Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] [vb -s] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Davidson rightly enjoins the radical interpreter to be nasty in thinking up as many competing interpretations of observed behaviour as possible . |
| 2 | Those 15 hours of waiting on Tuesday made Palestinians inside and outside the occupied territories realise the extent to which Yasser Arafat alone holds the whole movement together . |
| 3 | The most telling point against Janette Richardson 's methodical interpretation may well be that no commercial benefits to the merchant can be imputed to his generosity and hospitality towards the monk ; the monk is invited to his house simply " " to pleye … in alle wise " " , " to have fun in every way " ( 59 – 61 ) , and is able to borrow a hundred francs from the merchant even at a time when cash in hand would be particularly useful to him in his business ( 255 – 92 ) : this , significantly , is the immediate context of the merchant 's reflection : Derek Pearsall nicely describes the poignant ambivalence of a single action that is motivated simultaneously by instinctive self-interest and by the " " inner springs " " of human virtue in the Shipman 's merchant 's desire both to be and to be recognized as generous . |
| 4 | ( 167b ) * That made him have everything finished earlier , Cotte thus feels the same impression as that described above : antecedent vs concurrent causation . |
| 5 | Mr Gorbachev still thinks the old system can be reformed . |
| 6 | ‘ The United States deeply regrets the forcible repatriation of Vietnamese asylum seekers from Hong Kong to Vietnam . |
| 7 | Dr Wringe also questions the Conservative sense of respect for the law as being a responsible acceptance of the legal code , its interpretation and its enforcement . |
| 8 | Mr Sommer also believes the basic offence of entering a computer will be virtually unenforceable , partly because of lack of police manpower and partly because arrest warrants for this less serious offence will involve applying to a magistrate . |
| 9 | I have no doubt that Nelson Mandela now knows the real voice of Britain is the one which he heard ringing out of Wembley , and not the one he hears calling from Number 10 for the letting up of sanctions . |
| 10 | Donnington now produces the only beer on the Cotswolds and , with the possible exception of Uley , is the smallest working brewery to survive in the county . |
| 11 | THE financial crisis at Brent Walker now threatens the continued operation of Cameron 's brewery and the Brent Walker tied estate . |
| 12 | Antony then concludes the first part of his speech with an impressive display of emotion . |
| 13 | DEC already has the incomplete version 1 of the OSF operating system out on its MIPS line , and it 's this that customers are using for their own early development work . |
| 14 | His rival Jonathan Ross still sports the spivvy whistle of an Eighties estate agent . |
| 15 | That cursory mention of St. Columba's-by-the-Castle hardly reflects the incalculable contribution made by Gilbert Clark , ‘ the embodiment of Christian Aid ’ , as he has been most aptly described . |
| 16 | Cuba also grants the Soviet Union facilities for deploying the Soviet BEAR D long-range reconnaissance aircraft and naval combatants along the United States ' East Coast and throughout the Caribbean . |
| 17 | Thucydides also underlines the strategic importance of the place : an enemy like Sparta , if she held Amphipolis , could strike at Athens ' north Aegean allies , provided that Thessaly allowed a safe passage to the Strymon area . |
| 18 | Harvard now has the finest collection of such material outside of Korea ’ . |
| 19 | After Luxembourg , Denmark currently has the highest standard of living measured by gross domestic product per head . |
| 20 | Cray still takes the simple approach to getting a good sound . |
| 21 | So much of the music produced for keyboard and other polyphonic instruments throughout the 16th century was based on works originally written for the voice , and Marshall adeptly shows the colourful way in which they transfer to the Piffaro organ . |
| 22 | ( Sidgwick thus avoids the naturalistic fallacy to be considered in the next chapter . ) |
| 23 | John Stuart Mill 's essay on Coleridge clearly indicates the wide extent of this influence , calling him one of the ‘ great seminal minds of England ’ . |
| 24 | Vauxhall 's Carlton also follows the multi-valve route to transform the performance , but of course forsakes the turbo in favour of a large-capacity six-cylinder engine . |
| 25 | Sir Robert also mentions the hazardous rough-and-tumble involved in making street arrests while surrounded by hostile , jeering crowds . |
| 26 | PC Knight also has the practical benefit of an office in a location , some distance from the town 's police station . |
| 27 | November often brings the odd day of mist and when the conditions are foggy , I often ca n't see the point in a tough hill walk when the expansive views of other months are nowhere to be seen . |
| 28 | Hussey reportedly swings the crucial meeting round from 7-5 against to 7-5 for . |
| 29 | Veronica Goslings also peruses the local jumble sales for suitable material , and her garden at home is adorned with the results . |
| 30 | ASFV also modifies the immune system in a similar way to AIDS . |