Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] the [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On this model of organic relationships , the lower animals are merely immature versions of humankind : they develop along the same scale but mature at an earlier point in the process . |
| 2 | If applying two coats , lightly rub down the first coat when it is dry to form a good key for the second coat . |
| 3 | The next two areas in the list of uses-management and administration , and using office programs — come together in that both involve much the same hardware and software . |
| 4 | All she wanted was to turn the clock back and shrug off the ghastly realisation that her marriage was not what she 'd thought it was . |
| 5 | send off the completed form and affidavit , your marriage certificate and either the court fee or a completed form claiming exemption from the court fee ( this form comes with the application ) . |
| 6 | Arran himself had joined Beaton and the dowager at the end of 1544 , when they ‘ promised and made bond to the French ambassador , that the French king shall have the young queen , to marry where he list … and also that they shall at the spring of the year , send both the young queen and the old ( Mary of Guise ) into France ’ . |
| 7 | I watched Pa mark the first blade with yellow chalk , pull down his welder 's mask , then winch up the grinding wheel till it just pinged against the right-hand end of the blades , throwing a couple of sparks . |
| 8 | So our policies are designed to strengthen communities , tackle crime and poverty , build up the common wealth and improve the shared quality of life . |
| 9 | The two types of engines occupy roughly the same space but it would be no mean feat , particularly now , to make the major alterations necessary to fit other than Rolls-Royce engines and the integrated British-built train . |
| 10 | What has been the subject of radical , almost revolutionary , change over the past decade or so has not been the civic culture but the perceptions of that culture . |
| 11 | Near synonyms are most common , with true synonyms ( which mean exactly the same thing and which are used in precisely the same context ) being more unusual . |
| 12 | Now , pedicures is really a manicure of the toes , but what we do with a pedicure , we actually rub away the hard skin that you may have on the bottom of your feet , on the side of your big toe , that 's usually where it builds up , or on the ball of the foot . |
| 13 | I put on the black basque and the lacey-topped stockings . |
| 14 | Cut down the grooming time but do it quickly , efficiently and calmly . |
| 15 | I gulp down the orange drink and order another one . |
| 16 | Mix together the mashed potato and flour . |
| 17 | The best wines show much the same style as their more expensive Collio counterparts . |
| 18 | He leaned back , then took up the book and began to read again , letting Lao Tzu 's words — words more than two and a half thousand years old — wash over the sleeping boy and bring him ease . |
| 19 | The Somerset landscape has been dissolved in darkness , and the mysterious forces of nature , normally sought by Coleridge high in the Quantocks , or in the dell at Alfoxden , now wash over the sleeping town and reach to the very door of his cottage . |
| 20 | Turn the bag inside out , shake off the surplus moisture and replace the bag inside-out on the canes . |
| 21 | ‘ They wanted a dramatic ending where I kill off the central character and they also did n't like me making fun of the audience . |
| 22 | A weak sun was about to rise , turning the darkness to a dusty grey : their horses plodded along the frozen track , both riders taking special care against the potholes , some as deep as a man , which could bring down and even kill both the unwary rider and his horse . |
| 23 | When the champion hurdler , Beech Road , and Morley Street won at Cheltenham ten days ago it was hard to say which put up the better performance and which would be the stable 's first choice for the Champion Hurdle should both be trained for the race . |
| 24 | Cut out the completed crossword and send it to : to reach them by first post on Saturday September 12 . |
| 25 | So he stole the hatchet , cut out the magic thread and escaped . |
| 26 | ( e ) Bend back the lower end and use the knife to lift a sliver of pith to reveal the swelling of the embryo bud . |
| 27 | me , I , I got , I took me old three put out the other day and so they said got your |
| 28 | Gedge 's approach to stagecraft was largely to ignore all the rules and act almost the same way as he did off stage . |
| 29 | We run down the other end and have a go at Sunderland fans … and like against Villa when they all got pushed onto the pitch … we 're all in there … |
| 30 | I run down the spiral staircase and along the empty corridor . |