Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Broken Scar supplies half the water for Teesdale , Darlington and Teesside homes , with the remainder coming from Lartington Treatment Works . |
| 2 | A transfer involves guiding the patient in the correct movements to get up safely , and offering minimal help , in the situation where the patient can balance successfully . |
| 3 | The Japanese satellites currently represents half the world 's astronomy satellites — the other two being IRAS ( see p. 507 ) and the International Ultraviolet Explorer . |
| 4 | Lay the two curtains out flat on top of each other with right sides facing , and bear in mind that one curtain as laid out represents half the window ( fig. 49 ) . |
| 5 | Insurers are more nervous about Ariane because if something goes wrong the whole rocket is likely to blow up , destroying everything on board . |
| 6 | If anything goes wrong the international repercussions will be enormous , General . ’ |
| 7 | Whilst under normal working there are no major disadvantages to a ‘ high-bay ’ system as compared with a more conventional operation , if something goes wrong the impact can be large . |
| 8 | It 's this region that produces half the country 's wealth … exporting tons of fish and timber all over the world . |
| 9 | Such knowledge , of course , renders superfluous the priest 's role as interpreter , as intermediary between God and man . |
| 10 | Trish Richmond , Staley 's director of food ingredient research and development , claims Staley researchers have cracked ‘ the hard things ’ , such as a Danish pastry that is 95 per cent fat-free and has two-thirds the usual number of calories . |
| 11 | " One of them went to Australia , " said Clara , " and the other one is married , and lives right the other side of town . |
| 12 | Although Compaq has long-favoured the SCO brand of Unix on its machines — the two have an existing joint integration agreement — resellers have always had to go to SCO for product . |
| 13 | Beech et al. ( 1985 ) have compared its dietary characteristics with those of lean raw beefsteak , and although it has a protein content of c. 47 per cent , which is nearly 20 per cent less than the beefsteak , it contains half the fat and is rich in fibre . |
| 14 | The top-tier authorities are there known as regions , a more appropriate title perhaps , as one of them , Strathclyde , contains half the population of Scotland . |
| 15 | A vast area that drains one third of South America and covers half the land surface of Brazil . |
| 16 | " So has half the city … that gets you nowhere … " |
| 17 | He something about , I do n't know , he he got in trouble or something with and so , then she bought the van and he has it and then she has half the profit . |
| 18 | The growth in the public sector , both in terms of its scale and the diversity of its activities , has outstretched the traditional machinery of public accountability , heavily dependent upon the formal relationship between the executive and the legislative . |
| 19 | More than once she has unbolted the front door in the night and gone out in her nightdress . |
| 20 | The government funding has pre-empted the announcement of the opposition Labor Party 's science and technology policy which strongly favours the support of industry , particularly high technology . |
| 21 | It is very important indeed to ensure that the staff of G C H Q are not subject to potential conflicts of interest and as I said earlier the Prime Minister and I listened for some considerable time to the s to er to the points put forward by the trade unions to see whether or not that overriding er national objective could be maintained but we were not convinced , we were not convinced that erm the trade unions could overcome those potential conflicts of interest and it behoves ill the party opposite to try and put a different gloss on the fact that we in this country thanks to our legislation , have put harmony in place of strife and we are not prepared to allow the opposition to put that major achievement at risk . |
| 22 | Accounting for the use of this form in any context will always imply relating the particular meaning actualized in the context to the permanent potential significate postulated for it in tongue , and will consequently involve : ( 1 ) showing that the common denominator of a before/after sequence is present ( the constant element evoked by to ) , and ( 2 ) showing how the speaker has fit the particular experience he is talking about into this potential by intercepting the operation of actualizing it at the appropriate moment ( the variable element expressed by to ) . |
| 23 | There may be a significant fall in volume in the first year or so , but while the third party suppliers to Technology may feel that they have no alternative but to withdraw their products , they look like being the net losers as a result , while ICL sheds crocodile tears all the way to the bank . |
| 24 | This exercises all the muscles in the body , and in your neighbours ' as well ! 6 . |
| 25 | The clearing house withstands all the credit risk involved in being the counterparty to every transaction , by using the system of daily marking to market . |
| 26 | Pubs needs all the custom they can get . |
| 27 | IT SEEMS that these days Martina Navratilova needs all the inspiration she can get . |
| 28 | Utah , in particular , needs all the new employers it can find . |
| 29 | ‘ I 've had sleepless nights but it 's the biggest day of his life and he needs all the help he can get , ’ he said . |
| 30 | One last compelling reason why diesel needs all the image-building it can get is the powerful petrol engine lobby , which includes manufacturers , motorists , and oil companies who would be stuck with an awful lot of petrol if the fashion should happen to change dramatically . |