Example sentences of "[noun sg] [that] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 It was afternoon — the morning had gone on Crabb Robinson — which meant that all the ample , high , soft-blue leather desks along the spokes of the great wheel that radiated from the Superintendent 's desk , ensphered by the Catalogue , were taken , and he had to be content with one of the minimal flat triangular ends of the late-come segments inserted between these spokes .
2 Among other forms of religion that flourished in the Roman empire was Mithraism .
3 Greavesey of course and at the risk of overdosing on goals you can see all the action that mattered from the First Division yesterday .
4 That 's the thinking that lies behind the huge number of initiatives being taken by environmental organisations as their contribution to the Earth Summit .
5 and is that the thinking that lies behind the eventual getting of Terry Wogan and Angela Rippon ?
6 The deepest cleft that exists in the earth 's surface is the Grand Canyon in the western United States .
7 Many interesting works of English Literature of the past remain unedited and unavailable , and it is a pity that the ingenuity and assiduity that goes into the labour , or play , of interpretation could not be directed to the truly useful work of editing these texts .
8 The theories to be discussed in this section of the chapter all suppose that something is learned during the pre-exposure phase of a latent inhibition experiment that interferes with the formation of the CS-US ( conditioned-unconditioned stimulus ) association during the conditioning phase of the experiment .
9 One force that probed towards the plateau was destroyed , but the Italian threat remained .
10 In particular , problems of the calendar were the driving force that led to the initial development of Greek mathematical astronomy in the last decades of the fifth century BC .
11 It was the controlled , economical force that emanated from the man that was impressive , and the speed with which he absorbed information .
12 Like Kennedy , Clinton has a physical force that works on the campaign trail .
13 The compact telescope , which is very small and can be mounted on a ring that fits on the finger , is useful in activities which require mobility and can be helpful in identifying street names and bus numbers .
14 He might try to justify the principle by appealing to logic , a recourse that we freely grant him , or he might attempt to justify the principle by appealing to experience , a recourse that lies at the basis of his whole approach to science .
15 Most people who have travelled through the Monkton district of Ayrshire will have noticed the monument that stands on the high ground behind the Dutch House Caravan Park , and wondered what it is and why it is there .
16 The host of different beings attributed with consciousness that exist within the Chewong universe have structurally similar qualities to humans .
17 The illusion of an automatic tabula rasa also undermines the need for society to reflect on the consciousness that evolved under the conditions of the past 40 years .
18 In sharp contrast to Blauner , who argues that this ‘ objective integration ’ will lead to social integration of workers and management , Mallet argues that this objective integration has the opposite effect , leading to a new form of revolutionary consciousness that aims at the overthrow of the existing pattern of social relations in the enterprise .
19 The label was still left with a vibrant mini-LP that débuted in the charts at number 22 and went on to sell nearly 30,000 , 6,000 of them in Israel .
20 So I fear that some doubt may be placed in the minds of hon. Members about the cause of the shooting that resulted in the death of the young man that the right hon. Gentleman referred to .
21 Not everyone was reconciled to the breach in the succession that occurred with the Glorious Revolution .
22 Recently , a non-oxidative pathway of alcohol metabolism that leads to the production of fatty acid ethyl esters ( FAEEs ) has been described , catalysed FAEE synthase .
23 She was still bent to the Dobermann when she discovered that she needed a moment to control a knot of emotion that came from the thought that she would see neither the dog nor its owner again .
24 A VOLCANO that erupted in the Philippines last week , killing more than 60 people , exploded again yesterday in blasts of superheated steam , smoke and ash .
25 " Next week I shall be writing about moorland walks and suggesting an itinerary that takes in the ever-attractive Tower Foin . "
26 From the early years of this century comes an account of one such episode that occurred in the docks of Bremen .
27 The sense of disappointment that hangs over the rest of his career reflects the loss of nerve that came from finding that , at the moment when his career seemed to be taking off , there were no opportunities to build on what he had achieved .
28 She lifted her feet , one by one , pressed them down on to the boot-scraper that stood by the back door .
29 Consider those stately columns , regard the coils of plaster vine that trail from the windowsills , meditate on the dados in the shape of fasces that stud its pitted hide . ’
30 In the chapters to come , contrast if you will the demanding world of the schoolroom , as our participants see it , with the world of ritual and formal genesis of a respected self in the putting on the regalia of the club that reigns on the terraces .
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