Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [verb] [prep] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some changes may be natural , such as those in the flow and direction of ocean currents , which can affect the distribution of the small pelagic fish or fish fry on which the birds depend . |
| 2 | 4.24 Sometimes employments or occupations carry with them the enjoyment of material benefits other than monetary remuneration — for example , free board and lodging in the case of a domestic servant ( Liffen v Watson [ 1940 ] 1 KB 556 ) , free coal for a miner , free or concessionary travel facilities for railway or airline employees , free farm produce for agricultural workers or the free use of a car for travelling salesmen , etc . |
| 3 | From its foundation in 1855 , Hope had various professional journalists to assist him as joint editors , and its sharp , sardonic style of comment and outspokenness acquired for it the nickname ‘ The Saturday Reviler ’ . |
| 4 | Fincara cried , and light flared over them the woman 's laughing face , and Adam 's burning blindness . |
| 5 | Though Conrad 's Narcissus runs it close , Crime and Punishment remains for me the most accessible and exciting novel in the world . |
| 6 | ( 2 ) The statement of accounts shall comply with any directions given by the Secretary of State with the approval of the Treasury as to — ( a ) the information to be contained in it ; ( b ) the manner in which the information contained in it is to be presented ; or ( c ) the methods and principles according to which the statement is to be prepared , and shall contain such additional information as the Secretary of State may with the approval of the Treasury require to be provided for the information of Parliament . |
| 7 | c ) the methods and principles according to which the statement is to be prepared , |
| 8 | In ‘ Barchester Towers ’ though it is actually Dr. Proudie who takes the position wanted by Dr. Grantly , he is made out to be a rather insignificant and weak person whereas Mrs. Proudie is seen at once to be strong and authoritative , too much so , and Trollope makes of her the kind of character a reader loves to hate . |
| 9 | There was a new straw mattress and brass bedsteads on which the morning sun glittered like gold . |
| 10 | Virtually every plant that has grey leaves will press well ( apart from the ones that are too fat in the leaf ) , so you will have to decide which shapes and shades appeal to you the most . |
| 11 | His age and status induced in me the normal mixture of deference , fear and cheek . |
| 12 | Then they drove away and Carolyn carried with her the sight of her mother 's tense white face leaning down to look through the window at her . |
| 13 | Such a process , known as reverse transition or relaminarization , can occur in a variety of configurations ; other examples include pipe and channel flows in which the Reynolds number is reduced by a change of geometry ; boundary layers that enter a region of strongly favourable pressure gradient ; boundary layers on convex walls ; and shear flows in rotating fluids . |