Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She watched her bare toe rub against the whitened concrete of the balcony . |
| 2 | Equally depression of prostaglandin synthesis , by diminishing pain perception , could at least in part account for the high proportion of NSAID associated ulcers that are silent . |
| 3 | Of course debate about the National Curriculum has been around a lot longer , but its popularisation and public debate is a relatively recent phenomenon . |
| 4 | At present the science curriculum is structured around physical science interests , on which boys are keener ( how motor cars work , atoms and molecules ) ; we were able to recommend that teaching build on the overlapping interests of the two sexes , because girls as well as boys want to know more about human biology and spectacular features of the environment ( animals in the jungle , volcanoes and earthquakes , acids and chemicals ) . |
| 5 | There would then be no minority interest figure in the profit and loss account for the current year , since the minority interest will also have been a debit balance last year end . |
| 6 | How strong this support will prove to be in the last analysis remains to be seen , but Labour 's treatment of Mr Gould and its refusal to back calls for a referendum on the Treaty suggest that any hopes of altering the movement towards European Federalism remain with the Conservative Party . |
| 7 | Five Democratic Party ( DP ) members of parliament ( MPs ) joined the African National Congress ( ANC ) and announced on April 21 that they would in future sit in the whites-only House of Assembly as independents ( the ANC not being registered as a political party ) . |
| 8 | Final selection of the project , approval of the project for inclusion in the capital budget , setting of project implementation controls and post-audit review account for the remaining stages of the project cycle are covered in detail in chapter 5 . |
| 9 | She had a particularly fine line in funeral cards , ’ he overheard the tall fat soutane say to the small fat soutane as he wandered by . |
| 10 | I like to watch the phosphorescence curling away from the hull and I like to watch the brilliant specks of light fade in the black deep water far in the ship 's wake . |
| 11 | A statutory power to make delegated legislation will not empower the delegate to make rules designed to oust the jurisdiction of the courts unless very clear words to this effect appear in the enabling statute . |
| 12 | We can therefore see that certain aspects of economic practice depend upon the so-called superstructure , as well as the other way round , and Althusser concludes that it is a serious error to neglect this aspect of Marx 's theory . |
| 13 | Many of the effects described in this and the next chapter depend on the optical step-printer which is a ‘ one-frame-at-a-time ’ printer , as opposed to continuous run past a light-admitting slit as used to produce duplicates ( 'dupes ' ) and release prints . |
| 14 | The models employed to develop the control programme vary from the simple ‘ proportional ’ or ‘ rollback ’ model which assumes , for example , that a region with sulphur dioxide levels twice the NAAQS will attain the standard if total sulphur dioxide emission in the region is halved , to more complex diffusion or dispersion models . |
| 15 | at the outset of the search meet with the local firm to ensure full understanding of requirements . |
| 16 | The distinction we make between past , present , and future refer to the transitional nature of time . |
| 17 | The rig is about ten feet long and is attached by a blood know to the main reel line . |
| 18 | Solicitors are not permitted to enter into an agreement with their clients that purports to exclude their liability for professional misconduct ( which extends to professional negligence ) though subject to the following rules liability can be limited by contract : ( 1 ) liability may not be limited below the minimum level of cover afforded under the Indemnity Fund ; ( 2 ) liability can not be limited at all for fraud or reckless disregard of professional obligations ; ( 3 ) s60(5) of the Solicitors Act avoids any provision in a contentious business agreement purporting to exclude the liability of a solicitor for negligence or to relieve him of his professional responsibilities ; ( 4 ) ss2(2) and 11(4) of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 will apply to agreements between solicitors and their clients to ensure that limited liability provisions which do not fall foul of any other rule comply with the essential requirement of reasonableness . |
| 19 | Rime and snow collect on the upper surface , depressing the floes and allowing the sea to flood over , freeze , and strengthen the ice further . |
| 20 | The track is the property of the C.A.D.M.R.S. , but the locos and rolling stock belong to the individual members . |
| 21 | If we find that human faculties and understandings are such that knowledge is necessarily limited , we might more easily and ‘ with less scruple acquiesce in the avowed ignorance ’ of what lies beyond the horizon , and ‘ employ [ our ] … thoughts and discourse , with more advantage and satisfaction ’ about what lies within our reach . |
| 22 | I saw him doing a side shuffle to the main entrance as we all trooped along here . |
| 23 | Hence , one obvious question is how does this pattern of wealth-holding relate to the overall level of investment and the rate of economic growth ? |
| 24 | It will give that tight West Coast strum with the bass strings becoming almost percussive . |
| 25 | In reality , the guardians of authority collude in the maintenance of the territory once it has been colonized , and as a result enter into the social framework on the terraces . |
| 26 | The ‘ realities ’ in the instant case consist of the universal acknowledgment by all affected ( United Kingdom and Dominions alike ) of the growth to adulthood and independence of the formerly subject Dominions . |
| 27 | A second push on the central button removes the setting altogether and allows the driver to return to foot control of the tractor . |
| 28 | The force of cohesion and tension in this column account for the upward rise of the water . |
| 29 | However , if artistic representations of my experience are to do more than merely reflect a personal trauma , it is imperative that the work connect with the common experiences of other women in the same or similar situations . |
| 30 | On shopping the statement 's aim is to ‘ enhance Middlesbrough 's position as the area 's premier shopping experience where the widest choice , highest quality and a friendly welcome combine in the exciting atmosphere only a thriving town centre can offer . ’ |