Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb -s] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The halogen bulb 's unique regenerative cycle means that the filament does not wear out , the glass does not blacken , and the bulb lasts much longer than ordinary bulbs in fact , for between 2000 and 400 hours — all of which makes the halogen bulb an extremely efficient form of lighting . |
| 2 | Although some of the distinctive lexis of the London variety of Jamaican Creole may have its origins in Rasta speech , there is no clear evidence that Rastafarian influence on the structure of the Creole goes any further than that . |
| 3 | Titian has written over their heads Ex Praeterito Praesens Prudenter Agit Ni Futura Actione Deturpit ( ‘ From the [ example of ] the past the man of the present acts prudently so as not to imperil the future ’ ) . |
| 4 | The story goes so far as to suggest that Hewlett-Packard threatened to resign from OSF over the pace of development but changed its mind . |
| 5 | Keep a little box of french chalk or talc handy to keep your hands ‘ lubricated ’ so that the skin slides as easily as possible over the handles , and so reduces the likelihood of friction . |
| 6 | HOW 'S ABOUT FAT , THEN : The Duchess gets as far as raising a leg but then decides exercise is just too much effort and takes the rest of the sunbathing session lying down |
| 7 | For really large systems this will have the consequence that the only paths which contribute significantly to the final result will be those in a region where the action changes as slowly as possible , since here the cancellations are minimised . |
| 8 | The copula occurs as frequently as twelve times ( out of sixty-five main verbs ) , and other categories of verb which are prominent include those denoting attitudes ( hesitated , liked , treating , etc ) , cognitions ( known , supposed , reflected , etc ) , speech acts ( speak , repeated , address , invited , etc ) , and perceptions ( hear , looked , appear , etc ) . |
| 9 | It was repaired under warranty but recently we have noticed the engine crackles very loudly when we slow down after a journey of several miles . |
| 10 | I guess the machine blows as well as sucks . |
| 11 | The consequence is that the nonsensical at the bottom disappears as utterly as the sense in works of art at the top . |
| 12 | Consequently , aggressive shares have a higher expected rate of return than the market during a general increase but the return falls equally sharply when the market turns . |
| 13 | Can you suggest anyway to stop the fuel evaporating , retaining the original carbs , choke etc , as the vehicle runs very well until I switch off when warm . |
| 14 | Instead , the separation occurs much later when the embryo is made up already of many hundreds of cells . |
| 15 | The meaning that word has within these walls the saint knows as well as we . |
| 16 | In fact , the Committee goes so far as to assert that business and industry have no distinctive educational needs , and is thereby able to collapse point 2 in its terms of reference ( " the needs of business , the professions and the public services " ) into point 1 ( " the requirements of a liberal education " ) . |
| 17 | The Act goes no further than requiring that , where there is disagreement over accuracy , the fact that there is such disagreement must be recorded . |
| 18 | ( 2 ) When the clothing lasts far longer than even the best quality jeans , and costs no more , how will the agents maintain a business based on clothes bought near enough once in a lifetime ? ( 3 ) Is anyone stupid enough to want to wear heavy-duty , fur-lined , withstands-bloody-cold-arctic-conditions clothing in the summer ? |
| 19 | The session starts around 2pm when the old faithfuls sit back and wallow in nostalgia as they listen to their favourite bands and singers Chick Henderson is always high on the list of course or dance to the records , spinning at 78rpm . |
| 20 | US officials admit that they knew about the coup plans as early as last Saturday , but say they were given little time to judge its chances of success or to plan any US involvement . |
| 21 | The process takes much longer than the two years of ‘ aftercare ’ written into many restoration contracts . |
| 22 | Where the husband goes so far as to cause injury , there are available a number of offences against the person with which he may be charged , but the gravamen of the husband 's conduct is the injury he has caused not the sexual intercourse he has forced . ’ |
| 23 | The rest of those in the room have to try and do what the leader does as fast as possible afterwards , but without making obvious who the leader is . |
| 24 | The difference goes far deeper than the political complexion of the government . |
| 25 | The rain stops as suddenly as it came . |
| 26 | Because the winning of seats under the STV depends more often than not on the transfer of votes from one candidate to another of the same patty , it is particularly important that they should campaign unanimously . |
| 27 | Participant observation usually refers to a situation where the observer becomes as near as may be a member of the group being studied and participates in their normal activities . |
| 28 | In the rubber-like state or in the melt the chains are in relatively rapid motion , but as the temperature is lowered the movement becomes progressively slower until eventually the available thermal energy is insufficient to overcome the rotational energy barriers in the chain . |
| 29 | This way the lining stretches as easily as the knitted skirt and fits smoothly over the waist . |
| 30 | The messenger descends quickly enough when its propellant vanes collapse , so provision must be made for a soft landing of any weighty camera unit . |