Example sentences of "[coord] [vb -s] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we are assured it will be a long time before we see bingo or boobs in the sober pages of BRE News . |
| 2 | And from all these things the soft light proceeded , like the glimmering of pearls in the depth of water , like the phosphorescent light that moves of itself on the night surface of southern seas , or shines round the heaving shoals , milky-white over their silver darts , in our own dark Channel . |
| 3 | These gases diffuse down their concentration gradients , e.g. through stoma pores or lentices to the intercellular spaces of leaf mesophyll or stem cortex . |
| 4 | He parks it on the carpet in the bay window of his plush Deptford Park , south-east London terraced house , surrounded by Sega Megadrive games , and thinks about the long-lost days when he was a young , hip rent-a-gob Cockney git on NME . |
| 5 | The structure can be stabilised by a triangulation that is most economic when symmetrical and evolves into the familiar forms of roof trusses , bridges , arches and vaulting . |
| 6 | Usually they cleared underbrush and weeds from the rubber groves from one o'clock until sunset , but the new quotas ordered by Duclos that morning meant they had to tap and collect from more than a hundred extra trees through the hot afternoon although their energies were largely spent . |
| 7 | In accordance with the traditional scheme , he distinguishes methods of investigation and discovery from methods of teaching , and refers to the old notions of analysis and resolution , composition and synthesis . |
| 8 | Individual gas supplies were not provided in the services included in the rebuilding , partly because of the difficulties in projecting the resultant chimneys and flues through the external surfaces — the appearance of which was closely watched by officials of English Heritage . |
| 9 | It is run by hydro electric power and goes along the 15,000 miles of track at speed in excess of 100 mph . |
| 10 | So he gives him a pint of water , he goes and sits with the other ones . |
| 11 | All his attempts to organize street parties , coach outings and singalongs in the local pubs ended in abject failure . |
| 12 | Although oceanic crust is consumed at destructive plate margins at very nearly the same rate at which it is created at constructive plate margins , a small proportion of mantle material — perhaps only a few per cent — is involved in the generation of andesite magmas at destructive plate margins , and contributes to the volcanic rocks erupted at the surface . |
| 13 | This is of course an ongoing process for feminist artists as the work produced accommodates and contributes to the changing debates and theories of Feminism both in alternative public sites and more traditional gallery sites . |
| 14 | Sunderland have a better goal difference than third-bottom Oxford United , who are three points behind , and only a catastrophic series of results in their last three matches and upsets by the other teams below them , would produce a nightmare eve-of-Wembley relegation scenario . |
| 15 | The way this government control has come to be accepted as normal and proper can be seen by the irritated reactions of ministers and whips on the odd occasions when something goes wrong . |
| 16 | They huddle sensibly together in heaps of dirty wool while the pitiless wind shifts and howls between the shivering trees or flaps with daemonic aggression at the corrugated sheets of the sheds , outhouses and garages along the village road . |
| 17 | A lifelong Conservative who has always been politically active , and who has fought this seat in the last two local elections , Margaret lives in Headington Ward , and understands , and cares about the local issues . |
| 18 | The definition of " consumer use " is very wide , and looks at the actual facts of the case , even if the other party did not know them , or could not be expected to know them . |
| 19 | It begins by defining the augmented nature of the product or service being purchased , and looks at the derived characteristics of demand for goods and services in these industrial markets . |
| 20 | It asks how far the jobless attempt to maintain traditional roles , whether by legal or illegal means , and looks at the different sources of pressure and aid found in this village . |
| 21 | She 's quick , determined , and looks for the good things in life . |
| 22 | It is a completely random distribution , within limits , about a mean which sounds and looks like the snow-like flurries on television screens when there is no input . |
| 23 | After this recommended detour to Ru Stoer , the road to Lochinver is resumed as it turns south and passes between the scattered buildings of the village of Stoer , occupying a bleak area of the coastal belt and itself having no features of special interest to warrant a halt , but blessed with a lovely bay and sandy beaches nearby . |
| 24 | March 10 Baker returns to Saudi Arabia and meets with the Foreign Ministers of the six GCC states , Egypt and Syria ; agreement is reached on a US plan for collective security in the region . |
| 25 | Volume 47 ( 1993 ) will include articles and reviews on the following subjects : |
| 26 | The major agreements are drawn up between a small number of tightly-controlled organisations and the outcome of their central negotiations sets guidelines and limits to the industry-wide negotiations which then subsequently take place . |
| 27 | The " wrap around " recognises and acts on the following events : An escape condition ( the |
| 28 | This is very much a ‘ people ’ story and concentrates on the day-to-day happenings in The Mob , with a fair amount of humour thrown in for good measure . |
| 29 | The atmosphere and approaches within the two places may appear quite different at first . |
| 30 | The threnody begins and ends with the two figures , either side of the picture , lying wounded on the deck , one horizontally aligned with the picture surface , the other in a near vertical position . |