Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | He had also paid a substantial price for the pleasure , not merely of looking at the corpse of the idea of a centre party , but of stamping upon it several times over . |
| 32 | Slowly I aided upwards , thinking only of getting to the sling ; the rest would be a later worry . |
| 33 | It gives me the opportunity not only of placing on the official record the Committee 's thanks to its staff for their work , not only of drawing to the attention of the House what I think is the first debate on community care to be initiated in the Chamber which is not part of a debate on another measure , but also of drawing attention to the number of firsts that we score with this report and debate . |
| 34 | He 'd looked around that shabby dwelling and smelled the poverty which he had vowed to help alleviate in his dedicated youth , and to his shame he had thought only of escaping from the fleas he might have picked up from that terrible straw mattress . |
| 35 | It gives me the opportunity not only of placing on the official record the Committee 's thanks to its staff for their work , not only of drawing to the attention of the House what I think is the first debate on community care to be initiated in the Chamber which is not part of a debate on another measure , but also of drawing attention to the number of firsts that we score with this report and debate . |
| 36 | Massive structural changes were necessary to facilitate a move onto the land ; legs were needed — or at least became handy — to relieve the pressure of the amphibious bodies hitherto capable only of slithering along the ground . |
| 37 | He can not possibly have played better despite tiring in the second half of a patchy but exciting final . |
| 38 | Nowadays , too , the suggestion that a woman 's role consists entirely of slaving over the cooker , the kitchen sink and the washing is certain to irritate a significant number of people , though it is still a real enough situation for the majority of women . |
| 39 | I do n't feel much like juggling with the scheduling this morning . ’ |
| 40 | " Too much like fraternising with the enemy ? " |
| 41 | He continued sadly , ‘ But alas ! the yoke of slavery is now become more burdensome , and conditions worse than before , especially with regard to the forests . ’ |
| 42 | For example , knowing whether or not a particular individual is a partner may prove crucial , especially with regard to the fact ( discussed below ) that partners may bind the other members of the firm to contracts and other acts . |
| 43 | The book could have been better presented , especially with regard to the diagrams , many of which are of indifferent quality . |
| 44 | It was the end of naïveté and the beginning of a hard cynicism , especially with regard to the police . |
| 45 | Uncertainty exists as to the legal effect of the Protocol and Agreement , especially with regard to the special position of the UK . |
| 46 | The string spacing is far too narrow , not only on the fretboard but more especially with regard to the right hand . |
| 47 | No elector will wish to deny responsibility in respect of , and no elector will wish to avoid payment for , necessary and enlightened progress in Housing , Education and Recreation and especially with regard to the welfare of the large army of children committed to our care … |
| 48 | Quite unprompted , Mr Cross related his experience of the place which tallied precisely with Peter Handford 's , especially with regard to the disused quarry on the Bath side of Winsor Hill tunnel . |
| 49 | The strand of the overall Whitehouse philosophy that was referred to above , and which , perhaps , is only implicitly suggested by the two examples discussed , is the particularly vulnerable position which , she feels , young people occupy , especially with regard to the pernicious influences of the mass media . |
| 50 | Even if there was a certain amount of personal intuition involved , these questions were real enough , especially with regard to the management skills of the company . |
| 51 | Moreover , there were strong elements of continuity , especially with regard to the central organising significance of Christianity which from the early days of Christendom to the present has structured basic beliefs and formed the framework within which law and custom ( if not always behaviour ) have operated . |
| 52 | The average age of marriage for men between 1840 and 1870 was just over 29 years , a fact that had important consequences , especially with regard to the market for prostitution . |
| 53 | be arranged so that the environment of the sound within the lists is as much the same as possible , i.e. same stress pattern , same CV pattern , words with short and long segments kept separate ( especially with regard to the sound that is being checked ) . |
| 54 | The selection of certain subjects to be specified and the omission of other subjects is rather dependent upon the collection to be classified ; thus , especially with regard to the selection process , it is difficult to design a scheme which is suitable for a number of different libraries . |
| 55 | National women 's organizations were highly critical of FIS policy , especially with regard to the role of women and its advocated segregation of school students according to gender . |
| 56 | The APM and the report provided an opportunity for governors to explain , justify and evaluate what they had been doing , especially with regard to the quality of education offered . |
| 57 | But Washington soon displayed more political sensitivity than London , especially with regard to the role of Iraq . |
| 58 | One issue is that of loyalty — this is a very important theme to the play , especially with regard to the actions of Eddie Carboni . |
| 59 | More efforts need to be made to relate media studies and theological education , especially with regards to the language and symbols used . |
| 60 | Attitudes amongst Oxfordshire teachers towards SSE as a general notion are for the most part moderately positive , but towards the LEA scheme moderately negative , particularly so with regard to the time it takes . |