Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] the [adj -er] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has a tendency to give abstract theory in unnecessarily dense language without examples ; this is difficult to absorb , and consequently , when we reach the extended analyses in Chapter 5 , there is a temptation constantly to flick back to the earlier chapters to try to clarify the theory . |
| 2 | He is in fact opposing himself to the view that I was trying to get out of the older writers , namely that beauty is the name of some sort of spiritual being . |
| 3 | He is in fact opposing himself to the view I was trying to get out of the older writers , namely that ‘ beauty ’ is the name of some sort of spiritual being . |
| 4 | It sounded an ideal way to explore some of the remoter parts of this region , but our time was limited and we wanted to move on to the higher mountains . |
| 5 | Accordingly it is interesting to speculate to what extent these attitudes have caused British businessmen to adopt short time-horizons in making decisions — with negative consequences for longer-term growth performance — because their main objective is to acquire sufficient wealth to enable them to move on to the better things in life . |
| 6 | The group around Harry Pollitt and Palme Dutt was able to take over from the older leaders , Inkpin , Bell , and MacManus and to commit the Party to the new tactic of the " United Front from Below " . |
| 7 | If you want to head off into the higher mountains , cross-country skiing is n't the best sport for children : the effort , though not strenuous , is constant , and children under ten could tire if asked to ski for longer than a half-day . |