Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had obviously heard about the strange fish from the two boys at the pub , and anything concerning the river was Herbie 's concern . |
| 2 | However , for best results any of the mixtures prescribed for the other species of Cryptocoryne should be provided . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , very little is known about Brough , Dorn , Willoughby and Bourton , and defences have yet to be proven for the latter pair . |
| 4 | This once German land , which under Polish rule sank into misery and neglect , has been conquered for the German people by sword and plow . |
| 5 | T.annectens is generally regarded as the same species , although separation has been suggested . |
| 6 | Suitable scenes of red-faced hilarity would occur back at the office as someone always tipped off the entire staff to be ready at the front door . |
| 7 | Do you think that erm any of the town 's been badly designed for the old people ? |
| 8 | Well I do n't se I do n't think that it has been badly designed for the old people , I think the object of building the town as it has been built is to integrate the erm the old people with the young , perhaps the young people resent that but I think we have got to have a mixed community in as much as we have got to be aware that old people need attention in as much as they need companionship and if they are not integrated with the community they are going to be I really se , just left out on their own which in lots of cases there are very , very many lonely people , old people but if they are put within the community I think the community will look after them , in as much as giving them companionship whether the people , some people resent it or not , I do n't know , but I do think that they should not be segregated . |
| 9 | Ronni had entirely forgotten about the red geranium that Guido had slipped behind her ear . |
| 10 | Some versions substituted for the front pair a .5 Browning heavy machine gun , and some jeeps had a single Vickers fitted in such a way that the driver could operate it . |
| 11 | Software pirates are also blamed for the low sales figures . |
| 12 | Staff are already being interviewed for the 40,000 sq . |
| 13 | Both plasmids were introduced into E.coli C , a strain that has been shown to be deleted for the chromosomal hsd genes [ 29 ] , and tested for R-M function . |
| 14 | One of the usual planting media as recommended for the other species of Cryptocoryne is suitable . |
| 15 | The rise in the quality of French tennis over the last 20 years , culminating in the emergence of players such as Yannick Noah , Henri Leconte and now Guy Forget , coupled with the transformation of the French Open at Roland Garros into what the majority of players regard as the best organised of the four Grand Slams ( even though Wimbledon remains favourite as to the one they most want to win ) are due very largely to the leadership he has shown . |
| 16 | Detailing for de Cuellar the damage done to Iraq 's civilian population and culture by five days of Allied bombing , Aziz declared , ‘ You personally bear responsibility to history and mankind for the heinous crimes being committed against the noble people of Iraq who are fighting for their freedom . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ No other contact is permitted with the general staff at G.H.O. , the naval C-in-C Mediterranean ( including his staff ) or H.Q. R.A.F. M.E. |
| 18 | — The principal muscles of a typical abdominal segment may be grouped into the following series , simplified and altered somewhat from Snodgrass ( 1935 ) . |
| 19 | Most of the fish seen in the trade come from the Asian fish farms but they originate from South America . |
| 20 | For instance , classifying an event as a ‘ riot ’ or as ‘ vandalism ’ may call forth different typical explanations for the event , and differences may be expected in the typical people involved in such activity , the typical consequences and the relevant steps necessary to prevent such behaviour . |
| 21 | The rally was sanctioned by the government , but , unlike a smaller rally in December [ ibid. ] , was not reported in the Mongolian media . |
| 22 | Their allegations about what they called ‘ gay lessons ’ were reported in the national media and debated in Parliament . |
| 23 | There is no association with particular geographic areas , community size or hospital type , but the crime does appear to occur in clusters once a kidnapping is extensively reported in the local media . |
| 24 | In further indications of increasing openness , Tirana radio on Nov. 23 , 1989 , reported the crash of two helicopters the previous day which had killed 23 people ; incidents of this kind had hitherto not been reported in the Albanian media . |
| 25 | The conflict was regularly reported in the mass media and had a serious effect on public confidence in the party . |
| 26 | Someone for whom it really is of no concern whether others enjoy or suffer is schizophrenic ; he is no egoist , but one whose imaginary viewpoints are disconnected from the real people around him . |
| 27 | My first political awareness of oppression was when I was discharged from the nursing corps of the army over lesbianism . |
| 28 | Encouraged by the success of the publication , CD collected together other pieces previously published in periodicals but not included in the First Series and Sketches by Boz Second Series was published in one volume by Macrone in 1837 ( but bearing the date 1836 ) , uniform with the previous 2 volumes , and including 10 illustrations ( 12 in the second edition ) by Cruikshank . |
| 29 | The result was that a constituent of mine — and no doubt many hundreds of others who have just been referred to by the Minister as being included in the 1,200 people who received grants — was short changed and not given the full amount . |
| 30 | First flight ( Ff ) dates are taken from Avions Marcel Dassault documents and are included in the individual aircraft histories . |