Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [vb base] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Why should a faculty of theology teach only the history of Christianity or the study of language ?
2 Individual components can themselves be divided further , McKnight and Adams ( 1970 ) for example divide just the perceptual-motor components of driver training into approximately 1,500 separate tasks .
3 The very existence of a national-territorial framework in the USSR , indeed , far from providing for the peaceful solution of the nationalities question that was originally envisaged , appeared to have led to precisely the opposite result by establishing a form of representation in which sectional interests , denied any other means of expression , could in practice take only the form of ‘ nationalism ’ .
4 One question here is whether bilingual children at the early stage of producing only one label per category in fact understand only the label they themselves produce , or whether they understand both labels .
5 With strong evidence that the disclosures to date represent only the tip of the iceberg , the State President 's claim that a commission of inquiry would create a climate of distrust verges on self-parody .
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