Example sentences of "[prep] the [det] [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . |
| 2 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It was formed in 1939 for the same purpose as the NL , to amalgamate and strengthen various extreme right-wing and pro-fascist movements . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 ] . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The new cars will sell for the same price as regular models , although the Ford say they will cost $100 more to produce . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Several companies , such as Citroen , have started to offer diesel models for the same price as petrol-powered ones . |
| 17 | Even if they return to work for the same firm when their children go to school their seniority is lost . |
| 18 | That reasoning applies as much to several debtors each liable for the same debt as to debtors jointly and severally liable for such a debt . |
| 19 | ‘ Do I take it that you work for the same man as the two who broke into my house ? ’ she asked . |
| 20 | In the final Mike McFarlane was drawn adjacent to Chidi and he also was disqualified , for the same offence as Cameron . |
| 21 | One of the suggestions , revolutionary at the time , which Swire put to his board in London , was that female clerks should work on an equal footing , and for the same pay as men ; and that Swire recruits earmarked for Eastern posts should learn Chinese . |
| 22 | Sub-Saharan Africa continued its decline in per capita income , too , for the same reason as the heavily indebted countries — population increases continued to outstrip modest rates of economic growth . |
| 23 | Harrington did well temporarily for the same reason as my original Cheat did . |
| 24 | Beavers use flotation for the same reason as Canadian lumber companies use rivers and eighteenth-century coal merchants used canals . |
| 25 | Interestingly , his poor showing was for the same reason as that of much of the European contingent . |
| 26 | ‘ For the same reason as I say a carpenter , I dare say ! ’ shrugged Joan . |
| 27 | ( Hawks wear bells for the same reason as mountain cattle — so you can hear them when you ca n't see them . ) |
| 28 | The insects are out and about for the same reason as us , moving at night to beat the midday heat at the very centre of the Grand Canyon . |
| 29 | However , there were no dramatic confessions of faulty flight practices for the same reason as in the USA , namely that the CAA was the organisation to whom incident reports were ( and are ) to be addressed and also the authority responsible for enforcement of aviation legislation , i.e. the prosecutor of wrong-doers . |
| 30 | Again , the differences are less pronounced for Italian art , for the same reason as before . |