Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [vb -s] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It became clear that most investment and credits in the urban sector had been used to finance further mechanisation and capitalisation , creating limits to labour absorption of industrial sectors . |
| 2 | Jump on the channel switch and the Atlantis drops a gear and transmutes into the meanest , screamiest Rick you 've ever heard . |
| 3 | It only starts counting from the first row of an entry and stops at the last . |
| 4 | On the same day a Shop Window 92 Shore Event will take place in front of Middlesbrough Civic Centre , including a march and displays by the Royal Marine Band of the Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland . |
| 5 | The archway itself is in fine condition and dates from the third century B.C. It forms part of the Etruscan walls to the city and is the best extant example of Etruscan masonry . |
| 6 | The penicillium is often introduced to the cheeses by syringe and spreads through the tiny gaps between the lightly pressed curds . |
| 7 | The other player then picks up four beads from one hole on her side and plays in the same way . |
| 8 | There are now several benefits — family credit , free school meals , housing benefit and grants from the Social Fund , for example — that can help families in financial need , but the processes of application and appeal for these are complex enough to warrant the assistance of social workers in many instances . |
| 9 | After this recommended detour to Ru Stoer , the road to Lochinver is resumed as it turns south and passes between the scattered buildings of the village of Stoer , occupying a bleak area of the coastal belt and itself having no features of special interest to warrant a halt , but blessed with a lovely bay and sandy beaches nearby . |
| 10 | Everyone then gets out of the habit of going to the pub and goes to the ever-increasing competition such as McDonald 's or other fast food establishments . |
| 11 | This is on a square plan and dates from the ninth century . |
| 12 | The needle on the linker moves forward towards the machine and slides down the left side of the machine needle and through the stitch . |
| 13 | item No 2 : is a candle snuffer of the type used with a candle dish and dates from the late 18th century . |
| 14 | The truncated RNA polymerase site is marked by a thick bracket and extends into the downstream region in the direction of the arrow . |
| 15 | All too often a Friday buying binge has been followed by a weekend of sober reflection and regrets in the cold light of Monday morning . |
| 16 | Even when hearing loss is not severe , reading keeps one informed , increases vocabulary and adds to the aural memory-bank . |
| 17 | Time will bring an end to all things , even to Marlowe 's dream , as it is only a dream and exists in the temporal , real world . |
| 18 | I have argued that , in this modern capitalist context , the basic coding of behaviour concerns attitudes to monetary exchange and operates through the following paired oppositions : |
| 19 | Now he 's retired from the International scene and competes in the Indoor game . |
| 20 | It is basic AIB practice that the investigating team carrying out the original field investigation follows the work right through all the stages of testing and researches to the ultimate production of the report , thus ensuring complete continuity throughout . |
| 21 | The hydrogen atom loses its electron , becomes positively charged and is attracted to the negatively charged electrode , called the cathode ; the oxygen gains an electron and migrates to the positive electrode , the anode , this migration of ions forming the current . |
| 22 | Right hand puts down the pen and moves to the top drawer of the desk . |
| 23 | Friendly service provides a warm welcome at the front desk and continues in the air-conditioned dining-room , where a good standard of meals includes a buffet breakfast and choice at lunch and dinner . |
| 24 | The building is brick and dates from the fourteenth century , though with later fenestration and entrance doorway . |
| 25 | Having one wing down may result in a light glider being blown over if the wind changes direction and gets underneath the raised wing . |
| 26 | Yeltsin announced a softening of economic policy , with extra credits to industries , investments in agriculture and grants to the military conversion project . |
| 27 | This is very much a ‘ people ’ story and concentrates on the day-to-day happenings in The Mob , with a fair amount of humour thrown in for good measure . |
| 28 | The 20th anniversary of the launch of charity United Response took place amid much champagne and canapés at the Imperial War Museum , hosted by its president Martyn Lewis ( he of the BBC 's Nine O'Clock News fame ) . |
| 29 | In climatology the system has been adopted as providing a suitable framework and appears as the introductory foundation for Causes of Climate ( Lockwood , 1979a ) , where it is argued that the application of systems theory and mathematics has completely changed the subject of climatology . |
| 30 | Usually they cleared underbrush and weeds from the rubber groves from one o'clock until sunset , but the new quotas ordered by Duclos that morning meant they had to tap and collect from more than a hundred extra trees through the hot afternoon although their energies were largely spent . |