Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ However , they have not ruled out the possibility of fish farms on streams that drain into the lake , which could be harmful if their waste enters the lough waters . |
| 2 | But remember , you can only go brown if your skin has the ability to do so . |
| 3 | Andrew , 13 , was just three years old when his father suffered the first of a series of strokes . |
| 4 | He felt queasy as his hand touched the cadaver 's bloated stomach and noted that the dead man 's legs were soaking wet . |
| 5 | Would you be more comfortable if your partner maintained the cheque-book , or would you rather do it ? |
| 6 | Her image grew larger and larger until her face filled the screen . |
| 7 | my Lord erm first of all if your Lordship stayed the counterclaim your Lordship would be staying the claim under article eighty five and your Lordship would be denying the direct effect of article eighty five and of course |
| 8 | Inside his head he could still hear his father 's slighting reference to a " Momma 's boy " and because this rankled more than his inability to shoot the doe , he hurried on ahead of her in case his father should turn and see them close together . |
| 9 | His recall of the Parlement of Paris within a few months of his accession , his failure to support his radically reforming Controller-General Turgot ( 1774–76 ) , showed that he was no more able than his grandfather to withstand the opposition of the privileged groups . |
| 10 | Will he be as happy as his stepmother to indulge the coach parties , the corporate guests , the Japanese tourists with whom Raine and her husband spent so much time ? |
| 11 | The report , by Marketing Magazine , found 79 per cent of viewers able to link Andrex with the child stranded as his pet steals the toilet roll . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , your father ( and mother , too for that matter ! ) may well be very pleased if your boyfriend takes the time to have a chat with them . |
| 13 | Forced landings were common , even Charlie Chaplin was seen standing on the sands of Bologne in the early 1920s while his pilot fixed the aircraft . |
| 14 | The delegation from Liverpool were stunned when their request to meet the PM was granted . |
| 15 | However , you must realize that here you are getting into the area of ‘ forcing ’ , and that your need to get what you want should be stronger than your need to maintain the relationship with the person . |
| 16 | ‘ I helped him into bed , and he was half asleep before his head touched the pillow . ’ |
| 17 | I say yes and he keels over , being asleep before his head reaches the floor , his shoulders and arms still out of the bag . |
| 18 | I clambered into the trench and was asleep before my head hit the ground . |
| 19 | The other is dominated by workers with few skills , other than their willingness to work the hours required by their employers . |
| 20 | Thus , the pressing of a large computer-linked key identified by a pattern that the chimpanzee has been trained to associate with the availability of bananas , is no more surprising than its ability to associate the presence of bananas with the shape of a banana plant on which the bananas are hidden from view . |
| 21 | Laura 's normally sparkling blue eyes were cloudy and dull as their car approached the airport terminal . |
| 22 | If the remedy is homœopathically accurate then it becomes increasingly beneficial as its dose approaches the ideal degree of smallness for gentle action . |
| 23 | She woke early on the morning of July 29 , 1981 which is not surprising as her room overlooked the Mall where the singing , chattering crowds had been gathering for days . |
| 24 | He was dead before his body hit the floor . |