Example sentences of "[adj] [vb base] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er in very briefly and I shall er expand the argument a min in a minute , my amendments five , eight and eleven provide that the size of a police authority should no longer be restricted to sixteen members , but should be er er by order er a somewhere between sixteen and twenty-four members and that two-thirds of those members should be er appoint er er amen appoint appointed by local authorities in the area concerned . |
| 2 | Maynard 's and Ludbrook 's analysis of hospital revenues during the three years 1977–80 suggest that the most deprived regions ‘ have made substantial gains ’ at the expense of other regions . |
| 3 | Results like that suggest that the young salmon learn the odour of their native stream ( or of the young salmon in it ) , and later find their way home by seeking that scent . |
| 4 | A few fear that the outcome could be harmful ; they foresee a new underclass , unable to get jobs or insurance . |
| 5 | Because of this difficulty , some deny that the courts are really concerned with the intention of Parliament . |
| 6 | The is no doubt that polished tools look better , but some say that the extra expense is unnecessary . |
| 7 | Some say that The Mercy Seat is the best thing Cave has done for five years , since Mutiny in Heaven . |
| 8 | Some say that the breed originated in Wales from a cross between local cattle at Castle Farm in Brecon with Castlemartins from Pembrokeshire , which means that it is related to neighbouring Glamorgan , Gloucester and Welsh Black breeds . |
| 9 | Some say that the church has significantly failed to provide a safe ‘ family ’ , and the result has been that thousands of needy people have drifted through and away to the false substitutes of the world . |
| 10 | Some say that the Avize Chardonnay has more finesse , but I find that while Avize may have more clarity of flavour , Cramant and , for that matter , le Mesnil-sur-Oger have finer qualities of bouquet . |
| 11 | No one , either in Orkney or beyond , denies that child abuse exists ; some say that the sexual abuse of children is rife in today 's society . |
| 12 | Some suggest that the importation of white-faced Flemish cattle by Lord Scudamore in the seventeenth century ( the paintings by Cuyp , c . |
| 13 | Some suggest that the monster is rotting vegetation lifted by bubbles of gas , produced in the loch bed by bacteria . |
| 14 | Some suggest that the value of BSRI androgyny to women is simply the value of masculinity . |
| 15 | This suggest that the governance of Ulster is more than just a matter of security and that there are urgent needs for an independent environmental protection agency , subsidies for green farming , and more money in general for the administration of conservation . |
| 16 | This suggest that the gas is undergoing a cooling flow , as is expected anyway as the gas density inferred from the X-ray luminosity requires that the cooling time be less than the age of the Universe within that region . |
| 17 | The data presented in Table 2 show that the addition of distamycin produces a very similar increase in T m values for both duplex 1 and duplex 4 i.e. the drug exerts a very similar stabilising effect on both duplexes . |
| 18 | The trajectory of the 1/ CV 2 plot after the tetanus was horizontal ( h ) , indicating a postsynaptic change . |
| 19 | There had been some hope that the law would distinguish between such deals , part of normal prudent treasury management , and others , essentially speculative , as if the council were in the finance business itself . |
| 20 | So there is some hope that the gradual trend to wider bank use will be coupled with a trend to more informed and selective credit use . |
| 21 | Now there is some hope that the charitable fund will provide at least some of the resources required so that a start can be made . |
| 22 | The United States had taken the initiative in this development , since it appeared the only means by which the Americans could disengage gradually from Korea with some hope that the UN could produce a solution that would sustain south Korea for at least a limited period . |
| 23 | There is some hope that the research will come up with a treatment for AIDS . |
| 24 | Nevertheless there was some hope that the rifts in the Labour Party would produce some new combinations on the Left . |
| 25 | This is not strictly speaking a realist film and some hold that the artistic embellishment is at odds with Steinbeck 's message . |
| 26 | NOT everybody uses the woodworking apron for their original intention , as we learn from some members , and some complain that the pockets become filled with chippings if used for woodturning . |
| 27 | There is no generally agreed explanation for how dowsing works and some consider that the answer lies in emanations from whatever is being sought . |
| 28 | Generally speaking it is best to avoid complex behaviours with small children and parents but if they are unavoidable ensure that the parents know to break them down into small bits . |
| 29 | However , few predict that the government will raise direct taxation : that would be to renege on the fundamental Thatcherite principle of reducing income tax . |
| 30 | Some suspect that the availability of welfare benefits , more generous to single mothers than married ones , may be an incentive . |