Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb -s] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This f is used only to detect when the algorithm has reached a summit or plateau . |
| 2 | Must be pleased , as was Ken Vasey we spoke to earlier , that you did n't concede a goal for the second game in succession , and the defence does look a lot tighter does n't it ? |
| 3 | ( b ) Increase in value of asset The receipt or accrual of the income operates to increase the value to the individual of any assets held by him or for his benefit . |
| 4 | The Park proposes to offer a Management Agreement in order to safeguard the landscape . |
| 5 | Given Futuroscope 's success , it is hardly surprising that the park has attracted the curiosity of its competitors . |
| 6 | This exhibition displays the principles of a worthy craft until the opportunity returns to construct the flights of fancy . |
| 7 | ‘ The guitar 's got a personality and that 's the whole reason why people still play them . |
| 8 | There are several dings and dents in the body where the guitar has suffered the slings and arrows of a curious public . |
| 9 | The Bore likes to hear the sound of his own voice and jumps into each debate at the earliest opportunity , whether he has anything to offer or not . |
| 10 | The housewife has to get the washing there in the first place , she has to unload it , sort it , sit and watch it wash and dry ( or dash out to shop in the interim ) and then pack it all up again . |
| 11 | ‘ The prince has expressed the wish that his wife should not be bored by an over-long show , ’ Kensington Palace told the BBC . |
| 12 | Both resolve to wait until the GP has performed the pregnancy test before telling anyone , even though the GP 's pregnancy test uses much the same sort of chemistry as the commercial one and is hardly more reliable or definitive . |
| 13 | The Scotsman has obtained a copy of the mandate given to Mr Ford by the charity 's business administration secretary , Lt-Col Ivor Rich . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's heartening to know that the refinery has stood the test of time despite the harsh climate , ’ reports chief engineer Tony Ferdinand . |
| 15 | Mr Wishart looked out of the window , they were running through a maze of sidings packed with every kind of rolling stock , the tall chimneys of the brick works dominating the sky line , ‘ I think this is Peterborough dear , ’ he remarked . |
| 16 | To extract the bike means shifting a sack of dried dog food , a pile of gardening tools and a dozen old floorboards saved from the extension , ‘ just in case ’ . |
| 17 | How much the retailer has paid the supplier during that month |
| 18 | The retailer has acquired a reputation for low prices and efficient service . |
| 19 | But to work out how successful a campaign has been , the retailer needs to balance the profit made against the amount of money he spent on the campaign . |
| 20 | This is particularly evident when the writer has to organize the negotiations for the essential deals with foreign sub-publishers who collect royalties in non-UK territories . |
| 21 | The writer has used the plan as an aid to memory , jotting down , in a haphazard fashion , things that come to mind or seem useful . |
| 22 | William Bullock 's description being comprehensive , the writer has taken the liberty of adapting this to include details from the French National Archives . |
| 23 | Davies ' description provides additional information and the writer has taken the liberty to amalgamate those which concern the 6th Work : |
| 24 | 1.50 Once the 21 days for acceptance have passed or the trial has started the plaintiff can take the money in court only with the defendant 's consent or by order unless the payment in itself was made or increased after the trial started , when he has two days to accept , but must do so before the judge begins to deliver his judgment ( RSC Ord 22 , r5 ; CCR Ord 11 , r3 ) . |
| 25 | Where the board decides to hold a hearing , notice must be given to the licence-holder and the complainer in accordance with subs . |
| 26 | Where the licensing board decides to hold a hearing as mentioned in subsection ( 4 ) above : ( a ) the clerk of the board shall serve on the holder of the licence , not less than 21 days before the hearing , a notice that the board proposes to hold a hearing , specifying the complaint and the grounds upon which suspension of the licence is sought ; ( b ) the clerk of the board shall give notice of the hearing to the complainer ; ( c ) any person or body mentioned in section 16(1) of this Act may , not less than 7 days before the hearing , lodge notice with the clerk of the board that he or it wishes to be heard in support of suspension of the licence specifying the grounds on which he or it seeks such suspension , an any such notice shall be intimated by such person to the holder of the licence ; ( d ) the board shall not order suspension of a licence without hearing the holder thereof unless after receiving due notice of the hearing the holder fails to appear . |
| 27 | ( 2 ) Where the licensing board decides to hold a hearing as mentioned in subsection ( 1 ) above : ( a ) the clerk of the board shall serve on the holder of the licence , not less than 21 days before the hearing , a notice that the board proposes to hold the hearing specifying the grounds on which the board proposes to hold the hearing ; ( b ) the board shall not make a closure order without hearing the holder of the licence unless , after receiving due notice of the hearing , the holder fails to appear . |
| 28 | ( 2 ) Where the licensing board decides to hold a hearing as mentioned in subsection ( 1 ) above : ( a ) the clerk of the board shall serve on the holder of the licence , not less than 21 days before the hearing , a notice that the board proposes to hold the hearing specifying the grounds on which the board proposes to hold the hearing ; ( b ) the board shall not make a closure order without hearing the holder of the licence unless , after receiving due notice of the hearing , the holder fails to appear . |
| 29 | The Board expects to publish a specification in draft shortly . |
| 30 | To assist the process of public consultation the Board has prepared a number of discussion papers tackling themes which will be covered in the strategy . |