Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun pl] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This includes ensuring that a proper market and proper information exist for the products that the exchange trades ; and that transactions are properly recorded . |
| 2 | Whilst for the teachers these lads are ‘ trouble makers ’ , the lads have their own interpretation : |
| 3 | Perhaps it is time for the powers that be to look again at the slalom rules that allow dipping and sideways presentations . |
| 4 | The usages objected to as ‘ anti-male ’ are certainly sexist , but not for the reasons some men seem to think . |
| 5 | But not for the reasons some had feared . |
| 6 | Scores of rambling and cycling clubs headed remorselessly for the Dales each weekend , come rain or shine . |
| 7 | In the name of modernisation and professionalism , Chinese architects and civil engineers are not prepared to accept for the towns any of those policies which have made their own rural housing programme a model for the Third World . |
| 8 | For the alchemists such passive dependence was not enough . |
| 9 | In addition they had two camel guns , small cannons which could be mounted on saddles and fired from the backs of camels ; for the circumstances these had been mounted on the back of a plush sofa which had been recovered from the rampart where it had served during the rains . |
| 10 | Heading for the goodies that way . |
| 11 | For the Mensheviks this implied that state power must pass to bourgeois parties , and although the proletariat must play a major , even leading role in overturning autocracy , it would be madness for the Social Democrats to take part in government . |
| 12 | For the girls this is only one side of the picture . |
| 13 | Following parliamentary pressure , the population which would attract this privileged status was reduced to 50,000 to allow for the claims both of the boroughs with ancient histories and the growing manufacturing towns . |
| 14 | For the interactionists this was grossly inadequate . |
| 15 | Even for the optimists this allowed for unemployment rates of up to 8 per cent . |
| 16 | For the predators this timing is just as critical and this can be seen well in the relationships between the piratical Arctic skua , its usual victim the Arctic tern , and the small fish on which they both depend . |
| 17 | An appeal was also opened for the mineworkers this week . |
| 18 | At the close of the 1990–91 season 's business , Phil Barber was Palace 's longest-serving current player and had joined the select troupe of men to have played over 250 games for The Eagles some fourteen months previously , so that is fair to say that there has seldom been a more popular fellow to wear the Palace colours . |
| 19 | For the women this involved a distinct moral career . |
| 20 | For the organisers this is symbolised by locating as many of the various workshops , displays and performances within the sacred space of St. Matthew 's Church . |
| 21 | But for the authorities this was enough , and he was shipped off to Shanghai on 6 January 1933 . |
| 22 | the elements for the powerboaters this weekend are water and wind … as the British Grand Prix returns after a two year gap … it 's being raced in cardiff and favourite to win is Steve Kerton of Gloucestershire … he 's lying second in the world championship … he 's going for the win but is happy to be back racing in britain |
| 23 | the elements for the powerboaters this weekend are water and wind … as the British Grand Prix returns after a two year gap … it 's being raced in cardiff and favourite to win is Steve Kerton of Gloucestershire … he 's lying second in the world championship … he 's going for the win but is happy to be back racing in britain |
| 24 | For the artists this day would be their first sight of the script due in production on Friday . |
| 25 | The Playhouse , in Derry , is being used as the main stage for the performances each night . |
| 26 | He adds that while the bestv rowers are away practising for the Olympics this year there will still be a lot of competition and younger rowers will get the chance to be at Henley . |
| 27 | For the ten-year-olds this score was 1.86 , and for the seven-year-olds it was 4.25 , a difference that was statistically significant . |
| 28 | For example , it may be used by the banking ‘ arm ’ to the advantage of favoured customers or indeed for the banks own account . |
| 29 | Get a babysitter for the kids this weekend ( if they 're that young ) and take your partner away and talk through your work , your career , your lifestyle . |
| 30 | Was there any discussion on further Community support for the regions such as Portugal , Greece and Northern Ireland ? |