Example sentences of "of the local [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Richardson explained : ‘ His mother bore the cost of the local call from his home to Leeds Polytechnic but the relevant department at Manchester University bore the rest of the cost . ’ |
| 2 | It became derelict rapidly , a picturesque feature of the local landscape , until the late 1960s ( Plate 45 ) . |
| 3 | The slide-talk programme traces the changing face of the local landscape . |
| 4 | Dr Joe Bettey has drawn attention to the three main aspects we should examine — the site , structure , and fittings — all of which can provide valuable clues to the history of the local landscape . |
| 5 | Having examined the fabric of a church , what can this tell us of the local landscape ? |
| 6 | While archaeological survey and excavation directed by Dr Trevor Watkins and Caroline Wickham-Jones is beginning to uncover a complex , changing pattern of human settlement , palaeoenvironmental studies are attempting to draw a picture of the evolution of the local landscape . |
| 7 | Words like ‘ hood ’ , ‘ gang ’ and ‘ police ’ were part of the local argot , argot common to all wars , but different . |
| 8 | Surprisingly perhaps , this programme was initiated at the suggestion of the local Ford affiliate ( Baumann and Moreira , 1987 : p. 2 ) . |
| 9 | , John ( 1826–1883 ) , Queen Victoria 's Highland servant , was born 8 December 1826 in Crathienaird , Aberdeenshire , on the Balmoral estate , the second of the nine sons of John Brown , crofter , and his wife Margaret Leys , daughter of the local blacksmith . |
| 10 | The strength of the local campaign was an important factor in the council 's decision to commit funding to this area of work . |
| 11 | It is obvious ( or should be ) that an influx of hungry , semi-strangled and homeless urban foxes into a rural area will make a thorough mess of the local ecosystem . |
| 12 | Tirpitz lies at the bottom of the local fjord , and every year the local diving club goes down to it on New Year 's Day to retrieve a handful of bits guaranteed to fuel the old fires for another year . |
| 13 | However , assurances have been received that the level of the local content of the Nissan cars would rise to 80 per cent and this would appear to convert the existing ‘ kit , assembly plant into a full scale production facility . |
| 14 | Later psychologists were cautious not to be too specific as to the exact nature of the local sign . |
| 15 | With this admission , the positive side of the local sign theory became the unexceptionable thesis that there is some cause in our bodily make-up for our localising sensations as we do . |
| 16 | Besides attempting to say what it was about a sensation which served as a sign of the location of whatever had given rise to it , adherents of the local sign theory had also to say in what way the reference to a part of the body was made — whether in the form of visual imagery , or of a judgement , or of something else . |
| 17 | Indeed , the whole point of the local sign theory , as an alternative to the ‘ place pure and simple ’ account has been lost on some psychologists . |
| 18 | The ‘ insuperable logical difficulty ’ to which James refers can not be the whole explanation , since it appears as a difficulty only if the general conceptual background of the local sign theory is granted . |
| 19 | The positive side of the local sign theory is an expression of the faith that such abilities can be explained by reference to processes ( of inference from observed correlations , and so on ) which are themselves conscious . |
| 20 | The negative side of the local sign theory is what is left over when the search for a sign of location is abandoned . |
| 21 | It would be a good idea to explain the problem to his doctor , or you could phone the psychiatric department of the local teaching hospital for their recommendations of counsellors . |
| 22 | She thought of the local cemetery : if they all woke up , they 'd come round demanding their houses back ; they 'd have to be sheltered and fed and appeased with promises . |
| 23 | Main element problems are most often caused by the artificial feeding of fertilizers that are either unbalanced in themselves or become unbalanced because of the local soil conditions . |
| 24 | With the growth of towns , the coming of the Industrial Revolution , and the improvements in surface transportation , the pattern in all but the staple industries changed and the whole industrial and commercial structure grew ( and grows ) increasingly more diverse and complex , to the extent that it moves ever more out of the realms of the local researcher into those of the economic or social historian working at national , or even international , level . |
| 25 | Telephonists , receptionists , porters as well as professional staff are the people who create the public image of the local service . |
| 26 | While the work of the local development agencies should be supported , their performance should also be monitored . |
| 27 | An energetic and ambitious figure who was recently elected chairman of the local council , Vishwendra Singh has threatened to run independently if he is not selected . |
| 28 | The result , declared at 2am by the chief executive of the local council , Mr Brian Bird , was hailed by whistles , cheers and chants of ‘ Kinnock , Kinnock ! ’ |
| 29 | In the cathedral town of Wells , an obscure section of the local council rules was unearthed to demand an official referendum . |
| 30 | All are welcome and written questions may be sent to the chairman of the local Council of Churches , the Rev. Ian Bowley , at 14 Princess Drive , Alton . |