Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] [noun] [conj] [adv] the " in BNC.

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1 They are social history but also the lightly disguised story of Flora Thompson 's youth .
2 Only 12% think that they are public property and therefore the press should be able to take photographs of them at any time .
3 County NatWest retail analyst John Richards says Ratners should have distinguished its brands more fully two years ago and that the jeweller is running the risk of becoming a British Shoe Corporation where ‘ there are endless stores and only the name is the difference ’ .
4 The connections are sealed joints and only the Electricity Board may make these joints and provide the two service wires to each house , where they terminate in a sealed , fused container .
5 It is important to remember that there are certain contexts where only the strong form is acceptable , and others where the weak form is the normal pronunciation .
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