Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [adj] [noun] [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 Suddenly her quick ears caught the sound of voices .
2 Love , she wanted to shout , only his mirthless smile cut the word off in the throat , and then her breathing was cut off as well as he placed one of her hands on the accelerated pulse beating in his neck .
3 There was silence for a second , only his rapid breathing filling the air .
4 So , so your new leader did the trick .
5 ‘ Sorry , it 's just my journalistic training getting the better of me .
6 Thus they carry a specification of what kind of inactive edge they will become on completion , what kinds of lower level inactive edges they require in order to become complete , and just which inactive edges constitute the partial analysis derived so far .
7 It would have taken a considerable amount of time for any Government taking over their shambolic performance to improve the quality of just about everything in the environment , as we have been doing .
8 Thus his social psychology assumes the traditional bourgeois family structure as a norm .
9 Thus our societal reluctance to acknowledge the sexual needs of older people can create difficulties .
10 I 'll finish off my woollen knitting make the pizza and chips , and then that 'll be time for Dawn .
11 But he then added : ‘ I hope the Government will not delay further its clear commitment to join the full EMS .
12 Finally , in a movement of panic that was her body 's scream , she dragged up her leaden hands to smash the invaders from her head .
13 Many of those on board who were of merely ordinary calibre would serve by yielding up their vital force to feed the Emperor 's insatiable soul , so that he could continue to be a watchful beacon and protector .
14 ( 31/1/93 ) : Paul Stephen and I went to Richard Newcombe 's to pick up his long ladder to support the roof timbers on Paul 's car and then went down to the carriage and put all the roof on his car roof .
15 After this encounter Einstein gave up his specific attempts to undermine the uncertainty principle .
16 The coroner ignored it and crossed to the end of the room , where he took up his favourite position a-straddle the fireplace .
17 I remember being with him when a drunken drug addict , brought to his door by Sgt. Hendry , broke away and lunged at Chief Fyvie bringing up his hand-cuffed wrists to strike the chief in the face .
18 From our package , we could readily cover not only the proposals I have just described but also our anti-recession measures to kick-start the recovery .
19 I held out my free hand to catch the gooey bits before they fell on the rug and , mischievously I thought , Dawn proceeded to place them in a precise bloody pile in the palm of my hand .
20 She gave a shaky little laugh , holding out her skinny forearm to display the number written there in blue biro .
21 It is now their individual responsibility to decide the constitutional powers of these assemblies and to see how democratic parliaments may be established in the presidential systems they have adopted .
22 Mottle Foin , the only foin on which trees grew , little stunted pines making a black dappling on its surface , was the highest hill on the moor after Big Allen and now its rocky hump hid the Milder 's northerly curves , Pierce Foin and all of Lustley Dale .
23 After a while he directed his cybercart to Lexandro 's side and reached out his true arm to touch the cadet .
24 Karr gave a small bow and put out his left hand to shake the outstretched hand of the Advocate .
25 And now our small party showed the same intimacy I had witnessed in all the random groupings I had seen with a recent experience of Machu Picchu behind them .
26 Today my black-gloved fist grasps the most interesting stick it has held to date .
27 Even their dry seeds await the softening activation of water , sometimes for centuries , before they break forth in growth .
28 Even his learned writings have the readability and freshness of appeal of ‘ popular ’ work ; indeed , the distinction between ‘ learned ’ and ‘ popular ’ is one which seems in reading Lewis to be quite false .
29 Even your loving parents become THE ENEMY .
30 Harriet hesitated , then her natural impatience won the day and she slipped quietly towards the exit .
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