Example sentences of "[Wh det] the [noun sg] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he invoked opium directly , leaving no doubt as to the limitless power which the drug-user feels he has been given : |
| 2 | A lion roars in the dense thicket into which the watercourse runs . |
| 3 | A well-qualified man named Akers is selected on the basis of his impressively durable character , after which the plot takes surprising twists we dare not reveal . |
| 4 | But no matter whether the ballet lasts one , two or three acts the choreographer must be fully in control of his material so that every detail of the characterisation of the whole cast is appropriate to the general atmosphere and environment within which the plot unfolds . |
| 5 | Central to problem-solving is a general approach in which the therapist tries to help the patient draw on his own resources to overcome his problems . |
| 6 | The concern in the present section is with purely reactive circuits and it is worth noting that in dual versions the frequencies at which the reactance becomes zero or infinite is the same , one circuit being resonant ( ) whenever the other is antiresonant ( ) and vice versa . |
| 7 | But it may be argued that ‘ conduct ’ includes the circumstances in which the conduct takes place , including such matters as the time of day or night in addition to the ferocity of the attack . |
| 8 | This is the main hinterland which the port serves , although some orders come from as far as London , South Wales or Scotland . |
| 9 | Research which the BA has recently commissioned shows that , as never before , the book buying public is one homogeneous whole and not , as some people still believe , a series of finite and separate markets . |
| 10 | Overhead is the splendid architraved knife-edge about which the guidebook says : ‘ Delightful open and delicate climbing … ‘ and : ‘ Small wires have made a difference to this once very bold lead . ’ |
| 11 | The consultation document , which the HSE sees as a contribution to the debate about the future of the country 's nuclear energy industry , proposes to adopt a risk of death to a member of the public of 1 in 100,000 a year as the benchmark for new nuclear power stations . |
| 12 | The axiom which the creed creates takes the believer back millions of years beyond the period of controversial claims of ‘ revelation ’ by a ‘ god ’ who created all the universe . |
| 13 | The practical problems which the photographer faces with such a shot are numerous . |
| 14 | Retiring players will not be penalised if their failure to retire 10 metres is due to the rapidity with which the kick has been taken , but they may not stop retiring and enter the game until an opponent carrying the ball has run five metres ’ . |
| 15 | The mechanism is so effective that in the human body a partial vacuum of 6 mm Hg exists in the tissue spaces from which the lymph originates . |
| 16 | ‘ The flute and viola , blended in unison , made a sound of quite special beauty to which the harp forms a natural contrast . |
| 17 | Thus , by suing the co-contractor the creditor commits a breach of the contract with the released covenantor , for such an action will inevitably lead to the very claim from which the release has been purchased by accord and satisfaction . |
| 18 | Rural revolution , the revolution by which the peasantry overthrows the power of the feudal landlord . |
| 19 | There is , however , a specific exemption from the general requirement to spread variations from regular cost : ‘ Where a refund that is subject to deduction of tax in accordance with the provisions of the UK Finance Act 1986 , or equivalent legislation , is made to the employer , the enterprise may depart from the requirements of paragraph 80 and account for the surplus or deficiency in the period in which the refund occurs . ’ |
| 20 | There is a special responsibility which the Secretary has and that is to make certain that the minutes are accurate . |
| 21 | However , since he may not release a prisoner unless and until he is recommended to do so by the Parole Board , the stage in an individual prisoner 's sentence at which the board considers whether to make a recommendation for his release is therefore very important . |
| 22 | When steering by moving the rig forwards or backwards we are moving the CE either side of the daggerboard , which is the fulcrum about which the board turns . |
| 23 | The component in question is cylinder part No. 641917 and earlier versions , which the Board says should be subject to an AD calling for periodic non-destructive inspection to detect cracks or defects in the rocker shaft bosses . |
| 24 | Anglo-Welsh plc have now made a further offer for your Company which the Board continues to find unacceptable . |
| 25 | ( 2 ) Where the licensing board decides to hold a hearing as mentioned in subsection ( 1 ) above : ( a ) the clerk of the board shall serve on the holder of the licence , not less than 21 days before the hearing , a notice that the board proposes to hold the hearing specifying the grounds on which the board proposes to hold the hearing ; ( b ) the board shall not make a closure order without hearing the holder of the licence unless , after receiving due notice of the hearing , the holder fails to appear . |
| 26 | Needless to say , needless to say this deficit has not involved any additional call whatsoever upon the mission and aid fund of the church from which the Board receives an annual contribution of around four hundred thousand pounds towards its overall budget of twenty million pounds . |
| 27 | The ordinary disciplinary rules and procedures which the Board applies in relation to its employees will apply in relation to you . |
| 28 | Our awards are renowned for their transportability across the many countries in which the Board has been recognised for more than a century . |
| 29 | The manner in which the board lies in the water . |
| 30 | With the breakup of the U.S.S.R. , it is the latter part of the feat that will be difficult to duplicate , for as Christoph Vitali , Director of the Schirn Kunsthalle , mentioned in his opening speech , the State and the Ministry of Culture of the U.S.S.R. with which they signed the initial protocol for the show no longer exist , and several cities from which the art has travelled have changed names . |