Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] and [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Various sources claim that before age 20 he had amongst other things , rediscovered and proved the law of quadratic reciprocity , discovered the double periodicity of elliptic functions , proved that every positive integer is a sum of 3 triangular numbers ( these are integers of the form unc where n ε Z+ ) , formulated the principle of least squares and conjectured the prime number theorem ( itself not proved until 1896 ) . |
| 2 | She 'd invented some errands and left the two men alone . |
| 3 | I also spoke of my difficulty in giving talks to the armed forces ; for nothing remotely intellectual was acceptable , and the only use which I felt I could be was in taking along a few maps and indicating the whereabouts of places increasingly mentioned on the wireless or the press ( though they read only the ‘ picture ’ papers ) . |
| 4 | Requirements concerning the degree of processing or working were made more flexible by doubling the tolerance of non-originating components to 10 per cent , abolishing the double threshold rule for some products and lowering the percentage of added value required for others , and reducing the threshold for obtaining derogations ( that is , waiving of the rules-of-origin requirements ) from 60 per cent to 45 per cent of local added value in finished products . |
| 5 | They thump your chest a few times and call the old crash unit and then they grope around for your pulse , but it 's a very amateurish affair really . ’ |
| 6 | He returned after a few minutes and put the tray on a low table by his chair . |
| 7 | It would encourage newcomers ; especially if they 'd been on a few walks and seen the problems . |
| 8 | Since they were not obvious from where he was standing , he took a few steps and examined the table-top . |
| 9 | Ciaran said a few words and presented the prizes to the winning teams . |
| 10 | This group has been set up within the past few months and had the task of re-organising the Covenant . |
| 11 | After we had been constantly studying the sky for a few months and getting the feel of things , we did tend to develop a sixth sense regarding the weather , a bit like farmers . |
| 12 | A VARIED selection of veteran and vintage aircraft have appeared on the register within the past few months and include the former Warbirds of Great Britain P–63A Kingcobra which has been on rebuild to flying condition at Duxford for some time for The Fighter Collection . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll put an awning up there in case it rains , and we can have a coke brazier to roast some chestnuts and heat the chocolate . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , the report acknowledges some uncertainties and continues the tradition of the series in presenting a reasonably comprehensive and balanced overview . |
| 15 | The differences between the LOB and Brown tagsets are due to minor alterations made by subcategorising some classes and redefining the boundaries of others . |
| 16 | Some of these mudflows rushed through Herculaneum and engulfed it completely ; crushing some buildings and smothering the rest twenty metres deep in a slowly consolidating welter of mud , pumice , boulders and debris . |
| 17 | And then she 'll come home some days and discover the place chockablock with students or three birds in bed with him or something . |
| 18 | Turning to the specific task on hand , he commended the gas turbine division as a whole for the great strides it had made over the last few years and stressed the important role that LTS had played in the division 's growth . |
| 19 | Ministers are expected to take up the fight in the next few days and urge the banks that , at a time of national economic crisis , they must do their bit . |
| 20 | For example , their report stated that syllabuses for pupils of lower attainment had been constructed from those designed for pupils in the top quarter of attainment by deleting a few topics and reducing the depth of treatment of others . |
| 21 | They also , it is said , beheaded a few pigeons and murdered the odd duck . |
| 22 | So some of us went to Victoria Falls and I went to Durban where I had some relatives and attended the July Handicap , the only horse race in the world that runs through the streets . |
| 23 | Oates ( 1985 ) , among others , offers some counter-arguments and finds the empirical evidence lacking both at the international level and in the state-local sectors in the USA . |
| 24 | However , journeys for information and for social contacts form a substantial part of daily activity for all people , and the telephone could become a substitute for at least some journeys and reduce the need for direct personal contact . |
| 25 | Later on in the year I went back to Gunnerside with some friends and explored the Sir Francis Level . |
| 26 | Only when the tenants brought the local newspaper down to see the dead rats and disrepair was the council moved to begin some repairs and rebuild the roof , but not before telling the press what it thought of its tenants . |
| 27 | We spilt a few beans and touched the odd ( female ) nerve and laughed off a few fiascos . |
| 28 | Feeling a strong need for nursery food , Amiss shoved a shepherd 's pie in the microwave , cooked himself some peas and washed the lot down with a pint of milk . |
| 29 | MacQuillan was draining the paper of its few assets and sending the money to one of his companies in the United States called HM Supplies . ’ |
| 30 | With the fall in population more land became available , and those peasants who survived found they were being offered more favourable landholding terms by some lords and left the poorer lands for vacant richer lands elsewhere . |