Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [vb base] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unprovoked by media hysteria , the last two years have seen the issue of values emerge in the staffroom . |
| 2 | Many kinds of reasons prevail in the drama lesson for participants ‘ holding back ’ . |
| 3 | Strings of garlic and bunches of herbs hang from the ceiling , and extra preparation space is provided by a solid table with upright , rush seated chairs around it . |
| 4 | If a 75 per cent majority of creditors present in person or by proxy at a meeting of creditors agree to the proposals , then they become binding on all creditors and the insolvency practitioner who assisted the debtor or another such practitioner nominated by the creditors supervises the implementation of the proposals . |
| 5 | Study the villages in your county — not only their names but a little of their history , the names of houses open to the public , National Trust properties , parks and so on . |
| 6 | Walking down towards the pueblo again , seeing the roomy spread of small farms , the elegant eucalyptus trees which shade them , a handful of birds break from the tall lupins . |
| 7 | The first stretch to Castletown takes you past sights such as the smugglers ' hideout at Jackdaw Cave and a treat for birdwatchers at Derby Haven where huge flocks of birds feed in the bay . |
| 8 | They show not only the ‘ stages ’ through which a user may pass , but also the range of strategies open to the user at any given time , and they illustrate the social processes that determined the trajectory of the pattern of heroin use in each case . |
| 9 | The hon. Gentleman has listened to the debate and knows perfectly well that a vast variety of views exist within the Northern Ireland parties . |
| 10 | It will be seen that a high proportion of cases disappear after the issue of a writ , presumably either settled or discontinued . |
| 11 | 95% of complaints are actually dealt with outside the courts ; 5% of cases get into the courts . |
| 12 | But if The Order of Things is thus concerned to analyse ‘ ensembles of discourses ’ that do not form a totality , it does not focus on the ways in which such forms of knowledges relate to the institutions in which and through which they are produced . |
| 13 | The critique of functionalism led writers to stress the ‘ relative autonomy ’ of the capitalist state , manifested in its existence as a set of institutions separate from the classes of civil society . |
| 14 | A number of plans lie on the table to alleviate the bottle neck in academic jobs . |
| 15 | The fact that a wide number of manufacturers work to the same pattern means that the caterer who is topping up need not return to the same source for the top-up . |
| 16 | A new survey reveals that 80% of dads help with the bottle-feeding . |
| 17 | A rich variety of attractions exist throughout the area ; from the internationally famous Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton to the renowned Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park near Chard . |
| 18 | And we went round this estate ca n't remember where it was and erm thought knock on the doors and se , ask people had seen it and then later in the day this woman phoned up and said she saw a couple of kids walk down the road with it and sort of ca , called them over and said oh I heard that his , his . |
| 19 | But the titles , size of teams and functions of inspectors vary among the local authorities . |
| 20 | Flights of steps lead from the hotel , down a promontory through the extensive gardens , to the swimming pool area , from where there are truly marvellous , panoramic views of the Sicilian coastline and Mount Etna . |
| 21 | He led her into a large room where a floor-to-ceiling window gave out on a garden dominated by a fountain and a single curving oak , its tracery of branches lavish against the steel grey sky . |
| 22 | The majority of clients remain in the finance sector , which now generates 29% of the company 's revenues — up from 27% last year . |
| 23 | A further set of influences relate to the materials themselves . |
| 24 | It 's billed as a dog agility extravaganza , as hundreds of pets compete across the Three Counties showground in Malvern.Over the next six days the dogs will be leaping over hurdles , jumping through hoops , and careering through tunnels . |
| 25 | The only advantage identified from using the largest headhunting firms was a ‘ bigger candidate bank ’ ; it is unclear whether or not this means general pool of candidates open to the firm , or the size of their data bank . |
| 26 | This has two implications : any disclosures of uncertainties belong in the accounts , not in the audit report ; and there needs to be an accounting standard defining what disclosures are required before there can be an auditing standard . |
| 27 | About two thirds of infections occur in the first five days and more than half of these are apparent at birth . |
| 28 | Not infrequently , of course , the two attitudes or sets of circumstances exist in the same family . |
| 29 | In Europe a number of countries participate in the European Monetary System which attempts to stabilise exchange rates and thereby facilitate trade and investment flows between trading partners . |
| 30 | According to the recently published Seventh Plan and other sources nearly 40% of Indians live below the subsistence based poverty level . |