Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun pl] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for the Belgians or the Portuguese , the less said the better . |
| 2 | You could also use the abbreviation ‘ wpg ’ for the instances when the word ‘ word-processing ’ is required . |
| 3 | Although the company has so far finished only four chips , all seven should be ready for the prototypes that the company will exhibit at the Berlin Radio Show in August . |
| 4 | So far no one has claimed responsibility for the bombs but an Animal Liberation Front supporter passing the Minister Lovell incident denied any knowledge . |
| 5 | New Year 's Eve in those early years had possessed a dull religious sheen , a pewter glimmer , which by much effort and polishing and dedication of the will could bring her a little light , a little hope , a little perseverance : but she had longed for the flames and the candles , the cut glass and the singing . |
| 6 | When it is time to relax and really get away from it all , Italians head for the hills and the spectacular scenery for our country 's lakes and mountains . |
| 7 | It is an enabling bill of fare for the rites and the prayer in which the Church urges us all to take our part . |
| 8 | Welding them into a single resource for classroom teaching was a difficult task for the teachers and a confusing , unsatisfactory experience for pupils . |
| 9 | Look out for the posters and the bright yellow ‘ banks ’ touring the country , or call 0606–592 041 for details . |
| 10 | not not look at go for the customers and the deals I think and all that the backup . |
| 11 | This was hardly a welcome dowry for the investors that the government wanted to attract into a newly privatised industry . |
| 12 | Where I could also spend a great deal of time talking about our common enemies , our mutual friends and some of the similarity and our aims for world peace and again , I 'm gon na leave that for the statesmen and the politicians . |
| 13 | But Northumbria Police now say a dum-dum bullet illegal ammunition which causes maximum injury by shattering inside the body may have been responsible for the injuries after a flat-headed bullet was found in a post mortem . |
| 14 | Jason poses for the cameras while the jury pass by , unnoticed . |
| 15 | Job-creation costs for the zones and the areas around them are high . |
| 16 | ‘ requiring a seat belt ’ Means per regulation 6 of the Motor Vehicles ( wearing of Seat Belts ) Regulation 1982 : ‘ The classes of vehicle mentioned in regulation 4 are ( a ) a vehicle to which Regulation 46 of the Construction and Use Regulations applies ( see later ) ; and ( b ) a vehicle which is equipped with anchorage points and seat belts and to which that Regulation would apply if it were not for the circumstances that the vehicle — |
| 17 | What is needed , therefore , is constructive collaboration between biologists and social scientists and a proper respect for the insights that the different disciplines can provide . |
| 18 | During the next four nights Schools Sports Editor PAUL O'BRIEN looks at the prospects for the Games and the individual sports involved . |
| 19 | Promotion is important for the punters and the club . ’ |
| 20 | The furniture is neither splendid nor plentiful ; as for the carpets and the curtains , the former are threadbare and the latter faded . |
| 21 | Most of them are in it just for the bylines and the booze , you know . |
| 22 | As the campaign entered its final 24 hours , the main parties returned to their central themes : the economy for the Conservatives and the health service for Labour . |
| 23 | It was the feeling he got while watching out for the bookies when the police were in the area . |
| 24 | The answer to divided loyalties and different loyalties is not murder ; it is respect — respect for the differences and an accommodation of those differences . |
| 25 | The RA 's modest total of 145–8 looked a tall order for the champions as the weather deteriorated . |
| 26 | A van stood by to take the bottles up to the municipal bottle bank , another for the cans and a red plastic hippopotamus with its mouth wide open waited to receive the litter . |
| 27 | I accept Mr. Lester 's submission that there must be a causal link between the benefit provided for the taxpayers and the cost of the benefit referred to in section 63(1) . |
| 28 | The International Court of Justice condemns US support for the Contras and the mining of Nicaraguan ports . |
| 29 | The designation marking the canonization is frequently deleted so that Val merely sounds like a dilettantish scamp with an eye for the girls and a desire for a good time . |
| 30 | The answer to this decisive question resides not in a logic which compels , for example , all questions of law always to be for the courts or the tribunal . |