Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adj] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , investors from outside the Community , from places such as Japan , the United States and many others , look at the European Community and decide that the United Kingdom is by far the best place in which to invest due to the stability , skills and reliability of our work force . |
| 2 | Xerox Corp , figures , page five , says it expects the European economy to remain weak for the rest of the year , but Xerox forecasts ‘ some encouraging signs of recovery ’ in Japan for the remainder of 1993 ; the plan to leave the financial services business remains on track but it might take several years . |
| 3 | In natural fibre-rich foods the taste-evoking substances appear to remain intact within the cell walls which have not been stripped away by refining processes . |
| 4 | In the past these synthesizing studies have been difficult to perform due to the lack of a technology which allows the storing , retrieval , analysis , manipulation and display of large volumes of data relating to areal units and their properties . |
| 5 | It is normal for blood pressure and pulse rates to fall due to the effect of anaesthetic drugs and gases on the cardiac and respiratory centres . |
| 6 | The workforce reduction and other actions will result in a one-time charge of $40m to be taken against the fourth quarter figures , but Cray expects to remain profitable for the year , and sees higher profitability as a result of the measures next year . |
| 7 | That 's , it 's horrible to see that in the family . |
| 8 | Because we seem to like that at the moment do n't we ? |
| 9 | Except that both the cleric and the man of science manage to fall asleep over the body . |
| 10 | I had no answer , and began to sink lower into the chair . |
| 11 | The news even managed to overshadow some of the heartache he felt at knowing he had finally lost Anna . |
| 12 | Reference notes have largely been chosen to include some of the classic works that expounded particular theoretical viewpoints together with textbooks that most clearly interpret theories and issues for British audiences . |
| 13 | For seasoned surfers and novices alike , attractions include displays , as well as windsurfing taster lessons for children on tethered boards ; an ‘ It 's a Knock Out ’ competition ; a wet and dry fashion show ; plus the chance to see some of the country 's most skilled windsurfers in action . |
| 14 | When Christine Osborne travelled 4,348 kilometers across Australia on the Indian-Pacific she met some down-to-earth characters and had the opportunity to see some of the country 's most remote mining centres . |
| 15 | CENTRE FOCUS at the IKON Friday 27 6.30pm until 8pm A chance to see some of the work from independent film and videomakers in the West Midlands region and meet the people involved . |
| 16 | She had succeeded in putting Luke out of her thoughts by concentrating purely on each present moment , each new impression , with the same degree of single-mindedness that he himself was capable of , and with a sense of pleasant anticipation she studied her map and set out to see some of the art treasures . |
| 17 | Now that the Croatian Commission has been confirmed in its role , and the archaeologist who first put pressure on the government in Belgrade to put in the claim has become Minister of Culture , we may begin to see some of the evidence they say they have collected . |
| 18 | We decided we ought to give people the opportunity to see some of the water meadow . |
| 19 | But the other reason to break the journey is to see some of the outback . |
| 20 | This brought in new people such as Robert Hunter as head of the Department of Energy Office of Basic Research , and one of his first acts was to reorder some of the research funds.l This caused some research activities to be trimmed at Oak Ridge , Los Alamos and Princeton , where the dt experiment was postponed for at least another three years . |
| 21 | City of London Telecommunications — or COLT — has already started construction of the network , which is expected to go on-line towards the end of the year . |
| 22 | Woolf seemed to ascribe this to the ignorance of English sentencers about prison conditions on the one hand and other countries ’ practices on the other . |
| 23 | An effort to restore half of the production funds failed in the full Senate . |
| 24 | It will be interesting to compare this to the speed of the user fittable Cyrix 386 pin compatible 486 device that is rumoured to have a release date towards the end of this year . |
| 25 | In that way , the flowers will be at their best for pressing , and you will still be able to enjoy some of the bouquet as fresh flowers . |
| 26 | It was impossible to remain resentful in the face of such a frank admission of guilt , and , although her voice sounded rather cool , she said , ‘ Yes . |
| 27 | If it is appropriate for a case to go direct to the House of Lords it seems wrong that a litigant should be able to frustrate what appears to be a proper course . |
| 28 | And he believed it was necessary to sacrifice some of the countryside to preserve the rest of the environment . |
| 29 | This allows my hand to remain clear of the work . |
| 30 | For 1993/94 , couples wishing to transfer the whole of their allowance to the wife , and wives who wish to claim half of the allowance ( as is their right ) , should notify their tax office . |