialities abound around the fishing harbour and a high-season traffic ban operates each evening to add to the pleasant holiday atmosphere as visitors dine al fresco or take an evening stroll . |
| 15 | Sound waves bounce off the sides of the channel as though they had hit solid walls , focusing the sound along the channel . |
| 16 | ‘ The silk scarves go around the neck . ’ |
| 17 | and also to our site teams cover successfully the job and explain to them how the teams were built up |
| 18 | Be bec , the appalling thing is that they 're quite , they 're quite happy to spread this pain on those who are in the least position to burden it and they believe quite rightly and this , this is the I think , that exists between socialism and and and the Conservatism in that sense that whereas erm , you know opinion surveys bear out the fact that people are quite happy , those who can afford it to pay a little bit extra in terms of direct taxation for those service provisions , which are absolutely vital and these surveys have been conducted in public and they have been made quite er er open to the press , er , just before the last election particularly for the health authority and so forth . |
| 19 | For example , there are dual currency bonds , where the coupon payments are in one currency and the redemption proceeds are in another ; currency change bonds , where coupons are first paid in one currency and then in another ; deferred coupon bonds , where there is a delay in the payment of the first coupon ; multiple coupon bonds , where the coupon payments change over the life of the bond ( although in a predetermined manner ) , fixed-then-floating bonds , where the coupons change from being fixed rate to floating rate ; floating-then-zero bonds , where the bonds change from being floating-rate coupon bonds to zero-coupon bonds ; and missing coupon bonds , where a coupon payment is missed whenever a dividend payment on the issuing corporation 's shares are missed . |
| 20 | Patrick Barlow paces about his flat , where parchment coloured silk curtains shut out the view of the congregational chapel , waiting in on the chance that Frankie may turn up . |
| 21 | Will income tax cuts wipe out the memory and the lasting experience of a wider indirect tax burden , which hits not just the very worst off , but those precious C2s , hardest ? |
| 22 | British Transport Police say both the saboteurs and the huntsmen could face prosecution for trespass . |
| 23 | Her pounding boots beat out the rhythm of a wild Slavonic stomp . |
| 24 | While some made their way to the more traditional setting of the cafe by choice , two of them in denim overalls and safety boots set about the polishing , cleaning and oiling of duty loco , Maid Marian . |
| 25 | While the decision can not be impugned on the facts , it undoubtedly confirms the difficulties which inventor employees face where the employer 's sales can only be traced to a single main purchaser of the patented product . |
| 26 | The cab drivers know where the studios are ; the music is an integral part of their life . |
| 27 | Vague and slightly patronising references were made to volunteers providing the companionship and neighbourly services for which health and social service workers have neither the time nor the responsibility " . |
| 28 | They are quite adaptable to different illumination levels , however , and shortly after introduction to the aquarium may undergo colour changes ; these colour changes represent either the production or the loss of pigments which the corals produce to protect themselves from excess ultraviolet light . |
| 29 | MOST of Ravenna 's history and its art treasures revolve around the years 402-476AD when it was capital of the Western Roman Empire . |
| 30 | Literacy campaigns push back the boundaries of ignorance and give people more chance of controlling their own destiny . |