Example sentences of "most [prep] the [noun pl] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the views dealt with in the following sections have been influenced by Marxist or Weberian theories of stratification . |
| 2 | The complex includes most of the luxuries expected by a 1980 's yuppy ; swimming pool , sauna , jacuzzi , Squash Court and Gymnasium . |
| 3 | There has been no mortality associated with percutaneous cholecystolithotomy and most of the complications occurred during development and refinement of the technique . |
| 4 | It would be foolish for western governments to relax the pressure while most of the reforms remain on paper ( so say a polite ’ no ’ to Solidarity 's Mr Lech Walesa if , after this week 's deal , the Polish government sends him cap.in-hand to the West ) . |
| 5 | The counties mentioned above have provided most of the pavements attributed to the " Corinian School " of mosaicists — a group of mosaics and mosaicists centered on the town of Cirencester ( Toynbee 1962 , 198 ; Smith 1965 , 1969 and 19849 Although one tenth only of these pavements can be dated on external criteria , both the particular associations of the Orpheus and saltire mosaics , and the more general association of this school with other schools in Britain , helps to suggest an adequate understanding of developments . |
| 6 | One view was that integrated circuits were protected by copyright through drawings or photographs as most of the masks used in the manufacturing process were produced photographically and would be protected as photographs . |
| 7 | Generally speaking , then , most of the factors emphasized by the orthodox account are genuine enough ( with the outstanding exception of the ‘ toxic mix ’ idea ) . |
| 8 | Most of the papers referred to in the present chapter are collected in Pappas and Swain ( 1978 ) , which also contains an analytical introduction to the area . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm sure most of the papers identified in this study will be highly cited for several years to come , ’ says Garfield . |
| 10 | Most of the tasks allotted to the boys and girls were under cover in open fronted sheds . |
| 11 | Mr Scott 's second suggestion , b ) , that the Garden should create and staff a new post of Computer Manager , was felt to be unnecessary at present , since the Computer Support Officer is the person who will be carrying out most of the tasks outlined by Mr Scott . |
| 12 | This will restore most of the rights sought by the union movement as a reward for their loyalty , and Mr Lyons would like to see it signed on Friday . |
| 13 | Most of the councillors seem to be hand in glove with each other ; you ca n't make any one of them speak to you , let alone give an interview . ’ |
| 14 | Chlamydia trachomatis provides the one bright light on the horizon as it satisfies most of the criteria needed for a causative agent in non-gonococcal infection . |
| 15 | As to a two-speed Europe , Britain already meets most of the criteria drafted by the Dutch presidency for membership of the fast track , in terms of having a low rate of inflation and the stability of our exchange rate . |
| 16 | Drs Smith and Bothwell appeared to represent a minority view amongst our sample ; most of the respondents appealed to a different set of work orientations which emphasised personal involvement with patients ' problems , ‘ family doctoring ’ and continuity . |
| 17 | Thus most of the miracles occur in these three separate periods . |
| 18 | Most of the prisoners had to be carried out on stretchers . |
| 19 | In the crowded town centres with most of the houses built of timber , mainly with thatched roofs it is not surprising that such widespread devastation occurred . |
| 20 | Most of the houses sell for around 60,000 pounds … and keen pricing seems to be the key to attracting first time buyers : |
| 21 | The Department also provided current ( 1989 ) traffic flow figures for most of the roads used in the study . |
| 22 | As yet most of the artists billed for exhibitions are non-Spanish , with high international profiles . |
| 23 | These works were founded by Mr Joseph Wright , who had for many years been intimately connected with what we may call ‘ the system of locomotion ’ , having been a contractor for the conveyance of mails , and the owner of most of the coaches running between the Metropolis and Birmingham , and other large towns . |
| 24 | And the Director General of Fair Trading was given the powers to exercise most of the functions earmarked by Crowther for the Credit Commissioner . |
| 25 | Most of the functions attributed to rises are nearer to grammatical than attitudinal , as in the first three examples given below ; they are included here mainly to give a fuller picture of intonational function . |
| 26 | In an island where most of the girls looked like princesses , the princesses looked like goddesses — and Sadria was no exception . |
| 27 | Most of the elements interlock with one another . |
| 28 | Most of the institutions involved in the training of future church musicians seem to be largely unaware of the changing character of worship today . |
| 29 | Most of the refugees flowing into Tuzla are escaping clashes around the key Bosnian border town of Zvornik , where unconfirmed reports of massacres abound following its ‘ liberation ’ by Serbian irregulars . |
| 30 | The Foundation noted that most of the exports went to developing countries , where unsafe storage and application practices were common . |