Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [conj] [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They dropped specially-adapted mines which it was hoped would , if they missed the Tirpitz , roll down the steep slopes of the fjord and still cause damage . |
| 2 | Do not be tempted to use a hair drier , for instance , as this will simply blow dust onto the board and also create unevenness in the lacquer . |
| 3 | It is well known , indeed , that Charles Darwin accepted these Lamarckian notions , but what Lamarckism stands for today is the notion that adaptive changes that occur within an animal 's own lifetime somehow are imprinted upon the genome and thus become part of its heritage . |
| 4 | I think we 've decided we , we will , we will go to the cinema and probably see J F K , er and just have a snack in er , and go save the meal up and have er , that later in the month . |
| 5 | Many mothers continue to work part-time even when their children start school , so they can be there when they come home in the afternoon and so holiday childcare arrangements are a little easier . |
| 6 | He added : ‘ If Ian Lang is telling the truth in saying there is nothing political about the Government 's proposals then there is now good reason to think seriously about cancelling the reorganisation and instead giving consideration to setting up an independent commission . ’ |
| 7 | The police came , brusquely sympathetic as they assessed the damage and then informed Fran that there would be men sent out to dust for fingerprints the following day . |
| 8 | There is a common expectation that mourners will visit the cemetery where the dead person 's body or ashes have been interred for a recognized period of time , attending to flowers at the grave and generally maintaining contact with the memory of the dead person . |
| 9 | With some modification , this view , expressed in African Political Systems , is generally accepted , Recent research would broaden even further the category and also include systems where descent groups are linked one to another by marriage , rather than by believed common descent . |
| 10 | The Directive however does not attempt to assess the bargain which the consumer has made under the contract and therefore excludes assessment of the unfair character of terms which relate to " the main subject matter of the contract " and " the quality/price ratio of the goods or services supplied " . |
| 11 | The emoluments of the directors including the Chairman and highest paid director fell within the following bands : |
| 12 | His progress up the ladder of the Street was rapid , from the Daily Mail to Associate Features Editor at the Express and then Features Editor on the London Evening News . |
| 13 | Susan knew Stewart would win the election but never take office . |
| 14 | The most cynical argument , of course , for the soft approach is that if Mr Mann takes part in the election and triumphantly declares Punjab 's independence , the federal government can sack him and resume rule from New Delhi . |
| 15 | If you plan to stay where you are , the likelihood is that at some point you will want to make some changes or improvements : install central heating , insulate the loft , modernise the kitchen or perhaps convert part of the house to a granny flat for an elderly parent who is becoming too frail to live alone . |
| 16 | A few times I sat down in the kitchen and almost told mum but changed my mind . |
| 17 | It means following the ignis fatuus , the ‘ will o ’ the wisp' that traditionally leads travellers into bog or quicksand ; an analogue to the multiple wanderings of Book 111 is Frodo staring at the corpse-candles in chapter 2 of Book IV , to be warned by Gollum not to heed them , or the dead , rotten , phantasmal faces in the marshes below : ‘ Or hobbits go down to join the Dead ones and light little candles . |
| 18 | Someone once described this as sorting out the knots in the knitting and then taking pride in wearing the jumper . |
| 19 | This fairly common phenomenon stresses the interaction that normally takes place between our body clock , our social commitments , and time-cues . |
| 20 | It is a strange form of " success " that disregards the mood of the sufferer but simply observes abstinence from a specific substance or behaviour . |
| 21 | All employees are issued a with a security card which not only allows them into the building but also stores details of their credit facilities . |
| 22 | Erm Romans verse and verse four you notice this text is taken from verse twelve , rejoice in the hope and then persevering prayer , but if you go into verse four , what it 's speaking about there , but just as we have in one body many , members , but the members do not all have the same function and then in six to eight he goes on to describe that we all have gifts do n't we differing according to the undeserved kindness given to us , whether er so forth and so faith , ministry , erm teaching , exhorting , all these different gifts , though sometimes if a particular brother or sister does n't have a particular gift and we think well you know that 's a bit hard going I ca n't seem to listen to them , that 's an area perhaps where we could erm be quivering could n't we , or complaining , especially about assignments , you might get speakers that come here from other congregations , and some are better than others are n't they ? |
| 23 | Exercise stimulates blood flow to the skin and so gives rise to a healthy appearance . |
| 24 | Dollimore perceives that critical opinion has tried to resolve this issue by tending to read the play as either vindicating Faustus or the morality structure . |
| 25 | We wish to see all pupils having the opportunity to study balanced science as 20 per cent of the curriculum and also to include technology as a core subject . |
| 26 | John Cassevetes got the part and thus ended Nicholson 's brief hope of a major starring role , and provided further incentive to the prevailing thought that he should get out of acting . |
| 27 | Gaveston was the favourite of a Prince of the Blood and even to draw steel in the Prince of Wales ' presence could be construed as treason . |
| 28 | In the presidential elections held on Feb. 2 , 1986 [ see p. 34350 ] , Oscar Arias Sánchez of the social democratic National Liberation Party ( Partido de Liberación Nacional — PLN ) won 52.3 per cent of the vote and duly took office on May 8 . |
| 29 | Acts in a similar way to the mini-pill and also stops ovulation . |
| 30 | It is gratifying to know that the industry that once gave employment to many hundreds of the local population , is still able to flourish in small pockets . |