Example sentences of "continues [prep] the present [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What future will they have in the recession that continues under the present Government ? |
| 2 | Thus began , for developing man , the most important part of his existence in the universe , and this is the Third Period which started with the dawn of civilisation , and continues to the present day . |
| 3 | Other farms that were once situated in the centre of the village have been displaced by extensive house building which began in the early 1960s and continues to the present day . |
| 4 | This dream of decentralisation as a means to administrative efficiency continues to the present day , but it always wakes to the reality of Political control . |
| 5 | The rule about the incorporation of customs and usages continues to the present day , as an examination of any textbook on contract law will show . |
| 6 | The civil registration of all births , marriages and deaths in England and Wales began on 1 July 1837 and continues to the present day . |
| 7 | One fifth of England will have been lost to urban sprawl by 2050 if development continues at the present rate , according to the Council for the Protection of Rural England . |
| 8 | The world tiger population is estimated at between 6,000-9,000 ; if poaching continues at the present rate the tiger will be extinct by early next century , according to expert predictions . |