Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The marquis managed to pour the brandy without spilling it , his face chalk-white as the ramifications of Horatia 's return began to dawn on him . |
| 2 | He ruled that damages were due for the effects of surfactants but not for a small presence of phosphates . |
| 3 | Even if the accused does not fall within s.2(1) , he may still be not dishonest for the purposes of the Act . |
| 4 | Paul Newman and Robert Redford might now be right for the roles of a pair of outlaws on their last legs who flee to Bolivia to find that civilisation and its increased firepower are after them there as well , but in 1968 they were more an emblem of defiant youth and , rather than be riddled with bullets , they go out with a freeze-to-sepia and some plunky Burt Bacharach music . |
| 5 | The train for Dover left at Il.00 am so I bought a copy of Soldier magazine and leafed through the photos of happy-looking squaddies as I drank a cup of British Rail coffee , which tasted hot and disgusting . |
| 6 | Gohar Kordi 's autobiographical story , ‘ From Missionary School To Mitcham ’ , is upfront about the differences between Iranians and the English . |
| 7 | In this way it is possible for the divisions of a text using the drama base ( for example ) to consist of speeches and stage directions , while those of a text using the dictionary base will consist of lexical entries . |
| 8 | The Act makes it possible for the properties to be transferred from the local authorities to housing associations , tenant co-operatives , or private landlords . |
| 9 | The North Sea is obviously so shaped that very strong northerly winds can cause a piling up of water in the southern part of the sea , either because the escape route through the Straits of Dover is narrow , or because it is quite possible for the winds in the North Sea to be predominantly northerly while the winds in the English Channel are predominantly westerly . |
| 10 | But we must not forget about the private riders with Hondas — the RS is a good basic machine and if the team works hard on tuning it 's possible for the riders to be very fast . |
| 11 | In a prefatory motto for the book he quotes from Freud to the effect that ‘ perhaps we must make up our minds to the idea that altogether it is not possible for the claims of the sexual instincts to be reconciled with the demands of culture . ’ |
| 12 | Between close kin it was possible for the exchanges to be one-way over a longer term , one person a net ‘ giver ’ at a particular point in time because of a reasonable confidence that he or she could be a net ‘ receiver ’ at a later stage . |
| 13 | However , it can be possible for the documents to be signed after you have sent a payment by cheque provided that you arrange for us to hold the cheque and not pay it into the bank until we have received the signed Deed of Covenant . |
| 14 | A text frequently has a much wider variety of interpretations imposed upon it by analysts studying it at their leisure , than would ever have been possible for the participants in the communicative interaction which gives rise to the ‘ text ’ . |
| 15 | It may be possible for the arrangements for the funeral to be made direct with the crematorium or cemetery and minister of religion if desired . |
| 16 | The various works on the subject are very revealing about the images of young people that prevailed . |
| 17 | But 3p off a litre of petrol will do little for the men at Ford who need their jobs . |
| 18 | If a flagrant oversight like this could occur it says little for the prospects of men of lowly status being correctly recorded . |
| 19 | Thirdly it helps to be specific about the tasks to be undertaken and the time to be allocated to them . |
| 20 | All day I 'd felt calm , though aware that everything in Jamila 's life had changed ; and now , on the same day , if I was right about the looks on the two faces in the car with me , the same thing was going to happen to me . |
| 21 | The hon. Gentleman is right about the benefits from civilianisation . |
| 22 | My hon. Friend is entirely right about the merits of competition . |
| 23 | My hon. Friend is right about the revenues from North sea oil taxation . |
| 24 | They always find out as much as possible about the areas through which they move , and we can do the same . |
| 25 | This is a matter of considerable importance , since it is clearly desirable to know as much as possible about the conditions within the nuee ardente . |
| 26 | Before you try to make a sale , it 's important to find out as much as possible about the products in your department ( see the next section on ‘ product knowledge ’ ) . |
| 27 | They want to find out as much as possible about the issues in a short time . |
| 28 | It is also quite normal for the rugs of small villages to be marketed under the name of the nearest large rug-producing town , providing of course that there are strong similarities between their rugs ; items produced in villages around the Persian city of Hamadan , for example , may be collectively referred to as Hamadans . |
| 29 | had terminating at Tooting Junction , only one was to be extended through to Mitcham and it would not be practicable for the cars on the other two to change over to trolley operation for such a short distance . |
| 30 | The Home Office may think it necessary on security grounds to make regular changes , perhaps believing that it would be undesirable for the routines of governors to be known to the general public . |