Example sentences of "[prep] the [adv] [vb pp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has been much disagreement among palaeontologists whether this indicated hunting or scavenging , but Ruby told us that she and her kind stayed as far as possible away from these large animals , for the freshly expired bodies were invariably surrounded by hyenas and big cats . |
| 2 | Llosa 's clear lead in the opinion polls , which had reportedly been eroded by public hostility to his saturation US$10,000,000 media campaign , was sharply reduced by the unexpected last-minute surge of support for the previously ignored Fujimori , a former rector of the Agrarian University in Lima and an independent newcomer , whose self-financed campaign promising " honesty , hard work and technology " was judged to have benefited from deep voter disillusionment with the traditional parties . |
| 3 | Nowadays , under ‘ Design & Build ’ , it is the man with practical experience and knowledge who guarantees that the project will meet the D/BO 's needs for the previously agreed cost — and it is the builder who tells the architect what to show on the drawings [ as he pays the fees ] . |
| 4 | The first of a series of world hunting trips to collect animals for the newly endowed Sherman Field Museum of Natural History — the latest public shrine to celebrate the force and virility of the male Sherman line — had seemed to promise her a refreshing diversion from the dull routine of Tidewater Virginia and the house of political convenience in Georgetown . |
| 5 | The right time to measure lipids for the newly diagnosed diabetic is when good control has been achieved and thereafter probably yearly up to the age of sixty . |
| 6 | There were 175 applicants for the newly advertised posts and interviews would begin next year . |
| 7 | The NP candidate won 43 per cent , in a low turnout , against 38 per cent for the newly formed Alliance coalition [ see p. 38676 ] , which campaigned against cuts in the welfare state and for the renationalization of privatized state assets . |
| 8 | The proposal will be submitted to the ANSI X3H6 CASE Tool Integration Models Committee as a working document for the newly formed Tool Integration Subcommittee . |
| 9 | At the end of the last century when Impressionism was still a dirty word in England , and anyone who bought a Monet was considered as being more than half-way on the road to Bedlam , the Americans were taking to him with something of the enthusiasm which they were then displaying for the newly discovered chewing-gum . |
| 10 | On Aug. 26 , members of the House of Assembly belonging to the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union — Patriotic Front ( ZANU-PF ) refused to approve the budget for the newly created Ministry of National Affairs , Employment Creation and Co-operatives headed by Didymus Mutasa . |
| 11 | A direct election for the newly created post of president of the republic [ see p. 39157 ] was due to be held before the end of March 1993 . |
| 12 | In addition to the basic building work Lancashire Education Authority provided furniture , fittings and equipment for the newly created accommodation . |
| 13 | Where there was a powerful figure , this could have important political consequences , particularly in times of civil war , as in 1471 when the Hastings connection provided important support for the newly returned Edward IV . |
| 14 | Those who have been waiting for the newly published syllabus for Part 2 , which is also to be run at Greenhill starting in the Autumn on Thursdays from 9.30am to 12.30pm , should contact the tutor , Sybil Kenton . |
| 15 | Despite concern that this price was too low the opening market price for the newly issued shares was only 60.5p . |
| 16 | Having effectively established the background of decadence , savagery and corruption that was Rome in 300 AD , the play shifts gears after the interval for the arrival of a travelling theatre company which is to present an entertainment for the newly installed Emperor . |
| 17 | However , the z-score for the newly indexed definitions ( using the longer lexicon ) is almost double that of the earlier version . |
| 18 | It would not be surprising if the surplus were now between £200m and £300m , giving a total for the newly enlarged BTR group of about £750m . |
| 19 | However , the mother does not leave the young cuckoo without instinctive resources , for the newly hatched chick demonstrates what is perhaps the most remarkable of all the numerous and varied adaptations of the cuckoo — the ruthless ejection of the host 's eggs or nestlings from the nest . |
| 20 | Siobhan Redmond I 'd seen once in a revue by Marcella for St Andrews University and I tracked her down in Glasgow and asked her would she like to do a show for buttons for the newly opened Tron Theatre , who were interested . |
| 21 | The only sad note for the newly promoted club was the injury to their 17-year-old full-back David Mycoe , who was carried off 10 minutes from time with a suspected broken leg . |
| 22 | They provide some secure accomodation for the newly released badgers . |
| 23 | In being trusted with one delicate mission after another ( the Diplomatic Service Appeals Board , compensation for the wrongfully imprisoned Guildford Four , the grievances of the former M.I.5 officer , Colin Wallace ) Calcutt was bidding fair to become the chief of this tribe in the nineties . |
| 24 | In rested subjects , the relationship between response speed and CNV amplitude is not simple , but one might assume that if lapses of attention are responsible for the generally lowered CNV with sleep loss , these should be associated with slow responses , when the subject was ill-prepared for the second , imperative stimulus , having failed to notice the warning stimulus . |
| 25 | The electron 's attraction for the positively charged proton is shielded and the electron is released , leaving a muonic hydrogen atom ( c ) . |
| 26 | The results for the partially reinforced group show that this latent inhibition effect will be attenuated when the reinforcement presented during pre-exposure to the tone is inconsistent . |
| 27 | This remarkable piece has historic as well as artistic interest , for the intricately worked base is the only contemporaneous illustration of the town 's fortifications as they were after their re-building in 1675–88 . |
| 28 | However , there is a range in which different initial conditions can lead to different ultimate behaviour ; for example , for the frequently investigated case of P = 10 , b = 8/3 this range is |
| 29 | Hence the two base changes in the octamer-like sequence in HPV 6/11 compared to HPV 16/18 render it non-functional as a binding site both for the constitutively expressed octamer binding protein Oct-1 and the cervical octamer binding protein . |
| 30 | Henry hopes that playing for the officially rehabilitated South African Test side will mean he can inspire other coloureds to break down prejudices . |