Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tense thriller concocted out of the most unpromising elements : three characters , two boats , and a lot of water . |
| 2 | Not now , not next year but in the next twenty years so there are a problem with schools , there are problems , I think , with changing leisure habits er people , the way that people take their leisure has changed over the last twenty years and not always have clubs , organizations and sailing schools taken account of that in , in their programme , especially with youngsters and I have to say I also believe there is apathy in some clubs and other organizations , not every club has an active youth sailing scheme and I believe that any club that does n't either must be extremely popular because of its er prices of beer or , or some other reason or it may not exist perhaps in twenty years ' time , so I think it 's an ext extremely important topic brought about by the maybe , without being melodramatic , some of the stuff that we 're reading in the papers about youngsters these days but looking at it from a purely selfish sailing point of view if we 're to get more youngsters into the sport even if we 're to hold our ground we 've got to make a big effort over , over this year and , and it 's important make sure that it runs on for future years . |
| 3 | But mostly it was directed towards herself , and whatever it was in her that seemed to respond to some call given out by the least suitable of men ; despite what she 'd been through in the past couple of years she appeared to have learned precisely nothing . |
| 4 | As Viking nosed up to the almost sheer rock walls landing looked impossible , but the mooring gang was already scrambling goat-like up the rugged cliff in readiness to take our lines . |
| 5 | It is clear that the director relishes the cruel revenge meted out to the crudely characterised Cornish villagers even more than the turned bookworm does , thus inciting the audience to condone the sorry sight . |
| 6 | Another seldom-mentioned change in the Polish standard of living is the increase in dollar purchasing-power brought about by the newly stable zloty . |