Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for Mum the Second World War was still present in our streets , the streets where she 'd been brought up . |
| 2 | For Nizan the moral strength afforded the writer by revolutionary ideology eliminates the need for self-justification within the ethos of his work , eliminates the need to apologise for failing to conform not only to the conventions of bourgeois political structures , but also to the conventions of bourgeois literary structures . |
| 3 | However , after a further round of talks with Saddam Hussain on Oct. 28 , he left for Moscow the following day , his only apparent success being the Iraqi agreement to allow the return in the coming weeks of some 1,000 Soviet nationals who had been working in Iraq . |
| 4 | He was national vice-chairman in 1990–91 before serving as chairman the following year at a time of great change in the Association . |
| 5 | There would n't be an I R A only for internment the last time . |
| 6 | The 1909 Royal Commission on the Poor Laws found that for widows the first recommendation of 1871 was generally observed , some Boards of Guardians going further and insisting that the widow maintain two children by herself before any relief was given , while others refused relief to healthy able-bodied widows no matter how many children they had . |
| 7 | During March the armed forces , which had seized power in a military coup on Feb. 23 [ see pp. 38003-04 ] , established a timetable for a return to civilian rule . |
| 8 | Often what begin as experimental course-work exercises of only medium-to-poor standard become high.quality on.going productions as teachers not only get accustomed to the requirements of curriculum materials planning but recognize through experience the stimulating value of these materials in their work with students . |
| 9 | These were the occasions which enabled them to display for hours the rigid immobility for which they were famous throughout Europe . |
| 10 | During emplacement the overlying strata may be significantly uplifted and deformed . |
| 11 | Indeed , for generations the Royal Family have had their own secluded haven just a few miles downriver . |
| 12 | Then we learned the hymns for mass the following morning . |
| 13 | It is seen as extending horizons , the means for communicating between generations the accumulated wisdom of a culture , offering opportunities to engage in more abstract context-independent learning . |
| 14 | 5 — Available for inspection The Offline system has detected that the media item may be faulty . |
| 15 | 5 — Available for inspection The Offline Operator has indicated that the media item may be faulty . |
| 16 | I left Valladolid for Salamanca the next day . |
| 17 | New venue : Crook Local History Society has a new venue for meetings the Royal Sun . |
| 18 | During term-time the younger children returned to Park House at weekends while their father , Viscount Althorp stayed with them in Belgravia when he visited London . |
| 19 | But they may be otherwise arranged as for instance the two ways whether end to end in line , at an angle to one another or otherwise may be oppositely inclined from opposite sides of the head bay and terminate at foot each in its own tail bay connected with the lower pond . |
| 20 | For instance the outside hand balances the inside hand directs . |
| 21 | For instance the hauling drums proposed by Messrs. Glover are without doubt the best system , and these can be applied to the original idea which has been adopted by Messrs. Gwynne viz : — 1 Free Balance Rope and 2 Hauling Ropes to each tank . |
| 22 | For instance the 1970s concern remains that public expenditure pay may neither be under control for particular groups of workers nor spent wisely or efficiently for others . |
| 23 | He registered some aspects of it — for instance the separate arrangements for the allied units in the Roman army ( 6.21.4 ) . |
| 24 | In their most liquid markets New York and Los Angeles , for instance the Real Estate Data Inc publication will give you comprehensive details of ownership , values and rents on a street-by-street basis . ’ |
| 25 | JE : Yes , much of the music he wrote for you , for instance the Female Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia , lies very low , particularly the slumber song that precedes the rape . |
| 26 | There are of course interesting possibilities here , for instance the following propositions : |
| 27 | Take for instance the current edition of the British Medical Journal . |
| 28 | mental institution and having to give up his job because once they get that position if they speak out , in any way , for instance the Civil Service you ca n't speak out at all even if you can see something that you know is wrong |
| 29 | Some cakes will be particularly attractive to younger children — for instance the colourful clown , the sheep with its woolly coat made from fluffy frosting , or the large tortoise nibbling a piece of lettuce . |
| 30 | Cases of it are known , for instance the intriguing phenomenon called meiotic drive . |