Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [coord] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , in a group of 20 or 30 youngsters from the least successful socio-economic background , who have the least going for them and the smallest incomes , the chances are that there will be a greater number of smokers . |
| 2 | It must be like loving someone from afar only to have them turn to us one day , recognizing the love we have held for them and the secret things we have done for them , and returning our love with their own . |
| 3 | ‘ That 's between them and the Swiss Banks . |
| 4 | In the aftermath of the accident the bodies of the two children were recovered from the wreckage and laid beside the track with the other bodies of the tragedy , but their charred remains were beyond recognition and were never claimed nor was any connection established between them and the other passengers , and in consequence the two children were never identified . |
| 5 | As far as those who not only do this but also work exclusively for a single organization are concerned , it makes the distinction between them and the regular employees of that organization an unclear and almost unreal one . |
| 6 | Between them and the broad swipes of the sun |
| 7 | These sensible recommendations were also designed to harmonize relationships between institutions and their local authorities , in that the granting to institutions of considerably more discretion in the control and allocation of resources would help to avoid the kind of disputes that had erupted between them and the local authorities in the past . |
| 8 | In the first stage we build up a broad structured picture which identifies the main parties , the interactions between them and the main areas where their interests may conflict . |
| 9 | Shortage of newsprint was another link , and I was constantly in touch with Singapore , London and Calcutta about supplies , which when they came were divided as fairly as possible between ourselves and the independent newspapers . |
| 10 | On page 215 he does , however , to put some distance between himself and the racist overtones of this tradition : ‘ But what was the mysterious magic by which the Germans breathed new life into a dying Europe ? |
| 11 | Macari used his appointment not only to begin his personal return to form , but as an opportunity to put further distance between himself and the squalid affairs at Swindon . |
| 12 | ( 2 ) In case of a dissolution of the partnership , whether as respects all the partners or as respects the assigning partner , the assignee is entitled to receive the share of the partnership assets to which the assigning partner is entitled as between himself and the other partners , and , for the purpose of ascertaining that share , to an account as from the date of the dissolution . |
| 13 | To suggest continuity between himself and the triumphant generals of the later Republic , Octavian reconstructed all the buildings in the area of the Porticus Metelli , where their booty had been displayed . |
| 14 | Above all , he established a rapport between himself and the leading noblemen , his companions in arms , which formed the basis of the longest period of political stability the country had known since the early years of Edward I. These achievements , however , had their price . |
| 15 | At the moment the problems are merely clouds forming on the horizon , users need to be aware of them and the potential problems that they may bring . |
| 16 | Male or female Kiefer Sutherland look-alikes and fans of his and The Lost Boys film gladly accepted . |
| 17 | CHERWELL DISTRICT COUNCIL is the authority ( known as the charging authority ) which has the job of collecting community charges on behalf of itself and the other authorities in your area . |
| 18 | But no ball of fire climbed into the sky ahead of him and the familiar landmarks were still there as he passed the City of London Museum and slipped past St. Botolph-without-Aldersgate into Little Britain . |
| 19 | Of course the young girls , they sometimes started off very enthusiastic and perhaps did do quite a lot without realising the implications and effect of it but the older women often had trouble keeping up . |
| 20 | Despite a disconcerting 85% plunge in net profits to just $94.5m , Fujitsu Ltd , bolstered by the acquisition of ICL Plc is putting rapidly increasing distance between itself and the other contenders for the title ‘ world 's second-biggest computer company ’ : some commentators illegitimately eliminate Fujitsu 's semiconductor sales from the total simply because the company sells more of its chip output on the merchant market than do IBM Corp , Digital Equipment Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co , but all of Fujitsu 's $26,640m annual turnover is information technology-related — and the company is now nearly twice the size of the $14,000m-a-year DEC , and well over a third the size of IBM ; only a decade ago , IBM was more like 10 times the size of the next biggest computer manufacturer . |
| 21 | In effect , the bidder thereby divides the profit which is expected to result from improved efficiency between itself and the original shareholders . |
| 22 | The tell-tale signs are gaps in the fence between you and the potential neighbours , or even gates or doors . |
| 23 | They are concerned with giving both to the younger ones coming up behind them and the older ones ahead , who are nearing the end of life . |
| 24 | As you can imagine , I talked knitting for hours with her and the other knitters who were kind enough to look after me . |
| 25 | I had me tea with her and the two boys and she did n't press me any further . ’ |
| 26 | He said McMullan hurled the bomb while McCrory stood with him and the two men escaped through Garland 's garden and house , the doors of which had been left open as pre-arranged . |
| 27 | Then Gun cannoned into him and the two men sprawled on the ground . |
| 28 | It was some time later , and the scene had shifted to the cottage sitting-room which , with myself and the two men , and two large detectives , was rather crowded . |
| 29 | If they strained their eyes they could make out the clusters of houses and farmyards that were Suardal to the north , the pencil-thin bars of smoke already rising from them and the meagre herds moving across the open country like ants . |
| 30 | Human authority is then an evil in itself and the social relations which constitute the fabric of society are constantly being dissolved . |