Example sentences of "[prep] the [adj] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stuart , who left Middlesbrough and Cleveland Harriers in November and has since joined Sale , is entered for the 100 metres as well as her main event , the 200 metres . |
| 2 | Six weeks before and immediately after the closedown was assumed to be a more stressful time for the 100 men than one and two years later when 90 per cent of them had found alternative employment . |
| 3 | Then he noticed an open gate and beyond it a side door which he approached ; here he was told that his tickets were only good for the front door while the side doors were reserved for members . |
| 4 | I crept downstairs and was outside and successfully making for the front gate when Ted sprinted around the side of the house and grabbed me . |
| 5 | Importing authorities , on the other hand , have complained that the cross-boundary flow adjustment does not fully compensate for the actual workload since , by using average costs , it does not fully cover the costs of treating high-cost cases . |
| 6 | The anguished force of the stroke drove the Corsican to his knees and , paralysed with shock , he remained in this posture , groping ineffectually for the bone-handled knife as his blood spurted onto the red dust around him . |
| 7 | Furthermore , your Lordships may feel that it is inconvenient and undesirable for the criminal law as enunciated in Lawrence and Dobson to be in conflict with the law affecting the title to money and other kinds of property . |
| 8 | Well it 's quite fun just going off for the odd day cos then he goes off to see Ian , he enjoys that but it was two afternoons last week cos I did Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon |
| 9 | My own preference has always been for the rough-coated variety since these can withstand weather and rough going very much better . |
| 10 | I have not touched on the difficult question of localization here : it is a lively issue where the brain is concerned , but not for the digital computer because , depending on how you interpret its operations , information can be thought of as being anywhere at all in the machine ( i.e. not localized in the sense of being associated with a particular place in it ) , or ( and in some sense conversely ) all operations of the machine can be thought of as going on in one very small and specific place . |
| 11 | He says the world must examine the future for the Middle East when the Gulf crisis is over . |
| 12 | People come in all shapes and sizes and rucksack makers often have to aim for the middle ground when deciding on specifications . |
| 13 | Labelling can be a nightmare for the behavioural analyst because it can divert attention away from the real problems . |
| 14 | With their many variants and subdivisions they provide a wonderfully expressive earful for the alert feline as it goes about its business . |
| 15 | The numbers of single ( i.e. unmarried ) women , have fallen significantly in recent years , with important consequences for the caring professions as well as informal care . |
| 16 | Increased salinisation is thus a real prospect for the lower Yangtze if this project proceeds . |
| 17 | The Primary Education Improvement Project in Northern Nigeria has produced a programme for the lower classes where more formal subject-based lessons were planned to cover about half the teaching time , but complemented by a carefully planned activities programme based on group work . |
| 18 | The HGT-1 cell line was isolated from a human gastric adenocarcinoma , and can not be considered a complete model for the parietal cell as it does not secrete hydrochloric acid . |
| 19 | GERMANY 'S ruling and opposition parties , reeling from the largest electoral success for the far Right since the Second World War , called yesterday for urgent joint talks to prevent further haemorrhaging of their support . |
| 20 | His encounters with the eagles he met convinced him that he was not yet experienced or powerful enough to seek territory of his own , or to head for the far north-west where golden eagles are notoriously fierce and strong . |
| 21 | Nevertheless , it was no more than Scotland deserved for perseverance , and a fitting punishment for the obstinate Maltese when Nevin squeezed in a third goal in the 85th minute to ensure Scotland 's opening victory of this World Cup campaign . |
| 22 | Shoot the next rack on the left also ; watch out for the sharp rocks as you turn right at the bottom . |
| 23 | These restrictions , which dated from a congressional amendment to the US 1974 Trade Reform Act , effectively precluded most-favoured-nation ( MFN ) trading status for the Soviet Union unless it agreed to relax restrictions on Jewish emigration . |
| 24 | But the chance survival of a record of a miracle on Easter Day not long before Lanfranc 's arrival shows that the monks were still giving a dramatic representation of the three women at the tomb searching for the risen Lord as laid down in the Regularis Concordia . |
| 25 | She seems to confuse the royal family with God — capital letters surge across her pages , even for the definite article when it 's in proximity with royalty — as in ‘ The Queen and The Prince ’ . |
| 26 | ALTHOUGH John Kirwan might be in a honeymoon mood at the moment after the whole All Black team turned up at his recent marriage in Italy ( see pages 54 and 65 ) , his good humour is unlikely to last too long if the NZRFU meeting on December 12 and 13th decides to take action against him over his public announcement that he would not make himself available for the All Blacks if Auckland coach John Hart is not Grizz Wyllie 's successor as national coach . |
| 27 | You should look for the right company if you 're intending to buy one , the right situation in the right country and then move quickly . |
| 28 | Erm I do look for opportunities to talk to people about God but I , I certainly think that you have to wait for the right opportunity because , if people are ill or very down , then it often is n't the right time when they 're vulnerable erm to try and erm talk to them about something . |
| 29 | As a general rule stimuli which are heard within , or from part of a linguistic context give rise to an advantage for the right ear whereas stimuli heard within a non-linguistic context are more likely to show a superiority favouring the left ear . |
| 30 | The overall four-match title , run on section points , went to Steve Cooper ( Anglers Choice ) for the second year as three wins plus a runner-up placing gave him an outstanding victory accruing 39 points from a maximum 40 . |