Example sentences of "[conj] they [vb base] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 One attempt to model only critical variables which determine yield has been made by Stocking and Pain ( 1983 ) where they concentrate upon the impact of erosive forces upon the availability of minimum moisture levels .
2 The adult worms , bright red in colour and up to 2.5 cm in length , are easily recognised at necropsy where they predominate in the horny lining of the gizzard .
3 When there is tension in the neck and spine , particularly where they connect to the brain at the base of the skull , blood flow is impeded .
4 Where these latter principles of differentiation are coterminous with certain aspects of the division of labour ( and with each other ) , the chances of formation of a politically pertinent collectivity within the ‘ division of labour grid ’ may be increased ( e.g. ‘ working class ’ catholics in the west of Scotland as a traditional Labour Party support-base ) ; where they cut across the division of labour the chances may be diminished ( the difficulty of developing ‘ class ’ politics in Northern Ireland ) .
5 We need to remember that local authorities are also active in the ‘ capital ’ markets where they borrow by the issue of stocks , bonds and mortgages .
6 That 's the address of the boatyard office , where they take in the letters . "
7 Wires from the ganglion cells run along the surface of the retina to the " blind spot " , where they dive through the retina to form the main trunk cable to the brain , the optic nerve .
8 The couple were chauffeured from their homes to the town hall where they put on the replica mayoral chains made specially for the occasion .
9 Greeted by a rubbing of practised hands , the Tory Party 's celebrities take their seats before well-appointed tables where they listen to the supplications of their hosts while scrutinising the menu .
10 You told me you 'd explain about Tiare and her daughter , where they fit into the island . ’
11 Individuals may feel happier if they have a clearly specified job within the organisation and know exactly where they fit into the workings of the organisation .
12 Put any group of players together and watch the torture as they painfully suss out where they fit in the ability stakes , and watch the most inept contract into a meek and confused , self-effacing heap .
13 In general there seems to be a tendency for structural rock surfaces to be stripped where they approximate to the profile of the wavecut bench .
14 The women have their own staircase to the first-floor bedrooms , where they sleep under the housekeeper 's eye ; male servants have a staircase and rooms at the back , off the brushing room .
15 Could the tin and processed food industries have got where they have without the benefit of the tomato compounds which colour , flavour , thicken , and conceal so many deficiencies ?
16 As with the basket , divers are recovered from the water to the surface , where they transfer to the decompression chamber .
17 Please ensure you include all major events and the names of sponsors where they appear in the name of the event .
18 Notice that it is customary to indicate the parameters best varied to achieve balance by drawing an arrow through them where they appear in the double balance equations , as done here .
19 Enabling self-expression allows counsellees to explain to us where they stand at the present time .
20 I therefore challenge candidates of all parties to state clearly and publicly where they stand on the chronic and continuous underfunding of a service which is increasingly being asked to undertake more and more duties .
21 Says , Jay Odell , of the fisheries department : ‘ Normally about 21,000 grey whales migrate from Baja California to their summer feeding grounds in the north Bering Sea , where they forage on the sea bottom , usually in much deeper water , for small crustaceans . ’
22 Male black grouse or blackcocks congregate at traditional lekking sites where they compete for the attentions of the females .
23 Unfortunately the rivers , meandering over their own aggradation , may be expected to produce comparable cliffing where they impinge against the solid rocks of the valley sides , so that , in practice , an interpretation of events based solely on the evidence of landforms is not practicable .
24 Products tend to be misplaced or even completely lost or they get in the way but somehow they never happen to be available when wanted .
25 The creatures of the open sea , then , live either in the plankton ; or live in the waters beneath and browse upon the plankton — or live upon the browsers ; or they live on the bottom , and wait for the planktonic manna to rain upon them from above ; or they feed on the creatures that feed upon the bottom .
26 or they stand at the bar .
27 The creatures of the open sea , then , live either in the plankton ; or live in the waters beneath and browse upon the plankton — or live upon the browsers ; or they live on the bottom , and wait for the planktonic manna to rain upon them from above ; or they feed on the creatures that feed upon the bottom .
28 Although they relate to the growing tendency to move computer applications from larger machines to smaller ones ( See ACCOUNTANCY , February , p 101 ) , reduction in the size of the boxes is not the most significant factor .
29 If we look back at the exchange between the piano movers , for example , we can see that the verbs ( 's goin , 's got to take , ai n't goin' , do n't , come on ) are all in the present ( although they refer to the future ) .
30 The two main findings of this study are that ( i ) capsaicin sensitive afferent neurones do not seem to have an affect on rapid repair of injured gastric mucosa , although they contribute to the defence against injury , and ( ii ) anaesthetics can affect the recovery of gastric mucosa from damage .
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