Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun sg] [vb -s] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Article 10(1) of the European Convention sets out the basic principle which the makers of common and statute law in Britain have never quite mustered the courage to adopt : " Everyone has the right to freedom of expression . |
| 2 | Main picture : The uncluttered bedroom sums up the atmosphere of the house |
| 3 | After a juddering landing the cranky plane eases up the runway towards a chalky line reading ‘ stop ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ The enclosed photo sums up the general verdict of our recent holiday to Zakopane . |
| 5 | Until now I have never been a particular admirer of Fifine , but somehow the improved quality brings out the score 's atmosphere and personality much more vividly , and Beecham 's exquisite handling of detail makes a much greater impact . |
| 6 | The Old Testament lays down the fundamentals of a Christian social ethic in three major ways . |
| 7 | The second statement sums up the News International ban precisely , and the following sentence reflects the dilemma that was faced by many librarians in the dispute ; though not by all , because for many librarians who supported the ban there was no dilemma . |
| 8 | To help out , the second player holds up the mirror so that the first player can see his reflection . |
| 9 | The lateral membrane takes up the entire length of one side of the chamber , pushing the grapes against the other side . |
| 10 | In a few places , as in the lower Neretva valley , a breach in the mountain wall permits a gulf of Mediterranean air to penetrate inland , but more commonly the unbroken barrier shuts out the ameliorating influences from the sea . |
| 11 | The strange fact that the 1693 playbook leaves out the whole of the first 1692 scene ( the scene with the Duke , Egeus and the Lovers ) can only be accounted for , I believe , as a printing-house convenience , since it makes room for the inclusion at the end of Act I of the new episode of the Drunken Poets . |
| 12 | The White Paper sets out the details of the formula ( DSS , 1990a ; see also Millar and Whiteford , 1991 for further details and a comparison with the recently introduced Australian scheme ) . |
| 13 | The hard left points out the parallels between colonial district commissioners and the district auditor . |
| 14 | In return for a small share of the songs ' royalty earnings , the larger company takes over the day-to-day business of administering the musicians ' song catalogues while the musicians retain all copyright and control of their material ( see the ‘ self-publishing ’ section below ) . |
| 15 | The larger union swallows up the smaller union , and let's get it straight , the T & g are not taking the G M B over . |
| 16 | Rather , the Prime Minister sums up the sense of the meeting . |
| 17 | The son of the present owner takes up the story . ’ |
| 18 | In words like ‘ potato ’ , ‘ tomato ’ , ‘ canary ’ , ‘ perhaps ’ , ‘ today ’ , the vowel in the first syllable may disappear ; the aspiration of the initial plosive takes up the whole of the middle portion of the syllable , resulting in these pronunciations ( where indicates aspiration ) : ; ; ; ; |
| 19 | However , when the first violin takes up the theme of the lullaby high up in its register , he plays with a pure sweetness that makes him sound like a luminous voice in the distance . |
| 20 | The General Secretariat carries out the decisions of the Council and provides financial and administrative services for the personnel of the League . |
| 21 | The sun-and-moon chart hangs on the kitchen cupboard , where we can consult it . |
| 22 | She implored : ‘ If the immediate family breaks up the problems created can still be resolved but only if the children have been brought up from the very start with the feeling that they are wanted , loved and valued . ’ |
| 23 | If the red ball goes down the edge of the white ball ? |
| 24 | His view of the American situation follows out the formal consequences of earlier complaints by such writers as Nathanael West and Philip Roth , that the American novel can no longer keep up with contemporary reality . |
| 25 | Erm it 's a simple flow system , raw material comes in at one end and flows through the plant , through the machining areas , through the assembly , and the new product , the finished product comes out the end . |
| 26 | Not only that , but on hatching , the young cuckoo throws out the host species ' own eggs or young so that it has no competition for the foster parents ' time and attention . |
| 27 | An opening chapter on silk fragments from China , Persia and the Middle East brings in the central theme of her narrative the passage of materials and techniques from one area to another . |
| 28 | The constructive theory builds up the set of achievable patterns while the destructive theory reduces the set of possible patterns . |
| 29 | The final scene sets up the image of Suzannah and the Elders echoing the painting while reinforcing Tassi and Cauley 's conspiracy against Artemesia in the scene before . |
| 30 | The new act picks up the Warnock comments that really the majority of children can probably be erm accommodated in ordinary schools , but there will always be a need for special schools , and in fact they do mention some proportions . |