Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] the [adj] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if the pilot is fully aware of being close to the stall , he will instinctively hold off until the glider stalls down the last few feet rather than fly into obstructions at speed . |
| 2 | Note that , as far as the rhythmic design is concerned , this could be Beethoven , whose Ode to Joy in the Ninth Symphony has exactly the same rhythmic elements , disposed differently . |
| 3 | Endotoxin from different organisms although it may be of of different potency has essentially the same biological effects . |
| 4 | The intro locks with the kick , adding subtle fills in the first four bars . |
| 5 | The annual report artificially parcels up the underlying economic trends into years . |
| 6 | However , they went on to comment that the assumed riskless rate of 6 per cent in Part 1 of the results may have been an over estimate , as Part II shows only the first 2 factors to be significant while the fifth factor lost all explanatory power . |
| 7 | A painting of a male head , which is almost certainly a study for the figure of the sailor that Picasso originally intended to place in the centre of the composition , while it is bolder and sketchier than a work like the Self-Portrait , shows all the earlier Iberian devices . |
| 8 | Each of the four poems has five sections , and each of the sections reflects upon its counterparts in the other poems ; just as each poem develops and resolves its theme , so " Little Gidding " gathers up the three preceding ones in a magisterial synthesis . |
| 9 | We can define the potential energy distribution in a normal mode , which shows how the various local modes mix in the vibration . |
| 10 | This now historic photograph of Leeds shows how the nineteenth-century terraced houses were fitted into the pre-existing pattern of fields . |
| 11 | In his stimulating and pioneering book Victorian Cities ( 1963 ) Professor Asa Briggs shows how the new industrial settlements were very different from each other in terms of buildings and topography and their economic and social structures . |
| 12 | A charming children 's story in which a small helicopter takes on the biggest financial brains in Europe and the USA , and loses badly . |
| 13 | Only paces away the two old sailors had stopped their mending , watching . |
| 14 | The sprawling retrospective of his work currently takes up the two vast floors normally devoted by the museum to setting forth the story of late nineteenth- and twentieth-century painting and sculpture . |
| 15 | So that second verse is one which takes up the traditional Jewish prejudices and turns them upside down , one by one . |
| 16 | Its atmosphere takes up the outermost 600 miles of its 38,000 mile radius , and is mostly hydrogen , with some methane ( CH 2 ) , ethene ( C 2 H 2 ) and ammonia ( NH 3 ) , plus water vapour ( H 2 O ) and phosphine ( Ph 3 ) . |
| 17 | In addition there is a small credit and information branch , CDMS , and a printing operation which turns out the eight million pools coupons played each week by aspiring millionaires-to-be . |
| 18 | But it still hurts when Gordon sits out the big Euro nights . |
| 19 | This is a real time saver , because it automatically plays back the last few seconds of the previous shot as a check before returning you to record mode ready to take the next shot . |
| 20 | Before setting out the law , it is important to discover to what extent there exists any unifying principle or premiss which draws together the individual legal rules . |
| 21 | Instead it draws together the common smaller sizes and provides easy mobility . |
| 22 | Section 60 of the Licensing Act 1964 lays down the basic permitted laws for on-licences : |
| 23 | As your child puts together the 50 chunky pieces , each new bit of the picture will encourage him to talk to you about what he sees — be prepared for a long conversation ! |
| 24 | To others , it relates to the ‘ quintessence ’ , the luminous and invisible fifth element that binds together the normal four elements of earth , air , fire and water . |
| 25 | In the seemingly endless , and to male ears repetitive , chatter that goes on among women … a massive and encyclopaedic confidence is built up in the gossipers … gossip serves exactly the same grooming functions for the women as poker for the men … |
| 26 | To give a more accurate picture of the numerical status of the group in Sussex the table sets out the approximate total numbers of all divers seen in each month between 1962 and 1976 . |
| 27 | In his book , Operational Review , Ken Impey , former head of internal audit at Reed International , sets out the typical broad headings under which an organisation could classify its different risks : ‘ disastrous ’ ( threatening damage which it could not expect to survive ) , ‘ seriously damaging ’ ( materially weakening it but from which it could expect to recover ) and ‘ unlikely to be material ’ . |
| 28 | The diagram also indicates how the main petrochemical products fit into the manufacturing picture . |
| 29 | In a research note on MTM , brokers Kleinwort Benson comment that ‘ the short term future of the company is dependent on support from its bankers , which partly explains why the first half figures have been audited . ’ |
| 30 | From the perspective of radical Labour councils ( seeking to oppose Conservative central government cuts ) Saunders puts forward the same four dimensions : |