Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For — cutting straight through the recurring controversies about whether , because of the varieties of the arts and of the infinity of differences between different individual works , ‘ art ’ can be ‘ defined ’ — one thing , I think , is clear . |
| 2 | In addition , the Royal Society of Arts offers somewhat similar Teacher 's Certificate courses in Office Arts and in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language for about l , 100 and 2,000 candidates and the College of Preceptors operates a relatively small programme leading to its Associateship and eventually to its Licentiateship , a qualification which is recognized as degree equivalent . |
| 3 | However , the relevance of the foregoing theory of hominid evolution does not apply only to secondary sexual characteristics and to the structure of the id . |
| 4 | They vary in characteristics and in the amount of responsibility they require . |
| 5 | Dexter noticed that white hairs were even bristling from his ears and above the line on his cheeks where he shaved . |
| 6 | His hair had been cut very short but only shaved around his ears and towards the back of his neck . |
| 7 | The White Galloway is a prepotent colour variety with a white coat and coloured points of black , dun or red inside the ears and on the muzzle , eyelashes , knees and feet , sometimes with coloured freckles on the shoulders and sides . |
| 8 | His black hair was brushed back from his high forehead and , still damp from the shower , curled a little around his ears and into the nape of his neck . |
| 9 | If you change now , Leicestershire has a golden opportunity , we are proud of the fox , we are proud of the fox in Leicestershire , our football team , the Foxes , our , our fox cubs our Police emblem , it is n't the hunters , we do n't support the hunters at Leicester 's Street , we support the foxes and at the end of the day I think there is room for the hunting fraternity to stay as part of the pageantry in Leicestershire . |
| 10 | Finally a continuous length of baler twine is threaded under the legs and over the top , pulled quite tight and tied halfway up the load . |
| 11 | Sigarup passed a lukal , and Kalchu slung it over the ram 's back and tied the two sets of stings , one across the chest and the other round the hind legs and under the tail . |
| 12 | She felt it fall softly down her legs and to the floor . |
| 13 | If your Poodle is in a lamb clip or similar style then pay particular attention to the inside of the legs and around the anus and hocks , to ensure there are no knots . |
| 14 | It is these , unaltered apart from changes to the covers and with the approval of Wainwright 's widow , Betty , that Michael Joseph has republished this week . |
| 15 | They 've a revolutionary scoreboard for the fans and on the pitch soccer to set the sparks flying . |
| 16 | The CD databases such as Lotus One Source are more user friendly than on line databases and without the pressure of on line time costs it is easier to give careful consideration to the search strategy . |
| 17 | Analysis of available Hungarian databases and of the effectiveness of primary , secondary , and tertiary preventive methods . |
| 18 | But the claims of the user organizations and of the trade unions were of declining standards and cuts in services ‘ by stealth ’ . |
| 19 | The IPR 's main objectives are : ( a ) to promote the development of public relations for the benefit of the practice in commerce ; industry , central and local government ; nationalized undertakings ; professional , trade , and voluntary organizations and for the benefit of all practitioners , and others concerned in or with public relations ; ( b ) to encourage and foster the observance of high professional standards by its members and to establish and prescribe such standards ; ( c ) to arrange meetings , discussions , conferences , etc , on matters of common interest , and generally to act as a clearing house for the exchange of ideas on the practice of public relations . |
| 20 | Heavily armed Karimojong warriors roam around freely , rustling cattle in neighbouring districts and across the border from where related tribes such as the Sudanese Toposa and the Kenyan Turkana enter Karamoja to settle cattle-rustling scores . |
| 21 | Coniferous forests in hill districts and in the taiga , more rarely in mixed or deciduous woods . |
| 22 | Earlier , clashes with riot police had been reported when 10,000-15,000 demonstrators marched on the presidential office in Taipei on Sept. 9 to demand a plebiscite on Taiwan rejoining the UN as an independent country , on the release of dissidents and on the repeal of sedition laws . |
| 23 | Digital Equipment Corp 's big-name appointment to head its sales and marketing organisation turns out to be Ed Lucente — nicknamed Neutron Eddie at IBM Corp after he was given the job of pushing administrative staff out of their offices and onto the road as sales and support personnel , so that the people were gone but the buildings still standing . |
| 24 | This is an edited version of an interview with Carl at his Prestige Talent offices and in the back of a taxi en route to a band 's showcase . |
| 25 | In addition to this booklet , a volume containing details of the University 's Charter and Statutes , Ordinances and Regulations is available for consultation in Faculty Offices and in the University Registry . |
| 26 | They should not undertake the sung parts traditionally assigned to them in the Offices and in the Eucharist . |
| 27 | Although the citadel had been rebuilt by the Emperor Gia Long in 1802 , its palaces and temples had been designed and constructed faithfully in the style favoured by China 's Ming emperors and at the entrance to the Dai Noi , the Imperial City itself , Tran Van Hieu had been waiting for him in the shadow of the Ngo Mon , the " Bull Gate " roofed in gold tiles like the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Peking . |
| 28 | The inundations that came later with the four major ice ages between three million and 10,000 years ago played a dramatic part in the distribution of animals and in the evolution and survival of some of the unique species and subspecies of the Oriental Region . |
| 29 | The second section covers the paraclinical subjects which deal with the nature of disease and the various hereditary and environmental factors responsible for its production and this is integrated closely with the final section which comprises the clinical subjects and deals essentially with the study of disease in individual animals and in the flock or herd . |
| 30 | Just such a perspective was provided by the New Testament , the gospel of good news , with its doctrines of incarnation , resurrection and atonement , which separated Christians from Jews and in the process did away with the shadow-land of Sheol , except for the heathen and the damned . |