Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [adv] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In terms of the definition of er what is historic York I think again an issue we went over for some length of time at the greenbelt inquiry , I would draw your attention back to my earlier comments that York is basically a modern industrial city with a very precious historic core , that historic core er represents no more than actually five percent of the built up area , that something like eighty five percent of the city was built after eighteen hundred , the view that was expressed by the County in N Y Two , in terms of the definition of the greenbelt , the Greater York greenbelt and its purposes was not accepted by the City Council , we do not accept that all of the func elements of the York greenbelt contribute towards preserving the character of the historic city , we rely on the the fact that the two comments the Senior Inspector made at this , the the green wedges and historic core itself that establish the historic character of the city , there are many parts of the edge of York which could repli be replicated in many cities , historic or otherwise around the country and finally just coming back to the issue of scale of development erm the point I should have made earlier about the house builders figures for the city of York is that the house builders did suggest a figure of four thousand for the city , erm , I 'm not aware on what basis that was made , but clearly my evidence would quite clearly indicate that I believe that could not be accommodated , certainly on any known sites within the cit current city boundary , thank you Chair . |
| 2 | It was impossible to judge whether she was asking because she was interested or merely for the sake of politeness . |
| 3 | The Staff in the Department play a full part in the extra-curricular life of the School , as it is important that the children do not see Learning Support as in any way different or apart from the mainstream of school life . |
| 4 | In particular , the research should seek to develop theories about the process of ageing and particularly about the management of age-related transition such as exists from the labour market . |
| 5 | At Ayr today , Tom Troubadour , denied a run when slightly injured just before the Ritz Club Trophy Chase at the Cheltenham Festival , should be fresh and well for the William Hill Scottish National , which appears a more comfortable assignment . |
| 6 | The petals of the flowers had dropped , and spilled brown and carelessly over the floor . |
| 7 | Backpackers need to keep the weight high and close to the back , but ski-mountaineers and climbers need the weight to be kept lower to increase stability , although weighty things should be kept close to the back . |
| 8 | As the right leg is lifted on the turn , it should remain high and close to the body . |
| 9 | The inedibility of the early land plants to animals and , apparently , fungi led to the great Coal Measures of the Carboniferous and thus to the fuel of the Industrial Revolution and thence the technology for the destruction of those forests ' successors . |
| 10 | Rodriguez was still struggling and out of the corner of my eye I could see the patron watching us uneasily . |
| 11 | This was a consistent finding in all the research reported in this thesis , it seems to reflect the fact that even simulated driving tasks are highly engaging and quite unlike the tasks psychologists usually ask their subjects to perform . |
| 12 | The snow may have fallen crisp and even on the NEC in Birmingham but that did n't dampen the enthusiasm of everyone who attended Clothes Show Live . |
| 13 | Quantum mechanics may be peculiar but not to the extent of allowing one to obtain the square root of minus one as the result of an experiment ! |
| 14 | The Jokers said much about Sixties London , still swinging but not at the pace depicted by the media . |
| 15 | Sometimes the fungi is n't growing in the soil proper but just under the ground on the decaying foot or stump of a tree , so a little investigation is necessary in these cases . |
| 16 | This is true not only for ageing but also for the onset of disabilities ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 17 | The important tactic with this type of start is to decide whether to start early or late in the gates ‘ opening ’ . |
| 18 | For several days previously this was how it had been : hot and breezy during the day , warm and still through the night . |
| 19 | There is much less flexing both fore and aft and laterally in the Seayak than in other plastic sea kayaks . |
| 20 | It is also useful to undertake a survey of the existing stock of dwellings both overall and currently on the market , together with a detailed appraisal of the other developments in progress and their respective sale prices . |
| 21 | The sky sort of turns grey and then whitey-blue and then in the end it 's daytime and it 's all sunny . |
| 22 | They are fun , outrageous , extravagant and even over the top ! |
| 23 | It was difficult to imagine she had bought the dress on purpose , had one fine day long past gone into a shop and tried on dress after dress and , finally , taking this grey and unbecoming tube of cloth from a rack laden with many-coloured garments , slipped it over her head , examined herself fore and aft in the changing cubicle mirror , smiled with pleasure , clapped her hands in approval and said to herself : ‘ This is lovely , this is the very thing , ’ while a curled , perfumed salesgirl hovered , saying : ‘ But it 's perfectly you , madam . ’ |
| 24 | In any event , the character of strictures differs dramatically between those occurring early and late in the course of the colitis . |
| 25 | As he dropped this cynical confession he looked straight and hard at the candidate for the honour of taking his education in hand ( 5 ) . |
| 26 | With reinstatement forming a continuous process disturbance to agriculture would be minimal and apart from the quarry face being worked there would be little to spoil the view either . |
| 27 | Her clothes are extravagant but not beyond the means of , say , Russian stars of stage and screen . |
| 28 | The reaction of my careers adviser at University when I confessed my inclination was gloomy but perhaps at the time realistic : ‘ That 's all very well , but what are you going to do when you grow up ? ’ |
| 29 | Keep collections visible but out of the way of day-to-day living : deep windowsills and cabinets are ideal , or tables that are n't used regularly . |
| 30 | Since most older people who have a drink problem tend to be lonely , retired and out of the mainstream of social life , some form of social group support may be helpful . |