Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [art] rest [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Crispin Tickell , Britain 's ambassador at the United Nations , who is rapidly developing the sort of rapport with Mrs Thatcher that Lord Cherwell had with Churchill , has been summoned from New York to describe how the rest of the world can be brought into line . |
| 2 | It 's amazing how the rest of the world manages to get by DESPITE the weather . |
| 3 | We did find the Hall that was to be home for the next couple of nights , with a note pinned to the door giving directions to the pub where the rest of the Society had gathered . |
| 4 | There was one scene in the film where the rest of the crew goaded his character into asking out a bar girl on a date , but he was so shy and embarrassed . |
| 5 | We look at the pub clock and wonder where the rest of the band are . |
| 6 | Along with another family , we will be staying in small chalets at a conference centre , not far from the church where the rest of the group will stay . |
| 7 | With school holidays in mind consider a visit to Van Hage 's garden centre at Great Amwell , near Ware in Hertfordshire , where the rest of the family can enjoy a great day out while you quietly lose yourself in one of the most impressive houseplant departments in the country . |
| 8 | The bit where the rest of the family goes out and the cat is after Stuart bores Babur : he thinks it is probably directed at the younger reader . |
| 9 | An acre of grassland and 100 railway sleepers caught fire but now have been put out , however the rest of the building is understood to be on fire . |
| 10 | Sansom , capped 86 times for England , was still talking to friends in the players ' bar at Stockport County last night when the rest of the squad left on the team bus after their 2-1 aggregate victory . |
| 11 | This was at a time when the rest of the world , following the American lead , was developing a clear preference for water-cooled designs . |
| 12 | Those of us who have criticised the Government 's and western nations ' lack of urgency in providing appropriate assistance to the Soviet Union will also welcome the new steps and the energy that is being shown in this area If , as the Prime Minister rightly says , the protection of non-proliferation is the absolute key to world peace , why are the Government seeking to increase the number of nuclear warheads that are carried on Trident , when they have the option of keeping the number the same , at a time when the rest of the world is decreasing them ? |
| 13 | Wheras when the rest of the league do it its called ‘ hitting a long ball for the target man ’ . |
| 14 | I pondered on the Italian touch Id experienced early that Sunday afternoon , and reflected on why the rest of the weekend had just fizzled out into one empty blank . |