Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [coord] [vb -s] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sunk in biology , she thought , listening for creaks or moans above the ceiling , listening to the soft stirring in her belly , licking her fingers . |
| 2 | Remember that demand , leading to overload and pressure , is a function of the disparity between duties and wishes on the one hand and limitations on the other . |
| 3 | In essence , it proposes the introduction of a system of checks and balances into the boardrooms of UK listed companies , to be administered by non-executive directors according to a prescribed code of best practice and to be given force by public disclosure of compliance . |
| 4 | These votes came after a long and stormy debate ; some deputies warned of the dangers of dictatorship because the proposed new presidency lacked an adequate system of checks and balances by the legislature , and argued that a switch to presidential rule was premature . |
| 5 | ACE genotype ( DD more frequent in cases than in controls ) : Population ( different relative frequency of cases and controls in the 4 populations ) : Heterogeneity of ACE genotype effect across populations : |
| 6 | In retrospect , for instance , he thought that Suite had choreography rather like Balanchine 's in the phrasing of sequences and repeats to the music , and in the lines , which were not straight like a corps de ballet of swans or sylphides but went off suddenly at an angle . |
| 7 | The river was high and sparkling , piling light debris of branches and leaves against the piers of its four stone arches ; and beyond , the walls of the town rose , and the tunnel of the open gate . |
| 8 | Shortly after the official opening ceremony a collection of no less than 11 Norseman floatplanes that had gathered at Red Lake , started-up , taxied around Howey Bay , took-off ( a tremendous effect as the sound of 11 Pratt and Whitney R–134s revving at full power reverberated around the bay ) and performed a series of fly-bys and overshoots over the bay in salute of CF–DRD and the weekend events . |
| 9 | The village is in a beautiful situation , and attracts great numbers of visitors and sightseers during the summer when Sledmere House and grounds are open . |
| 10 | It stands in gardens landscaped over a period of two years ( which were designed to ensure an array of colours and scents throughout the year ) , and woodlands resplendent with over one hundred species of trees and shrubs , the home of owls , badgers , green woodpeckers , pheasants and foxes . |
| 11 | The rebels believe that Mr Major 's credibility is in tatters after a series of defeats and retreats as the Maastricht Bill lumbers through Parliament . |
| 12 | The price increases sparked off a series of protests and strikes across the Soviet Union , particularly in Byelorussia [ see p. 38129-30 ] . |
| 13 | Detailed histological assessment showed a significant increase in the number of capillaries and fibroblasts in the granulation tissue of rats treated with bFGF compared with that in vehicle treated controls . |
| 14 | The number of capillaries and myofibroblasts in the granulation tissue at the ulcer margin in vehicle treated rats were 16 ( 0.8 ) and 104 ( 6 ) respectively ( Table III ) . |
| 15 | ‘ There have been lots of promises and pats on the back but little else . |
| 16 | Students like yourself have decided how and why it should be written ; the authors have merely put together a series of explanations and answers to the questions that these students have asked . |
| 17 | ‘ The recent flirtation of nods and winks between the Labour and Liberal campaigns would become a way of life , ’ he added . |
| 18 | The west pediment ( fig. 126 ) shows the fight of Greeks and Centaurs at the wedding of Peirithous . |
| 19 | In practice , however , although she was powerless to prevent some of the religious changes she disliked — such as the introduction of clerical marriage , the use of bread rather than unleavened wafers at communion , and the removal of crucifixes and roods from the interiors of churches — she frequently intervened personally in religious matters and had an important influence on the nature of the English church established during her reign . |
| 20 | Thus , even if space is left within and at the end of each index , updating will involve the shifting and shuffling of a number of records or the use of pointers and links to the new records . |
| 21 | A chain came down from them to another set of wheels and cogs nearer the bottom . |
| 22 | The upper and working classes , being less verbal , less given to talk of shoulds and oughts between the sheets , have less trouble , if you 'll forgive me , simply getting it up and putting it in , to the relief and satisfaction of everyone concerned . |
| 23 | A similar greeting evoked a series of grunts and groans from the neighbouring tent . |
| 24 | In 1860 , the last bishop to wear his wig to the House of Lords died , and his successor as Bishop of Rochester , Dr Joseph Wigram , sharply criticised the wearing of beards and moustaches by the clergy . |
| 25 | Finn noted that he was tracing a column of names and addresses with the tip of his pen , occasionally ringing one with the biro . |
| 26 | There were plenty of thrills and spills as the first round of the East Senior knockout cup got underway . |
| 27 | ( a not unusual event ) he leaps up the six flights of stairs and arrives at the top as cool as a cucumber , followed by a very out-of-breath Orderly Officer . |
| 28 | This society 's accounting policy on provisions is that ‘ provisions are made to reduce the value of loans and advances to the amount which the directors consider is likely to be ultimately received ’ . |
| 29 | In the table at the right of Figure 1 I have given rough figures for the numbers of neurons and synapses in the human neocortex . |
| 30 | The Tritocerebrum is formed by the ganglia of the third or intercalary segment of the head and is composed mainly of fibres and synapses between the brain , suboesophageal ganglia and frontal ganglion connectives ( Willey , 1961 ) . |