Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Small investors will pay less than institutions for the first instalment though how much less will not be known until June 29 after the international offer closes . |
| 2 | ‘ They became alarmed because I had access to security force files of theirs , and all security force personnel through the central computer if I wished . |
| 3 | Mr Wigley said the company 's banking facilties are sufficient to support activities for the forseeable future while it strives to reduce debt further until rental and retail income covers interest costs and overheads . |
| 4 | Stephen Meads made it three straight wins for the English contingent when he beat Darren Webb 15-6 , 15-12 , 15-7 . |
| 5 | Stephen Meads made it three straight wins for the English contingent when he beat Darren Webb 15-6 , 15-12 , 15-7 . |
| 6 | To use the army as strike-breakers for the first time since Franco ( and Spain 's universally detested military service would have caused some intersting tests of loyalty ) would have provoked a confrontation with an unclear outcome for both sides . |
| 7 | But the rise in the seasonally adjusted rate , regarded by experts as the best guide as it compensates for factors such as the weather , was barely a quarter of the anticipated 30,000–35,000 jump . |
| 8 | ( Hawks wear bells for the same reason as mountain cattle — so you can hear them when you ca n't see them . ) |
| 9 | He described his proposals for the coming year as neutral because he did not want to hamper recovery . |
| 10 | Years later when I saw John Sayers of West New Houses for the last time before he unfortunately died , I mentioned that I was planning to start riding my bike again , and he was most amused . |
| 11 | Although there was no official statement concerning the content of the agenda , it was widely believed that the two sides would begin detailed discussions for the first time since the negotiations began in July 1990 . |
| 12 | There were times during the other quarter-final when a repeat win for Wright over Devoy seemed possible . |
| 13 | Volume users should pay 30% to 40% less than on analogue cellular , lower-volume users will get three times as many minutes for the same price as cellular . |
| 14 | In the British and the American cases it is as necessary to contextualise the production of knowledges about the inner city as it is to unpack the glossary of terms of urban regeneration used in contemporary political discourse . |
| 15 | Sian , 24 , was counting out the day 's takings after the last race when the killer struck . |
| 16 | The rapid expansion of fish farming , which has taken place predominately in Scottish waters , presents serious risks for the marine environment unless it is brought under strict control by the government , according to a report from the Worldwide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) . |
| 17 | When they went through the first gate at the bottom of the hill they were out of people 's eyes for the first time since they had met . |
| 18 | Jacko looked him in the eyes for the first time since they 'd met . |
| 19 | I have my doubts about the latter vision since archivists , librarians and museum creators deal with materials which are differentiated by the type of activities which created them , rather than simply by the physical form of those artefacts . |
| 20 | Its aim is to promote a reunion of Czech Jews for the first time since the war . |
| 21 | Tors take on the appearance of ruined castles or huge animals through the hanging cloud while stunted trees add to the other-worldly landscape . |
| 22 | Even with such a drastic cut , we estimated our losses for the first year as being in the region of £148,000 . |
| 23 | How can the Conservatives make such eloquent speeches about the Royal Navy when , in their 13 years in office , they have , according to their own planning , halved that part of its fleet ? |
| 24 | Achieving high standards is something Eleanor is conscious of , ‘ A number of our customers are Hotel Inspectors for the Scottish Board so we are doubly aware that our standards have to be of the highest and we work very hard to achieve this . ’ |
| 25 | Carried out every ten years since 1801 , with the exception of 1941 , it has most of the characteristics of the longitudinal survey except , of course , that it is a study of the whole population rather than a sample . |
| 26 | His musical ability — and he was entirely self-taught — enlivened the dale for many a year and even reached the ears of the outside world when he was talent-spotted by the BBC . |
| 27 | Similarly , it was higher during the early centuries of the Roman republic than in the later Empire period , and while it was low during the turbulence of the early Middle Ages , it reached a peak in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries , when the importance of older people was enhanced by their ability to survive the plagues of the era . |
| 28 | Aldershot Town 1992 was set up by fans of the original club when it folded earlier this year with huge financial problems . |
| 29 | A small amount of blood was later found on the trainers of the same group as Miss Brunton , he said . |
| 30 | Past experience of losses of the same nature as a current loss was found to reduce the person 's capacity to deal with the current loss . |