Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Baker also sought support for the USA 's opposition to a Malaysian proposal for an East Asian trade grouping which excluded the USA [ see p. 38535 ] . |
| 2 | His defects were that he lacked subtlety , was vehemently anti-communist to the point where any unrest or dissent might be regarded as a sign of communist activity , and that he lacked preparation for the tasks he faced . |
| 3 | At the age of twenty-two he returned to Ireland and on his father 's advice sought admission to the National Deaf Mute College in America for a degree course . |
| 4 | Unix System Labs ' top brass has been meeting with the Russian Minister of Higher Education about getting Unix made part of the curriculum . |
| 5 | International Law so far as this Court is concerned , is the body of doctrine regarding the international rights and duties of States which has been adopted and made part of the Law of Scotland . |
| 6 | DULÉ SKIMMED INTO shore silently , under cover of darkness , and threaded through the banana fronds and mango groves to Ariel 's cabin ; a leaf here , a twig there gave under him , but the English sailor posted watch in the clearing was fast asleep and the others would not have woken from their stone weariness if Dulé had hallooed at them . |
| 7 | Only the later nineteenth-century works are a let-down ; Bonn at obviously lacked pull with the great Impressionists and bought generally insipid work . |
| 8 | Worldwide underwriting losses in Q3 down from $131m to $124.9m — despite losses on Hurricane Andrew' — produced deficit at the nine months down $71.4m from $419.9m ( representing 17.2% of premiums ) to $348.5m ( 13.3% of premiums ) . |
| 9 | Mr Robinson 's counsel , Kieran May , had told the judge that the MoD admitted liability for the purposes of the action , but was disputing how much should be awarded . |
| 10 | Perhaps again due to Hesilrige 's patronage , he became clerk of the council under the restored Commonwealth of May to October 1659 ; less predictably , however , he seems to have continued to act in this capacity under the ill-fated committee of safety ( October-December 1659 ) , this time committing himself to the service of the generals , notably Charles Fleetwood and John Lambert [ qq.v. ] , rather than the civilian leaders in the restored Rump , among whom Hesilrige was the leading figure . |
| 11 | He became Clerk to the Governors after Ellis 's death in 1957 , a Governor in 1962 when Gilchrist was appointed Bursar and Clerk , Vice Chairman in 1973 , and Chairman on the retirement of Lt. Col. Christie-Miller in 1975 . |
| 12 | They had three sons : one became clerk to the Goldsmiths ’ Company , one an entomologist , and the third was killed in the war of 1914–18 . |
| 13 | Special designs , trial runs and samples were all part of winning the order as the production unit and design studio lent support to the sales effort . |
| 14 | He read part of the evidence given by a defence solicitor . |
| 15 | What had been convention became part of the natural , common-sense universe of catholic — nationalist ideology . |
| 16 | Other internal Scottish Region expresses to Aberdeen and Inverness also became part of the Provincial empire , even though their carriages were still branded ‘ InterCity ’ for many years after sectorisation . |
| 17 | They later became part of the collection of the National Film Library . |
| 18 | In January 1947 , the colliery company became part of the North Western Division of the newly formed National Coal Board . |
| 19 | When , in 1975 , PNG won its independence from Australia ( which had been running the place since 1949 ) , Bougainville formally became part of the new country . |
| 20 | Later , the restrictions solidified into blocks which became part of the genetic make-up of humanity . |
| 21 | It did not mean the burglary was not talked about over Christmas lunch — it certainly was ; it became part of the event , and is now alluded to as ‘ Do you remember when … etc. etc . ’ |
| 22 | Once this was understood , it became part of the pattern and both Wilson and Teresa and even the landlord 's son , who slept in the garret , all sighed at the disturbance then turned over and went back to sleep . |
| 23 | With this re-alignment , Cheshunt , Barnet , Southend and Watford became part of the London District , with Chelmsford in Essex and the rest of Hertfordshire remaining within the District . |
| 24 | Lord and Lady Burlington had three daughters , the heiress , Lady Charlotte Boyle , married William Cavendish , the Marquis of Hartington ( son of the Duke of Devonshire ) , so , when Lord Burlington died in 1753 , Chiswick House became part of the Cavendish estate . |
| 25 | Such renovation was not possible until some years later when the property was transferred to the Ministry of Works — which later became part of the Department of the Environment — and a decision was reached to restore the Villa to its original proportions , i.e , without the wings which had been added by Wyatt . |
| 26 | Known as the Fromebridge Company , it became part of the Purnell empire which stretched from Dursley , where John Purnell owned an iron works , across the Severn to Ayleford in the Forest of Dean where , in 1765 , his son William was running another wire works leased from his father . |
| 27 | It provided employment for many hands over many decades , eventually being taken over by Kleeman Ltd , which later became part of the Mobil Chemicals group . |
| 28 | It later became part of the Hooper 's complex , specialising in weaving . |
| 29 | The new stations became part of the civic plans for great American cities which inaugurated a new vogue for city planning . |
| 30 | B. Sherman did some very clumsy checks — until those white with black/red/blue/green or yellow small checked shirts became part of the smooth uniform in 1971 . |