Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [vb past] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been reported that the addition of minute amounts of phosphatidylcholines normalised the short nucleation time of bile from patients with cholesterol gall stones while having only a minimal effect on the cholesterol saturation index . |
| 2 | The reported number of cases underestimated the actual frequency of the crime , but it bore a reasonably constant relationship to the real frequency . |
| 3 | Though the gastrin concentration increased with increasing gastrin releasing peptide infusion rates , the four groups of subjects showed the same pattern of response at each infusion rate ( Fig 3A ) . |
| 4 | ‘ What kind of books did the learned Jim censor ? ’ |
| 5 | Mudbound tideposts staggered out into the creek , and out across the flats a marram-fastened line of sand-dunes concealed the distant sea . |
| 6 | In turn , these tended to become complex and ambiguous images such that , as anthropomor-phized animals , they could represent the transformation of human and animal forms ( Vastokas 1978 ) , or through the focus upon the mouth could illustrate the principle of voracity according to which human killing and eating of animals ensured the cyclic reproduction of all life in the world ( Walens 1981 ) . |
| 7 | PAUL Clark was the hero of the hour as he guided Norfolk to a second successive title as the tightest of finishes resolved the Eastern Counties under-25 tournament at Ely . |
| 8 | This collection of demands gave the widest scope for an agitation against the government on several issues thought to appeal to radical Liberals and Left Labour alike . |
| 9 | The atmosphere inside the plane immediately became tense , five pairs of eyes scanned the starry sky , they could see nothing . |
| 10 | This was operated by a series of huge lifts at either end , and horses , carts , and thousands of Glaswegians made the daily descent into the Stygian depths beneath the cold waters of the Clyde . |
| 11 | At the end of the list of ingredients came the contentious E numbers which had annoyed Mrs Green . |
| 12 | A steady stream of visitors attended the second Crime Prevention Day organised by Sedgefield Village Crime Prevention Panel in conjunction with the police in Sedgefield Parish Hall on Saturday . |
| 13 | Gone were the days of dancing bears and ‘ Wild Men of Java ’ when hundreds of steamers plied the Fair Fortnight waters of the Clyde at the golden turn of the century . |
| 14 | In Brown 's 1968 survey only 3 per cent of workers knew the standard rate of tax and only 6 per cent of managers were able to estimate their marginal rate of tax . |
| 15 | The route announced by the Government last month after years of consultation and studies of alternatives had the added bonus of regenerating the East Thames corridor . |
| 16 | At youth level we have also for a number of years sponsored the Scottish Schools National Swimming Championships and the Scottish Schools Badminton Union Competitions . |
| 17 | In the sixth annual study ‘ The Image of France Telecom , ’ which is commissioned by the Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications , 94% of customers said the French state phone company functions ‘ really well ’ ( 34% ) or ‘ rather well ’ ( 64% ) . |
| 18 | The outbreak of hostilities had the immediate effect of silencing most of those within Congress who had spoken out against war , and effectively removed the argument that sanctions should be given a longer period in which to work . |
| 19 | They decided that video evidence — millions of viewers saw the offending blow on BBC 's Match of the Day — was sufficiently incriminating to bring 29-year-old Wright to book . |
| 20 | Research showed 54 per cent of viewers thought the right amount of sex was shown and 41 per cent thought there was too much . |
| 21 | Despite the opposition of Arthur Henderson , a series of resolutions bound the Parliamentary Party to Conference decisions and to extra-parliamentary guidance . |
| 22 | The second set of problems concerned the high costs of absenteeism , poor timekeeping and labour turnover experienced by many companies in both manufacturing and office contexts . |
| 23 | Eighty eight per cent of examinations reached the right colon . |
| 24 | As the probes descended to the surface of the planet , arrays of detectors measured the infrared radiation being emitted at different wavelengths by the atmosphere . |
| 25 | A second series of experiments tested the mucosal resistance to acid after pretreatment with a mild dose of acid to induce adaptive cytoprotection . |
| 26 | For the intelligentsia , the humiliating treatment of serfs symbolized the moral inequity of the entire system . |
| 27 | Pope Damasus rehabilitated and adorned the burials of the martyrs in Rome 's suburban cemeteries : the army of martyrs surrounded the pagan city like a besieging force . |
| 28 | But the majority of Americans enjoyed the highest standard of living the world had ever seen . |
| 29 | In the British coal industry , management and unions have fought for changes in energy policy ( Robens 1972 : chs. 9 , 10 ) and more recently , a successful alliance of interests prevented the separate privatization of the gas corporation 's retail showrooms ( Tivey 1982 : 46 ) . |
| 30 | Even so , the introduction of charges had the immediate response of reducing demands on the service , although this does not mean that all those who needed help were now able to get it , or that those withdrawing demand did not need help . |