Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun prp] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were offered the three alternative thresholds taken from the Institute 's recent consultative document and only 18% opted for the VAT registration limit ( turnover £36,600 ) ; 47% were in favour of the VAT cash accounting limit , and 35% opted for the EC small companies definition . |
| 2 | Recently he captained Harlequins on the Saturday , flew to South Africa , was voted Man-of-the-Match playing for the South African Barbarians on the Monday and then returned to England for Quins ' league match against Leicester . |
| 3 | She even had one on the police for the South African Police Gazette — The Times . |
| 4 | A spokesman for the South African police was quoted the same day as saying that the establishment of " private armies " was " a recipe for civil war " . |
| 5 | Proposals to amend the 1976 Organic Law had been contained in the campaign of the " grand alliance " — an amalgam of pro-Chinese and business interests and Macanese ( people of mixed Chinese and Portuguese blood ) — for the October 1988 elections to the Legislative Assembly [ see p. 36765 ] . |
| 6 | Maiga , generally considered to be Saibou 's deputy , had also been blamed for the Feb. 9 killings , and his departure was described as " in the interest of the nation and in order to restore calm " . |
| 7 | Government troops killed over 40 Tamils whom they held responsible for the Aug. 6 incidents , after Wijeratne had declared that " we will show no mercy to these Tamil terrorists , criminals who do not deserve to live " . |
| 8 | It was reported that Porfirio Muñoz Ledo , " number two " in the PRD , had been engaged in recent talks with the Minister for the Government , Fernando Gutiérrez Barrios , on preparations for the December municipal elections in Michoacán . |
| 9 | Is it to set the general atmosphere and mood as Stravinsky did for The Firebird Mysterious sounds of the wind whispering in the trees , the soaring flight of a bird and the heavy tread of an unseen foot are still a wonderful introduction to this magic tale . |
| 10 | On Dec. 10 the magazine Der Spiegel , pursuing allegations that former East German Prime Minister Lothar de Maizière had worked for the Stasi secret police , cited a Stasi index card showing someone named " Czerny " living at de Maizière 's Berlin address . |
| 11 | The economic significance of slavery , both for the North American colonies and for European capitalism , is too important to be overlooked . |
| 12 | And it was with this development that the company expanded internationally ; it prompted Harlequin , a Canadian based publishing house to approach Mills and Boon for the North American rights to some of their titles . |
| 13 | The technical problems with the highly integrated highly complex state-of-the-art Viking chip impact not only the 40MHz but also the 45MHz , the iteration destined for the Sparcstation 10 Models 52 and 54 . |
| 14 | A spokesman for the UK Offshore Operators ' Association said : ‘ Superficially , the reduction to 50pc sounds good , but the tax is tied in with a lot of allowances , including exploration and appraisal , and that has all been abolished , and that is going to have a devastating effect of exploration and appraisal . ’ |
| 15 | Harringay — they 've took a few from Chelmsford , and as for the Blackburn Black Hawks , they used to be your team mates . |
| 16 | We are pleased to offer revision courses for the May 1992 examinations at West Herts College , Watford and at Wulfrun College , Wolverhampton . |
| 17 | As for the May local elections , their verdict matched precisely today 's opinion polls : despite a lacklustre performance , Labour was on course to become the largest party in a hung parliament . |
| 18 | According to government figures the final death toll for the May 17-19 riots was under 50 , but most other estimates put the figure at well over 100 . |
| 19 | The compacts of free association offered internal sovereignty and pledges of substantial US aid in return for the provision of facilities for the US armed forces , and continuing US control of their defence and foreign relations . |
| 20 | The seventh round of bilateral negotiations in the ongoing Middle East peace process resumed in Washington on Nov. 9 , after a 12-day adjournment for the US presidential elections [ see p. 39167 for opening of seventh round on Oct. 21 ; see pp. 39119 ; 39070 for sixth round held in Washington in August-September ] . |
| 21 | That one of Beonna 's moneyers , Wilred , went on to mint coins for Offa , however , may imply a somewhat earlier date for some at least of Offa 's East Anglian coins , and Offa 's position in East Anglia was already secure enough for the East Anglian bishoprics of Dommoc and Elmham to be included in 787 in the new archdiocese of Lichfield ( see below , p. 174 ) . |
| 22 | Now the cost of restoring the lower reaches of the river were simply too high for the East Prussian authorities to contemplate without revenues from Polish trade . |
| 23 | ‘ The ultimate feature packed utility cartridge ever conceived for the CBM 64/128 systems . |
| 24 | Even more encouragingly , a working replica , ‘ The Iron Duke ’ was built for the GWR 150 celebrations in 1985 . |
| 25 | For the Nintendo Super NES , £39.99 . |
| 26 | He joined William Jenkins , appointed chief organizing agent in 1911 and previously district agent for the Midlands Liberal Unionists . |
| 27 | The initial charges on the umbrella fund are 5.75% for equity funds and an annual 1.75% for the Templeton Emerging Markets Fund . |
| 28 | Mr Cushley 's departure leaves just one officer retaining the SACC rank in the force compared to three when Sir Hugh assumed responsibility for the RUC four years ago . |
| 29 | The changes followed promises by the ruling Christian Democratic Party ( PDCG ) , in its campaign for the November presidential elections , to enact policies that would " benefit the people " . |
| 30 | So we have to settle for the Carter head-rest covers , Carter condoms , Carter badges , Carter balloons , a specially-pressed Carter interview CD ( complete with printed questions that accompany Jim Bob and Fruitbat 's recorded answers to create the effect that ‘ the lads ’ are actually in the studio with you on Chiltern Radio ! ) and , of course , a copy of the ultimate object of all this marketing desire , a Carter album . |