Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun pl] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he set out today it had been his intention to make for the hills bordering the Golden Valley , but when he got through Blakemere the sweat was dripping from his chin and the sight of a stream tinkling its way not three yards from the road automatically brought his legs off the pedals . |
| 2 | Masters champion Couples coasted to a 66 while Love , the US No 2 , chipped in with a 68 for the Americans to set the first round pace with a combined 10 under par total of 134 . |
| 3 | It is very much for the providers to determine the future picture . |
| 4 | The ploughs and gritters do their best , of course , but it 's not at all uncommon for the elements to get the better of them for a little while . |
| 5 | That performance was enough for the bookmakers to make The Fellow favourite for this afternoon 's big one . |
| 6 | With few Luftwaffe bombers now left in Sicily , raids were desultory and of nuisance value during most of March , the main torment for the defenders remaining the ever-present Bf109Es of 7/JG 26 . |
| 7 | He even gave budgets for the plans showing the total costs of the proposed houses , furnished or unfurnished and with gardens . |
| 8 | It is fair enough for the councillors to claim the normal allowances , but the hon. Gentleman 's proposition would give them a biased view of what is in the interests of their citizens . |
| 9 | The Attorney-General , while submitting that such use of Parliamentary material would breach article 9 , accepted that it was for the courts to determine the legal meaning and effect of article 9 . |
| 10 | Defying Saudi Arabia 's ban on political demonstrations during the haj , Iranian pilgrims held a rally outside Mecca in which they denounced America for the catastrophes facing the Islamic world . |
| 11 | The submissions for the defendants included the following : ( i ) a local authority , such as the council , is controlled by elected councillors and the ability to control such a council by the vote of the majority of councillors is the objective of political activity . |
| 12 | Combination of the syntax information for the morphemes to generate the syntactic information for the complete word . |
| 13 | It is all too easy for the Germans to accept the glib axiom that whatever is good for Germany is good for Europe , and the ‘ European ’ gloss may permit them to pursue their own interests while trying to convince others , and even perhaps convincing themselves , that they are doing this for Europe . |
| 14 | The Great Barr , located to the north of the city , close to motorway links and ideal for an overnight stop or as a touring base for the motorists exploring the Big Heart of England . |
| 15 | This would provide the incentive for the peasants to produce the necessary agricultural produce , particularly the grain with which to feed the towns and for export . |
| 16 | The ideal geological situation for the growth of tombolos is an area of submerged drumlins , where there are many islands and an ample supply of debris for the waves to form the connecting ridges . |
| 17 | The Royal Commission 's proposals for the conurbations survived the Conservative government 's different attitude towards unitary local authorities and became part of an overall two-tier system . |
| 18 | So if you had a word with Liz I bet she 'd be delighted to give you permission for the kids to visit the old family home . ’ |
| 19 | On this date 228 Squadron left the island , which was no longer considered really safe for the flyingboats following the recent strafing . |
| 20 | Both raw materials and finished products were all in bags — we unloaded the raw materials up until midnight then re-loaded the lorries from midnight onwards for the drivers to deliver the next day . |
| 21 | The finest prize for the reclaimers remained the Great Level . |
| 22 | About one o'clock in the morning he 'd be at it , getting it ready for the neighbours to collect the following day . |
| 23 | The one chance of Allied success lay in speed of advance ; that is , for the troops to reach the German line of defence before those soldiers who might have survived the artillery bombardment had time to emerge from their dug-outs and man their guns . |
| 24 | Some observers believed that the new formation should not be viewed as a permanent body , but rather as a means for the republics to escape the central power exercised by the Soviet Union . |
| 25 | Settling in , I looked out of the window and reflected on what it must have been like for the men building the Trans-Australia Railway when hundreds of navvies , using horses , camels and a few machines , battled their way across the inhospitable plain , which in winter crackles underfoot with frost while summer temperatures exceed a baking 50°C . |
| 26 | What more obvious than for the allies to outflank the French right to cut their lines of communication with Vienna ? |
| 27 | But Michael Fallon , defending Darlington for the Tories said the concessionary rail travel would be safeguarded . |
| 28 | The school secretary was looking for other jobs to supplement her pay packet , there was n't enough money in the budget to pay for the books to teach the new curriculum , tests for seven-year-olds were bringing their own problems . |
| 29 | Immediate steps in the realisation of this plan will be : the redevelopment of the north-west quadrant of the Gallery as the first step in the creation of the Tate Gallery of British Art ; the possible establishment of a temporary Tate Gallery of Modern Art , and search for a suitable new storage facility for the collections to replace the current storage space in west London . |
| 30 | The markings not only make it harder for a thief to sell your property but will also make it easier for the police to identify the rightful owner whenever stolen goods are recovered . |