Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb -s] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is clear , furthermore , that Categories 1 and 2 do not impose an evidential burden on the defendant as far as the consent issue is concerned , for generally speaking , where the defence seeks to do no more than deny the prosecution 's assertion , it is entitled to have its claims placed before the jury . |
| 2 | Secondly , the opportunity exists to reassess the rational or political approaches to resource management practice . |
| 3 | One minute , your students are ploughing through a set of grammar exercises with apparent ease ; the next , when the opportunity arises to use the same language in a real context , dreadful mistakes occur . |
| 4 | To celebrate the theme of the festival the Zap has invited a wide range of artists to develop performances around their sense of taboo . |
| 5 | While the ombudsman has revealed the occasional bureaucratic horror story , he or she lacks some of the powers of his or her opposite number in other systems . |
| 6 | In Brazil , for example , the change has meant a vast increase in the added-value part of the supply chain in local hands . |
| 7 | For some the change means spending a second year as a part-timer in Stage I passing outstanding compulsory modules . |
| 8 | Further , it is probably only when the GP has performed the initial expert task of transforming signs and symptoms into an organised illness , that the patient can formulate the help he requires as possibly beyond the competence of his GP . |
| 9 | Erik Gustavson 's The Telegraphist tries to repeat a well-tried Scandinavian formula of sexuality at the turn of the century frustrated by laces , girdles and religion , but fails to establish the nexus of characters that sustained Fanny and Alexander , for example . |
| 10 | The Government had predicted that rateable values would rise by about seven times , but the revaluation has produced an eightfold increase . |
| 11 | It currently trades from 11 stores , including the flagship in Newcastle 's Eldon Square , but the retailer has seen a huge increase in its core market . |
| 12 | The retailer needs to know the best time to advertise seasonal goods — eg camping equipment will be promoted in the spring , ready for the summer . |
| 13 | The retailer needs to know the best time to advertise … goods . |
| 14 | This is useful if the retailer wants to introduce a new product , or line of products . |
| 15 | The writer wishes to do no more than add to our knowledge of the social world , simply for the sake of knowing . |
| 16 | One report says that No. 26 was even more thoroughly rebuilt and re-classified ‘ Type K/2 ’ , ( the writer has seen no photographic evidence , but confirmed in official list ) . |
| 17 | We assume that the writer has used the basic historical framework for her story — Wroe 's demand that his flock should provide his household with seven virgins ( female , although this was not specified ) for his ‘ comfort and succour ’ : and that not terribly long afterwards , he was put on trial by his church for alleged naughtiness with two of them . |
| 18 | Here , the writer has put a full stop between " processes " and " she " , probably because the whole sentence ( with a comma instead of a full stop ) would have been long . |
| 19 | Accordingly , the board has declared an unchanged interim dividend of five point three seven five P per share . |
| 20 | She thinks the Board has done a good job and what would it be replaced with ? |
| 21 | The Board has appointed the following committees to deal with specific aspects of the Group 's affairs . |
| 22 | The board has recommended a final dividend of 6 pence per share , for an unchanged 10 pence total for the year . |
| 23 | And the board has recommended a final dividend of 3.4 pence , which makes a total of 6.2 pence for the year , a rise of 7% on 1992 . |
| 24 | The board has recommended a final dividend of 3.95p per share , making a total for the year of 5.4p , a 10pc improvement on 1991 . |
| 25 | On the other hand , the creditor does expect a valuable cheque . |
| 26 | Once you have stocking stitch between simple lace strips you can transfer the stocking stitches to make a narrow cable pattern also . |
| 27 | After the beginner has acquired the basic principles of kung fu and enough knowledge to string together simple one- and two-step techniques , he comes into contact with what are known as ‘ forms ’ . |
| 28 | In traditionally examined courses such as the current HNC or HND , the criterion for award of prizes may simply be that the winner has obtained the top mark when all students across the length and breadth of the country are compared . |
| 29 | ( b ) Taking instructions As noted above , the drafter needs to have a clear understanding of the nature of the client 's business , in order to ensure that the terms meet the needs of the client 's business , taking account of its products , customers and problems . |
| 30 | Three quarters of the money goes to maintain the national organisation and to provide central services for Bureaux . |