Example sentences of "[conj] [conj] [pers pn] [vb base] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The essence of diffusionism is that where you find the same or similar techniques you propose the existence of some form of cultural connection or ‘ borrowing ’ , especially when , in the case of material objects , the similarities do not stem automatically from the raw materials used , and where they are reinforced by large numbers of parallel instances . |
| 2 | Except that we love the same man , she added silently . |
| 3 | Genetic differences may mean that although we eat the same diet , the level of cholesterol in your blood may be , say , 200 mg/100 ml ( 5–17 mmol/litre ) while mine is 300 mg/mI ( 7–76 mmol/l ) , giving me more than twice your risk of a heart attack . |
| 4 | Answer guide : The facts suggest that if we apply the same argument as we outlined for vehicles then reducing balance would be the choice . |
| 5 | Just pause to think , and you will realize that if you show the same ad to five different people there is a very fair chance that you will get five different judgements on its quality . |
| 6 | Someone investing in only one or two shares , whether through a PEP or not , is exposed to a much greater risk than if they put the same sum into some form of collective investment . |
| 7 | And he wanted to make similar remarks about our initial belief that though we use the same language and agree on the words with which to describe the colours of the objects around us , still we might for all we know see the objects completely differently ; an object that causes in me what I call a sensation of red may cause in you what I would call a sensation of blue , though we can never know this since we will continue to agree on what to say and on how to act in our differently coloured environments ( we will all stop at a red traffic light , for instance ) . |
| 8 | You become very conscious in broadcasting that though you teach the same truths , you approach them from the opposite direction . |
| 9 | Stowmarket gave Clacton a fair thrashing earlier in the season and if they do the same to Loughton it would give Clacton 's title prospects a big boost . |
| 10 | A married couple who are sexually compatible ought to score 3 out of 4 , and if they share the same hobbies , it 's a jackpot . |
| 11 | To be honest , we were n't sure we 'd sell all our tickets for the replay , but they all went by Thursday and if we get the same backing , we must have a chance . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ They were Group-wide events which showed just what can be achieved and if we have the same support for the other planned events then we are confident we can hit our target of £10,000 . |
| 13 | It 's a long-established human set-up , whose name comes from the Old Arcturean quickspeak for ’ family Organization ’ — because they like to affect a patriarchal system and because they demand the same absolute loyalty and devotion that one would show to close kinfolk . |
| 14 | Our own genes cooperate with one another , not because they are our own but because they share the same outlet — sperm or egg — into the future . |
| 15 | I have a sensation of heat as I approach the fire ; but when I approach the same fire too closely , I have a sensation of pain ; so there is nothing to convince me that something in the fire resembles heat , any more than the pain ; it is just that there must be something in it ( whatever this may turn out to be ) that produces the sensations of heat or pain . |
| 16 | But when you explore the same region of the visual field with a moving spot you get a result that you could not have predicted from the responses with stationary spots . |