Example sentences of "[noun] in [adj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sight , the little bit of life and light in all the darkness , fascinated but had nothing else to tell them . |
| 2 | In connection with the Carrefour du développement ( Development Crossroads ) development aid scandal which came to light in mid-1986 the Commission d'instruction of the High Court on April 4 , 1990 , brought an end to investigations into the activities of Christian Nucci , the ( Socialist ) Minister-Delegate for Co-operation and Development at the time [ see pp. 35126 ; 36706 ] . |
| 3 | In order to ensure uniformity in all the member states , it must be recognised that the concept of ‘ matters relating to tort , delict and quasi-delict ’ covers all actions which seek to establish the liability of a defendant and which are not related to a ‘ contract ’ within the meaning of article 5(1) . |
| 4 | From its inception in 1983 to the winding up of the programme in 1987 the government through the Training Agency ( formerly the Manpower Services Commission ) will have committed close on 1 billion to TVEI . |
| 5 | Similar developments were taking place in pharmaceuticals , aerospace , construction and automobiles , where it was becoming increasingly difficult for firms to maintain capability in all the technology options for the future . |
| 6 | Is it the promises merely for baptism or the promises for confirmation in that the child is articulate and intelligent enough to answer ? |
| 7 | Bolam and his colleagues recognised , however , that since completing their research in 1975 the climate had changed and may have increased the demand for inspections . |
| 8 | With 36 per cent of the manual workers ' vote in 1987 the party 's share of the working-class vote was the highest for any post-war election . |
| 9 | On coasts of coral atolls the effects of hurricanes are shown to be significant not only to the reef morphology but also to the organisms and the total environment ( Stoddart , 1962 ) and in drainage basins in general and along river channels in particular the impact of rare floods and the time necessary for recovery has been investigated . |
| 10 | She wanted to go down on her knees in all the muck and dust and cry and cry until she was sick . |
| 11 | He usually appeared at centre-half but , when the management or playing policy required it , he could and did produce constructive , driving performances in both the wing-half berths . |
| 12 | Truly the cassowaries have the loudest — er , I mean the loveliest — voices in all the world ! " |
| 13 | Because they have seen the future they can not or will not speak of what they know so the Phoenix Guard are a silent order , pledged not to allow a single word to pass their lips in all the time they spend as guardians of the shrine . |
| 14 | With the ending of that cartel in 1983 the gap between deposit and lending rates has tended to narrow with inevitable consequences for smaller and for less efficient societies . |
| 15 | With the repeal of the Act for Burial in Woollen the market was open to a variety of textiles : alpaca , calico , cambric , cashmere , etamine , flannel , holland , linen , muslin , poplin , satin , serge and silk being used for shrouds and winding-sheets ; and calico , cambric , flannel , linen , silk and swansdown for linings . |
| 16 | Before the trial of the action in 1979 the plaintiff was discovered to be suffering from a back disease , unrelated to the injury , which rendered him totally unfit for work by 1976 . |
| 17 | Vitamin C reduced cell proliferation in all the crypt compartments from the apex to the base to those values seen in age and sex matched controls . |
| 18 | For some months in 1981 the Chancellor , Sir Geoffrey Howe , had lost the confidence of Cabinet colleagues . |
| 19 | Over five months in 1991 the group mounted a terror campaign across three counties . |
| 20 | For his skill in guiding the vessel within feet of Mr Peter and Mrs Margaret Darling , Mr Peter Hodge , aged 44 , of Ings Road , Redcar , will travel to the Royal Festival Hall in London in May to receive the RNLI bronze medal . |
| 21 | For example , among income support recipients in 1989 the ratio of women to men increased from being roughly equal among those aged 60–9 , to three to one in the 70–9 age group , to 4.6 to one for those aged 80 and over ( DSS , 1991 , p. 28 ) . |
| 22 | The taxpayer company ( HK-TVB ) , a Hong Kong company , was granted from its parent in 1981 the right to exploit Chinese dialect video films outside Hong Kong . |
| 23 | When the raiders left England for Normandy in 1000 the king led an army which harried Cumberland , and his fleet operated in the Irish Sea . |
| 24 | The senior management in all the survey schools were concerned with the central problem described by one school as ‘ any distribution of monies to departments is fraught with difficulties — each department is aware of its own pressing needs and yet the overall sum available is insufficient to meet the needs of all ’ . |
| 25 | At Exeter in 1726 the serge weavers were said to have " Clubs , where none but weavers are admitted ; and that they have their ensigns and flags hung out at the door of their meetings " . |
| 26 | With the passage of the Poor Law Amendment Act in 1834 the condition of labourers deteriorated still further . |
| 27 | Since winning their independence in 1949 the government , based in Java , has sought to control its vast domain partly by making it difficult even for Indonesians to travel freely throughout their own country . |
| 28 | For youngsters in particular the personality of the director is as important as any musical qualifications . |
| 29 | 100 years ago on 1 January Christopher In 1899 the proprietor of Stone Chippindale henge finally lost patience . |
| 30 | We in the Northern region welcome in particular the recommendation of the Health and Safety Officer to beef up the health and safety education and services delivered in the regions . |