Example sentences of "[subord] [noun pl] [vb base] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At its heart lie two raised mires of deep peat , wildernesses of scattered birch , where adders sun themselves among the fern , and amber dragonflies haunt the peaty pools . |
| 2 | Further , once women get themselves into the position of dependent housewives , they have a vested interest in the maintenance of the status quo since it is too late in their lives to think of independent careers , and sexual freedom merely means the freedom for their husbands to seek younger women . |
| 3 | Just as genes propagate themselves in the gene pool by leaping from body to body via sperms or eggs , so memes propagate themselves in the meme pool by leaping from brain to brain via a process which , in the broad sense , can be called imitation . |
| 4 | But if parents buy it for the child the dividend is considered part of the parents income . |
| 5 | But if parents buy it for the child the dividend is considered part of the parents income . |
| 6 | But if parents buy it for the child the dividend is considered part of the parents income . |
| 7 | The distance estimate is important because astronomers use it as the first rung in the distance ladder they extend across the Universe . |
| 8 | Some merely regard their function as a necessary official procedure best conducted with the least possible fuss and difficulty , while others regard themselves as the only impartial authority capable of investigating a sequence of events involving fatality no matter how technically complicated it might be . |
| 9 | Just as genes propagate themselves in the gene pool by leaping from body to body via sperms or eggs , so memes propagate themselves in the meme pool by leaping from brain to brain via a process which , in the broad sense , can be called imitation . |
| 10 | Then he said ‘ Eliza — I must part from thee , for friends await me in the forest . |
| 11 | As humans liberate themselves from the constraints of nature ( scarce resources ) through technology , there comes about a domination of nature . |
| 12 | ‘ I got my chance in the national side when injuries put me into the match against Romania in Bucharest three years ago . |