Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Grammar exercises ( each preceded by examples and statement of rule ) on various verb forms occurring in the passage . |
| 2 | The muzzle flash illuminated Farrell and the yard around him for several feet as he raked the sub-gun back and forth , spent cartridge cases spewing from the weapon ; smoke and steam rising into the damp air . |
| 3 | For example , after the initiating event the electrical power system might succeed in supplying the essential power needs , or it might fail ; if it succeeds then the ECCS might succeed or fail ; and if this fails , then the fission-product scrubbing system , which removes radioactive material that has been released into the reactor 's containment building , might succeed or fail ; finally if this fails then the containment , the ultimate barrier preventing fission products escaping into the environment , might succeed or fail . |
| 4 | There are two cable cars running from the village , on the west up the Penken and , on the opposite side of the valley , up the Ahorn : from these points there are walks to suit all grades of hiker or climber and restaurants with broad , sunny terraces to suit the more sedentary holidaymaker ! |
| 5 | The measurements made on GR effects observed within the solar system are described first : the excess advance of the perihelion of Mercury is described in Section 8.1 , the deflection of radiation by the Sun in Section 8.2 and the time delay of radar signals passing by the Sun in Section 8.3 . |
| 6 | There was a large picture-window through to the apartment itself , and a wooden gate led to a flight of brick steps linking to the passageway down the side of the house . |
| 7 | It was beautiful : as if the notes were tiny silver fishes floating in the darkness . |
| 8 | The carriage returns set up by this method are termed ‘ soft ’ , as against ‘ hard ’ carriage returns resulting from the return key being pressed . |
| 9 | In one of several concessions , Bongo granted legal status , initially for one year , to all the opposition groups participating in the conference . |
| 10 | Under pressure from Western donor governments and from opposition groups calling for the restoration of multiparty civilian government , the PNDC on July 5 , 1990 , announced the opening of " a national discussion on the country 's political future " with the purpose of developing an " authentic , African brand of democracy " . |
| 11 | After a fitful sleep I set off alone next morning in the welcome warmth of the sun to climb the higher of two small rock peaks rising to the east of the Panch Pokhari . |
| 12 | Rallies had been held repeatedly since March 26 in Dushanbe , the capital , organized by the opposition parties calling for the resignation of the Supreme Soviet Chair , Sarafali Kenjayev . |
| 13 | ‘ As we went up there were big snow plumes coming off the mountain to the left and right of us but there was n't much wind . |
| 14 | The argument put forward by the member states mentioned above is tantamount to seeking to graft on to the derogation from the principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality a second derogation as regards fishing vessels relating to the nationality of the owners or operators of such vessels . |
| 15 | • Very apparent blood vessels appearing at the skin surface |
| 16 | The possibility of using endoscopic Doppler ultrasound to detect any large blood vessels lurking in the path of the proposed sphincterotomy has not yet been well evaluated . |
| 17 | The intense heat will dilate the blood vessels lying under the skin 's surface , thus exacerbating the problem . |
| 18 | This is not hard to do and could be the start of longer term relationships leading to the Book Trade having a central role in retailing the new products . |
| 19 | I had just winched in the staysail 's port sheet when the explosion sounded , or something so like an explosion that I instinctively cowered by Wavebreaker 's rail as my mind whipped back to the crash of practice shells ripping through the sleet in Norway . |
| 20 | She worked for the British Council in the monolithic Spring Gardens building between the Mall and Trafalgar Square . |
| 21 | ‘ And artificial onions and fishing nets hanging from the ceiling . ’ |
| 22 | It has an apsidal termination but no complete ambulatory ; there are large flanking side chapels ending before the apse , and the ambulatory encircles only the end part . |
| 23 | Lot number one hundred and twelve , Lot number one hundred and twelve gentlemen , it 's the bamboo picnic baskets , there we are , there 's the picnic baskets showing in the front here for three hundred pounds at three hundred pounds at three hundred pounds , anyone want them for three hundred pounds ? |
| 24 | As there is no soil at all on this rocky islet vegetation is almost non-existent , but we did come across a few tenacious rock plants growing from the guano in rock crevices . |
| 25 | We 're going down the path of our US cousins , where they have wedding co-ordinators running round the garden marquee with walkie talkies . |
| 26 | ‘ I felt like Coleridge 's Ancient Mariner , who waylays on the street the wedding guests going to the feast , inflicting on them the story of his misfortune . ’ |
| 27 | Furthermore , as the gilded eagle seems poised for take-off to do battle with enemy hordes coming from the south-east , the memorial seems to have anticipated most aptly the events that followed 17 years after its unveiling . |
| 28 | Or at any rate , he is with one of the research teams working on the man project . |
| 29 | Applied Geology was first used as a category by Rolfe in 1975-77 list , and formed almost one-seventh of the total numbers of theses in the 1984-85 list , probably reflecting changes in research priorities relating to the funding situation . |
| 30 | Now the job is done by vast machines , which , with their great bulk and ponderous gait , resemble elephants travelling in reverse , the chute for the reject stalks hanging at the back like a canvas trunk . |