Example sentences of "[prep] [Wh det] lies [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | By designating such materials as in varying degrees precious they have created symbols of excellence , a quality which stems from aesthetic awareness but the striving for which lies at the very root of the civilizations created by man . |
| 2 | The reservoir is a grim and comfortless place , flanked to north and west by the exceedingly severe Pic de Néouvielle and Pic Long — the Pic Long , 10,480 feet high , being the highest summit the entirety of which lies on the French side of the frontier . |
| 3 | This orbit intersects the top face of the box B in two points , one of which lies to the left of the stable manifold of the origin and which is represented by the doubly infinite sequence ( with mark ) … |
| 4 | TSTSTSTS … , the other of which lies to the right of the stable manifold of the origin and is represented by the doubly infinite sequence ( with mark ) … |
| 5 | This book shows something of what has emerged out of religious interpretations of death , not as a history of death but as an indication of what lies at the root of the major religious traditions , lending to each its characteristic style . |
| 6 | It is planned to undertake a geophysical survey before this is done , to gain some idea of what lies below the ‘ green empty bits ’ at Jarlshof , which like many properties in care has only been partially excavated . |
| 7 | An understanding of what lies between the parties may be made easier if we refer to some of the statutory provisions in the Rules of the Supreme Court regarding the taxation of costs . |
| 8 | If we find that human faculties and understandings are such that knowledge is necessarily limited , we might more easily and ‘ with less scruple acquiesce in the avowed ignorance ’ of what lies beyond the horizon , and ‘ employ [ our ] … thoughts and discourse , with more advantage and satisfaction ’ about what lies within our reach . |
| 9 | Each of the doors to the cells has a barred grille which allows the adventurers to see into the cell ; there is a low level of light within each cell ( usually from a magically-sustained burning torch ) which allows some sight of what lies beyond the door . |
| 10 | Her theology is in effect a cosmology : through the Logos all was created ; on the cross Christ gathers up our brokenness ; his resurrection is proleptic ( a making present through a prefiguration of what lies in the future ) of the fact that alienation will in the end be overcome . |
| 11 | Language is only an utterance , an ‘ outer-ance ’ of what lies within the mind of a creature . |
| 12 | Such , at least , is the likely theory of what lies behind the story . |
| 13 | This is much too bald an account of what lies behind the landscape of this fascinating town : and across the grey waters of the Wash lies another town of the same type and date and manner of origin — Boston . |
| 14 | There 's also erm attempts at regulation related to what lies on the sea bed because in some parts of the oceans there are valuable mineral deposits lying on the sea bed . |
| 15 | For the rest of the book I turn to the second and in particular to what lies behind the mounting opposition to the Treaty , away from the fug and the isolation of Cabinet rooms , palaces and Chancelleries . |
| 16 | One of the dangers of the current climate for admission , which makes it more difficult than it has been in recent years for students to get into universities , is that the concentration is on the techniques of application , rather than on what lies behind the mechanical process . |
| 17 | ‘ Khan , I do n't know any more about what lies across the sea than anyone else , ’ Alexei said . |
| 18 | ‘ This will be more suitable clothing for whatever lies to the north . ’ |
| 19 | As well as taking a careful look at what lies beyond the marketing blurb , prospective purchasers need to be very sure of their requirements — before they even begin to consider whether any of the available systems can meet their needs . |