Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The role of families and of informal neighbourhood care is much more widely acknowledged and various projects to support the carers and stimulate neighbourhood networks are under way . |
| 2 | In other words , to the extent that Christianity is seen as providing a source of values which can legitimise the market economy , those same values undermine the assumptions from which a humanistic defence of the market economy starts . |
| 3 | The structure was held together with ropes binding the beams to the vertical posts . |
| 4 | Her fingers tickle the hairs on the back of my hand . |
| 5 | However voluntary groups lack the funds to do as much as they would like in providing comfortable well staffed centres . |
| 6 | To achieve this , and also to attract the interest of would-be exponents of the approach who have not had the opportunity to undergo an extensive systems education , it has been necessary at times to over-simplify the explanations of concepts and applications , and condense them from those developed by system researchers over many decades . |
| 7 | The Board has decided to change the rules to require duty solicitors to attend the police station where a suspect is to be questioned about an arrestable offence , when an identity parade is to be held , or the suspect complains of serious maltreatment by the police ; unless the solicitor can show exceptional circumstances justifying non-attendance . |
| 8 | You can do everything from digging the foundations building the walls and putting in the plumbing and electrics . |
| 9 | But some experts fear the advertisements could actually make the problem worse . |
| 10 | But the attempt to assure us that directors are controlled by their shareholders must fail , for no matter how far the law goes in strengthening the powers conferred upon shareholders to monitor the managers of their company the reality is that where each shareholder only holds a tiny proportion of the share capital of the company none of the shareholders will avail themselves of the powers given to them to monitor the management . |
| 11 | One Western military source said Israel 's plans to acquire the submarines would ‘ give impetus ’ to Egyptian efforts to upgrade its anti-submarine capability . |
| 12 | All Russian attempts to penetrate the Teleuts ' territories were opposed , since they regarded themselves as overlords in the northern Altai . |
| 13 | She first offered monarchs to four ‘ experimental ’ birds and viceroys to four ‘ control ’ birds ; she recorded how many times the birds avoided the butterflies or pecked at them . |
| 14 | The newly established courts treated the offenders too lightly for the liking of the authorities , and the press gave the case unwelcome publicity . |
| 15 | The search for characteristics which are common to all services has floundered and attempts to treat the services as a homogeneous group have been plagued by the differences between services , in the kinds of labour involved , the type of work performed and the nature of the product . |
| 16 | The three chartered accountant institutes , like other recognised professional bodies such as the Law Society of Scotland , are currently discussing with the Securities and Investments Board ( SIB ) proposals to implement the recommendations of the MacDonald report on training and competence in the financial services area . |
| 17 | Giants stalk the waterways , day in , day out . |
| 18 | They take ponies to carry the stags down the hill — nevertheless , it can be a long and exhausting day out . |
| 19 | As the clients relaxation skills develop the exercises may be combined so as to speed up the process of relaxation . |
| 20 | Whereas church bells announced the times of the various religious offices , the communal clock was a secular instrument that struck the hours , and by the end of the fourteenth century some were made that struck the quarters , although this did not mean that they were any more accurate . |
| 21 | At present , authorities lack the resources to carry out systematic inspections of licensed sites , as there are only 11 officers to cover over 4,000 waste disposal sites in the UK . |
| 22 | A meeting between Schwarzkopf and Iraqi commanders agreed the details of a formal ceasefire on March 3 . |
| 23 | Many commensals or parasites of ant colonies have specialised glands that produce a variety of secretions appeasing the ants and preventing attack ; these secretions may be identical or nearly identical to recognition pheromones produced by the ants . |
| 24 | However , a number of independent legal experts regarded the deals as unfair and exceptional . |
| 25 | On the personnel front the changes in the TSB have had some marked effects : |
| 26 | After the state announced plans to kill the wolves to boost herds of caribou and moose , Governor Walter Hickel 's office was flooded with protests , and tourists began cancelling their holidays in Alaska . |
| 27 | Gypsy brat turns tyrant , attempts to evict the workers , and falls for a pathetic roué . |
| 28 | One after another , men failed in their attempts to drive the nails , usually succeeding in bending them , so I was proud when Dad , using the skill gained over so many years at the anvil , gave his nail an almighty thump sending it through to the other side of the board . |
| 29 | A Decision is a binding administrative measure used in individual cases to implement the Treaties where the institutions themselves are responsible , such as the Commission decision to grant aid to the UK coal industry . |
| 30 | The Secretary of State for Health reviews proposals to promote efficiency with each Regional Health Authority chairman and the latter then meets the chairmen of the District Health Authorities to implement the policies , covering specific spending and manpower targets . |