Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] [Wh det] [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 They , among other things , have put Westminster into that category of parliaments which can and do exercise a significant degree of influence over the formation of policy .
2 This resonance of passages which can be read with different levels of suggestion at once , with ‘ myth ’ and ‘ low mimesis ’ and ‘ irony ’ all embedded deeply in ‘ romance ’ , is perhaps the major and least-considered cause for the appeal of The Lord of the Rings .
3 The Discussion Paper proposed that the maturity of liabilities be assessed by reference to the earliest date on which the lender could demand repayment and that no regard should be paid in this respect to facilities which might permit the debt to be refinanced ( Discussion Paper , paragraphs 3.40-3.42 ) .
4 It is hoped that this introduction to measures which will help control infection in the mortuary setting will stimulate some thought among managers , consultant pathologists , and others who may be involved in the provision of a mortuary service .
5 We have , therefore , to find some combination of instruments which will be sufficiently powerful to penetrate the mass of tone above and below , and , at the same time , leave enough instruments to cope successfully with the rest of the design .
6 A distinction must be made at this stage between things which can be used to make unauthorized copies of programs , but which also have legitimate uses ( for example , computers with two disk drives and cassette players with twin tape decks ) and things specifically designed to overcome copy-protection such as software to be used to copy other software which has been copy-protected .
7 The court will take into account the fact that the landlord must prove a statutory ground of opposition in order effectively to operate the break-clause ( Adams v Green ) and accordingly will not attach much weight to objections which could be raised by the tenant when the landlord seeks to operate the break-clause ( Amika Motors Ltd v Colebrook Holdings Ltd ) .
8 So that was where mother had kept all that string from parcels which must not be discarded lest it be needed .
9 This algorithm will produce a relative order of probes ( ie a path in a graph or two deepest branches in a tree ) for each group of clones which could be relatively ordered , i. e. for each contig .
10 She and Bernard could come and go as they pleased , partly thanks to Ruby and Molly , two local women who kept Rhydoldog clean and checked each day for telexes which might announce the Ashley 's return , in which case the beds would be aired and food prepared .
11 He was frightened , despite the encouraging winks of Deuce and the occasional smile from Doug ; disoriented amid the tropical forest-sized plants , the silent , ceaseless escalators , the glass walls and lifts , the page boys in scarlet and green livery and all manner of sights which would normally have thrilled him and been companionable to his mind and stored for his sister .
12 Fire brigade investigators are still trying to discover the cause of the explosion and any chain of events which might have led up to it .
13 There are always any number of questions which could be asked in a survey because they seem ‘ interesting ’ ; but interest is not enough .
14 That this is not so is very apparent from any number of reports which can not be dismissed as anecdotage .
15 Such costs would not include any allocation of costs which would have been incurred had the instrument not been issued : for example management remuneration .
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