Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [prep] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chair , wheelchair or commode onto which the patient is transferring is placed on one side of the carer , sideways on to the bed . |
| 2 | It is the holder of prepared fleece or flax from which the spinner draws out strands . |
| 3 | They will make judgements as to the quality of the work , basing their opinion upon what is actually published , and the author 's reputation may be made or broken by what the critics say . |
| 4 | When the communicative support system with which they have grown up fails to function in the usual way , the effect , arguably , will be to make the children regress or behave in some other aberrant manner — for instance , to stop asking questions or to agree with whatever the adult suggests . |
| 5 | The ‘ stope ’ , or place from which the rock is dug , becomes , at the end of the operation , just a cavity in the rockface , at which point it becomes a ‘ gunnis ’ . |
| 6 | The rub is the general conviction , based on the man 's record , that the same pragmatism , unencumbered by ideology or ethics , that leads him to sign an agreement one day will lead him to renege or cheat on it the next . |
| 7 | In the present case , the immediate proceeding in which the order was made was not the cause or matter to which the section refers . |
| 8 | However , a good deal of discretion is left in the hands of the Area Director to determine the merits of the application , having considered ‘ … all questions of fact or law arising out of the action , cause or matter to which the application relates and the circumstances in which it was made . ’ |
| 9 | In open savannah , gregarious species forage in flocks from colonies or roosts from which the daily dispersal occurs . |
| 10 | The dorsal and lateral margins of the occipital foramen are commonly bordered by a narrow rim or postocciput with which the neck membrane is directly continuous . |
| 11 | In the absence of an express obligation , the landlord will have no duty to keep in repair any pipe or drain through which the tenant discharges soil or water , even if the pipe or drain is retained in the possession of the landlord ( Westminster ( Duke ) v Guild [ 1984 ] 3 All ER 144 ) . |
| 12 | This may cause difficulty where the audience were annoyed or distressed by what the defendant was doing . |
| 13 | With a high sense not only of justice but of dramatic effect he informed the judge that the only courses open to him were ‘ either to resign your post , or inflict on me the severest penalty if you believe that the system and law you are assisting to administer are good for the people ’ . |
| 14 | He never for example suggests that women should be allowed into the inner courts of the temple , or take upon themselves the obligations of prayer laid on men . |
| 15 | ( 2 ) Serious litigation or disputes in which the target is involved and which could have a serious effect on the business should be considered . |
| 16 | My senior staff have already addressed a meeting of Citizens Advice representatives in Edinburgh and explained to them the Council Tax legislation . |
| 17 | In September and October we read in the papers of the heavy raids on London , and the more we read and heard about them the more difficult it became to understand how people could survive . |
| 18 | First , you time the length of the material to be trimmed at the beginning of the shot , and subtract from it the amount of the backspace ; this shorter length is then the point at which you set the tape early for the edit-in . |
| 19 | Such a practice cuts at the foundation of Aristoteleian notions of male and female difference and constitutes in itself the act of revolt — though the challenge it issues is more veiled than the more overt social questions asked by Hunter or Kelly . |
| 20 | That 's right : someone rang up and asked for him the other day . |
| 21 | As the child 's mental processes become more complex , it becomes increasingly able to absorb and construct for itself the complexities of the external world . |
| 22 | There is only what from our side is neither predictable nor controllable — the coming of the Word from beyond which opens and displays to us the overwhelming advent of God as he makes himself known in the ‘ eternal moment ’ . |
| 23 | It gave me a few minutes to stop and think about what the hell I was doing . |
| 24 | All the Brownies were invited to go home and think about what the Pack could do for the fete and bring their ideas and suggestions along to the next Pack Meeting . |
| 25 | He was a quiet , wise , friendly man who ran his hall with a minimum of rules and regulations , treating undergraduates as adults and impressing on them the need for courtesy and consideration in their dealings with one another , and with the domestic staff . |
| 26 | In his heart the boy Jaq vowed vengeance against daemons and against psykers who were conduits for daemons for stealing his parents from him and bestowing upon him the honour of being raised by missionaries . |
| 27 | Contracts could be with a specialist unit outside the area , which would be able to keep its facility going by attracting patients needing that care and bringing with them the cash to pay for their operation . |
| 28 | The kiss was a fierce , stormy possession , making her head swim and bringing with it the realisation that it would take no effort at all to become seriously attracted to this man ! |
| 29 | They had n't got no kids , yelling and nagging at you the minute you get in , crawling all over you in the night because they 're cutting their bloody teeth . |
| 30 | Modigliani declined as politely but suggested to Lunia that she should come to his studio and pose for him the following day . |