Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] the [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The right-angled Swastika symbolizes the centrifugal force which strives to release all things from the gravitational pull and propels us towards mental activity , growth and evolution . |
| 2 | In Kilronan churchyard lies the blind harper who , it is said , wrote the music for the tune that became ‘ The Star-Spangled Banner ’ — Turlough O'Carolan , led across Ireland on a white horse by his servant , and sleeping with his harp in the bed so as not to let the instrument 's wood warp in damp rooms . |
| 3 | I ring up Richard , and Richard says the only time I can see you is seven o'clock Tuesday night , and I 've got no appointment . |
| 4 | He spends the day with the shepherd and helps him milk his ewes , and at the end of the day he sees that the shepherd puts the best milk he has in a wooden bowl , which he places on a flat stone some distance away . |
| 5 | This chapter demonstrates the important role which demographic data and projections play in planning education provision . |
| 6 | Gadamer has claimed that ‘ it is not until the Enlightenment that the concept of prejudice acquires the negative aspect we are all familiar with ’ ( 1979 : 240 ) . |
| 7 | Patrick says the last time he ran was in Gloucester was in driving wind and rain |
| 8 | This type of issue involves the issuing company itself offering the shares to the public . |
| 9 | A parent can grant an additional privilege ( provided the parent has the additional privilege themself ) or rescind a privilege previously granted to a descendant at any time . |
| 10 | The example of Senegal shows the crucial role which such forces can play , and their potential growth elsewhere is discussed further in Chapter 12 . |
| 11 | But Raskolnikov 's nightmare calls to mind one that did , namely The Possessed , while the specific link between ‘ as men possessed ’ ( besnovatimi ) and The Possessed ( Besi , literally The Devils ) is inescapably obvious — just as the word ‘ Socialism ’ which Dostoevsky has written against the beast in Revelation coming out of the earth with horns like a lamb and speech like a dragon shows the general way his thoughts are tending . |
| 12 | The second issue concerns the art-science relationship which Kemp analyses through the history of perspective and of colour . |
| 13 | When the child takes the occasional mouthful she can smile and praise but otherwise no attention should be given to the food refusal . |
| 14 | The Council assists the Chief Administrator who is appointed by the French government . |
| 15 | ENO performs the five-act version which includes the opening Fontainebleau scene , but this is longer than usual because the prelude and opening chorus about the privations of the French populace have been reconstructed from Verdi 's cuts by Andrew Porter ( whose excellent translation is used ) and Sir Charles Mackerras . |
| 16 | ‘ The elderly parent reflects the very fear which the midlife person feels . |
| 17 | Yes , I hope so too , but , I have the feeling that the next , the next time we looked I do n't remember it having green peddles the first time you found it |
| 18 | As the machine enters the twentieth century we notice that it is more streamlined . |
| 19 | Somewhat paradoxically , however , the Committee deplores the actual gulf which separates education from life . |
| 20 | This passage identifies the basic concept which makes the difference between the secular philosophy of sex in marriage and the Christian outlook . |
| 21 | So , too , the Chancellor tries the whole case himself ; he does not — as must be done in Common Law cases — send it to be tried by a jury . |
| 22 | Randa Haines 's direction shows the TV-movie-of-the-week competence she showed in her debut , Children of a Lesser God . |
| 23 | That 's correct yes and I do n't blame them and er if Stuart Argyle thinks the same way we 'll we 'll certainly er see what we can do about pressing for keeping these trees . |
| 24 | Desire directed across sexual difference , towards the other gender , elicits not its simulacrum ( as in homosexuality ) but its complement : ‘ Male desire evokes the loyalty which neutralises its vagrant impulses ; female desire evokes the conquering urge which overcomes its hesitations ’ ( p. 309 ) . |
| 25 | The finest work of the Victorian architect C. E. Buckeridge , the church 's picturesque medieval appearance reflects the earlier church it replaced in 1868 . |
| 26 | The author remembers the first time he was left with his first , brand-new child . |
| 27 | Once the product hits the real world it has to cope with users who are not so well behaved or gentle — hence the totally new crop of errors . |
| 28 | Hence , the cancellation price represents the minimum price which the management must offer to repurchase the units . |
| 29 | By contrast , general purposive browsing describes the academic researcher who indulges in a similar activity of looking over books but with a serious purpose in mind , such as keeping up to date in his field or looking for new ideas . |
| 30 | As a constitutional monarch the King appoints the Prime Minister who selects a Council of Ministers responsible to the bicameral National Assembly ( consisting of a 30-member Senate or House of Notables , and an 80-member House of Representatives ) . |