Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [adj] [conj] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Comparing Figs. 3.4(a) and 3.4(b) it is apparent that not only are the characteristics still sinusoidal but also the value of peak static torque is unchanged . |
| 2 | The bearer pulled him into a passage so thin that even the narrowest of stalls could not wedge itself in . |
| 3 | But on a much longer time-scale , involving thousands of years , they behave differently and can ‘ flow ’ like a highly-viscous liquid , millions of times more viscous than even the stickiest treacle . |
| 4 | Already the biggest obstacle to the dissemination of improved techniques of mud building is that scientists and housing experts have decried mud so much that even the poor , who have no alternative to mud , do not want to live in it . |
| 5 | And it seemed to her that that broken line , I know not , oh , I know not " , expressed a level of passion as high as any the English language could achieve ; the interjection and the repetition and the archaic inversion were to her the exhaled breath of yearning . |
| 6 | Houses , particularly in Western society , confer upon their occupants much more than merely the roofs over their heads ; they involve status and an expression of place in society . |
| 7 | 121 yachts had their rigging and sails checked one last time and then crews pottered about anxiously , generating an atmosphere of nervousness so pervasive that even the spectators felt tense . |
| 8 | Jenny was heartily relieved that the recent bad weather had made the track so muddy that even the passionate and rather drunk Ted had not dared go any further . |
| 9 | The Conservatives won an overall majority of ninety , with the opposition split into three factions , but the Labour Party much stronger than either the Asquithian or the Lloyd George Liberals . |
| 10 | But regarding 2 this teacher was not especially charismatic — in fact more self-effacing than naturally the centre of attention . |