Example sentences of "[prep] [det] [noun pl] [Wh adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may be so for some cultures where the taboos of the kind mentioned by Freud exist , but it can not account for all the taboos and rites surrounding the dead in cultures where the dead are seen as more friendly . |
| 2 | She must have been asleep for some hours when the sound of her opening bedroom door penetrated her dreams and brought her instantly awake . |
| 3 | She had drifted off , and had been fast asleep for some hours when the sound of someone 's keeping their finger pressed on her doorbell roused her from a deep sleep . |
| 4 | 4. 1957 saw the return of trams to Squires Gate Lane after many years when the Circular Tour was revived . |
| 5 | In the 1984 debate on the shipbuilding industry Peter Shore , the opposition spokesman on Trade and Industry , said : ‘ I can think of few industries where the medium to long-term view of demand is more necessary . ’ |
| 6 | It follows , therefore , that this contingency insurance will , subject to its terms and conditions , indemnify the bank/organisation in the event of a claim arising from an insured peril in respect of such properties where the original policy is found for some reason not to be sufficient to protect the bank's/organisation 's interest and so long as the bank/organisation took the initial step , inter alia , reasonably to satisfy itself that adequate insurance arrangements had been made by the mortgagor . |
| 7 | He began to realize from the nature of these sites how the leys could have been constructed . |
| 8 | In the electromagnetic case the difficulty is resolved by using Maxwell 's equations , which are consistent with SR ; Coulomb 's law is then seen to be the limiting form of one of these equations when the charges are slowly moving ( quasi-static limit ) . |
| 9 | This is very important if a UK business is to ensure that it is not charged VAT at the standard rate on the supply of these goods where the customer 's VAT number subsequently proves to be false or otherwise incorrect . |
| 10 | Again the Board was persuaded by the arguments of large minorities that it should require the capitalisation of these costs when the specified criteria are met . |
| 11 | In the creation of some , and the perpetuation of most , of these mevleviyets where the reason for raising the status of the kadilik is not immediately apparent one can perhaps see the operation of a factor which greatly influenced the elaboration of the learned hierarchy , namely the sheer numbers of those seeking posts . |
| 12 | Cos it 's one of these words where the plural does n't end in an s . |
| 13 | The symbol of the sun is also represented on the walls of these caves where the Wandjina appear . |
| 14 | When we add to this in turn the effect of nearly half of all women working ‘ part-time ’ , then the average income of all households where the married woman was working was only about 40 per cent higher than where the married woman was not working . |
| 15 | The Chernobyl visit was just one of many reasons why the inquiry was still running when even the conscientious Barnes decided to take a summer break . |
| 16 | Past more fields where the work is back-breaking and by hand , past the station at Lesozavad and to the hamlet of Barashevo . |
| 17 | It had been one of those mornings when the early sun striking the coloured glass of the landing window had tinted the dark hall with amber light . |
| 18 | As a matter of fact , it was one of those cases where the nursing staff had an unreasonable wish for him to live for ever — he was a very charming man . |
| 19 | Of course we are speaking of those cases where the state is not put to an action if the citizen refuses to pay . |
| 20 | Of course we are speaking of those cases where the state is not put to an action if the citizen refuses to pay . |
| 21 | Of course we are speaking of those cases where the state is not put to an action if the citizen refuses to pay . |
| 22 | She had been watching television , another of those comedies where the audience laughs immoderately at thin jokes . |
| 23 | ‘ That moment was the key , one of those moments when the heavens open and the choirs sing . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I 've taken scrapings of those areas where the Scapegoat appears to have been secured to the frame . |
| 25 | We 're light years behind some of those areas where the spending has been at a much higher level . |
| 26 | Clint : ‘ It 's just one of those things where the implications are good . |
| 27 | The business about sparklers erm it is one of those things where the very young children like to hold a sparkler but it has got to be done under proper supervised conditions . |
| 28 | Well on to greyhounds now , we 're going to greyhound because Nick Harris always has problems at Molyneux , it 's one of those grounds where the reporter has considerable trouble getting back to the erm press box after doing his interviews . |
| 29 | This is one of those sports where the competitors agree secretly among themselves that they must be mad to take part in what is cycling 's equivalent of marathon dancing . |
| 30 | I can well understand the plaintiffs ' sense of indignation at the defendants ' breaches of the injunction , and the court will have to consider very carefully all aspects of those breaches when the inevitable contempt proceedings are heard . |