Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] [adj] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is of particular relevance in the construction of chain-linked index numbers where the comparison is made as a sequence of year-to-year ( or month-to-month , etc. ) indices using either of the index numbers described . |
| 2 | In the library she saw an exhibition dedicated to the war poets and plans for the library extension ; she met students and researchers using some of the library 's on-line and interactive computer systems . |
| 3 | FIG. 2 Results of gel retardation assays using several of the mutant MetJ repressors . |
| 4 | I am confident that we will deliver projects and programmes using all of the city 's assets to do just that . |
| 5 | From inside the house the scratchy gramophone burble of " Muskrat Ramble " was providing an incongruous counterpoint to the screech of the wild birds wakening unseen in the roof of the surrounding jungle , and Duclos sighed and closed his eyes to concentrate better on the music . |
| 6 | It was n't until The Byrds ’ ‘ Untitled ’ double album came out with the liner notes explaining all about the string-bender that I found out what a fool I 'd been … |
| 7 | Howard sits tensely at his drawing-board , his mouth tight shut , his eyes gazing unseeing at the paper , rigid with anxiety to produce a good big handle . |
| 8 | Stress position may vary for one of two reasons : either as a result of the stress on other words occurring next to the word in question , or because not all speakers of RP agree on the placement of stress in some words . |
| 9 | Not only does this protect them from larger fish , it is easier to ensure they are being fed , since the powder food stays within the confines of the net and I now have 14 miniature mollies swimming free in the tank , all of which seem healthy , feeding on adult food . |
| 10 | Competition Every competitor within 20 minutes of walking time was visited , and we can report that lunchtime trade was good to excellent , and that those restaurants remaining open in the evening were well patronized . |
| 11 | She gestured towards the books lying open on the desk . |
| 12 | In Wales the opencast industry has exploited shallow reserves lying close to the limestone outcrop with the result that working and restored sites are concentrated on a relatively narrow tract of land stretching from Montgomery to Kidwelly . |
| 13 | Jacob , trim in his dinner-jacket , his dark eyes sparkling darker against the greying of his thick hair ; Leo , blond , relaxed , despite the effort it had cost him to put on a suit for the occasion . |
| 14 | They see secondary schools undertaking some of the work that the community-based workshops once aimed to do . |
| 15 | Aim to curl up with your head and shoulders lifting clear of the mat . |
| 16 | One in seven road accidents is caused by drivers falling asleep at the wheel . |
| 17 | Then all at once , so subtly that I could hardly be sure when I first saw it , I realised that the sky was full of movement , small shadowy shapes skimming low over the ground , silently , as if bats or night-time swallows were criss-crossing my line of vision , swarming between the broch and the sea . |
| 18 | Her breath was short , her lips burning hot from the touch of his . |
| 19 | Young orangs living free in the forest all day return in the afternoon for their meal of bananas and milk . |
| 20 | The odours of the sea could be involved , and those birds living close to the coast might find smell particularly useful . |
| 21 | He told Lewis Namier that the rebellion was due to British administrators becoming accustomed during the war to having troops to do their will . |
| 22 | We will have no obligation to update our report for events or transactions occurring subsequent to the date of issue of the report in final form . |
| 23 | ‘ The purchaser hereby covenants with the vendor by way of indemnity only that the purchaser and the persons deriving title under him will henceforth and at all times duly pay all rents becoming due under the lease and observe and perform all covenants agreements and conditions therein contained on the part of the tenant or persons deriving title under it to be observed and performed and also will at all times keep the vendor its successors in title and assigns effectively indemnified against all proceedings costs claims expenses and liabilities in respect thereof . |
| 24 | They left the bodies of a dozen of their comrades lying lifeless on the ground behind them . |
| 25 | Sir Charles ' career has included many periods conducting many of the world 's major orchestras . |
| 26 | She sorts out the vests trying several against the doll and saying , ‘ It 's only halfway up her ’ . |
| 27 | Many people in neighbouring buildings were also hurt as were a number of beggars sleeping rough on the pavement . |
| 28 | The hotel has a gorgeous pool , glassed all around so that bathers can watch the peaks turning pink in the evening sun . |
| 29 | Thereafter , the coastal scenery reminded me increasingly of lowland Scotland , fields and hedges lying close to the shore . |
| 30 | As soon as deaf and dumb children were recognised as capable of benefiting from secular and religious teaching , their rescue from degradation and the saving of their souls became objects ranking high in the scale of Victorian values . |