Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [conj] [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.

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1 Under Franco , they used to be distributed among representatives of the different political groups that made up the regime 's base of support ; under democracy , incumbents in such posts have tended to be replaced with each change of government .
2 Rick Bateysifts through the veritable medley of classic influences that make up the latest sepia-tinted offering from Chandler in San Francisco …
3 After gobbling up whatever I could find in the house , I crept into bed and pulled the blankets over my head in a vain attempt to stifle the mocking voices and shut out the ugly visions .
4 Alphonse Blaguet , a mediator appointed by President André Kolingba , was charged with setting up a preparatory committee , consulting with political parties and drawing up the agenda .
5 One or two of the few houses that make up the hamlet of San Sano were acquired and transformed by the owner with great mastery into the attractive Hotel Residence San Sano , Signor Matarazzo 's taste runs to what could be called a ‘ glorification of simplicity ’ .
6 This lies behind the very large number of habitual activities that make up the routines of ordinary day-to-day life .
7 This is the first event organised by Network Craigavon and was a co-operative effort by members of the different groups that make up the Network .
8 Although he captured some knights and burned down the town , he was unable to take the castle .
9 Cut a thin strip of white fondant , score with light lines and attach around the module .
10 Of the 49 movements that make up the collection of 1708 , 35 are connected by incipit to at least one other in the same tonality .
11 He said who would want a battered old thing with broken springs and stains down the back ?
12 The major difference is that whereas in Popper the decisions concern the acceptance of singular statements only , in Lakatos the device is extended so as to be applicable to the universal statements that make up the hard core .
13 The port of Anjer quite simply ceased to exist as the succession of great waves washed over it , carrying away all the flimsy wooden buildings that made up the town .
14 And we had very clear skies and showed up the s the stars quite brilliantly .
15 The large size of the Faculty allows unparalleled opportunities for postgraduate study and the diversity and breadth of interest is represented by the twenty-one departments that make up the Faculty of Arts .
16 Britain will be able to approach the European Community , and the critical period of our own presidency later this year , with determination to defend British interests and turn back the follies of the Euro-federalists , without the need for a constant backward eye upon political threats and divisions at home .
17 The response of the existing publishers was traditional : they founded their own free weeklies or bought up the newcomers .
18 Cowley placed his glass upon the table , and pushed his hands into his pockets , walking to the french windows and staring down the garden .
19 But little of the necessary reading for " Schools " interested me : I had little interest in constitutional development , political theory or economic growth , none at all in the Industrial Revolution and the technical and scientific achievements that ushered in the modern age .
20 He pulled back the blankets , peeled back the cotton and rubber sheets and struggled down the ladder with them in his arms .
21 Rev Roger Cressey creates tasty dishes that summon up the spirit and traditions of the Easter festival .
22 This rectified image was then subsetted to give an area covering the 49 wards that make up the districts of Oadby and Wigston , Leicester , and Charnwood in northern Leicestershire ( Fig. 5.1 ) .
23 This is followed by bronchiolitis and finally bronchitis as the larvae become immature adults and move up the bronchi .
24 The palazzo is also notable for the huge Corinthian columns that break up the façade .
25 For example , if the proton-neutron mass difference were not about twice the mass of the electron , one would not obtain the couple of hundred or so stable nucleides that make up the elements and are the basis of chemistry and biology .
26 Thus if my main concern is to have a vast stock of personal possessions and control over the lives of others , I can doubtless only have them at the expense of others .
27 Well , each of the seven great churches had a peel of six bells that hung on the outside wall of the church tower .
28 A quiet little fishing village on the northern-most tip of the island , where you can sample the day' catch in traditional-style restaurants or browse around the shops and bars .
29 When approached by a possible killer they hide their real heads and raise up the tips of their tails .
30 From there the aircraft will be loaded onto shallow-draft barges and travel up the Willamette River , through the locks at Oregon City to a discharge site near the Yamhill River .
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