Example sentences of "[det] [vb -s] [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | In this respect , at least , little has altered since the nineteenth century . |
2 | If the lunar curves in Figure 6.9 can roughly be applied to Mercury then crater erasure took place before about 4000 Ma ago , and most of the present craters , which may also have given rise to the smooth plains , were in place by about 3000 Ma ago , and little has happened on the Mercurian surface since except for the effects of tidal slow-down and interior shrinkage . |
3 | In the upshot , relatively little has happened in the field in response to Haycocks III . |
4 | ‘ I am well aware that criticism is levelled at the MEP by classroom teachers who argue that too little has penetrated to the level of the teacher from the programme , ’ said Roger Conibear , director of the programme 's unit in the West Midlands . |
5 | Little has changed over the centuries , the main difference being the changing shape of the woodlands surrounding the Park and the village . |
6 | Little has changed at the components level , Grove said . |
7 | And today , little has changed at the farm that featured in the original film ; Mead Farm in Barford St John in north Oxfordshire . |
8 | Since that time , little has changed on the battlefield ; with a plentiful supply of Chinese arms and money , and bases in Thailand from which to operate , the Khmer Rouge was strong enough to resist the Vietnamese , But when Vietnam pulled out last year , the stalemate was broken ; Britain and the United States who 'd been backing other less murderous guerrilla factions , began to tire of the war and withdrew their support . |
9 | Little has changed since the days of the Egyptians . |
10 | Lydia asks me to pass her thanks to everyone who has contributed so generously to the campaign and says that while little has changed in the way of living conditions for the prisoners and their families , the campaigners are confident of their victory . |
11 | Each has contributed to the massive genetic erosion of the food chain . |
12 | It is important for the parties to realize that the conciliation officer will tell the other side what each has said about the claim . |
13 | Indeed , the value of those interests may depend to a large degree upon the obligations that each has assumed in the lease . |
14 | It is critical that the two teams know what each has designed around the interface zone , for the project to be a success . |
15 | The aim of the project is to document and interpret the complex relationship between gender roles , family structures and marriage ceremonial and the ways each has changed in the twentieth century . |
16 | However , if Courier wins , it 'll be decided on how many sets each has dropped during the competition . |
17 | It is precisely that type of distortion — misleading and alarming people — that has led to the public reaction . |
18 | Speculation is surrounding the future of Brazil 's Angra-1 nuclear plant , following an unexplained accident in March that has led to the reactor 's indefinite closure . |
19 | Just think of what that has done to the system there and to all the other applicants who have been seeking help from a Department that tries to ensure that people are given the awards to which they are entitled . |
20 | It is exactly the equality before the law , which Ms Pith-Helmet invests with so much trust , that has betrayed blacks and Asians in the courts , in their treatment at the hands of vicious and prejudiced police ( that has resulted in the death of 10 blacks at the hands of police during the course of arrest and interrogation in the last 15 years ) , that allows black and Asian homes to be terrorised by racist thugs who can sprinkle liberally their British hospitality in the form of firebombs , beatings , excrement dumped on doors , and children bullied to the point of suicide and madness . |
21 | And that has resulted in the restriction of the annulus width of the greenbelt . |
22 | in large measure the character of the lanes erm or or the importance of the lanes is in their their pattern , their alignment , and the impact that that has had on the distribution of buildings and spaces along them . |
23 | That has come from the family . ’ |
24 | It was only recently a town that offered waged work for women , though much of that has disappeared in the past few years , and it was never a town that invited black workers . |
25 | The question is whether that has changed since the statement in the House of Commons of Mr. Leon Brittan Q.C . |
26 | All that has changed over the centuries is that the monarch used to be the substantial head of the government and it is , indeed , still the case that , legally , much central government executive authority continues to reside in the monarch . |
27 | All that has changed in the past year . |
28 | We have about a ninety , ninety five percent , I think , qualified staff , and that has improved over the last eight years from |
29 | It is possible that this has contributed to the risk of the glider zooming too high just after take off . |
30 | This has contributed to the widespread adoption and acceptance of Swahili . |