Example sentences of "[conj] [det] [vb base] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and that each remain the same thing although being described by a variety of different er descriptions . |
| 2 | MORE than half say the new system imposes excessive administrative work . |
| 3 | There is no text entry for ‘ dinosaur ’ , but the index gives 11 references that together cover these creatures thoroughly , although some reveal the British distaste for an impact as the cause of the Cretaceous/Tertiary extinction . |
| 4 | Although few have the physical strength to repel their attackers , even a relatively feeble animal can deter aggressors if it has chemical weapons . |
| 5 | On the other hand , by far the commonest qualification of clauses is by single property words , and whenever there is a choice of form available , English shows unambiguously that these take the adverbial form , used in property qualification , and not the adjectival form needed for entity qualification : ( 71 ) the baker , finally successful , produced a wonderful cake ( 72 ) her final success was all the sweeter after the failures ( 73 ) finally , the droschke was repaired ( 74 ) final , the droschke was repaired |
| 6 | It is felt that these require the full-time attention of a senior director to ensure complete compliance , that our company is at the forefront in this area and is proactive in improving our standards . |
| 7 | Of course , some bivalves , like mussels and oysters , do remain fixed throughout their adult life , and it is possible that these fill the ecological role today of some of the large brachiopods of the Palaeozoic . |
| 8 | Gonzalez-Casanova , using statistics for numbers of strikes per year , suggests that these follow the presidential-type policy of the government of the day . |
| 9 | This is based on my conviction that certain basic attitudes and interests are present in almost all people — both teachers and pupils — and that these provide the raw material for effective RE . |
| 10 | But this full equilibrium position , at C , is inferior to the one at which inflation is zero and unemployment is equal to its natural rate , point B. This is clear from the fact that both have the same unemployment rate , but point C has a higher inflation rate ; it is also indicated by the fact that at point C the popularity of the government is lower than it is at point B. We therefore have the odd result that the position which is optimal , point B , is not feasible , whereas the position that is feasible is sub-optimal . |
| 11 | He points out that most ignore the astonishing number of racist attacks which are part of the everyday life of black people in many of the inner city areas , and that the police in such areas are notoriously selective in their surveillance of black people . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , her descriptions of specialist homes show that few are specially designed and few have the enhanced staffing levels that would be necessary for specialist care . |
| 13 | But there are costs involved as well and these include the increased effort you have to make in conversation erm and loss of perceived integrity and personal group identity sacrificing yourself to match up to them . |
| 14 | Packs of tested components are a different matter , and these represent the best way for beginners to obtain a useful stock of components for a modest outlay . |
| 15 | Outside , buttresses decorate and support the double vaulted storeys and these extend the whole height of the building ( 259 ) . |
| 16 | Indeed the main studies in both the two major landscape types , the lowlands and uplands , have been conducted by public agencies , and these provide the essential evidence for the rest of this section . |
| 17 | All the twin rooms are comfortable , and all overlook the attractive courtyard . |
| 18 | Variants of the Light Rifle are currently available for the ZX Spectrum , Commodore VIC-20 and Commodore 64 and all perform the same function . |
| 19 | All the finalists represent exciting projects , and all employ the highest technology in finding solutions to the real problems that face the car . |
| 20 | The majority need the money and many enjoy the social life and stimulation of work outside the home . |
| 21 | Both affirm the necessity of translating into social terms a Christian critique of existing society , and both emphasise the theological centrality of the notion of God 's ‘ preferential option for the poor ’ in any such critique . |
| 22 | But the geographical differences pale when they are compared to the deep threefold divisions which rend the city itself : of language ( four-fifths of the population speak French , only one fifth English and the smaller languages ) ; of culture ( the French-speaking part naturally looks to France and French literature for its mores , while the English-speaking part relies on the attachment to the Commonwealth and its close neighbour , the United States of America ) ; and of religion ( for the gulfs here are wider than the Atlantic as the former protestant cross-sectioning of Episcopalianism/Presbyterianism meets the Roman Catholicism of the French , and both meet the surging secularism and agnosticism of our day ) . |
| 23 | Both subscriptions cost about £800 per year and both have the nasty habit of being so voluminous as to go largely unread . |
| 24 | At — we have an arrangement where students can choose flexibly any weighting from 50:50 to ⅔ : ⅓ in composing their degree programme and most choose the latter weighting or something like it . |
| 25 | The future for Britain 's mines has never looked so black , but some believe the future safety of miners is just as threatened . |
| 26 | Most expect to meet the out-of-pocket expenses of the job themselves , but some feel the whole business is getting too costly . |
| 27 | Only fragments remain but these show the immense size of the building , over 400 feet in length . |
| 28 | Statistics can be merely cold facts but these represent the great generosity and warmth of the machine knitting fraternity in the UK . |
| 29 | Muslim organizations welcome the release of Nelson Mandela , the unbanning of the ANC and the partial lifting of the State of Emergency , but all want the total dismantling of apartheid . |
| 30 | The hair that frames your face ( hairline ) and the top section of the head ( crown ) are two areas John Frieda designates as Crucial Zones because these form the entire surface area of the style . |