Example sentences of "[coord] [vb -s] [adv] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stress it is which poisons the innocent spangles of daisies , dissonantly warps the song of the idiot birds or leers gibberingly over the useless privet . |
| 2 | If the guitar does not play , or buzzes severely along the first few frets from the nut , slacken the rod slightly to remove the crown . |
| 3 | The two members , Simmel emphasized , are interdependent , for ‘ the secession of either would destroy the whole ’ social unit , and its ‘ affective structure is based on what each of the two participants gives or shows only to the one other person and to nobody else ’ . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , the situation is made more complicated by variations in the design : several of the objects have four eyes or nipples instead of the expected two , so there is probably some additional layer of symbolic meaning that has yet to be penetrated . |
| 5 | Chemical activity is often limited , particularly on irregular items , because the product runs off or dries out before the necessary contact time has elapsed . |
| 6 | Neil teaches at the Guildhall School of Music in London and , like most of the artists listed here , teaches and plays regularly for the European Summer School of Arts and Languages at Oxford . |
| 7 | It appears in many guises , and persists even in the communicative approach , despite claims to put language skills in a subsidiary position to communicative skills . |
| 8 | Soviet leaders had been prepared to consider international arrangements and guarantees only on the external aspects of the Afghan problem . |
| 9 | The letter links the findings of Dis-continuing care with Age Concern 's recent work on hospital discharge and other issues , and refers also to the recent decisions of the Health Service Commissioner on health authority responsibilities for provision of long-term care . |
| 10 | It is precisely in line with the common professional assumptions outlined earlier and fits comfortably within the existing style of professional/client relationships . |
| 11 | It admittedly makes intuitive sense , and fits in with the general observation about staffs ' professional identities being a function of their research identities . |
| 12 | Tony Hands of Colchester has leap-frogged above Harris in the rankings and goes straight into the main event . |
| 13 | She has been voted the best assistant in the store by her colleagues , and goes on to the next leg of the competition , the district semi-finals on April 10th . |
| 14 | ‘ It has a firmer texture and goes well with the heavier sauces . |
| 15 | This central role for private property has a long history in European thought and goes back to the eighteenth-century notion of the social contract . |
| 16 | Once or twice a week Howard climbs into the station wagon and drives over to the little market town fifteen miles away . |
| 17 | When the baglady enters the hushed cafeteria and threads steadily past the skewered tables , when the derelict stands and faces the oncoming crowds and arrives at his soft selection , we all know who they have in mind . |
| 18 | Perhaps it is repetitive , but not for the sake of repetition , as each phrase carries a different emphasis and builds on to the prior phase for effect . |
| 19 | The collection begins in 1901 with Picasso 's ‘ Woman in Blue ’ and peters out in the 1960s , although there are some exceptions , such as Miró 's late works . |
| 20 | On the night of Friday , 8th September , the barrier was broken through and rescue workers wearing breathing apparatus were able to take hot food and drinks through to the trapped men . |
| 21 | Christina heard Elaine 's screams and laughs even above the deafening roar of the sea . |
| 22 | This corresponds broadly with the approach of the previous chapter , and owes much to the Weberian analysis of bureaucracy . |
| 23 | I Cnut is solely concerned with religion , and owes much to the 1018 text ( which had itself drawn heavily on VI Æthelred ) , to VIII Æthelred ( a Wulfstan document from 1014 ) , to some of Edgar 's provisions , and to various Wulfstan homilies . |
| 24 | When the full length of tape has been used , the drive stops , and starts again in the opposite direction . |
| 25 | The car leaps forward , tears between two lorries and lurches back into the middle lane . |
| 26 | His tough character keeps him in the house and looks forward to the awaiting adventure . |
| 27 | Dunvegan Castle stands on the edge of the sea , and looks up along the long narrow Loch Dunvegan to the north-west . |
| 28 | After a cursory ‘ Ireland will be free , ’ the politician then adds with glee ‘ but what I really want to say is thank you mother , thank you father , thank you … ’ and heads off into the normal ‘ thank you auntie Doreen ’ award winner 's speech . |
| 29 | The ion enters the membrane forming a complex with the ligand , and passes through to the pure water on the other side where it is oxidised back to Cu 2+ ( in other words , it loses the electron ) by dissolved oxygen from the air . |
| 30 | From the roadside a short distance west of Blindbeck Bridge , a cart track branches off at a tangent and climbs easily to the shallow depression between Barbon Low Fell and Barbon High Fell , having the stream ( named as Aygill by the Ordnance Survey and as Barkin Gill by the caving fraternity ) away on the left . |