Example sentences of "[prep] the more [adj] [noun pl] the " in BNC.
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1 | Of the more ancient languages the local historian will encounter in the course of his studies , Old French ( Anglo-Norman ) will be the least important . |
2 | ‘ Now is n't dat Irish , Mr Sanders ? ’ he exclaimed enjoying the joke on himself , which was one of the more agreeable characteristics the Irish had in common with the English . |
3 | OF THE more common festivals the most interesting of those mentioned in the Stamford Mercury is Plough Monday , which is reported during the mid-nineteenth century . |
4 | With the more profitable firms the differential between the main companies rate and the individual higher rate is only 7% . |
5 | Mr. Josse said Youngman was not involved in the more serious injuries the officer received , but his behaviour incited another man who behaved irresponsibly . |
6 | In the more generalized insects the wall of the head-capsule is reinforced by a number of inflected ridges or sulci which occupy relatively constant positions and delimit to some extent the morphological areas into which the wall of the head can be divided ( Figs. 5,6 ) . |
7 | In the more generalized insects the antennae are filiform and many-segmented , the segments being equal or sub-equal in size . |
8 | In the more specialized insects the antenna is divisible into scape , pedicel and flagellum ( Fig.7 ) |