Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , Lovejoy and Latimer say that predation — and therefore Lucy 's supposed need for protection in the trees — is the most overrated selective factor in all of evolution . |
| 2 | The committee , as if for protection against the masses , elected to follow Auguste 's example and had reserved a first-class railway compartment on the 10.45 express from Victoria . |
| 3 | The federation shall act as guarantor for the liabilities of the Special Fund . |
| 4 | She would need some encouragement from her husband and he would have to display some discipline , ( a ) to provide the information for preparation of the budgets , and ( b ) to accept the result of the exercise and implement any necessary restrictions in buying , etc . |
| 5 | And er my first job I had at Lyness was working for William on the tanks outside , tarmacadam under the tanks . |
| 6 | But it failed comprehensively to push through various plans for mergers between the assemblers . |
| 7 | A third consequence of Gandhi 's insistence on the imperfect nature of particular forms of religions is his plea for the spirit of toleration between religions on the grounds that it increases spiritual insight and gives a better understanding of one 's own faith . |
| 8 | Students must have successfully completed/or gained APL for 50% of the areas of study for the Certificate Programme and have undertaken ( or undertake within the subsequent two months ) the assessments for the remaining areas of study of the Certificate Programme in order to be eligible to sit the final Case Study ( unseen ) paper . |
| 9 | Students must normally have successfully completed or gained APL for 50% of the areas of study of the Diploma programme and must be studying for the remaining areas of study before they are eligible to start work for their projects . |
| 10 | Widower Mr Taylor retired as chairman of the governors at nearby Coxley School in July after 15 years service . |
| 11 | He also thoroughly enjoyed his duties as chairman of the governors of the Perse School . |
| 12 | However , observers believe the attack by Sir Michael over Mr Birt 's contract arrangement , means his position as chairman of the governors comes under increased pressure . |
| 13 | However , some observers believe the attack by Sir Michael over Mr Birt 's contract arrangement , means his position as chairman of the governors comes under increased pressure . |
| 14 | Always forward-looking , and abreast of industrial developments , he was a prime mover , as chairman of the directors , in the construction of the Newcastle–Carlisle railway . |
| 15 | There is one sporting knight in today 's list , John Smith , the chairman of Liverpool Football Club , whose is rewarded for his service as chairman of the Sports Council . |
| 16 | The blunt-talking Yorkshireman has been voted out as chairman of the Umpires ' Association by his fellow pros . |
| 17 | As chairman of the trustees , it fell to Herne to face the parliamentary attack of early 1698 on the fraudulent endorsements of these bills by ( Sir ) Charles Duncombe [ q.v . ] . |
| 18 | He served as editor of The Times while unable to type , as chairman of the Arts Council while unable to drive , and was appointed to the Broadcasting Standards Council unaware that one of Britain 's most popular television shows was named Jim 'll Fix It ( ‘ Who 's Jim ? ’ he once asked ) . |
| 19 | The author presiding at his last meeting as chairman of the Arts Council in 1972 . |
| 20 | Phonogram are offering a reward of sorts for info about the shirts ' whereabouts and anyone who 's got something to say should give the boys in blue at Belgrade Road station a call on 021 626 4010 . |
| 21 | ‘ The Scotch lassies came down to do the herring for the barrel processing , the same as the Dutch , the pickle processing , and some splitting for kippers in the fish-houses . |
| 22 | The Alliance , an opposition grouping of five minor parties which had achieved 14 per cent of the vote in the 1990 election but secured only one of the 97 seats , campaigned strongly for change on the grounds that the current system made it almost impossible for minor parties to gain significant parliamentary representation . |
| 23 | When the House of Commons considered the matter in 1953 , its views were affected by the fact that they were unaware of any evidence of pressure for change from the churches themselves . |
| 24 | What , then , are these models , and how have they shaped the Left perspective on the British constitution , and on the need for change in the rules and the institutions of the political game in Britain ? |
| 25 | There is now much more public demand for support to the victims of violent crime . |
| 26 | We agreed that Deborah would cover the administrative side of the discussion , the need to raise funds for rehabilitation , for residential care and for support for the carers ( whose life is as devastated by the loss of the person they previously knew as it is by the burden of twenty-four-hour dependency . ) |
| 27 | ‘ We went to local council meetings to ask for support from the councillors rather than try to stop the hunt meetings , ’ she adds . |
| 28 | There was a printed form of recommendation of patients for admission to the benefits of the infirmary , and it was emphasised that no child under seven years of age , except in case of an operation , and no person without decent apparel and a proper change of linen , or labouring under any infectious disorder whatever could be admitted as an in-patient . |
| 29 | The analyses are used to look for patterns in the types of information available from stimuli which may account for the previous risk and recognition results and the relationships between risk and recognition . |
| 30 | Kelly , 28 , is charged with stealing money and jewellery worth £1,624 from the Nags Head , Darlington . |