Example sentences of "[subord] [pos pn] [adj] [noun sg] [verb] the " in BNC.
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1 | ( His Section 's Mediterranean operations , where his cheerful courage discomforted the Germans and Italians , are dealt with in later chapters . ) |
2 | It was rumoured that they had already burned farms in other villages , so their mere presence filled the Fontanellatesi with terror . |
3 | The exact point , which is about ¼ mile south of Myndmill Bridge , is described in the report as 14 miles 10 chains from the intended junction with the Cambrian Railways , north-west of Montgomery , for it is characteristic of the BCR 's unfulfilled ambitions that , although its main line to join the Cambrian was never completed , the railway 's mileposts showed the distance from that non-existent junction . |
4 | Just as the regime 's handling of industrial relations precluded the emergence of a moderate trade-union movement , so its political stance precluded the emergence of a reformist party with a stake in the status quo comparable to the German Socialist party . |
5 | Although their sheer abundance depressed the value of cowries as units of currency , it provided a wealth of shells for decorative purposes as well as a medium for displaying the wealth and demonstrating the prestige of rulers . |
6 | When the flow is spontaneously pulsating , the Reynolds number periodically becomes larger than its average value making the entry length temporarily unstable . |
7 | Although his head office sent the branch all the goods sold by the branch in Year 41 , Mr Messy did not record how much was sent and kept no records at the branch other than branch sales . |
8 | Drop down and spin around , so your rear foot reaps the opponent 's supporting leg . |
9 | Look no further than your own garden to see the most interesting and often surprising colour combinations . |
10 | Rovers stand to pick up an extra £25,000 if their former player makes the Great Britain side . |
11 | For example , and engineer trained in remote-sensing techniques in the West would be unable to use his knowledge if his own country lacks the computer equipment to make sense of the data . |
12 | The cutaway here has been effected quite neatly and if your playing style incorporates the occasional sojourn past the fourteenth fret , then it 's fairly obvious which model you would go for . |
13 | Its handling is far more predictable and involving , partly at least because its rear-drive layout encourages the loading-up of the outside tyres . |
14 | There it is becoming increasingly popular , presumably because its diminutive body suits the increasing shift towards apartment-dwelling among modern Americans . |
15 | And one of the 8-bit slots is unusable because its blanking plate carries the extra serial and games port . |
16 | He said he 'd been please because his own jockey hated the horse . ’ |
17 | The Shrimptons have looked after our affairs ever since my great grandfather started the business in 1900 . |
18 | It is laying on colour TVs , seating and a glass of wine for men while they watch the match , while their other half does the shopping . |
19 | The call-slip , which is in duplicate , is then transmitted to the shelf where the item is located , and its top copy is left on the shelf , while its second copy accompanies the requested item to the Reading ( or to the South Reading Room via the Reading Room ) . |
20 | Firstly , the recession ( 1975–76 ) reduced oil demand while its high price encouraged the use of alternative energy sources plus oil exploration outside of the Middle-East . |
21 | So did women — but more , they admired her : for being pregnant with Tyson while her first record climbed the charts ; for cradling her two-month infant through ‘ Manchild ’ ; then for celebrating all of that on ‘ Inner City Mamma ’ , a song dedicated to the strength of working mothers . |
22 | She slipped her left arm behind his head to cradle it while her right hand brought the whisky to his mouth . |
23 | While her busy tongue licked the wrinkled pouch , she could feel the thick shaft bouncing against her forehead . |
24 | In the case of bankruptcy , partnerships clearly feel more constrained , since their unlimited liability means the owner/managers have more to lose than in any other case ; they will tend to be risk-averse . |
25 | Since thy old lady kicked the dust from her heels th 've no soul to warm th'bed . ’ |
26 | He 's now heavy on the front brake , while his right foot strokes the rear brake lever . |
27 | In New Hope Copse she saw at a distance a man holding the hand of a small child , inclining to her the way adults do when walking with little ones , while his free arm swept the air to possess the oaks , the beeches , the ash . |
28 | He had n't said a word since his last attempt to bamboozle the androids who had brought them more bread and water . |
29 | Would you renounce your love , slip gracefully from the scene , become a goatherd and play mournfully consoling music on your Panpipes all day while your heedless flock chomp the succulent tufts ? |
30 | The financial details of the transaction to which the hon. Member referred , and which bear no resemblance to those that he described , took place two years after my noble Friend left the Government . |