Example sentences of "[prep] the [det] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On telecommunications , Banegas took the opportunity to criticise the government for the little interest it has shown in putting an end to the import of unauthorised pirate telephones , 3m of which are now in Spain . |
| 2 | For the former award he had offered his work under the title ‘ The Sparrows : Thoughts Of A Landsman ’ , which was divided into four parts : |
| 3 | As for the former chairman himself the greatest pity of all is that he found it necessary to go without finding a successor for himself . |
| 4 | The Board of Trade 's official figure for 1892 was 20,000 and for 1893 , 15,000 but for the latter year it may actually have been less , little more than 12,000 . |
| 5 | Many people indeed manage to be embarrassed by both , and for the latter reaction there is more excuse . |
| 6 | Also to you — the readers — for buying my first book , and for the many letters I received , mainly nostalgic . |
| 7 | Jack and I have known God 's strength and grace for the many tasks we have been involved in as Crossroads staff , and for Jack the difference is that we work a six and sometimes seven day week and we 're open for business outside office hours ! |
| 8 | This show will be a revelation for the many Americans who are too young to have seen the major survey mounted by Wildenstein in New York in 1949 . |
| 9 | These discoveries have a bittersweet taste for the many mothers who have been told by their doctors that they themselves were at the root of such problems — because they were over-anxious , inexperienced , nervy , overindulgent or whatever . |
| 10 | When building work was booming , contractors were able to allow , in their tenders , for the many problems which always arose and added to their costs . |
| 11 | This might have implications for the many companies which import computers made outside the European Community especially the " clone " importers who affix their own name to the equipment . |
| 12 | This area of the holiday business is a growth area — which is good news for the many scholars who would formerly have worked only for universities and can now supplement their incomes as tour guides . |
| 13 | Since previous to the revolution the majority of women had very low levels of education and , therefore , few opportunities open to them , the FMC embarked on an educational program and a rehabilitation scheme for the many women who found themselves in degrading and unrewarding situations . |
| 14 | Specifiedly general objects , such as forms and universals , by their very nature stand for the many things which are instances of them : a single particular may be in a variety of relations — most obviously causal , spatial or temporal - to others , but the nature of a ‘ standing for ’ relation is obscure . |
| 15 | The former road turns beyond the lane junction and crosses the valley to Morvich , a farming settlement in lovely surroundings with accommodation and camping for the many walkers who find this a convenient base for their mountain expeditions . |
| 16 | It is also , for the many people who feel , as I do , that Sigmund Freud 's influence on psychiatry has been generally damaging , a rich source of Schadenfreude . |
| 17 | Pray for the many people who will spend today alone |
| 18 | Opposition Members believe that the British people have the basic talents and abilities which , with investment in their skills and a programme committed to training , will allow us to map out a better , more secure and more dignified future not for only those already in work but for the many people who will join the labour market in years to come . |
| 19 | We 've already used , improved the supporters ' hut to provide shelter for the many people who watch the matches , from which to serve teas . |
| 20 | Creating a Carer 's Benefit for the many individuals who forgo normal earnings to look after elderly or disabled relatives . |
| 21 | Flaps are described in detail for the many pilots who do not fully understand how to make the best use of them , and who may be nervous about their first flights in a flapped machine . |
| 22 | But for the many guests who lie basking in the sun , around the pool or on the Club 's beach , the most familiar view is the endless expanse of brilliant blue sky . |
| 23 | I recommend it not only for its excellent chapter on 17th century siege warfare , but also for the many clues it throws up en passant about where you might begin searching if you know of , or read about , a siege in your locality that is not in the book 's contents list . |
| 24 | For the many publishers who already originate their products in electronic form — particular those active in reference publishing who actively database their properties from the start — the step from electronic origination to electronic delivery is not great , at least not in practical terms . |
| 25 | As the law requiring £40 landowners to take up knighthood was seldom observed , the sumptuary acts conceded that it was reasonable for the many men who did not choose to do so to adopt the dress appropriate to the standard of living they must certainly have enjoyed . |
| 26 | Other forms of surgery are , therefore , still necessary for the many patients who suffer uncontrollable or repeated haemorrhage after sclerotherapy . |
| 27 | In the meantime , let recycled papers be conserved for the many purposes they are more fit for . |
| 28 | Potential and confirmed breeders of tropical fish really should see this one if only for the many tips they 'll acquire . |
| 29 | Thanks also to Lynn Inglis and her team for the many newsletters they produced to such a high standard . |
| 30 | In spite of the vast array of clinical and pathological features which help predict patient outcome , individual tumour behaviour can still not be accurately determined for the most patients who fall into Dukes 's stage B and C1 , with 77% and 41% 5 year survival respectively . |