Example sentences of "the [noun] [conj] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no other way in except to walk through the priory , but a stranger would be stopped by the porter and seen by any of the community , be it nun or one of the lay workers . |
| 2 | This material is largely undated , although it is clear that occupation along Ermine Street pre-dated the defences and continued with little or no change well into the fourth century . |
| 3 | The national park committee also agreed to support a timetable for all public transport within the park and to help with British Rail 's Esk Valley line . |
| 4 | The proposals accepted by the majority as flowing from these principles provided for fifty-eight unitary authorities with populations increasing in a steady progression from 195,000 ( Halifax ) to 1,081,000 ( Sheffield and South Yorkshire ) . |
| 5 | The two machines most affected by this issue are the PC and Macintosh so it seems appropriate to examine the pros and cons in some detail . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't see how anybody can pick up a guitar nowadays and not give some credit to Jimi Hendrix because , at the time — people do n't remember this — but at the time he came out , people were ready to give up the guitar and go onto other instruments . |
| 7 | It was bulky and rotund at the base and tapered into slender points at the top . |
| 8 | The performance of the homes sits in the Orlando area - Davenport Glen and Chatham Park — exceeded our expectations , whilst Monterey in Dade County produced a range of homes which appealed very strongly to local residents including some whose motivation to purchase had been prompted by the hurricane while swept through southern Florida last year . |
| 9 | Administration of a drug to the mother also means its administration to the fetus or neonate through placental transfer or breast milk . |
| 10 | The precise directions in respect of which the penal notice is sought should be specified by the solicitors when applying for such a penal notice . |
| 11 | He clocks approximately 1hr 10mins for a 25-miler on the bike and runs at seven-minute mile pace , and is keen to improve on his weakest activity , swimming , during the summer . |
| 12 | All the facts about the Clubs and resorts in this brochure are checked and re-checked for accuracy by our special department in Birmingham , by our resort staff and , wherever possible , by hoteliers . |
| 13 | The action has nothing specifically to do with the technical content of the programmes but relates to wider difficulties between the Council of Ministers , the Commission and the European Parliament . |
| 14 | And the galleries that ran before successive doors , were at all seasons places of free air ; and in the summer season were places of mirth and glee , and active happy industry . |
| 15 | Young men danced around the flames and slapped onto those cars that did dare pass stickers proclaiming " Death to the Shah " . |
| 16 | He will be badly injured but will return to the Highlands and live for many years . ’ |
| 17 | A good deal of this book is about the inequality that exists in British society . |
| 18 | One point worth mentioning is that the carrying system may be completely detached from the sack and used with other sacks in the range which are available separately without the back system . |
| 19 | It was originally used by the RAF and sold for civil use in 1938 . |
| 20 | The patterns that emerge from this table are that ( 1 ) the higher the frequency of discounting , the lower the yield ; and ( 2 ) the higher the frequency of payments , the higher the yield . |
| 21 | In Stones [ 1989 ] 1 WLR 156 ( CA ) , Glidewell LJ said that : " The mischief at which the section is clearly aimed is that if a burglar has a weapon which he intends to use to injure some person unconnected with the premises burgled , he may nevertheless be tempted to use it if challenged during the course of the burglary and put under sufficient pressure . " |
| 22 | 3 Meanwhile , place the crumbled bread in a small bowl , sprinkle over the milk and leave for 10–15 minutes . |
| 23 | The girl pulled herself from the mattress and stood with one hand on her hip , in an aggressive pose . |
| 24 | Walpole later described him as ‘ an able geometrician and an exquisite architect , and of the purest taste both in the Grecian and Gothic styles … my oracle in taste , the standard to whom I submitted my trifles , the genius that presided over poor Strawberry ’ ; and from c .1753 onwards he designed much of the exterior , as well as a number of the interiors . |
| 25 | He borrowed a dromedary camel called Bert from Dudley zoo for the afternoon and watched with evident delight as the surprised children were taken for rides around the lawn . |
| 26 | But the money that comes in that way never fully covers the expenses involved in supporting our efforts in those countries . |
| 27 | Please take the money and speak to these people , as a favour to me . ’ |
| 28 | Avoiding making these latent potentialities manifest is a constant concern , evidenced by the multitude of taboos that bracket even the most mundane activities in a ( usually vain ) attempt to forestall the dangers that lurk on all sides . |
| 29 | the ‘ knowledge ’ that ‘ crime is getting worse ’ and that ‘ fear of crime ’ is becoming a major social problem — messages that politicians , via the media , communicate — then the judiciary are bound to become more sensitised to the dangers that lurk in high levels of unemployment . |
| 30 | I would not want today 's announcement to go by without underlining how important the contribution of renewable energy projects is to reducing the emissions that lead to global warming , and we should recognise that as an important environmental benefit . |