Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What we have as premiss for the dependent conditional that if it were raining the balcony would be wet is roughly this : in that possible world most like our own in which it is raining , the balcony is wet . |
| 2 | The nature-versus-culture model of analysis was first developed within anthropology to help account for the universal subordination or secondary status of women in all societies at all times . |
| 3 | Rentokil Medical Services provide for the safe collection and disposal of used hypodermic needles , scalpels and other surgical instruments and soft clinical waste such as bandages and other medical dressings . |
| 4 | I open the door to the little cloakroom in the corner , undecided about which form of relief to try , and hesitate between the brownish lavatory and the greenish tap . |
| 5 | On occasion , the Minister has criticised the lack of detail in our overall defence expenditure proposals and what we propose for the Territorial Army and the reserve forces . |
| 6 | ‘ Monsieur Dacourt , ’ Francis announced in perfect English , ‘ I apologise for the tardy arrival and abrupt interruption of your eloquent speech by Akim and his cats . |
| 7 | Cork 's late strike made sure of a top 10 place for the first time since promotion — ‘ and a nice bonus , judging from the long faces in our boardroom , ’ grinned Mr Bassett . |
| 8 | This dilemma has been exacerbated as a result of the development of thermonuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction and is associated with the nuclear arms race between the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War from the 1940s to the 1980s . |
| 9 | ‘ I thought a quick gallop , a guzzle of the local tincture and a few snaps to record the event for posterity . ’ |
| 10 | If you skate with the same passion as you preach I dare say you will have the whole parish at your feet . ’ |
| 11 | Decorate with the chopped parsley and serve with four triangles ( 2 pieces of toast ) to each guest . |
| 12 | I will indicate , as I go through them , the way in which they work : that is , how they fit into the diagnostic story that we developed in the last chapter . |
| 13 | I disagree with the hon. Lady and I have no doubt that CBI ( Scotland ) would also do so on that matter . |
| 14 | They disagree with the Marxist view that women 's oppression stems ultimately from capitalism , but disagree with each other in what they see as the basis of women 's oppression . |
| 15 | Their world-view , expectations from life and even their emotional responses were reshaped by the challenge of Europe 's dominance , encounter with the western civilisation and absorption into an international economy . |
| 16 | In general terms , developmentalists take the view that it should be possible to examine the ways in which infants and young children interact with the physical world and with other people and to determine how they change as a result . |
| 17 | " It should be obvious that in the crowded habitations of the poor , who live , cook , eat , and sleep in the same apartment and pay little regard to the washing of hands , the evacuations of cholera victims which are almost colourless and without odour can be passed from one person to another . |
| 18 | If a tear develops , peel from the opposite corner and work towards the damage . |
| 19 | Cook in the usual way and eat it |
| 20 | ‘ The crystals always grow in the same direction and then they are shaped , ’ they say . |
| 21 | There 's many a true word spoken in jest , but there must be lessons here to help them all awaken from the financial nightmare that the lending institutions have exacerbated . |
| 22 | These are SOURCE , PMODEL or FOREIGN modules which appear in the primary directory but which are not contained within any user-package . |
| 23 | For male workers , however , employment was rapidly increasing in the areas of electrical appliances , transportation and furniture which first appear in the 1965 census as well as metal products and some of the areas traditionally open to women — chemicals , paper and rubber ( Chinchilla 1977 ) . |
| 24 | These scenes , in which Chas ' burgeoning sexuality is alluded to , appear in the same context as his obvious distaste when actually faced with the prospect of kissing , ‘ Eeurk ! ’ or his hair being touched by a girl : ‘ Chas felt his hair suddenly prickle , as if it was full of nits ’ . |
| 25 | Mr Motion should be pleased enough by the compliments paid to his work , but most of these appear in the last paragraph or so as a sort of afterthought when the reviewer has finished giving his own version of the poet . |
| 26 | I plug in the short-wave radio and tune it to the radio-microphone , then I leave the receiver on the table and walk out to stick the bug on the inside of the front door . |
| 27 | The effect has been to deny the right of employers to a proper say in the educational process because their interest has been confined to recruitment after the event rather than as participants in provision . |
| 28 | Place in the cooled liquid and allow to stand in a refrigerator for at least 12 hours . |
| 29 | The nearest you get to this is the thrilling moment at the end of Act One when , as though he had engendered them , the thunder and lightning which usher in the next act and a complete change of country , melodramatically erupt during Iago 's concluding lines . |
| 30 | I suggest to the hon. Gentleman that our record is the best in the European Community . |