Example sentences of "[prep] the [det] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ALTHOUGH John Kirwan might be in a honeymoon mood at the moment after the whole All Black team turned up at his recent marriage in Italy ( see pages 54 and 65 ) , his good humour is unlikely to last too long if the NZRFU meeting on December 12 and 13th decides to take action against him over his public announcement that he would not make himself available for the All Blacks if Auckland coach John Hart is not Grizz Wyllie 's successor as national coach . |
| 2 | However , the whole matter was another aspect of one of the storms in a set of teacups that accompanied the whole unhappy Profumo matter and has continued to do so for the many years since it was first raised . |
| 3 | I ca n't remember now whether in fact we were allowed any at all while we were in the Waaf , but I know that for the few years after I became a civilian again and clothes rationing still went on , the ration allocation was so small that the prospect of buying , for instance , a new winter coat was exceedingly small for most women , especially those with children , whose needs had to come first . |
| 4 | He evidently also wrote to the earl of Northumberland for the same purpose since the earl was raising men in the East Riding on 16 June ( the day after the duke 's letter reached York ) . |
| 5 | He evidently also wrote to the earl of Northumberland for the same purpose since the earl was raising men in the East Riding on 16 June ( the day after the duke 's letter reached York ) . |
| 6 | Such courses may be of interest to you as a returner but they are not the same as re-entry programmes , and would not be recognised for the same purpose if you ever had to provide evidence of an updating course to your National Board . |
| 7 | Following questions in Parliament , the Department of Trade and Industry announced last October that ‘ oversized ’ cuffs and certain linking chains , which could be used for the same purpose as leg irons , had been evading UK export controls , and would be restricted . |
| 8 | On 17 October , Mr Sainsbury announced — ‘ in the light of publicity ’ — that ‘ oversized ’ cuffs and certain linking chains , which could be used for the same purpose as leg irons , had been evading export control . |
| 9 | It was formed in 1939 for the same purpose as the NL , to amalgamate and strengthen various extreme right-wing and pro-fascist movements . |
| 10 | These institutions are produced for the same purpose as neuroses are by the individual ; they are collective solutions for the problem of defence against unsatisfied wishes . |
| 11 | Urquhart had come to the Nowaks ' house , Blanche thought , for the same purpose as her — an illegal search for clues about Marek 's past activities . |
| 12 | His aim was to show that you can cook wholesome , gourmet dishes for the same price as ordinary school dinners — 46p a head — and that children really love them . |
| 13 | Better foreign design may well mean no more than extra features being provided for the same price as the basic equivalent UK model [ CPRS , 1975 ] . |
| 14 | Volume users should pay 30% to 40% less than on analogue cellular , lower-volume users will get three times as many minutes for the same price as cellular . |
| 15 | Assuming that the seller can then re-sell them elsewhere for the same price as the buyer had agreed to pay , the seller will suffer no loss . |
| 16 | Clearly , if the seller has been able to sell the goods elsewhere for the same price as the buyer had agreed to pay ( or a greater price ) the seller must refund the buyer 's part payment . |
| 17 | The new cars will sell for the same price as regular models , although the Ford say they will cost $100 more to produce . |
| 18 | Some experts claim the difference may be as much as 15 per cent , but producers in Austria--which leads the rest of Europe in RME use--claim they can make RME for the same price as diesel . |
| 19 | Several companies , such as Citroen , have started to offer diesel models for the same price as petrol-powered ones . |
| 20 | The first is that the donations that would be made would go to charitable social service agencies providing for the same groups as statutory agencies . |
| 21 | Even if they return to work for the same firm when their children go to school their seniority is lost . |
| 22 | Indeed , the first moves in this direction occurred in 1986 of course , when as Noble Lords will recall the Metropolitan counties or at least their county councils were abolished and police authorities were created for the same areas as freestanding corporate bodies . |
| 23 | Few there are who would speak in favour of cruelty to animals , as thus understood , and I take it that , whatever else our differences might be , at least we all agree that cruelty to other animals is morally vile , and morally vile for the same reasons as cruelty to human children , for example . |
| 24 | They demanded bracket construction for the overhead wires , but this was turned down for the same reasons as those in Mitcham . |
| 25 | We can tell this because the light from their stars is reddened , in the same way and for the same reasons as the noise of an ambulance siren or a car engine seems to change pitch downwards as the vehicle passes you . |
| 26 | But to the EEC this looked too much like the British proposals of the late 1950s , and it declined the overtures from EFTA for the same reasons as in the past . |
| 27 | There is , needless to say , no suggestion that the Bank of England are in contempt , and , for the same reasons as have led me to conclude that the injunction is overridden , I should have had no hesitation in varying the injunction if it had been necessary to do so . |
| 28 | The aid that we are most likely to use for the same reasons as video is the audio tape or cassette recorder . |
| 29 | Gould was immediately attracted to the art of lithography for the same reasons as Lear — the relative inexpensiveness of production and the lack of training required — but he also saw great potential for Lear 's large-size format and colourful plates , which could , Gould thought , if properly promoted and well managed , prove extremely lucrative . |
| 30 | Q9 The answer is Yes for the same reasons as Q7 . |