Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Antonescu 's at the cutting edge of psycho-technology . |
| 2 | The wheel is inside the building , as is usual in this part of the country . |
| 3 | A second water wheel is in the heart of the main building , this being a smaller one producing around six horse power . |
| 4 | If an abseiler becomes entangled and stuck during an abseil then the only remedy is for the instructor to cut the rope at the top . |
| 5 | The first for Hydro Electric is for the renewal of a maintenance contract for fire alarms at their Peterhead power station , while the second is to service the fire alarm equipment at Scottish Power 's Longannet power station . |
| 6 | Our Association is in the business of urging people to WANT a better rail service : too many are of the opinion that a rail network is superfluous to the needs of the people of rural Wales . |
| 7 | ‘ My thinking is at the moment that we are likely to be without him . |
| 8 | That is , the thinking is in the saying ; it is not behind it . |
| 9 | The biggest entry is for the handicap singles with 74 players competing . |
| 10 | In even-numbered years entry is to the University of Edinburgh . |
| 11 | There is a very good variety of rolling stock , particularly in the freight scene , while the majority of passenger stock is of the Mark I design . |
| 12 | Christmas time , when party-giving is on the whole overdone , may make the social aridity of the rest of the year seem almost attractive , but this exhausting seasonal overswill also points up the ordinary isolation that obtains for most of us nowadays . |
| 13 | The Mermaid is at the end of the Old Town in a row of narrow houses which peters out on to the beach past the Fisherman 's Museum ( complete with stuffed albatross ) and the new Sea Life Centre . |
| 14 | Your card is in the snail |
| 15 | The ultimate deal is for the promoter to guarantee the band the whole £4,800 . |
| 16 | The , the er , single regeneration agency is taking on board the issues of things like derelict land and a number of other ways in which , for example English partnership is in the regeneration industry , and a number of other ways in which the , the government have acted to , to try to make things happen . |
| 17 | Dinmore Manor is on the site of a Knights Hospital dating back to the days of the crusades . |
| 18 | The main application of positive feedback is in the attainment of oscillation and switching . |
| 19 | The monument is on the land of Blacksyde Farm , almost 3 miles east of the Muirkirk/Strathaven Road . |
| 20 | The monument is in the form of a square tower , surmounted by a small spire , and overlooks Prestwick Airport to the south , the caravan park to the north , and the Monkton roundabout on the Prestwick bypass to the east . |
| 21 | Her bedroom is above the kitchen , with connecting doors that lead to her bathroom on the right and her wardrobe on the left . |
| 22 | ‘ Mrs Connon 's bedroom is at the front . ’ |
| 23 | Hartlepool chairman , Garry H Gibson , says the future of H football is on the greenfield site even though he has no plans to relocate away from the Victoria Ground . |
| 24 | A further recommendation is for the setting up of an independent body of journalists that would abide by an agreed code of conduct . |
| 25 | The articulatory loop should also be seldom used since it would slow down processing of a message whose speed is beyond the control of the interpreter . |
| 26 | If speed is of the essence — and all marketing surveys say it is — then the microwave is the manufacturers ' version of the licence to print money . |
| 27 | If you like the house the chances are that other people will like it too , so speed is of the essence . |
| 28 | what these reports have shown is that speed is of the essence and such projects should be chosen and approved far more quickly , in time for the researchers to be able to compete with rival projects . |
| 29 | Speed is of the essence , especially when it comes to losing weight . |
| 30 | These are generally used when speed is of the essence , but you may be called upon to give an oral report to accompany a written one . |