Example sentences of "[subord] [art] [noun sg] [verb] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We believe it only on grounds of modesty : it would be most remarkable if the universe looked the same in every direction around us , but not around other points in the universe ! |
| 2 | But even if the money remains the same , it seems unlikely that the services will . |
| 3 | If the draftsman chooses the latter course it is suggested that the tenant be permitted to display any advertisement permitted by the Town and Country Planning ( Control of Advertisements ) Regulations 1992 ( SI No 666 ) . |
| 4 | But , if there is a further " selecting " qualifier , such as only , and if the speaker sees the latter as focusing on the property of the adjective , then it is quite reasonable that he or she may also feel it necessary to mark this focal adjectival property as one to be explicitly assigned , rather than being an ordinary part of the identificatory bundle . |
| 5 | It should be public property and would be so if the millionaire had the same heart and principles of Beefy . |
| 6 | A larger number of people are getting married , so a larger number of people will get divorced if the divorce-rate stays the same . |
| 7 | If every company conducted the same business , were of the same size , even had the same plans for expansion — then perhaps it would be safe to assume that their asset financing requirements , too , would be the same . |
| 8 | A constant period is available during seeks to process the records already in main storage , and if every record requires the same processing time this will lead to very predictable run timings . |
| 9 | This follows because in the competitive world of the coral reef , a fish of the same species represents a major threat to the food supply and refuge of the sitting tenant , simply because the interloper requires the same type of food and habitat . |
| 10 | This is presumably because the task requires the same cognitive processors as shadowing — both tasks are speech-based . |
| 11 | Having a mind untrammelled by convention he offered the names ignose or godnose , but the editor of the Biochemical Journal would not accept either of them , so because the vitamin had the same empirical formula as glycuronic acid he called it hexuronic acid , leaving its structural chemistry to be determined later . |
| 12 | And so by incessant exercise , her right foot grew larger and broader , while the other remained the same size , and at length she feared to go out in the streets at all , for fear of tripping and falling flat . |
| 13 | The forms of lighthouses and boats , while almost toy-like in their basic simplicity , are developed internally in terms of a large number of planes or facets , and since the sky receives the same treatment , the painting resolves itself into a mass of small , shifting planes , jointed together or hanging behind each other in shallow depth . |
| 14 | Let us now make the question more precise , and ask whether the experience has the same effect at any time , or whether there are particular ‘ sensitive periods ’ at which it will be more influential than at others . |
| 15 | The pair added a fluent 80 before a mix-up saw the latter depart , although TV replays suggested he was unlucky . |
| 16 | Care of the unfortunate was a general duty which people met with generosity and tenderness , and they were not surprised when the state did the same . |
| 17 | Later , when the car crossed the same crossing , police followed it and after about half-a-mile put on their blue flashing light . |
| 18 | Mildred began to cry , and as she lifted her hand to wipe away the tears she watched with horrified fascination as the reflection did the same . |
| 19 | For the reject results the same calculations are done on the unshaded area giving revised probabilities of 0·32 for the 10 per cent and 0·68 for the 2 per cent levels . |
| 20 | For the reject results the same calculations are done on the unshaded area giving revised probabilities of 0.32 for the 10 per cent and 0.68 for the 2 per cent levels . |
| 21 | The fundamental proposition of the 1982 Act is that the immunity of trade unions in tort is totally abolished , though the union enjoys the same defences as an individual where action is taken in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute . |
| 22 | Meanwhile , Ershad 's Jatiya Party suffered a serious blow when a court sentenced the former President to 10 years ' " rigorous imprisonment " [ see p. 38288 ] . |
| 23 | They also played the same games in the playground , and when a group had the same work in class , everybody would whisper or signal the answer to everyone else , + everyone put down the same things , whether right or wrong ! |