Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet as we noted in our tenth report : ‘ The price that some children may pay for demanding little of the teacher may be that they are given work which demands little of them ’ ( Alexander et al . |
| 2 | There is also a strong argument for using several of the machines as word processors or graphics generators and passing the data on to a larger central system for final assembly . |
| 3 | That Fimbra has reached this impasse comes as no surprise to anyone with a knowledge of the chequered history of this organisation responsible for policing many of the black sheep of the financial world . |
| 4 | In a radio interview on Sept. 18 Lamont appeared to blame Germany for producing many of the tensions within the ERM . |
| 5 | Nautor is famous for producing some of the highest quality fibreglass yachts in the world . |
| 6 | This is the very reason a member of the steering group gave for becoming involved in the project : ‘ It gives me something else to do , gets me out of the factory [ adult training centre ] and is less boring . ’ |
| 7 | It is apparent that there is considerable , if still tentative , interest in initiating and pursuing co-operative training ventures ; and that their potential for satisfying many of the objectives currently being met ( adequately or inadequately ) by external courses has barely been harnessed . |
| 8 | We have shown that TCR -β rearrangement or , more likely , expression of a functionally rearranged TCR -β gene , is not only necessary but also sufficient for driving most of the immature IL-2R-positive DN thymocytes to the DP stage and for expanding the pool of thymocytes . |
| 9 | Its skull — two metres long — was well developed , with three strong pointed horns useful for defence and for stripping some of the remaining shorter fronds , resembling the cycads used in Florida as indoor pot-plants . |
| 10 | It said it one of the guitar magazines I use my all the time before , before winding up for a gig , and all this sees for wrecking one of the guitars ! |
| 11 | The two sides agreed to hold a further meeting soon which is expected to produce firm proposals for resolving some of the Irish concerns on security . |
| 12 | After devoting much of the first ten years of his presidency to slow development of the institutions of democracy , Mr Mubarak has spent the past two in regression . |
| 13 | The sheriff 's reply sounded clearly in the hushed corridor , impressing the assembled kids and seeming to confirm Grant 's claim to be part of an official police operation — if any needed convincing after seeing one of the feared Apostles being dragged unconscious into an empty cubicle . |
| 14 | ABC tracked me down after seeing some of the papers in my case and wanted to know if I could confirm what they 'd been told . |
| 15 | After eating most of the load the method is wonderful and wholeheartedly recommended . |
| 16 | Many of the current members joined up after catching one of the club 's many demonstrations , or parents came to the Royal Commonwealth Pool to see what their kids were actually up to — and stayed . |
| 17 | ROHITA looked special after blasting clear in the final furlong for a three-lengths win in the Payne and Gunter Fillies Stakes at Goodwood and it may take a good one to stop her in the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot . |
| 18 | After trimming most of the meat away , the bones will make marvellous stock or soup . |
| 19 | After becoming involved with the Working Men 's College , established by Frederick Maurice [ q.v. ] in 1854 , Elizabeth Malleson was inspired to found a counterpart for women . |
| 20 | Bowen staged an escape while being brought to court in December last year , Mark Williams is in hospital after becoming ill during the trial and Bush is still being sought after breaking out of the court last week with four of the other accused . |
| 21 | Tiny Kane Elmore died after becoming infected with the bacteria following heart surgery . |
| 22 | The young man was killed after becoming entangled in the unguarded rotors of a power harrow while attempting to remove a stone . |
| 23 | The 58-year-old screen legend took an overdose of sleeping pills after becoming distraught over the fate of a flock of sheep left to starve . |
| 24 | After surveying some of the available evidence on the United Kingdom , France , Germany and the United States regarding parliamentary defence against the dominance of officials , Page concluded that in the approval of legislation , the approval of the budget and scrutiny of administration , European parliaments are largely dominated by the executive . |
| 25 | VICENTE Fernandez won the English Open at The Belfry after sinking one of the longest putts ever to win a golf title . |
| 26 | The Manchester City marksman is being tipped to win his first cap after surging clear of the pack as the country 's top scorer . |
| 27 | Gatting himself is hoping to force his way back into the England side before the season is over and so is Matthew Maynard , of Glamorgan , who had a productive season in New Zealand after averaging 60 in the championship last season . |
| 28 | Middlesbrough lost 3–2 after extra time to Dynamo Dresden after leading 2–0 in the final of a youth tournament in Austria . |
| 29 | They plunged to new depths at fellow strugglers Hull City , conceding four goals in a nightmare second half after leading 2–1 at the interval . |
| 30 | BALLYMENA opened their season by making the long trip to the Scottish Borders where they defeated Hawick after leading 13-0 at the interval . |