Example sentences of "[prep] the [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | TULFARRIS : Consistent last season but this term has saved best running for the all weather tracks . |
| 2 | On telecommunications , Banegas took the opportunity to criticise the government for the little interest it has shown in putting an end to the import of unauthorised pirate telephones , 3m of which are now in Spain . |
| 3 | A competition to find a new name for the former Tap and Spile pub in Hartlepool has been settled . |
| 4 | For the former award he had offered his work under the title ‘ The Sparrows : Thoughts Of A Landsman ’ , which was divided into four parts : |
| 5 | As for the former chairman himself the greatest pity of all is that he found it necessary to go without finding a successor for himself . |
| 6 | However , there appears little support at this stage for the former king 's return from his Swiss exile . |
| 7 | LAWYERS for Mike Tyson demanded a new trial for the former heavyweight champion yesterday , arguing that the jury which convicted him of rape was not allowed to consider whether his accuser had confused him as to whether she was a willing sex partner . |
| 8 | The process of forming a government was slowed by numerous allegations that as many as 10 per cent of new deputies had worked for the former Ministry of State Security police ( " Stasi " ) as active informants . |
| 9 | Regression analysis for the former relationship indicates a decrease of around $400 per capita GNP for a 1°C increase in temperature . |
| 10 | Meanwhile a memorial service has been held for the former cabinet minister and Cotswolds MP Nicholas Ridley . |
| 11 | The Government conceded defeat on the whole ‘ additionality ’ issue and the Euro money could be released for the former coalfield areas . |
| 12 | Yet , you may well be doing just that when you write one press release for the former magazine and another on the same subject for the latter because both publications are on your public relations media schedule as targets . |
| 13 | But he stressed that no formal approach had been made for the former football ground . |
| 14 | Hebrew letters might , therefore , have undergone differentiation for the former group and would certainly have become involved in some associations . |
| 15 | This is associated with a reduction of freedom for the former group and increasing personal access to motorised transport for the latter . |
| 16 | Although Lendl finished a runner-up at Wimbledon in successive years in 1986–87 , the lawns of SW19 have proved a major stumbling block for the former world number one . |
| 17 | On July 27 , the prosecution had demanded a 10-year sentence for the former leader , aged 80 , in connection with the embezzlement charge [ see also p. 39014 ] . |
| 18 | Fellow airmen from 70 Squadron RAF provided a guard of honour for the former pupil of St Mary 's College , Wallasey . |
| 19 | Here we present neurological evidence for the former view from studies of a brain-injured patient with visual neglect . |
| 20 | The Essex Gliding Club 's plans for the former bomber station at Ridgewell near Clare , due to be discussed by Braintree planner on March 29 , have aroused unprecedented opposition among residents . |
| 21 | The code of practice for the former District Audit Service referred to four additional responsibilities . |
| 22 | Bear might be an appropriate metaphor for the former Lord Chancellor himself . |
| 23 | A massive police search was launched for the former paratrooper involving 25 officers , a search and rescue team , dogs and horses . |
| 24 | But what Brown had overlooked was the First Rule of the Conventional Car Maker : sell as many of the same cars as you can in order to make the most money for the least expenditure . |
| 25 | We are still attempting to persuade people that the figures they have been given or have invented are wrong and if we operate on the real figures there is no reason for mass closures of elderly persons homes and we are still attempting to make the refurbishment programme work as best we can to achieve the most we can in the shortest period and for the least money . |
| 26 | This is not , however , intended as a guide for the connoisseur , but rather as a plain man 's helpmate to getting the best possible fish for the least outlay . |
| 27 | Just as the capitalist desires maximum output from labour for least cost , so does the labourer want maximum pay for the least effort . |
| 28 | A mechanism for the latter possibility is suggested by the observation that NMDA receptor function can be increased by the activation of PKC . |
| 29 | Although further peace negotiations were scheduled for the latter half of 1991 , the situation remained unresolved . |
| 30 | The 47 bp fragments were purified from the wt- and mutated promoters except for the promoter with the mutation at -75 which removes the Sfa NI site ; for the latter promoter the 52 bp fragment was employed . |