Example sentences of "[vb past] the [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We last met the Secretary of State in May 1991 . |
| 2 | In October of that year , Hickson and Jacques joined forces and met the Director of Education over the possibility of a combined approach to the development of adult education which would reflect the recommendations of Circular 1444 . |
| 3 | As we have seen , Beveridge claimed that ‘ the socialisation of demand ’ approach to full employment by-passed the controversy about socialism versus capitalism . |
| 4 | More convincing is the argument that Kahn lacked the genius for self-promotion of other great architects like Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson . |
| 5 | It lacked the bypass of Hebon under Pertunda , and Triglaf certainly had the edge on it when it came to a southerly location . |
| 6 | It empowered the Secretary of State for Scotland to issue regulations governing the conduct and the responsibilities of local education authorities . |
| 7 | The Act of 1971 , empowered the Secretary of State to ‘ give guidance ’ to the Authority with respect to their statutory functions . |
| 8 | The fleet sent against de Crevecoeur , together with arrangements to send an expeditionary force to France , cost around £3,670 — money which was probably wasted since the duke disbanded the fleet as part of his measures against the Woodvilles . |
| 9 | The fleet sent against de Crevecoeur , together with arrangements to send an expeditionary force to France , cost around £3,670 — money which was probably wasted since the duke disbanded the fleet as part of his measures against the Woodvilles . |
| 10 | Keynes divided the demand for money into three types : ( a ) the transactions demand , which is the demand by firms and households for holdings of money to finance day-to-day transactions ; ( b ) precautionary demand , which arises out of uncertainty and the desire not to be caught short of ready cash ; and ( c ) the speculative demand , which is the demand for money as a financial asset and therefore part of a wealth portfolio . |
| 11 | He flung the ball of paper across the tiny room , picked up a tin mug with his shaving stick and soap inside it , and followed Chrissie through onto the landing . |
| 12 | The Shah appropriated the idea of reform to himself an launched what he called his " White Revolution " — white because it was meant to be bloodless . |
| 13 | He knew most of the men who used the line and passed the time of day with them . |
| 14 | He passed the time of day with Two Coats the tramp . |
| 15 | Chairman Peter Freitag said the association passed the resolution in support of Mr Ashdown at a general meeting . |
| 16 | In 1859 he passed the examination for entry into the Irish constabulary as an officer cadet and went to Dublin to train at the force 's depot in Phoenix Park . |
| 17 | One of these visions is that of the Indian Aurobindo in which he applied the theory of evolution to the cosmos . |
| 18 | ‘ The lemon shared the limelight on TV with Una Stubbs ’ , he explained . |
| 19 | The Palestinians eventually boycotted the meeting in protest at the US and Russian decision to abide by the so-called " Madrid formula " which stipulated that the Palestinian delegation would include no PLO members , no East Jerusalem Palestinians and no Palestinians from the diaspora outside the occupied territories . |
| 20 | After handing me a glass she gave one to Reid , and then , as though unthinkingly , straightened the fringe of hair round the back of his neck . |
| 21 | 3I made the selection in preference to Sun 's ToolTalk and DEC 's Fuse . |
| 22 | The Italian government , concerned that the better things should remain in Italy , were delighted to hear that many of them only made the journey by canal from the Cannareggio to the piano nobile of the Palazzo Malpiero . |
| 23 | In this period of cultural technology , and especially in the nineteenth century , the reproducibility of print was very much ahead of most other kinds of artistic reproduction , and this made the question of property in the work acute . |
| 24 | She made the promise in remorse for his suffering over revelations of their close friendship . |
| 25 | In addition to criminalizing both the practice and receipt of abortions , the law also made the provision of information concerning abortion a crime punishable by up to one year 's imprisonment . |
| 26 | The next time was in the 1940's — Sergeant Larsen of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in St Roche , a specially built two-masted schooner with auxiliary engine , not only repeated Amundsen 's success but also made the passage from west to east . |
| 27 | Daisy was still giggling when she got home to Snow Cottage and made the mistake at lunch of telling Perdita that Ricky had read the lesson . |
| 28 | The troupe made the performance in aid of CAF ( Contact-A-Family ) , a registered charity set up to support families with handicapped children . |
| 29 | The technical director of Magnesium Elektron and chairman of the Manchester Section , Frank Farnworth , made the presentation on behalf of the Society and this was followed by a tour of the Zirconium Chemicals Plant and lunch . |
| 30 | At a recent ceremony , Site Manager , Mr Roger James made the presentation in recognition of the fine work done by Barry Grewcock and his team in setting up the Safety Management System at Dounreay . |