Example sentences of "[vb base] the [adj] and the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People argue that by adopting a voluntary approach you lose the good and the bad . |
| 2 | I hate the pompous and the phoney . |
| 3 | Let's leave the ‘ great voice ’ of Anita Baker and her ilk to dorks like Nicky Cambell while we celebrate the cracked and the imperfect . |
| 4 | ‘ They persuade the poor and the low paid to play this game — leaving them exposed to massive fines and levies , ’ Mr Davies said . |
| 5 | Marco said , ‘ Let's say we pay the fine and the crystal and you take us to Titan . ’ |
| 6 | Two short quotations illustrate the negative and the positive . |
| 7 | Or maybe you prefer the cold and the rain of the Commando Training Centre ? ’ |
| 8 | It 's a whirlwind ride which rarely lingers for more than a minute on individual songs until we reach the '90s and the Zoo TV extravaganza . |
| 9 | ( 4 ) Words importing the masculine gender include the feminine and the neuter , words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular . |