Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The researchers believe that the Purple Emperors are sucking up sodium , and possibly potassium and calcium present in the brick and gravel following the evaporation of the water in which they were brought to the surface .
2 This method should ensure that only limited mulm builds-up under the plate .
3 But , what you can do at is the teaching certificate with the degree which is what I 'm doing .
4 After graduating in law from Essex University , Neeta Mashru went on to pass the Law Society Finals Course at the Guildford branch of the College of Law in 1989 .
5 After the judgement the heart was returned to the dead person for his continued life and from the Sixth Dynasty onwards its presence might be ensured by the provision of a heart amulet on the chest .
6 At this gain the noise level of the instrument can be seen in quiet periods to be approximately 10 gamma — 15 gamma over a bandwagon of the order of 0.3Hz , reasonable enough for serious studies .
7 So the noise level in the factory was sufficient to be a threat to the er the hearing of their employees .
8 The teacher , being annoyed by the noise level in the room , threw a piece of chalk at an Afro-Caribbean boy who was not being particularly noisy .
9 The noise level in the room is evidence that the children are having a good time but they do n't like being asked silly questions .
10 By 1920 , 7 million workers had gained an average six and a half hour reduction in the working week — the equivalent , almost , of what we now see as a full day 's work .
11 The Transport and General Workers Union is hopeful of receiving a five per cent wage increase and one hour reduction in the working week for its 2,000 Teesside lorry drivers .
12 Not keeping the board level with the back foot .
13 ‘ We 're now expecting an official approach at board level from The Oval but the answer will be the same . ’
14 No , no , no , you are not Captain James T Kirk of the Starship Enterprise . .
15 Only 20% of the business that existed in 1986 still forms part of the group today and the group has increased its market capitalisation over that time from £250m to £1.3bn .
16 In return for a £250 donation to the Appeal Fund we will give you an engraved Time Capsule measuring 75mm dia. × 230mm long ( 3″ × 9″ ) .
17 His deficit-reduction plans would offset this , but the impact is mitigated by his taking a leaf from the Republican 's book and relying on increased economic growth for about half the deficit reduction below the baseline deficit forecast .
18 HOME FROM HOME : The luxury Norfolk cottage at the centre of the ‘ has he or has n't he ? ’ riddle
19 After the political disturbances of 1848 , Karl Marx , with other radicals , spent time in an internment camp on the island .
20 Children aged 5–16 years will be given a 50% reduction on the adult price if sharing a room with an adult .
21 We received an encouraging 50% response to the questionnaire , with 63 of the 129 initial pilot centres sending us their replies .
22 The staff of GSNI also coordinate BGS 's hydrogeological input to landfill proposals submitted to the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of the Environment ( NI ) .
23 There was little on course money for the horse , but betting shops in Yorkshire were hit by a string of late bets , mostly of £30 or £40 .
24 Their role is invariably calcium uptake into the cell , that is the prevail when they open they will admit calcium into the cytosol , and this plays a crucial role during signal transduction processes , where elevation of cytosolic free calcium mediates in stimulus response coupling .
25 Likewise it is only a few exceptional relationships which have the short-term characteristic of a money purchase in the market .
26 Banners and chants were aimed at certain members of the Brockville board before the game and the team 's performance did little to soothe the ire of a post-match demonstration .
27 Now it 's really gone a bit bit over the top I think .
28 From his vantage point high in the new stand Golden Miller , five times winner of the Gold Cup , pricks his ears .
29 He beat hot competition from Lovejoy Ian McShane and Noel Edmonds , whose TV show Noel 's House Party picked up a BAFTA award at the weekend .
30 In the meantime the purchase grant of the Museum has been cut by nearly fifty per cent to Pta300 million ( £1.7 million ; £2.9 million ) which does not go very far when acquiring modern works .
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