Example sentences of "[vb base] [adj] [conj] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Asian families , for the most part , are organized in such a way as to keep a firm control over their children , integrating them into a tightly knit web of relationships within the community where religious traditions remain strong and create in the members a respect for norms , seniority and morality . |
| 2 | Some of these phases may dissolve and the coatings will break down by a combination of solution and particle attrition as less soluble particles break free and migrate into the body . |
| 3 | The shackles , the whip and the hoe , these emblems of slavery , lie broken and scattered on the ground ; while the plough , the sickle and the flail , emblematical of improved and free labour are conspicuously displayed . |
| 4 | A degree of confirmation for the ‘ hypothesis of difference ’ between organizational types has been obtained , though with research instruments that seem blunt when compared with the complexity of the issues raised in the initial part of this paper , and with data that must await fuller statistical validation . |
| 5 | Although the combination of cisapride and ranitidine significantly increased amplitude , duration , and propagation velocity of oesophageal contractions , the changes in oesophageal motility seem small when compared with the considerable reduction in acid reflux . |
| 6 | These theories seem naïve when compared with the explanations Marxists reserve for capitalist societies . |
| 7 | But these figures look insignificant when compared to the cost of computer security breaches . |
| 8 | The Sinn Fein posters stand rolled and erect against the wall . |
| 9 | They huddle close and drink at the trough of the Baltic along with Sweden and Finland . |
| 10 | Concurrent lactation and pregnancy can result in delayed implantation ( i.e. embryos remain viable but blocked at the blastocyst stage during lactation ) . |
| 11 | Another complaint is that promising students get lost and discouraged in the mass of huge classes . |
| 12 | " People fetch them from the office and mean to take them round , and then they get lost or dropped in the water . |
| 13 | They are often not very confident ( however they may appear ) and always want to impress their friends by their unpleasant exploits , so that they feel wanted and accepted by the in-crowd — just like Herod . |
| 14 | We mentioned earlier in this chapter that some people feel uncomfortable or trapped by the public contract of marriage , yet still allow themselves to be married . |
| 15 | The co-ordinator is the only full-time member of the team and it is his task to ensure that the others , who should be sufficiently senior to be able to take decisions on actions proposed , feel involved and committed to the value improvement concept . |
| 16 | The co-ordinator is the only full-time member of the team and it is his task to ensure that the others , who should be sufficiently senior to be able to take decisions on actions proposed , feel involved and committed to the value improvement concept . |
| 17 | The day can be one long confrontation and by the evening both parent and child feel distressed and disturbed by the battles and arguments that have taken place . |
| 18 | They feel bitter and disillusioned by the conditions they say they are forced to endure , under direct threat of assassination . |
| 19 | Keep weeded and watered for the rest of the summer , then move to their flowering positions in the autumn . |
| 20 | And it 's only in the minority of cases where things go wrong that come to the attention at the Trading Standards Department . |
| 21 | There is insufficient time for the land to recover between cultivations and , largely through the agency of western man , exotic weeds become established and encroach on the smallholdings . |
| 22 | Keep fit and run for the charity which values your contribution |
| 23 | Keep fit and run for the charity which values your contribution |
| 24 | The first two channels are very shallow , not canoeable ; keep left and watch for the cutback channel ( not obvious ) approx 3ft wide . |
| 25 | It also falls into disrepute with the support teachers themselves who become frustrated and disillusioned at the obstacles they face and fear that the children are losing out . |
| 26 | Fall down , go right and collect the painting , use the painted ledges and stars from the cauldron to get back to the start , go left and climb up the stairs from the cauldron , go right and bounce up to the platform to your right , go to the right of the cloud and paint some ledges to get into the castle , stand on the wall to your right and paint some ledges to go right to the edge of the castle , go up and collect the piece of painting , go down , then up the left side of the window using the painted ledges . |
| 27 | The olive-green blotches which appear on the leaves , often very early in a damp , cool season , turn black and spread to the fruit , causing ugly discolouration and sometimes cracking . |
| 28 | The new binaries are claimed by their advocates to be safer than the older ‘ unitary ’ weapons because they use two chemical components that only become lethal when combined during the firing of the weapon . |
| 29 | Management actively pursues both the employment of disabled persons whenever a suitable vacancy arises and the continued employment and retraining of employees who become disabled whilst employed by the group . |
| 30 | In the latter stages of the complaint , the victims become catatonic as evidenced by the lack of visible motor response at Everton v Coventry and Everton v Manchester City . |