Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the Gaijin rear Jotan 's five hundred were a solid mass cutting off the line of retreat . |
| 2 | " It was a political decision made by the government and not by the Federation , " Bland said . |
| 3 | The Presidential Council initially appeared designed to supplant the CPSU central committee politburo as the main centre of political decision making in the Soviet Union . |
| 4 | Functionally the political decision shown in the drawing may seem very similar to the refusal to make a decision . |
| 5 | He defied suspension under a gagging contract imposed by the counties on their cricketers — but which , I feel , the players should have refused to sign . |
| 6 | The embroidery , a pattern of golden lily-flowers dotted here and there , each one at a fair distance from the other , would be confined to the shoulder band and to a broad sash fastening at the back in as large a bow as Miss Dallam would tolerate , its ends falling to the hem of her skirt . |
| 7 | IBM 's Pennant Systems last week announced the extension of its Advanced Function Printing into the AIX/6000 environment and WISIWYG viewing on PS/2 screens under Windows . |
| 8 | An interpretation of a child 's language will be derived from some comparison between the child 's actual language and a descriptive framework incorporated within the assessment procedure . |
| 9 | Certainly the driver seemed satisfied enough , she accorded with relief as with a smile he pointed to an illuminated notice indicating that her hotel was at the end of a narrow passageway leading from the main street . |
| 10 | Notice the narrow snout extending beyond the mouth which helps it to seek out small rodents , reptiles and invertebrates . |
| 11 | At a time when galleries are retrenching or closing , it is nice to be able to report this exciting European link forged by the energetic Hue-Williams , and to note the arrival of Marianne Holtermann , private dealer in modern and contemporary art , who has opened an office above Bolger Carpets at 31 New Bond Street . |
| 12 | This sort of task is very common in process control situations where the operator often makes a preliminary three-way decision corresponding to the worldwide system of red , amber and green traffic lights . |
| 13 | An unused kitchen located on the first floor of this block , provided the necessary space for a new Staff Room , Kitchenette and Toilets , with supplementary Staff Toilets , Lockers and Resources Area being located in the link to the three storey block . |
| 14 | Within the coterminous Borough and Parliamentary Constituency of Blyth Valley , the old Labour hegemony based on the coal field has been seriously threatened by the emergence of an Alliance challenge . |
| 15 | But Aoun seems sure that , if he just hangs on regardless , some other miracle will in due course come to the rescue . |
| 16 | The fragmented appearance of their work , especially its Lettrist phase , their repudiation of conventional skills and scholarly manners ( evidenced in their use of personal insults ) have been absorbed by subcultural milieux and in due course adapted by the culture industries . |
| 17 | The species studied does not have to be chiral : the differential absorption comes from the effect of the magnetic field on degeneracy . |
| 18 | Now he found himself playing Kaa , the deaf snake known for the power of his hug . |
| 19 | What remains possible , however , is that differentiation occurs alongside the associative processes . |
| 20 | Only after knowing what our target is can we go on and set a transfer price that encourages each division to operate at the required volume . |
| 21 | However it is clear that the three divisions prioritize different spheres of social relations and will have different effects … we suggest that each division exists within the context of the others … |
| 22 | It is wisest to treat each variety according to the details and information that will be contained in the better kind of catalogue — the sort of information which will also influence your decision where to order . |
| 23 | The Chinese government in May 1990 rescinded the martial law order in Lhasa ( imposed in March 1989 following outbreaks of secessionist unrest ) , although a heavy armed presence remained in the city [ see p. 37454 ] . |
| 24 | The underlying cause for this decision was the awful damage caused by the savage winter of 1709 . |
| 25 | Much of the finest building dates from the twelfth century . |
| 26 | In the centre of the town , where the Prussian royal palace used to stand , looms a huge and still unfinished building known as the House of the Soviets . |
| 27 | She ran through the last few streets and saw with relief the familiar tall building rising against the night sky . |
| 28 | You should certainly benefit from some kind of major career or professional change to come around the 4th and the 11th . |
| 29 | where do all that money go for the fee ? |
| 30 | Accordingly I consider that Glidewell and Butler-Sloss L.JJ. were right to conclude that money paid to the revenue pursuant to a demand which was ultra vires can be recovered as money had and received . |