Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb infin] [conj] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clouds were beginning to gather , hiding the hunter 's moon , and Ranulf shivered as he heard an owl hoot and the ominous chatter of other night birds . |
| 2 | Thus far the internal structure of the pod had protected him from extreme variations in gravitational pull , but now he felt his weight increase as the slim capsule reached terminal velocity for the thin , wind-torn upper atmosphere . |
| 3 | First , does the child know that the red stick is longer than the yellow one ? |
| 4 | Will the Chancellor confirm that the large increase in the public sector borrowing requirement planned for next year will be to pay for the massive increase in unemployment which has been brought about by his own economic incompetence ? |
| 5 | When parents exclude children from their own grief it can make the child feel that the awful event that has taken place is a punishment for which they are in part responsible . |
| 6 | What redress would the Baron have if the Spanish State simply declared the works of art to be Spanish patrimony , as it is a principle of public international law that a Sovereign state enjoys immunity from legal proceedings abroad ? |
| 7 | We need the right finance and the right structure , but above all we need the right objectives . |
| 8 | We feel the savage assault and the cold breath of the infinite that causes this frost of many colours and the stilling of the images , with its beauty . |
| 9 | Can my hon. Friend say whether the recent bombing campaign has had any impact on prospects for future investment , and whether any new initiatives are under consideration to boost the figures further ? |
| 10 | Will the Government recognise that the only way that many of those pensioners will have a happy and healthy retirement is through a substantial increase in the basic rate of income of at least £5 for a single person and £8 per couple , which is the commitment of the Labour party and which is supported by pensioner groups throughout the country as was shown by a recent lobby of Parliament by pensioners from the north-west which was supported by many Conservative Members ? |
| 11 | They heard the door close and the heavy clump of feet on the stairs and rose to their feet as Doctor McCann stepped into the kitchen . |
| 12 | Inspired , Yeremi sprayed a stream of incandescent rainbow plasma gobbets at a defence laser which was tracking in that forbidden direction , and rejoiced to see its shield fail and the shark-snouted gun warp and drip like a lugubrious runny nose . |
| 13 | Will the Minister confirm that the present Government have introduced higher taxes than any other Government , and that they have increased national insurance contributions for those on average and low pay by a massive 40 per cent ? |
| 14 | Will the Minister confirm that the total cost of the Trident programme is likely to be over £23 billion , that it is a monstrous waste of money , that to hold nuclear weapons is immoral and that in the interests of world peace he should cancel the programme and provide useful work for the highly skilled people who have manufactured those awful weapons of mass destruction ? |
| 15 | Will the Minister confirm that the British library 's acquisitions budget has been cut by 41 per cent . |
| 16 | Will the Minister confirm that the Scottish Office , or somebody , will carry out an initial selection process if there is more than one employee-management buy-out effort and that there will be , in effect , a preferred bid for assistance ? |
| 17 | Does not the Minister understand that the simple reason for inward investment in Britain has nothing to do with the Government 's activities ? |
| 18 | Does the Minister accept that the virtual destruction of the British Merchant Navy in the past 12 years has been one of the most severe crimes committed against this country by the present Government ? |
| 19 | Does the Minister accept that the vast majority of professional and technical officers in local authorities are providing a devoted , decent and efficient service for the benefit of local communities ? |
| 20 | Does the Minister accept that the vast majority of people in Scotland recognise and understand international obligations , and that the whole problem of the Iraqi contract arose from a feeling that something was being put through behind the scenes ? |