Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [vb base] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At its heart lie two raised mires of deep peat , wildernesses of scattered birch , where adders sun themselves among the fern , and amber dragonflies haunt the peaty pools . |
| 2 | ‘ It is vital that companies prepare themselves for the new Europe and this initiative will help firms in the south . |
| 3 | We believe that farmers should take an increased interest now in these matters because the erm general public are concerned about the rising instance of pollution and I think that farmers owe it to the remainder of the community to come to places like Muck '89 and see for themselves exactly what new machinery is available to combat pollution . |
| 4 | None of this implies of course that babies know anything about the external world at all . |
| 5 | The best we can do is raise our own children differently ( a project that will fail , ironically , to the extent that children model themselves on the unreconstructed adults they encounter ! ) |
| 6 | Further , once women get themselves into the position of dependent housewives , they have a vested interest in the maintenance of the status quo since it is too late in their lives to think of independent careers , and sexual freedom merely means the freedom for their husbands to seek younger women . |
| 7 | It would seem that students need something in the way of formal instruction as well as acquisition by natural exposure and engagement . |
| 8 | Just as genes propagate themselves in the gene pool by leaping from body to body via sperms or eggs , so memes propagate themselves in the meme pool by leaping from brain to brain via a process which , in the broad sense , can be called imitation . |
| 9 | This not only involves a mutual understanding of the common-sense notions in everyday life about what counts as an excuse , it requires that constables put themselves in the position of the offender to test whether they would have done the same . |
| 10 | Their leaves , stems and branches orientate themselves to the light , while their roots seek out minerals and water . |
| 11 | But if parents buy it for the child the dividend is considered part of the parents income . |
| 12 | But if parents buy it for the child the dividend is considered part of the parents income . |
| 13 | But if parents buy it for the child the dividend is considered part of the parents income . |
| 14 | Silage was found mainly on the larger units as the cost of machinery and buildings put it outwith the scope of the small family and part-time farmers . |
| 15 | Nurses volunteer their services when they wish to work and managers engage them at the times required . |
| 16 | So beautiful is this emotion that some scientists and poets regard it as the elixir of life and pursue it for no other reason . |
| 17 | Evidencve of the original hospital is fading as new building and departments take it into the next century . |
| 18 | The distance estimate is important because astronomers use it as the first rung in the distance ladder they extend across the Universe . |
| 19 | Some merely regard their function as a necessary official procedure best conducted with the least possible fuss and difficulty , while others regard themselves as the only impartial authority capable of investigating a sequence of events involving fatality no matter how technically complicated it might be . |
| 20 | Just as genes propagate themselves in the gene pool by leaping from body to body via sperms or eggs , so memes propagate themselves in the meme pool by leaping from brain to brain via a process which , in the broad sense , can be called imitation . |
| 21 | Then he said ‘ Eliza — I must part from thee , for friends await me in the forest . |
| 22 | As humans liberate themselves from the constraints of nature ( scarce resources ) through technology , there comes about a domination of nature . |
| 23 | ‘ I got my chance in the national side when injuries put me into the match against Romania in Bucharest three years ago . |