Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if the accused does not fall within s.2(1) , he may still be not dishonest for the purposes of the Act . |
| 2 | The North Sea is obviously so shaped that very strong northerly winds can cause a piling up of water in the southern part of the sea , either because the escape route through the Straits of Dover is narrow , or because it is quite possible for the winds in the North Sea to be predominantly northerly while the winds in the English Channel are predominantly westerly . |
| 3 | In a prefatory motto for the book he quotes from Freud to the effect that ‘ perhaps we must make up our minds to the idea that altogether it is not possible for the claims of the sexual instincts to be reconciled with the demands of culture . ’ |
| 4 | A text frequently has a much wider variety of interpretations imposed upon it by analysts studying it at their leisure , than would ever have been possible for the participants in the communicative interaction which gives rise to the ‘ text ’ . |
| 5 | It may be possible for the arrangements for the funeral to be made direct with the crematorium or cemetery and minister of religion if desired . |
| 6 | All day I 'd felt calm , though aware that everything in Jamila 's life had changed ; and now , on the same day , if I was right about the looks on the two faces in the car with me , the same thing was going to happen to me . |
| 7 | This is a matter of considerable importance , since it is clearly desirable to know as much as possible about the conditions within the nuee ardente . |
| 8 | had terminating at Tooting Junction , only one was to be extended through to Mitcham and it would not be practicable for the cars on the other two to change over to trolley operation for such a short distance . |
| 9 | Passage is possible through the branches on the extreme left . |
| 10 | Personally , I am sorry for the upsets at the third Test in Manchester , but many of our players are very young and keen . |
| 11 | I FEEL sorry for the parents of the little boy who had his face ripped open by an alsatian . |
| 12 | She always felt sorry for the children at the Ragged School and there seemed to be hundreds and hundreds of them . |
| 13 | DARLINGTON chairman Dick Corden admitted he felt sorry for the fans after the disastrous 3–0 defeat at Torquay on Saturday . |
| 14 | We are grateful for the contributions of the German Government , the Japan Festival and Belfast 1991 . |
| 15 | However , while North Circular-bound a few months back I was flipping through the channels on the radio trying find something decent when I came across what I later learned to be Hey from the recent ‘ Upfront ’ album by David Sanborn . |
| 16 | The Corporation expressed their satisfaction with the endowment and their conviction that it would be ample for the purposes of the School . |
| 17 | It is not usual for the advisers of the Crown to draw people out of important work when they have hardly had a chance to do what they have undertaken . |
| 18 | It was his own spiritual change which made possible after the poems of the early twenties a more affectionate view of London , but we should not assume that the owner of Down the Silver Stream of Thames had ever been totally blind to the beauty of the city . |
| 19 | It is interesting for the accounts of the skirmishing that rattled Canada in its early years , and the actions between Canada and the nascent USA . |
| 20 | Both parties need to be absolutely clear about the purposes of the collaboration ; they need to resolve matters of leadership , status and responsibility ; they need to plan together in order to sort out these matters and practical questions to do with who is responsible for what activities and which children . |
| 21 | It is more important to be clear about the links between the way they are behaving and the situations they are in . |
| 22 | Let us be clear about the facts of the election that they tend to neglect . |
| 23 | When Charles visited Walahfrid 's old monastery at Reichenau , the poet produced an appropriate encomium : Due glory we accord To the power of the Trinity Which conveyed you here safe and sound Through the realms of the Franks ! … |
| 24 | The price of the Cold War peace dividend proved too high for the Rotarians of the Babbacombe and St Marychurch Club in Torquay , Devon . |
| 25 | ‘ Yes , he was wrong about the origins of the First and Second World Wars , ’ roared back the teacher , who later gave his name as Mr Nigel Varley . |
| 26 | Once again , however , defensiveness won the day and when the Strathclyde Centre circulated forces asking them to co-operate in the venture , a decision was taken to withhold co-operation and a circular went round to this effect , suggesting the existing Home Office funded PRSU ( Police Research Services Unit ) and the Home Office Research and Planning Unit were adequate for the needs of the service . |
| 27 | Immediately following on the principle that it must establish an effective intelligence system , he placed the further principle that it must provide itself with a legal system adequate for the needs of the moment . |
| 28 | This was clearly insufficient to produce a building adequate for the needs of the county , and another circular letter was sent out asking for support . |
| 29 | For who are so free as the sons of the waves ? … |
| 30 | De Jongh sounded doubtful about the prospects for the idea 's success . |