Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [pron] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she were interested in such a campaign , she could perhaps use as the model for it our own dear Speaker , whose radiant health and youthfulness make him the perfect epitome of a diet based on vegetarianism . |
| 2 | Why not let the private sector provide what the public sector can not or will not ? |
| 3 | Its flattened face and its long , soft fur give it the rounded appearance of a ‘ super-baby ’ , appealing to many humans . |
| 4 | Can the use of psychological tests for personnel selection find you the right person for the job ? of The Psychological Corporation Ltd looks at the history of ability and personality tests and compares their predictive validity and cost effectiveness with more traditional types of assessment . |
| 5 | On one side is the spineless Bishop Barrantes , representing the worst aspects of the Church 's mugwumpery and corruption ; on the other is Father Maby , confidant of Elena and friend to the poor and displaced in his jungle retreat ; his work is less glamorous than the revolutionary 's , but his wisdom and gentleness make him the unexpected hero of the novel . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , Bob Bigg 's Palace career was greatly reduced by a badly broken leg sustained at Newport in February 1937 , which kept him out of first-team action for fully 21 months , and some of the contemporary pundits reckoned that his absence cost us the single promotion place from Division 3 South in 1938–39 . |
| 7 | To enable the House and the country to clear the matter up , will the Secretary of State tell us the correct figure ? |