Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This distinguishes the position from that in Expenses where it was more difficult for isolated protesting States to remain aloof from the actions of the Organisation . |
| 2 | MIND is now a large ‘ direct-care ’ organization , that is , it receives money in grants from NHS and local authorities to provide some of the elements of the total service described in Chapters 7 and 8 , and it employs a large number of staff to support and enhance the work of the volunteers . |
| 3 | For a short while , the threat drove some Sussex labourers to pull free of the restrictive local consciousness and join the mainstream of English social protest in the 1830s . |
| 4 | It is advisable for drivers to carry one of the major credit cards to cover ‘ unexpected outgoings ; ’ it is also a good idea to have additional ID . |
| 5 | When digits are presented in pairs to left and right ears , there is an almost universal tendency ( Broadbent , 1954 ) for subjects to report all of the items presented to one ear before reporting those items presented to the other ear . |
| 6 | DECEMBER ISSUE OF GOLF MONTHLY ON SALE NOVEMBER 12 DO N'T MISS YOUR COPY PLUS GOOD VALUE GOLF We travel to the Scottish Borders to find some of the best golfing bargains in the British Isles |
| 7 | It is now a case of getting the support , and raising the funds to secure one of the two routes which are available to us . |
| 8 | Because he took over his new duties in the close season Love has not had too many opportunities to meet many of the players , but the squad have had two nets at Moray House College , Edinburgh , the last two Fridays and Love has been impressed by the effort put in by the players at these sessions . |
| 9 | In 1988 it allowed thirteen very small parties to secure 41 of the Knesset 's 120 seats . |
| 10 | Roberts , who now needs just three winners to reach 150 for the season , is 22 ahead of Pat Eddery in the jockeys ' title race . |
| 11 | Analyses will be undertaken using these methods to identify some of the important factors determining migration and employment behaviour in the British Isles . |
| 12 | The grass , the creepers , the shrubs , the plants of every kind grew thicker every day , and the thicker they grew , the better cover they provided for the sepoys to advance undetected on the ramparts , but for some terrible reason , on the ramparts themselves nothing would grow . |
| 13 | Yanto stood alone in the oily smelling cabin , allowing his eyes to grow accustomed to the gloom after the bright sunshine outside . |
| 14 | The 7.5 per cent increase in duty on leaded petrol in the Budget was understandable , given that the aim was to encourage drivers to buy lead-free for the sake of the environment . |
| 15 | Members enthusiastically supported the retiring national chairman 's Birthday Scheme to raise funds to give each of the widows and ex-servicemen £5 and a birthday card . |
| 16 | He knew himself to be a magical dropout , so it did n't bother him that the mere appearance of a hero at the city gates was enough to cause retorts to explode and demons to materialise all through the Magical Quarter . |
| 17 | But , unlike most games of this genre , Gremlins also incorporates interesting graphical sequences to accompany some of the more important puzzles . |
| 18 | The collection of rubbish every fortnight will not start until June to give those people not already using the recycling scheme a few months to get used to the idea . |
| 19 | Gedanken had to wait a minute for her eyes to get used to the inky black darkness again . |
| 20 | The route started with approximately 4 miles of fairly quiet roads ( not shown in Figure 3.1 ) to allow the subjects to get used to the handling of the car and to practise performing the two judgment tasks . |
| 21 | But just as a thought for you since the school 's are involved and since children are involved in a number of these things perhaps it has been tried I do n't know erm you might actually be able to get a more regular input not only from the children and their but also from their par ents by perhaps involving or asking the schools to become involved in the production of the programme . |
| 22 | This chapter attempts to highlight some of the ways that policy considerations affect the provision of materials in academic and public libraries . |
| 23 | This section attempts to highlight some of the ambiguities involved in just two of the criteria by which the success of urban policy is commonly measured . |
| 24 | The office has no plans to tackle some of the most conspicuous discriminatory practices against women . |
| 25 | Here , then , was an important area of government intervention , pushing local authorities to tackle some of the problems of their own areas . |
| 26 | After yesterday 's disclosure of the court action , the curator of the university 's art collection spoke out in favour of its plans to sell one of the Torrie works . |
| 27 | At Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire there is a 1.25 mile boardwalk , enabling visitors to see much of the interesting flora and fauna of this special place . |
| 28 | This would act as an incentive for conservation and would also enable poor countries to realize some of the value of the resources . |
| 29 | During the meeting with the dialogue partners , as it became clear that the USA expected Pacific countries to meet some of the costs involved in such an initiative , this initial enthusiasm waned . |
| 30 | THE LAST batches of refugees to slip loose over the Hungarian border before regulations tightened up again , included an East German thrash metal band . |