Example sentences of "the [det] [noun] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of the hierarchical data mapping , the one-to-many relationship types can be represented as parent-child relationships but many-to-many relationships are more difficult to represent and lead to duplication . |
| 2 | Courtaulds ( the international chemical material group ) has applied FRS 3 in producing the half year figures for the six months ended 30 September 1992 ; it has also restated the prior year comparative figures on the same basis . |
| 3 | Among the few Standish neighbours on the row is Eric , long gone from the closet and married to Stevie , a he-man former semi-film-star , whom he eventually stabs . |
| 4 | This is not really suited for binocular observation , but it is one of the few Mira variables easily found with binoculars when near maximum . |
| 5 | He has achieved his success through his own talent , the support of his parents , and the skill and guidance of David Lloyd , the fiercely independent former British Davis Cup player whose mushrooming tennis centres have been one of the few success stories in British tennis in the last decade . |
| 6 | Billed as ‘ the silliest tour we 've done … very pantomime ’ , it 's one of the few winter tours selling well in a chilly economic climate — testimony again to the loyalty afforded the duo by their UK following . |
| 7 | Equally coveted were a magnificent pair of Louis XVI ormolu-mounted Boulle marquetry and Japanese lacquer commodes by Etienne Levasseur which had the added distinction of being beautiful , practical and with an eighteenth-century provenance ( one of the few Patiño pieces with that distinction ) , made for the great connoisseur Pierre Louis-Paul Randon de Boisset . |
| 8 | The hon. Lady is right — the tragedy is that Britain is one of the few member states which could have met the convergence conditions of the EMU almost immediately . |
| 9 | Coda Inc currently has seven offices in the US , and saw sales increase 49% to $10.6m , which , Turner reckons , makes it one of the few UK companies to have succeeded in such a notoriously dangerous market . |
| 10 | Staring is one of the few things frogs are good at . |
| 11 | It is one of the few stone galleries . |
| 12 | The few stone buildings showed English and Scottish influence above all . |
| 13 | Médecins Sans Frontières and the International Committee of the Red Cross ( ICRC ) were among the few relief organizations continuing to operate in the town . |
| 14 | Luis Calvopina , the station scientist responsible for feral animals , thinks the pigs could be eradicated in as little as nine months , with a concentrated campaign in the dry season when the few water sources would act as baits . |
| 15 | By then , however , he was alienated by the Rump 's lukewarm attitude to religious and civil reform , and when Oliver Cromwell expelled it he was one of the few London aldermen who approved . |
| 16 | Smashing through the few Night Goblins that remained to oppose them , Duregar and Belegar headed west . |
| 17 | From the City came English Trust 's Susanna Todd , one of the few women directors of a merchant bank . |
| 18 | The few women members of parliament hardly ever raised controversial issues to do with women and the family , instead the principal of equality was ‘ officially proclaimed ’ . |
| 19 | Paradise Cars in Oxford is one of the few taxi firms run by women for women . |
| 20 | Mr Keane is one of the few Ireland players to have won over 50 caps . |
| 21 | It was said that the few cabin passengers on board sailed under very different conditions . |
| 22 | The few wall lights that were working were back-ups . |
| 23 | In the current situation of economic recession , and cuts in the few nursery facilities that do exist , this option does not appear to be a very feasible one . |
| 24 | Each tag will have to hold at least the information : This will mean that the few home addresses or home buckets which have large numbers of synonyms will have to allocate a lot of space for these tags . |
| 25 | This is one of the few Lakeland crags to face due north and receives virtually no sun whatsoever . |
| 26 | times Snaith was a busy port with a harbour and ferry across the river to Selby , one of the few Aire crossings in the area . |
| 27 | They were very glad to borrow the few Penguin books we brought along with us , even though they are not particularly light reading . |
| 28 | If you enjoy the sensation of being an integral part of the driving experience , with all that that entails , then this 911 is one of the few road cars which still has what it takes to excite you . |
| 29 | A petulant Gascoigne tried by fair means and foul , to his own discredit , to twirl the Tranmere defence , but it was the sleek performance of Lineker , playing deep , that provided the few chances Spurs had . |
| 30 | Of course there were again too many people chasing too few jobs , but they took it so well , from the older ones amongst the women , who shared out the few cleaning jobs that were going in the City of London , to the elderly Scottish temporary Clerk-in-Charge of the boy 's department . |