Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Halfway through our policy discussions in preparation for the citizens charter and the Bill , he obtained a leaked document containing the views of some officials . |
| 32 | Then they lunched , visited the extremely hard-working Swiss masseurs , and spent the remainder of the day resting in preparation for the rigours of the following morning . |
| 33 | However although many employers grant day release facilities , most of your preparation for the examinations will take place outside office hours . |
| 34 | In recent years , strong parish based courses — especially in preparation for the Sacraments of the Eucharist and Confirmation — have grown up and schools have been happy to change their programme accordingly . |
| 35 | You may start to plan a move at this stage in preparation for the changes ahead , but the pros and cons of moving have to be carefully weighed . |
| 36 | And , he reflected , the same innocence , the same near-perfect regularity of feature , was shared by Mertseger , who lay two paces away in the patience of death , awaiting her preparation for the Fields of Aarru . |
| 37 | Jimmy Carter 's limited experience in politics had not given him adequate preparation for the demands of the White House . |
| 38 | To stand your ground against brothers and sisters is traditionally considered an early preparation for the realities of life . |
| 39 | I was always impressed by the quality of the students ' preparation for the lessons I observed on my weekly visits to them and by their willing capacity to learn by their mistakes . |
| 40 | All the players were guests of the Hotel , and practise courts were made available to enable them to have the best possible preparation for the finals . |
| 41 | The opening round of fixtures brings together fierce rivals Pegasus and Portadown on Saturday , and two of Ireland 's rising young starts , Lyndsey McVicar and Claire McMahon — who will be training alongside each other for most of the season in preparation for the finals but who will face each other in the first league fixture — went along to the Ulster Garages at Belfast 's Boucher Road , to help launch details . |
| 42 | Putting on weight as fat deposits — food and fuel for the long journey ahead — their entire bodies become covered with mucus in preparation for the miles of slithering travel . |
| 43 | Preparation for the sessions and follow-up reading are then the responsibility of the student . |
| 44 | The annual Royston Fun Run is a winding 10 km route through the streets of the town , including the only hill in the area . |
| 45 | The North Sea is obviously so shaped that very strong northerly winds can cause a piling up of water in the southern part of the sea , either because the escape route through the Straits of Dover is narrow , or because it is quite possible for the winds in the North Sea to be predominantly northerly while the winds in the English Channel are predominantly westerly . |
| 46 | I believe he was one of the many aircraft that General Galland 's flying wing and the German Navy shot down on route through the narrows of the Channel . |
| 47 | ‘ As long as he 's not fixing for another of his boys to play around with this alternative route through the mountains , ’ I said . |
| 48 | A well-known example is the micro gallery at the National Gallery 's new Sainsbury Wing , where visitors can see high quality reproductions of the pictures , learn more about them and plan a route through the rooms . |
| 49 | It was due to leave the main door at noon and wend its way to the arena by a circuitous route through the grounds , so that as many people as possible would get a good view . |
| 50 | Of necessity , he followed a twisting route through the trees in order to avoid patches of thick underbrush , all the while making sure he never strayed too far from the guiding line of the perimeter fence on his left . |
| 51 | He was acquainted with the facts , had the benefit of much of the argument later addressed to the High Court , and preferred the submissions made to him by counsel for the officers . |
| 52 | The trial judge sensibly obtained the agreement of counsel for the defendants to the case proceeding on the basis of defined issues . |
| 53 | This ‘ second dispute ’ argument was not advanced by counsel for the steelworkers but emanated from the bench . |
| 54 | The order recited that the court had heard ‘ counsel for the plaintiffs and for the defendants and … |
| 55 | In a Practice Note in April 1983 ( [ 1983 ] 1 WLR 1055 ) Sir John recommended the submission shortly before the hearing of the appeal of ‘ skeleton arguments ’ by counsel for the parties . |
| 56 | Anyone reading of the trial would appreciate the ordeal of the rape victim in court as she ‘ sobbed continuously as she was cross-examined by counsel for the men … . ’ |
| 57 | All commercial netting was prohibited within the sanctuary , and a ban was imposed on the use of all set-nets within the sanctuary during the months of November to February , thus enormously reducing recreational set-net use . |
| 58 | On the other hand there is external inspection , of which most teachers have occasional experience through the visits of HMI , who were charged to ‘ report as you find ’ and ‘ do good as you go ’ . |
| 59 | Again like Crowther , it strongly recommended the raising of the school leaving age to 16 [ this eventually happened in 1972 ] and the provision of a more stimulating and demanding curriculum so that pupils had a wider choice of courses , including some ‘ broadly related to occupational interests ’ , and others concerned with personal and social development , and ‘ imaginative experience through the arts ’ . |
| 60 | He saw it break its flight over a dell between the dunes , soar vertically and then head off at an angle . |