Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [vb base] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aelian reports that ‘ the Brahmins honour them above all other birds . |
| 2 | If we now compare the fortunes of a girl apprentice in the same firm ( and the wage-books describe her as such , rather than a " learner " ) , Miss Whyte , she began in 1901 probably at 55 . |
| 3 | Round the neck of the bottle was a piece of paper with the words DRINK ME in large letters . |
| 4 | The nudes owe something to those of Bill Brandt done in the late 1940s and early 50s , but as in all his work Friedlander 's choice of vantage point and his use of irony forces questions on the viewer , rather than supplying answers . |
| 5 | The judges know nothing about any will of the people except in so far as that will is expressed by an Act of Parliament , and would never suffer the validity of a statute to be questioned on the ground of its having been passed or kept alive in opposition to the wishes of the electors . ’ |
| 6 | Conditions laid down by Haussmann along the lines of those set out by the Monopoly Commission , that the companies divest themselves of certain divisions which , if merged , would be against German interests in the arms industry , were eventually agreed to by both MBB and Daimler . |
| 7 | The apes provide us with much information concerning possible roots of sociable behaviour in man . |
| 8 | Yachting can survive as a spectator sport , but the participants owe it to future generations not to promote tobacco consumption as part of their lifestyle . |
| 9 | In part two , as the Featherstonehaughs preen themselves in pristine white tuxedos , flaunting two-foot mug shots offering surrealist images of bodyless faces , hands and legs emerging and retreating , the word precious takes on a different meaning : while yet further connotations appear as the Cholmondeleys , in voluptuous crimson velvet , sensually stimulate the imagination in part three . |
| 10 | The sponsors offer him at 33-1 , which could be generous , while making Ghofar and Bonanza Boy joint favourites at 5-1 . |
| 11 | So the Inland Revenue gets a bonus the company gets a claw-back and the members get nothing at all . |
| 12 | Do you mean to tell me that the girls ask you for such stuff as you have been reading ? |
| 13 | So when the Danes reconsider it in another referendum on May 18th , will most Europeans know what is at stake ? |
| 14 | The Damsels view her with malignant Eyes : |
| 15 | The Cartesians concede something like this in the case of brute animal life . |
| 16 | The children amuse themselves for much of the time , with the local swimming pool proving a favourite treat . |
| 17 | The oceans provide us with much more than pleasure for the diver and beautiful photographs for the photographer ; they also give us invaluable knowledge . |
| 18 | Inasmuch as the parables provide us with some indication of how Jesus saw the world , it must be said that women would appear . |
| 19 | The Greens put everything into this election , believing that people had finally realised the seriousness and urgency of the issues they campaign on . |
| 20 | The same is true for published research papers in these sciences , and this is one of the reasons for the popularity of KWIC ( Key Word In Context ) indexes within chemistry and the earth sciences — the papers lend themselves to automated index production . |
| 21 | The handlers thrust them at each other , withdrew them , thrust again . |
| 22 | After another 13 years of getting the country into a mess the Tories tell us of all the good things they are going to do if re-elected . |