Example sentences of "[conj] the [adv] a [noun sg] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems to be a facet of nature that the lower a creature is on the scale of consciousness , the less there is for it to learn , and the more slavishly bound it is to its instincts . |
| 2 | We suggest that the more a person is in love and the less they are able to define what it is in the other that they love , the less free is the conscious choice and the more it relates to the ‘ me in you ’ and the search for psychological wholeness through another . |
| 3 | One of his most striking findings was that the more a woman was employed the more domestic work was shared . |
| 4 | However , observational studies such as these should be interpreted with care , all that can be fairly concluded is that the group operated on do not differ significantly from the remainder and the longer a patient is followed the greater the change of surgery . |
| 5 | The language has an insistent rhythm , but the better a rapper is the more they break away from it , tease it , play with it . |