Example sentences of "of [art] [noun sg] [verb] the [adj -er] " in BNC.

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1 The loss is not only that of a magnificent animal : the decline of the elephant hurts the wider environment .
2 The richer the content of the problem solved the happier the child .
3 The lower divisions of the vertebrata precede the higher ; — the fish preceded the reptile , the reptile preceded the bird , and the bird preceded the mammiferous quadruped .
4 After a fitful sleep I set off alone next morning in the welcome warmth of the sun to climb the higher of two small rock peaks rising to the east of the Panch Pokhari .
5 I apply stronger colours with a sponge over the top of the background to provide the smaller branches of the main tree .
6 This model also has an eleven-screw , three-ply mock-tortoiseshell scratchplate , chromed control plate with volume and tone rotaries plus jack socket , and a small individual metal plate on the lower horn area of the scratchplate containing the later version 's four slide switches , more of which later .
7 And men who turned towards the light and were known of the light Invented the Higher Religions ; and the Higher Religions were good
8 In this respect , as the discussion on continuation schools and citizenship will show , the ideological stance of the movement reflected the larger external debate among educationalists , philosophers , social scientists , and politicians .
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