Example sentences of "the [adj] [n mass] [verb] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the start of the C2 first heat Reneiski/Zuravski of the USSR broke a paddle shaft but still managed to finish only half a minute after the Korean pair using just the blade at the stern to secure a repêchage place . |
| 2 | The political realities of the division of Korea made the Korean people appreciate all the more the value of the assistance provided by the Soviet Union : |
| 3 | The 1980 Survey 's section on the elderly was asked only of those aged 65 and over , and therefore tables in this chapter which are based on the 1980 data include only the sub sample in this age band . |
| 4 | Clearly , the British people know when the policy is in safe hands . |
| 5 | The new ecologists were particularly inclined to stress the interactions between the different species making up the population of each area . |
| 6 | Most of the 300,000 people live off the land and no one has gone hungry . |
| 7 | Production is being doubled from 300 to 600 cars a week to meet the growing demand and Rover needs the extra staff to take on the extra shifts . |
| 8 | The humble people bring up the hero as their own child , eventually the hero realizes through a dream , through a prophecy , a visitation or something that he is not the child of his humble parents , but the find out who his real parents were , and then returns and arduous struggles and eventually gains his rightful place . |
| 9 | The leadership is guiding the Chinese people to implement firmly the reform and open policy put forward by Deng Xiaoping . |
| 10 | The closer we come to the game the more we focus as a group , and the more people drop off the equation . |
| 11 | The Irish pair have arguably the most difficult group in the 12 team international event , run by the Peniel Academy Parent Teacher Association , facing Belgium and Switzerland . |
| 12 | The civilian staff put out the empty milk bottles and leave the camp , another day 's work done , and the regimental police staff in the guardroom check to see that all the recruits have booked in and that all the visitors have been booked out . |
| 13 | It is hoped that most governors would spend the whole of their service without having to face such an unwelcome decision as the dismissal of a member of staff and would be able to concentrate their efforts on engaging and supporting the best people to carry out the educational tasks for which they were responsible . |