Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] the whole " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hard , dry cough racks the whole chest . |
| 2 | The deal covers the whole UK mainland , and was greeted in the City as an important breakthrough . |
| 3 | And the Department of Trade and Industry supervises the whole scheme by approving the bodies that operate it , which effectively means approving their rules and mode of operation as well ; so it 's under government control even if the government is not involved on a day-to-day basis . |
| 4 | The duvet symbolizes the whole wretchedness of leaving , so I slump at the table , pulling a long face and blowing ripples in the surface of my coffee which has grown cold anyway . |
| 5 | ‘ Has there ever been an ecumenical Council ’ , he asks , ‘ which was not a way of self-renewal through an encounter with the Risen Jesus , the glorious and immortal King , whose light illumines the whole Church for the salvation , joy and glory of all peoples ? ’ |
| 6 | The Delivery Team will be responsible for ensuring that information about the Compact permeates the whole community through regular newsletters and press releases , as well as through public meetings . |
| 7 | Grey breath in the air , snowmen on the heath , pub bores droning on about how typical it is that a few inches of snow throws the whole country into chaos when the Swiss handle metres of the stuff without missing a beat . |
| 8 | When one person has in their mind the whole range of the project from initial conception through data analysis and system design to sitting at the computer and typing the program lines into the computer , it 's not only more efficient : the person is creating in freedom like an artist and is involved in the act of creation at a deeper level and as a result enjoys the whole thing . |
| 9 | You know that when a black fella dies the whole family moves out of the house and goes walkabout . |
| 10 | The rock runs the whole gamut , from superb pocketed limestone right through to tottering black bulges , though fortunately all the best routes studiously avoid the latter . |
| 11 | This short overview of the year 's work covers the whole range of BGS 's activities , touching on particular projects that exemplify the work as a whole : full descriptions of these and much else follow the overview |
| 12 | I could go on about singing harmonics and endless sustain , but just take it from me that this amp covers the whole guitar tone palette from clean to mega-dirt with considerable ease . |
| 13 | Carax describes the whole experience as ‘ hell ’ and is surprised that he did n't have to resort to using Super 8 . |
| 14 | So , too , the Chancellor tries the whole case himself ; he does not — as must be done in Common Law cases — send it to be tried by a jury . |
| 15 | And in the evenings , when the afterglow makes the whole valley magic . ’ |
| 16 | The proper equipment makes the whole operation far easier and safer , and encourages instructors to practise those exercises which can so often result in a long walk back to the launch point . |
| 17 | One unexpected bonus ( for those with contemporary level perfect pitch ) , is the fact that this is the original E flat version of the Magnificat , which means that those used to hearing the D major revision can rest comfortably as the ‘ authentic ’ pitch adjustment brings the whole thing down roughly a semi-tone anyway ! |
| 18 | Alan Strachan as director knits the whole show together neatly and Jonathan Cohen on piano is a suitably reticent accompanist . |
| 19 | From its new offices in the centre of Gothenburg , the team covers the whole Nordic area , selling International and VC Systems brand paints into Norway , Denmark and Finland , as well as Sweden — Europe 's biggest yacht market . |
| 20 | A resolution proposed at the 1912 National Union Conference tells the whole story ; originally the resolution approved , " the candidature of Unionist working men and earnestly recommends the allocation to one of them of a safe and suitable seat at some by-election in the near future , as evidence of the reality of the movement " . |
| 21 | As to state of mind , Raskolnikov lives with his own continuously but inspects it only intermittently , like the rest of us ; whereas the author surveys the whole truth the whole time , so that we never find him wondering whether perhaps Raskolnikov is thinking this or perhaps he is thinking that : a fact which isolates Crime and Punishment among the mature novels , because elsewhere Dostoevsky loves the unsettled and unsettling narrative posture of ‘ perhaps ’ , particularly with his contracting and dilating collective voice , the ‘ we ’ swept by rumour and speculation which arrives in The House of the Dead and reaches its full flowering in The Possessed . |
| 22 | Accepting that milk remains as vital part of the diet makes the whole process of weaning more relaxed for both mother and baby . |
| 23 | The ‘ programme ’ for your event covers the whole period the participants are present in the city . |
| 24 | At first a beginner learns this kick in a one-two-three rhythm , but as proficiency increases the whole movement becomes one smoothly flowing action . |
| 25 | Mr O'Malley added : ‘ The Warrington outrage besmirches the whole Irish people and leaves us all feeling ashamed and somewhat helpless . |
| 26 | The heavy stuff masks the whole body , but the structure is as clearly realised as in the Peplos kore ( fig. 39 ) . |
| 27 | The beleaguered owl finds the whole encounter highly distasteful and confusing . |
| 28 | Said Alderman Hugh Smyth : ‘ Joyriding affects the whole community in West Belfast . |
| 29 | The general restriction of planning methods for rural housing to development control and a concern with the fabric of the built countryside pervades the whole attitude of structure planning to rural housing , not just policies . |
| 30 | The soap opera gives the whole course a light-hearted , fun touch . |