Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [adv] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ensuing chaos was almost life-threatening and the timid always ran the risk of reboarding without food or being left behind when the train steamed out . |
| 2 | The teacher of the deaf also alters the child 's educational environment but still proclaims his hearing ability ( i.e. the ‘ residual ’ hearing ) . |
| 3 | Many die-hard defenders of the outmoded Please Pass The Toast system have expressed fears that fair votes must inevitably mean granting a platform to ultra-rightists . |
| 4 | The 80860 also formed the basis of Oki Electric 's server line until it folded last month . |
| 5 | The British successfully tested the H-bomb in May 1957 , while Bomber Command was gradually acquiring aircraft which could strike at key Soviet cities . |
| 6 | This fear of American inroads into areas that Britain used to control effortlessly was not confined to civil aviation ; the British also resented the activity of US oil companies in the Middle East , and US attempts to break into the British-dominated international rubber market and the sterling bloc . |
| 7 | The British also conquered the island of Newfoundland , and were not faced by any such problems there . |
| 8 | The British never made the mistake of trying Gandhi again . |
| 9 | As I revise this chapter , celebrations of the anniversary of the so-called Glorious Revolution of 1688 once again bring home the fact that while other nations trace the origins of their freedom and identity to popular uprisings , the British happily attach the word ‘ revolution ’ to a mere coup d'état . |
| 10 | The French still use the word ‘ negre ’ for a ghost-writer because Dumas quite openly used other authors to help him with his colossal output . |
| 11 | The countries of the Six geographically formed the core of Western Europe . |
| 12 | The Japanese also viewed the alliance as a considerable accolade . |
| 13 | On either account , of course , a judicial tendency will remain to pre-empt jury decision on the question whether the accused actually held the belief claimed . |
| 14 | For this , five years of full-time study are complemented by two years of practical training in architects ' offices — the first between third and fourth years , and the second after completing the Diploma in Architecture . |
| 15 | The second just touched the glass and fell away . |
| 16 | Add the couscous , curry , raisins and thyme ; stir and return to the boil ; cover , remove from the heat and let stand until the couscous completely absorbs the liquid , about 10 minutes . |
| 17 | While the ideal perhaps remains the appointment of full-time professional librarians with a dual teaching qualification , at present this is for most schools in most LEAs a pipe dream . |
| 18 | ensure that the subordinate really understands the purpose of the appraisal . |
| 19 | The soft little click the door made when she closed it caused him to turn his head , and not by one flicker of an eyelash did he betray any emotion of her entrance . |
| 20 | The 220 now supports the Power GTO three-dimensional graphics subsystem which performs at 990,000 three-dimensional vectors per second . |
| 21 | The good always overcame the evil . |
| 22 | But the good far outweighed the bad . |
| 23 | Facing people with the budgets of the poor often prompts the response , " why do n't they make soup ? " or " Fresh vegetables are cheaper than fish fingers . " |
| 24 | The 18 later left the building after being assured they would be considered for emigration . |
| 25 | I say ‘ in theory ’ because the 1970s also saw the introduction of the ‘ Special Procedure ’ under which undefended divorces are dealt with on the basis of written evidence , without the parties even having to attend court . |
| 26 | One American commentator has expressed the following view : ‘ the skewing effect of an ageing society is that the economic imbalances caused by the provision of health care for the elderly potentially threaten the welfare of younger generations and of society as a whole … the stage is set for a profound confrontation . ’ |
| 27 | In the study of voting behaviour during a presidential campaign , it was found that while wives frequently referred to discussions with their husbands , the latter rarely returned the compliment . |
| 28 | The latter also emphasise the dependency relations which state intervention forces on people . |
| 29 | The latter effectively reduces the amount of sunlight falling directly into the water and generally makes conditions inhospitable for the growth of algae . |
| 30 | Although the electrodynamometer is free of hysteresis , it is insensitive unless the coils have a large number of turns which makes both the resistance and inductance high , the latter severely restricting the frequency range of operation . |