Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , working women were more independent and less likely to marry early ; and the real significance of this controversy was what it revealed about the ideological assumptions of ruling-class men . |
| 2 | In 1911 Shinwell , after varied experience in a number of industries , became through the good offices of the highly influential Glasgow Trades Council , of which he was vice-chairman , a voluntary official of Wilson 's union , though he had no personal knowledge of seagoing or of the sea . |
| 3 | She does n't know how he got through the main doors and an electronically operated gate to get in to the courtyard where the car is always left unlocked . |
| 4 | Much of the confrontation around oppressions arose through the national women youth worker conferences , which , as I have already mentioned , were predominantly organized by lesbians . |
| 5 | All parties to the Afghan conflict had been invited to talks , which were postponed after disagreements arose between the rival groups over the conference . |
| 6 | However disagreements arose between the two parties and after taking legal advice Mr Manners challenged the terms of the Licence and argued that his occupation had all the rights of a protected tenancy . ’ |
| 7 | Thomson soon found himself hob-nobbing with Mongkut , the King of Siam , who he met through the royal children 's governess , Anna Leonowens . |
| 8 | The thing is , we met through the Lonely Hearts ads and I 'm afraid my friends will laugh at me when they find out . |
| 9 | They watched in silence until he came closer , then , as he swooped between the grey walls of the drawbridge and came clattering into the courtyard over cobblestones that were now covered only by a thin film of slush , Marc deliberately removed his arm from around her waist . |
| 10 | ‘ They 'd care as little about him as they cared about the two bombers who died in the van . ’ |
| 11 | You felt that she passionately cared about the French soldiers and made sure they won the war . |
| 12 | He qualified for the light-middleweight semi-finals by beating Norway 's Ole Klemetsen . |
| 13 | BRITAIN 'S Monique Javer took advantage of an erratic performance by Dominique Monami , of Belgium , to reach the second round of the Suntory Japan Open yesterday , while Mark Petchey qualified for the top-class men 's event , in which Stefan Edberg is defending his title , by defeating South Africa 's Byron Talbot 6-7 , 6-1 , 6-4 . |
| 14 | The rest had left finance , bar a few who retrained for the burgeoning futures markets in right-to-pollute certificates and manual-job options . |
| 15 | But its fame survived , and Solomon and his temple became for the Middle Ages symbols of divine kingship and royal ( and indeed heavenly ) opulence . |
| 16 | Wielding the gavel in front of 1,500 people in sweltering heat under a tent on a village football pitch , Paris auctioneer Jacques Tajan sold off the entire contents of the château of antique dealer Bernard Steinitz over the weekend of 29-31 May for FFr 20,049,290 ( £2,045,845 ; $3,682,522 ) . |
| 17 | A list of deadlines and responsibilities was drawn up and agreed between the two departments and this has led to a better understanding of each others tasks and the benefits of compliance . |
| 18 | William Graffunder , an expatriate German and the promoter of an organisation in Cardiff which he registered as the Amalgamated Seamen 's and Tradesmen 's Union of Great Britain and Ireland in September 1890 , likewise made no bones about its connection with the Shipping Federation in the supply of " free labour " , though he denied being its official . |
| 19 | The Liberal Party , no longer a serious political challenger by the late 1920s , meandered through the inter-war years in a state of deep division and shock . |
| 20 | Von Hartel operated through the Advisory Arts Council , of which again Wagner was a member . |
| 21 | I lived for the six weeks almost as one of the Community except that I did not sleep at the Manor . |
| 22 | I asked for the usual guarantees — that the object would n't endanger my ship or anyone on it , and that carrying it would breach no SenFed laws . |
| 23 | The fact is that the Labour Party had a well-established base for the parliamentary success which it sought during the inter-war years . |
| 24 | He recalled Blaney 's pallid and innocuous watercolours of the better-known beauty spots of Norfolk : Blakeney , St Peter Mancroft and the cathedral at Norwich , which he produced for the local shops . |
| 25 | Cells were treated with chemicals for 30min at 37 °C or as stated and then incubated for the indicated times before isolation of total RNA . |
| 26 | Where the road passed through the coastal plains there were farms with cattle grazing on knee-high grass . |
| 27 | As they passed between the two pillars along the path by which they had entered , the Wheel cleared with plenty of room to spare . |
| 28 | Accounting policies should normally be discussed and agreed during the main negotiations . |
| 29 | They made for the outer offices , but it was too late . |
| 30 | He also printed the Middle English adaptation of the dialogue of St Catherine of Siena made for the Bridgettine sisters at Syon Abbey and known as The Orcherd of Syon . |