Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In all cases , except where specifically allowed by the belt manufacturer , solvent based cleaners , alkalis and acids should be avoided as they may denature the belting substance . |
| 2 | At meetings of Bank Assistants throughout the country , in the past weeks , I have not met anyone who was other than bitterly disillusioned at the outcome of our visit to the Labour Court . |
| 3 | Although rarely found in the wild now , this native of Europe including Britain , was sometimes also known in the Middle Ages as " rush-leek " from the Greek schoinos , rush and prason , leek . |
| 4 | Although widely admired by the right , he was unpopular with many traditional ALP supporters . |
| 5 | One of these had married an Indian Christian doctor , and together they worked for the sick and wounded , although badly handicapped by the lack of medicines . |
| 6 | Because in the past , upper-class unionists have been less than staunchly committed to the defence of traditional loyalism , it is assumed that others who acquire elements of upper-class status , such as a university education , will themselves be more moderate than their uneducated elders . |
| 7 | Although rather overshadowed by the heroin ‘ problem ’ which soon emerged , this committee was able to continue its focus on young solvent users and obtained funding for a full-time counsellor to work out of a Council of Voluntary Service office . |
| 8 | Terence Place , although highly favoured for the job , had not confessed and might never do so . |
| 9 | Naturally we never carried out our threat — although greatly tempted by the kids who thought that actually it would be a great treat . |
| 10 | Events in Vietnam , in many ways comparable although obviously complicated by the factor of French colonialism , were of infinitely less interest and for the moment seemed to require only a definition of attitudes rather than acts of policy . |
| 11 | Other work , such as McCabe and Mrs Miller , The Long Goodbye , and Nashville , although warmly received by the critics , failed to perform at the box office . |
| 12 | Fourth , the discount houses collectively may offer a smaller quantity of bills for sale than apparently needed by the market as a whole , either because they take a different ( to the Bank ) view of the overall shortage in the market or because of the relationship in the market between the short term interest rates at which they fund themselves and the relevant bill yields . |
| 13 | Although largely secured by the efforts of , Celomer 's contact with Chantiers , the four-year contract is the result of worldwide co-operation by Courtaulds companies in France , the Far East and the UK , where the paint is made at Fellings . |
| 14 | Although not defined under the Road Traffic Act it is considered that having regard to the spirit of the legislation that the definition used in other Acts would apply viz : Includes any place to which the public have access whether on payment or otherwise , e.g. fields where the public can park for a race meeting or traction engine rally , footpaths or bridleways ( unless the Act states otherwise : see section 22A ( 5 ) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 ) , or anywhere where the public could be at risk from mechanically propelled vehicles . |
| 15 | Ministerial reassurances that the selective scheme would only encompass between about twelve and twenty authorities , and that the general scheme was a reserve power which ministers hoped never to use , served — although not written into the Bill — further to limit politically the scope of the measure . |
| 16 | Although not recorded in the NVC , it occurs on the summits of hills in Harris and the Uists . |
| 17 | However , the domestic staffing levels overall had originally been calculated using room areas as an indicator of workload , confirming the validity of this information in terms of the wider system , although not related to the EPH activities . |
| 18 | Your best bet is to seek out specialist footwear which will prove safe and comfortable in use , although not overspecified for the walking you have in mind — in other words , do n't buy a pair of heavy duty mountain boots if you only intend going for walks on country lanes ! |
| 19 | These surveys , although not published before the first major statement on the curriculum , must have influenced HMI thinking . |
| 20 | Although not included in the precedent , the following provisos are also frequently included : |
| 21 | Although not discussed at the Forum meeting , and since the local authority directors are nominated on an agreed two year cycle , it is assumed that there is no opposition to Councillors , and being appointed to complete their second year . |
| 22 | It made sense , I suppose , to begin with the symphonic poem Genesis , paradoxically the most recent music on the disc , commissioned as a ballet by Janet Collins in 1954 , although not performed in the concert hall until 1969 , on the tenth anniversary of the composer 's death . |
| 23 | There will also be differences between the way routines are written , Although not measured by the Whetstone or Dhrystone tests Hard disc transfer rates and screen update speeds can affect overall machine performance dramatically . |
| 24 | Although best appreciated from the ground , an aerial view is still worthwhile . |
| 25 | Although momentarily tempted by the seductively rich chocolate dessert Sabrina 's willpower held firm and she gave it to Graham . |
| 26 | Because although it could be argued that what an utterance means is readily recoverable by anyone who can read printed English , it is important to understand that what the speaker wishes to express is more often than not defined by the factors which get lost in the process of transcription . |
| 27 | There was so much going on all over the mission , more often than not organized by the people themselves . |
| 28 | Branson 's increasing celebrity , albeit still confined to the music industry , had become a selling point in itself . |
| 29 | As a result , the brunt of investment pressures will have to be borne by an ever-decreasing stock of pubs ; and what good pubs we have left will be more than ever exposed to the cold winds of change . |
| 30 | Coming back to England from one of these school-holiday visits to Hungary , Jane was more than ever struck by the contrast . |