Example sentences of "the [det] [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Concentrated liquid pesticides applied as diluted sprays are perhaps the most versatile against pests of top growth , whereas soil pests are often treated with granules or dusts , the latter also used as seed dressings . |
| 2 | It used both water and steam power , the latter probably installed by Cook . |
| 3 | The former are generally referred to as Mori Bokharas , and the latter usually marketed as Mori Kashans . |
| 4 | The Maréchal de Cadenet , a French ambassador on a special mission who stayed in London for only a few days in 1621 , was given by James I jewellery said to be worth £2,500 , while the duke of Buckingham , the king 's favourite , presented him with ponies and four albino falcons , the latter much prized by huntsmen . |
| 5 | Artis and Clare shared an interest in natural history and the latter often refers to Artis 's opinions on local flora and fauna and to specimens which he saw in his collection of stuffed birds . |
| 6 | The value of the latter often comes from relevance to managerial concerns , but its immediacy can often drive out its usefulness as a source of learning . |
| 7 | Beinn Lair , A' Mhaighdean , the twins Beinn Dearg Mor and Bheag , Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair and Ruadh Stac Mor , the latter recently promoted to Munro status — all these are mountains with magic and mystery in their stones and are unknown but to a few . |
| 8 | In the afternoon they separated and the former again returned to Shields … |
| 9 | The florin and the ducat were seemingly equivalent coins , the former more used in Tuscany and the latter in Venice . |
| 10 | The same clearly applies to attendance and voting ; if they are given a vote in certain circumstances , ( e.g . |
| 11 | The same now applies to furniture . |