Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And some housekeeping tasks under DB2 3.1 such as reorganisation of the database are expected to take less time . |
| 2 | And some housekeeping tasks under DB2 3.1 such as reorganisation of the database are expected to take less time . |
| 3 | His appointment as lieutenant of the Tower in June 1660 placed him in a position vital to the maintenance of order in the City . |
| 4 | That 's entrance for look at the back . |
| 5 | If the meticulous Davis was the last player one would expect to lose in such a manner , the six-times Masters champion retained his reputation for sportsmanship by the grace with which he accepted the verdict . |
| 6 | Acting as midwife to the enterprise has been Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios who was assisted by Roberto Valeriani . |
| 7 | In a wider sense , we need to consider the effects of world issues such as damage to the environment by pollution of air , soil and water ; the rapidly diminishing rain forests ; wars , famine , and the nuclear threat . |
| 8 | He asked for prayer about the journey to Jerusalem , knowing the tensions that existed between the Christians who had been of the Jewish faith , and those who were converted Gentiles . |
| 9 | He also issued a little book called Directions for Prayer in the Diocese of Bath and Wells which contained simple prayers to be taught by parents to their children . |
| 10 | For the moment though , the students will have to take a rest as Glenn jets out to do battle for glory in the world championships . |
| 11 | Predictably the Koreans were unable to sustain their bid for glory in the face of the New Zealand machine fielding sevens stalwarts Dallas Seymour , Pat Lam and Scott Pierce and featuring quicksilver North Harbour winger Glen Osborne . |
| 12 | On the one hand , he is tempted to advance himself materially ‘ through advancement in the world of rackets and politics ’ . |
| 13 | There was a consensus of sorts among businessmen and trade unionists , but it was a consensus for protection of the home market and statutory cartels to control output and prices . |
| 14 | Instead of the definition of interest to be protected depending upon a balance between the economic liberty of individuals insofar as they conflict , the justification for protection of the reliance interest comprises appeals to the conservative distributive consequences of selecting an interest for legal protection . |
| 15 | You are encouraged to participate in any Group or ‘ local ’ schemes such as recycling initiatives , since , without involvement from everyone , and a general recognition that we are all responsible for protection of the environment , we can not achieve our Group objective . |
| 16 | The new title is purely honourary and will not result in any increased legal claim for protection of the area . |
| 17 | Japan was expected to announce some new wetlands sites for protection at the meeting , but there was speculation that these would only cover small parts of the areas in need of conservation . |
| 18 | It is a designated site of special scientific interest ( SSSI ) and the British government has listed it as eligible for protection under the Convention of Wetlands of International Importance . |
| 19 | It is of conventional stressed skin construction with some steel tube members in the cabin area for protection in the event of a roll- over . |
| 20 | Some owners had tried to plant pines as windbreaks , but they were stunted little trees now , huddling themselves for protection in the shadow of the buildings . |
| 21 | How wide the sphere of the duty of care in negligence is to be laid depends ultimately on the court 's assessment of the demands of society for protection from the carelessness of others . |
| 22 | Most of the Kabye living in Lomé had been rounded up for protection by the army , saying their houses had been ransacked by the Ewes . |
| 23 | Huddled together in the large lounge u if for protection against the monster they had unwittingly unleashed by their programme , the members of the committee were fully aware of the literally sobering fact that Scotland Yard was on its way . |
| 24 | Is the main need for this greenhouse for protection against the weather or simply against peach leaf curl ? |
| 25 | This might be the case with provocation , for example : there may be objections to some of the distinctions now drawn by the law of provocation , but a broader defence of extreme emotional disturbance might provide for reduction of the offence in cases of loss of self-control when caring for a baby or when arrested by a police-officer known to be acting lawfully , and some might feel that there are strong arguments against this . |
| 26 | At the other extreme , there are arguments for reduction in the at the other end of the spectrum there are arguments for reduction in the level er of housing provision proposed er in North Yorkshire . |
| 27 | Although presented mainly as a measure of penal reform that was desirable for its own sake , officials were more sanguine that parole might lead to the hoped for reduction in the prison population than the dubious promise of the suspended sentence . |
| 28 | It also calls for reduction in the amount of pollution , greater protection and planting of trees and easier access to greenspace . |
| 29 | He also knew that these tensions could be turned to his advantage , for their existence provided an internal " threat " which fully justified his permanence as guarantor of the nation 's stability and integrity . |
| 30 | The French government has agreed to act as guarantor on the insurance of loan collections of works of art worth over FFr300 million ( £31.5 million ; $63 million ) in toto , brought into the country for temporary exhibitions organised by ‘ national public establishments ’ , but not local authorities . |