Example sentences of "[prep] the [adj] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the 1840's-50's this figure usually fell between £1,000 and £2,000 per month . |
| 2 | He had no time for the over-solicitous kind of welfare service which consists largely of unnecessarily doing for the deaf those things which , given a lead , they can well do for themselves . |
| 3 | Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Lilley 's decision to abide by European Commission rules on the distribution of regional aid from Brussels immediately unlocked £18.9m of investment earmarked for the stricken former coalfield communities of Durham , Tyne and Wear , and Northumberland . |
| 4 | My companions complained of the lack of hands-on , push-button displays , a prerequisite for the young these days , but they enjoyed the state banquet and the rooms , and were sure the show would be a great success with tourists . |
| 5 | Barely managing to hold her breath for the extra few seconds , she hauled herself to the other side of the object first , before surfacing . |
| 6 | John Haymer 's do-it-yourself plane will be one of around 1,000 home-made aircract flying into Wroughton near Swindon this weekend for the largest such rally outside America . |
| 7 | The conference adjourned on Nov. 2 for the Spanish All Souls public holiday , and resumed the next day for bilateral talks . |
| 8 | Finally , we may return to the fundamental difference between the mediation and differentiation theories of acquired distinctiveness — for the former the associations formed during distinctiveness training play a critical role , whereas for the latter these associations are essentially irrelevant . |
| 9 | The silence is deafening as usual — especially from the wanker bands who freely exploit CND logos and all manner of love and flowers imagery to cream in the profits on the back of people who put their fucking arses on the line for the self same cause . |
| 10 | The silence is deafening as usual — especially from the wanker bands who freely exploit CND logos and all manner of love and flowers imagery to cream in the profits on the back of people who put their fucking arses on the line for the self same cause . |
| 11 | They 're part of the changing retail scene which ranges from the modern shopping centres at one end of the spectrum to squat shops , short term let shops and car boot sales at the other , for the other less source of er retailing , source of purchasing from a decreasing number of people erm trade in car boot sales are subject to the same controls as high street traders basically be product safety , erm , but as well as those problems we are increasingly coming across other problems in particularly counterfeit goods , goods like that on sale at car boot sales , quite attractive , wholly illegal and it wo n't be out for about six or nine months yet . |
| 12 | For the first few minutes outside , I used the torch , until the blackness behind the dunes turned to a deep red . |
| 13 | There are even techniques for mirroring the other person 's non-verbal behaviours for the first few minutes of meeting them , and then testing whether rapport has been established by changing your visual behaviours to see whether the other person will reciprocate by mirroring yours . |
| 14 | You will probably find that you perform very badly and feel dreadful for the first few minutes . |
| 15 | The strong-smelling ‘ stewed ’ strips of blanket were hot , and as I wrung out the excess water , I needed tongs to hold them for the first few minutes . |
| 16 | This part of Enfield has those yellow sodium lamps that have that delicate rosy glow for the first few minutes after they are switched on . |
| 17 | The ideal is to leave the ground balanced on the main wheel , and to hold a constant attitude for the first few feet of the launch while the aircraft gains height and speed . |
| 18 | They took the same tube for the first few stops . |
| 19 | I was fine for the first few pages . |
| 20 | It may also be useful to have a risk management consultant in for the first few meetings , if only to kick-start the process and provide a few , objective ‘ what if ? ’ questions . |
| 21 | He had his eyes closed , and for the first few moments Belinda kept hers open , so she could see in extreme close-up the blurred crescents of his dark lashes resting on the smoothly tanned skin of his cheeks . |
| 22 | John 's lamp light lasted for the first few hours of his entombment and from then on he was in total darkness . |
| 23 | I found it very difficult for the first few hours , but after watching the robots and using my skill at cheating I was able to watch somebody else to find out how to complete each screen , of which there are lots . |
| 24 | He 'll be , he 'll be quiet for the first few hours , he wo n't sort , say anything , then he |
| 25 | He walked barefoot around the reception building , on the new tarmac for the first few strides and then onto the beaten earth pathway that would lead to the back , his flashlight beam ranging over the ground as he moved . |
| 26 | So he decides to be cautious and for the first few laps , he just sits and waits . |
| 27 | Just for the first few seconds she was back in the days after Hugh 's desertion . |
| 28 | ( Because I do n't tie the yarn to the machine , I hold the end instead , beneath the machine , for the first few rows , while maintaining enough tension to help the edge stitch ( knit . ) |
| 29 | Certainly Jenny did not see him for the first few evenings she was at Moorlake . |
| 30 | For the first few days we kept the family shut into the cow-shed , to protect them from the cats ; but I really think that if any cat had had the temerity to put in an attack , the hen would have chased it half-way to Gloucester . |