Example sentences of "[prep] [det] [noun pl] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were all ‘ obvious ’ truths ; but some were non-evaluative propositions , such as that wholes equal the sum of their parts , while others were various principles of morality . |
| 2 | ‘ Axioms ’ or ‘ maxims ’ , such as that wholes equal the sum of their parts , were among the premisses of the demonstrative syllogisms of the doctrine of scientia , and some seventeenth-century developments of the doctrine said that they were innate . |
| 3 | Tamar stood for few moments studying the turbulent river , which seemed to reflect the turmoil of her thoughts . |
| 4 | The coastguards had spotted the Wheel off some rocks called The Idlers , about four miles down the coast . |
| 5 | It was a perfect opportunity for some writers to express the resentment which they had harboured against him for many years , and he himself was convinced that such people detested him because he had acquired British citizenship . |
| 6 | When they left the restaurant they stood for some moments surveying the view of Prague , its many spires , red-roofed buildings , with a green dome here , the Vltava river with some of its bridges there , the Charles Bridge in particular Then , ‘ Shall we walk the rest of the way down ? ’ |
| 7 | For instance , concern over a drama examination could for some candidates obliterate the possibility of second-order experiencing . |
| 8 | Chapter 4 considered this training cycle , noting a tendency for some libraries to regard the problems inherent in small or falling establishments as insurmountable . |
| 9 | Thus , though one might for some purposes characterise the human sciences as concerned with human behaviour in all its fullness this is to misrepresent what turn out to be very different ways of looking at or being interested in the world of human beings . |
| 10 | Sally Harrower , Issue Hall , has for some years entered the Edinburgh to St Andrews cycle ride in aid of Lepra . |
| 11 | Dusty Springfield was wearing new shoes , with very high heels , and was terrified that she 'd slip , so just before she was due to go on , one of the team was dispatched to look for some scissors to scratch the soles with . |
| 12 | Noble had returned in 1894 from Liverpool to London and , after some months attending the fashionable Bloomsbury Square chapel where Stopford Brooke preached to a large intellectual gathering , had decided to join the Unitarian chapel close to their new suburban home at 6 Patten Road , Wandsworth Common . |
| 13 | Youngsters suffer headaches , fatigue and lose the ability to socially interact after many hours playing the solitary games . |
| 14 | After several attempts to play the sound of the females the rescue effort was abandoned . |
| 15 | After several years doing the rounds of St Vincent Place she was spotted as someone with an aptitude for the executive floor . |
| 16 | A vegetarian 's challenge to a farmer to live like a battery chicken for a week has ended in farce after both sides accused the other of backing out . |
| 17 | The relative ignorance of judges and barristers about such films led the Criminal Bar Association to testify to Williams in 1978 that the deprave-and-corrupt test had outlived its usefulness , which led that Committee to recommend replacement of the criminal test by a scheme of prohibition based on physical rather than psychological harm to ( 1 ) children involved in child pornography , and ( 2 ) humans or animals involved in so-called ‘ snuff movies ’ . |
| 18 | It is possible for such programmes to meet the objectives of organisations such as LEAs and TECs thus attracting additional funding . |
| 19 | But these riots are not satisfactorily explained by the orthodox account either , for such institutions lack the parti-cular , toxic mix' of prisoners which is supposed to be an important causative factor in inmate disorder . |
| 20 | For such results show the police to be ‘ on the side of righteousness ’ , arraigned with the numerically superior forces of goodness and order in their fight against darkness and the void . |
| 21 | So far as education is concerned , it is known that the government has been concerned for some time about an alleged willingness on the part of some teachers to bring the question of homosexuality out into the open in a way that seeks to normalise it as a form of human relationship . |
| 22 | It was odd enough to see that rather feminine room crammed full with so many stern , dark-jacketed gentlemen , sometimes sitting three or four abreast upon a sofa ; but such was the determination on the part of some persons to maintain the appearance that this was nothing more than a social event that they had actually gone to the lengths of having journals and newspapers open on their knees . |
| 23 | Finally , the attitudes of some women illustrated the ‘ queuing principle ’ ( Martin and Wallace , 1984 ) , namely , that in times of high unemployment , certain social groups are felt to have greater claims to paid employment . |
| 24 | Perhaps even more than in the case of energising Anglican evangelical clergymen like William Marsh , in the ranks of evangelical nonconformity the powerful leadership of some ministers shaped the attitudes of chapel communities and led them into collaboration across denominational and church/chapel lines . |
| 25 | This is due to a number of misguided actions , the chief of which is the yielding to a deep-seated wish on the part of some parents to prolong the babyhood stage for as long as possible . |
| 26 | The Archbishop of Canterbury has expressed concern at the refusal of some clergy to accept the vote of the Synod . |
| 27 | Even now , the National Curriculum notwithstanding , it still provides the basic framework for much professional discussion , and the culture of some schools makes the entertaining of alternatives difficult . |
| 28 | There is , however , a counter-tendency on the part of some historians to stress the home market and to share the scepticism of contemporaries such as MacPherson , who considered overseas markets to be only one-thirtieth as important for the growth of industrial output as home demand . |
| 29 | But eventually they managed to get hold of some pieces to suit the new look : two Bauhaus chairs , a bent-arm chair in black by Mario Botta , a halogen light by VeArt from Italy and a huge black refrigerator by Zanussi , designed in Italy by Pezzatta . |
| 30 | In his article today , headed ‘ Foul language ’ ( Lifestyle ) , Brian Pendreigh raises an issue of crucial importance in our society : the desire of some individuals to censor the publication of political opinions with which they disagree . |