Example sentences of "the [noun] [v-ing] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | WC apps : 9 Winners : 1966 Nobody has scored a World Cup goal against England since Maradona left the defence looking like a broken washing line in 1986 . |
| 2 | It was said that one result of reading the Section as I read it would be this : that Mr Astor would be liable to pay tax in respect of the income received by the trustee in the United States as income deemed to be his ( Part XV ) and also likely to pay tax on the income which the trustee was bound to pay over , the latter being ( within the decision in [ Garland v Archer-Shee ( 1930 ) 15 TC 693 ] ) the income springing from a foreign possession , namely , his right of action against the trustee . |
| 3 | Of all British cities Glasgow has the largest number of council flats in high blocks : 33,600 in blocks of five or more storeys ( almost twice the total of its nearest challenger , Birmingham ) , the majority resulting from a compressed ‘ burst ’ of construction in the 1960s . |
| 4 | For example , if the business is heavily dependent on numerous long-term contracts , a purchaser may decide to investigate the contracts equating to a specified percentage of the turnover of the business plus one or two minor contracts . |
| 5 | Overall about 35 — 40 per cent of those aged 65 + rent accommodation from the local authority ( public sector housing ) , with the remainder renting from a private landlord . |
| 6 | In the first round of voting 19 of the 28 seats were decided , with the remainder going to a second round ; 82 per cent of the 8,592-strong electorate went to the polls ( most of Andorra 's population of 60,000 being foreigners and not entitled to vote ) . |
| 7 | In 1960 the pattern which had emerged seemed likely to remain in force for some time to come , with the EEC countries preferring a maximum of integration and the remainder opting for a minimal level of intergovernmental association . |
| 8 | With Morris brought off for a deserved breather , Mark Burns took over the duty of penalty taker after 58 minutes , the award coming after a Nigel Allister stick chop , and it was 5–1 . |
| 9 | There is an unbelievable variety of skeg shapes available which all aim to do the same job , namely , keep the board sailing in a straight line . |
| 10 | ‘ At one stage mining and rugby went together , with all the mines playing in a league of their own . |
| 11 | At present , company law reflects a model of a company as a creature of the shareholders acting as a body , but this does not reflect economic reality as perceived by the market . |
| 12 | At present , company law reflects a model of a company as a creature of the shareholders acting as a body , but this does not reflect economic reality as perceived by the market |
| 13 | It 's as lazy as a cat in hot weather , with the lyric amounting to a mere two verses before the vocals just sit down to let the languid groove take over . |
| 14 | But we still have to train people to be able to cook under any conditions — a young soldier can often find himself on his own in the field cooking for a given number of people . |
| 15 | This , relating to the Easter offering in a parish in 1721 is in the handwriting of the rector , William Walter MA . |
| 16 | for example , ICI does n't have a chief executive and operates on a consensus basis with the chairman acting as a primus inter pares . |
| 17 | Finlayson followed Woolley all around the squadron looking for a chance to get his own back . |
| 18 | Some topics which may arise are : the length of worms , and their lack of legs ; the many legs of a centipede ; the slowness of snails and slugs ; the woodlouse rolling into a ball ; the flight differences of butterflies , bees , ladybirds and flies . |
| 19 | In its original form the Bill made provision for a single ballot , the decision resting on a simple majority of those voting . |
| 20 | ‘ Richard tried to help one of the girls lying by the photocopier lying in a pool of blood . |
| 21 | Each has been designed with the deck acting as a strut to the top of the abutments . |
| 22 | Somewhat remarkably , he gave strong support to the proposals emanating from a committee under Lord Bullock for co-determination or industrial partnership as a basis for management . |
| 23 | A device to check lateral motion and maintain the foot moving in a forward direction . |
| 24 | Now the right leg is thrust out with the foot travelling in a straight line towards the opponent . |
| 25 | When Heathcliff went out to look for our horses , Cathy and I hurried round the kitchen looking for a way to escape . |
| 26 | For example , if you are short of wall space and have a door off the kitchen leading to a room which can also be approached from another door , block off the kitchen door . |
| 27 | We do not want the Rorim humming like a top with news like this , and Bragad here . ’ |
| 28 | Skate — he imagined that was one of those flat bony fish , with the teeth showing in a sardonic grin . |
| 29 | And once Mr Thompson 's views became known in mid-afternoon the market collapsed — with the index swinging from a 14.2-point gain to close 28.2 points down at 2,218.8 . |
| 30 | Although the returns accruing to a particular film from the Eady Levy , as it was called , were limited both by the size of the box office in any particular year , and that film 's success in the market-place ( the levy was paid out in proportion to a film 's success ) , the promise it offered did make it easier for independents to raise cash . |