Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adv] [vb -s] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A failed test means no progress that round , and a test failed by 30 or more means the character has slipped right back to the bottom of the stairs — anyone beneath him must make another I test at -20 to avoid being carried back down as well . |
| 2 | The story tells us , at a literal level , how Hartleap Well received its name ; the curious prose preface emphasizes this and also conveys the idea of commemorating and preserving a tradition for posterity . |
| 3 | The ball then waits at the bowler 's end of the pitch until the reset button switch , S3 , on pin 4 of the IC3 is operated ; taking pin 4 high and then resets the flipflop and pin 13 of IC2 goes low , enabling the clock again to run the wicket sequence from D1 to D10 . |
| 4 | It is empty and therefore requires the user to input data . |
| 5 | and if you can have a word with them I 'd be grateful that just lays the foundation for me to talk to them and er and to go and see them . |
| 6 | The procedure for dealing with such requests is set out in R.S.C. , Ord. 70 and often involves the Treasury Solicitor making application to the court under the Act of 1975 : see Ord. 70 , r. 3 . |
| 7 | It is frustrating , confusing and severely diminishes the pleasure the writing could bring . |
| 8 | The galea is often two-segmented and frequently overlaps the lacinia like a hood . |
| 9 | So suppose an adult sniffs glue making himself very ill and subsequently sues the glue manufacturer . |
| 10 | This was originally erected in the reign of Numerian in AD 283–4 and apparently includes the reference to a R(es) P(ublica) C(ivitatis) , most probably D(obunnorum) ( of the Dobunni ) , though the latter reading and attribution have produced several fertile alternatives . |
| 11 | A cash payment is unusual and either reflects the bargaining strength of the vendor , or , in recent times , may be demanded by receivers and liquidators in recognition of the duty they owe to the creditors . |
| 12 | Each of these advances in ‘ unjust ’ aggression at the expense of its opposite and then pays the penalty , retreating before the counter-attack of the latter , the object of the whole cycle being to maintain the balance of justice . |
| 13 | This list is by no means exhaustive but broadly covers the field . |
| 14 | The objection that Foucault neglects history because he does not attempt to give reasons why the epistemic shifts he describes occurred is perhaps inevitable but also begs the question : for conventional historiography has in general done nothing but account for such shifts — which has meant that it has consistently failed to recognize alterity and incommensurability in its insistent search for continuities with the past . |
| 15 | At all ages , dog-whelks feed on discrete , easily identifiable , macroscopic sedentary prey ( upon which they remain for many hours or days ) which not only renders predator/prey investigations in the field possible but also facilitates the maintenance of these animals in aquaria . |
| 16 | And so his knell is knolled ’ ; by Malcolm , ‘ The night is long that never finds the day ’ ; by Macbeth himself , ‘ Send out more horses , slurr the country round , /Hang those that talk of fear . ’ |
| 17 | Such tenants should try to persuade the landlord to refrain from opting , for example , by pointing out that the option is irrevocable and often cuts the capital value of the site by restricting the potential group of tenants . |
| 18 | I mean one person in particular , who is very good and always does the work , but I feel is probably — ok , she babies people too much , she does everything for them , rather than allow them to do it themselves . |
| 19 | The effective use of this resource is the main substance of part II and therefore constitutes the bulk of the advice . |
| 20 | The dust is highly irritating and even stings the skin , but a small price , for such a beautiful timber . |
| 21 | The dialectic of the modern capitalist , or more precisely the modern mixed , economy , all but exclusively involves the role of government . |
| 22 | Table 3 shows recall to be significantly greater for the last five words in the list when recall is immediate and thus supports the recency effect . |
| 23 | It is not hard to see how permission can be conceived as something which throws the action permitted into the future : one generally gets permission first and then performs the action permitted after . |
| 24 | ‘ AN ADEQUATE rather than a particularly inspired Smiths single that still shreds the rest of the week 's pop dross . |
| 25 | She has an extraordinary gift , as she is telekinetic and so has the power to make things happen through thought-transmission . |
| 26 | For over 2000 years , the moral — slow and steady wins the race — has lauded the tortoise 's perserverance and dedication while condemning the hare 's arrogance and laziness . |
| 27 | Thus , slow and steady wins the race , but timing is everything . |
| 28 | It covers the years of acquisition from 1986 to 1989 and almost doubles the size of the collection . |
| 29 | Beyond the joining of the rivers , now called the Tisza , the route turns north towards Russian and eventually becomes the frontier between Hungary on the left bank and the Soviets on the right . |
| 30 | For feminists to see all men as ‘ potential rapists ’ is not only grossly simplistic but also denies the specificity of crime and criminal , as well as women 's own potential ( suppressed into depression , self-hatred , and inertia ) to be aggressive and violent , to abuse , batter , and murder — and to consume pornography . |