Example sentences of "[unc] [noun pl] [subord] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A live match on Mondays was part of the Premier League 's plans because of the success in the United States of the televised NFL American football game . |
| 2 | Adenauer went along with de Gaulle 's views because of the renewed pressure upon Berlin by the Soviet Union during the same month and his fears of a wavering United States commitment : strong French backing would be highly welcome . |
| 3 | Two considerations ended Ferdinand 's doubts as to the possibility of defying liberalism . |
| 4 | Lucien found it hard to doubt Azmaveth 's words because of the zeal with which she spoke , but he still had difficulty believing her . |
| 5 | He breezed through the ‘ school cert ’ ( which he had to take in UCS 's cellars because of the air raids ) got a First and a doctorate at Imperial then went on to research posts here and in America . |
| 6 | Little Ethel Helliwell heard about John 's auditions while in the middle of a rehearsal for the Tower show : |
| 7 | Although you could n't see the greengrocer 's feet because of the apron . |
| 8 | The United Kingdom Government has shared the Committee 's reservations as to the excessive use of Article 118A , and these have also been supported by other Member States in the Council . |
| 9 | It might also involve feeding times ; during the daytime , meals would be given more readily in response to the child 's cries than during the night . |
| 10 | ] The extent to which GIST was successful in particular schools appears to have been less dependent on the team 's efforts than on the existing school ethos and whether it was consistent with responding to the demand for genuine equality of opportunity . |
| 11 | access another user 's files except with the expressed approval of the owner for each occasion unless the files have been established for such access ; |
| 12 | The Law Society also issued a set of written professional standards concerning communications with clients , with the broad aim ( now enshrined in Solicitors ' Practice Rule 15 ) of ensuring that clients are kept regularly and fully informed in layman 's terms as to the course and conduct of their affairs ; as to the identity of the solicitor or other person in the firm having day to day conduct of the matter ; as to the nature of the legal issues raised in the case ; as to the progress being made ; as to the cost ( including the availability of legal aid ) ; and as to the prospects of success . |
| 13 | After we at last say ‘ goodbye ’ to Funchal , turn right for Garajau ( so called by the island 's discoverers because of the large number of garajaus — terns — which nest there ) . |
| 14 | It is before the House and out of the government 's hands except via the House . |
| 15 | There was no need for me to be convinced of the high standard of the staff and work of the CIEFL on arrival , since we at Lancaster have learned to regard the Institute 's graduates as among the best qualified ELT specialists in the world . |
| 16 | Prandtl 's conclusions as to the efficacy of the Magnus effect in Flettner 's application were confirmed only recently by the results of an extensive study done carried only recently by the results of an extensive study done at the University of Dayton 's Research Institute . |
| 17 | Seat of England 's rulers since before the coming of the Conqueror . |
| 18 | At the preparatory stage in drafting legislation civil servants will try to find a way of indicating Parliament 's intentions as to the sort of considerations of policy or fact that are to be treated as properly relevant to the decision , and the procedural requirements to be observed , but without tying the Minister 's hands too tightly in situations which can not be foreseen . |
| 19 | One aim of the questionnaire is to identify the different forms of dissemination and to elicit grant holders ' opinions as to the difficulties and possibilities of disseminating their work . |
| 20 | I therefore reject the argument on behalf of the appellants in this case , that the Home Secretary is obliged to follow the judges ' views as to the requirements of retribution and deterrence in mandatory life sentence cases , even though it allowed some exceptions . |
| 21 | Figures produced by the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders ( NACRO , 1990b ) indicate that in terms of annual receptions , magistrates ' courts were responsible for 45 per cent of those sentenced to immediate custody in 1988 , compared with 55 per cent for the Crown Court — in spite of the fact that very many more indictable offenders are tried and convicted in magistrates ' courts than in the Crown Court ( 90 per cent and 20 per cent respectively ) . |
| 22 | Er we 've had one or one or two erm break-ins while during the night . |
| 23 | And at the end of the day publishers prefer their books to be on the booksellers ' shelves than in the warehouse . ’ |
| 24 | Now banks and hotels in Spain , France , Italy , Greece and Belgium are refusing to cash sterling travellers ' cheques because of the wild swings in the value of the £ . |
| 25 | Hour after hour the legions marched past , walking as much over each others ' bodies as over the ground , while I waited for the queen . |
| 26 | But of course these stocks are dependent on the amount of wheat sown in the preceding year ; and that , in its turn was largely influenced by the farmers ' guesses as to the price which they would get for it in this year . |
| 27 | Instead , it takes the form of a guide to bookkeeping ; although the manual as a whole is more concerned with financial procedures for controlling departments ' finances than with the accounts per se . |
| 28 | I hope that I can approach the issue as a fighter for my constituents ' interests while at the same time recognising the broader issues . |