Example sentences of "[adv prt] its [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only the utter ruthlessness of one ravaged , machine-sustained tyrant and the overstretched forces of his fierce yet fragile Imperium kept the human race tottering along its fraying tightrope . |
| 2 | The whole world fell away beneath us as we soared upwards , and leaning back and enjoying it I watched the little valley unfold along its twisting length until I could see away into the main Dale with the great hills billowing round and white into the dark clouds . |
| 3 | Sweden is a larger country than Norway with a compact Arctic region dominated by a mountain chain that runs along its western edge , near the border with Norway . |
| 4 | Beyond Strontian , Loch Sunart comes to an end and the A.884 , a narrow road , branches from the A.861 to round the head of the loch , travel along its southern shore for some miles and then cross the moorlands of Morvern to its terminus at Lochaline , a small coastal village with castle ruins nearby and a seasonal car ferry to the island of Mull . |
| 5 | Its segment-headed windows , keystones , parapet and raised centre bay look particularly dramatic beside mud-spattered straggling farm buildings ; a large herd of Friesian cows amble along its eastern wall each day at milking times . |
| 6 | That evening , after dinner at our hotel , we walked along its reed-lined paths which lead past tykes and inter-connecting lagoons . |
| 7 | As the growing Waaagh moved past Mad Dog Pass it was joined by the Goblin tribes that lived along its tunnel-strewn length . |
| 8 | In England the criticism of continued military activity by John Wyclif , the opposition to war expressed by men of Lollard sympathies such as William Swynderby , the lassitude provoked by so many years of conflict , mirrored in some of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer and John Gower , are indicative both of people 's reflection regarding the morality of war and the ways in which it was being fought , and of the apparent futility of allowing it to continue along its present drift , no real advantage accruing to either side in spite of the great cost , both human and financial , to all . |
| 9 | Inside was an extremely fine needle , with the threading hole cleverly tapped : It was promptly sent back , drilled and tapped along its entire length ! |
| 10 | Energis is the name chosen by the UK 's National Grid Company for the telephone service it plans to launch next year , delivered along fibre optic lines that will run along its 4,200 miles of overhead power lines and 360 miles of underground cable : the company — owned by the 12 regional UK electricity distributors , hopes to get the go-ahead for its planned service in a few weeks , and has heavyweights Gordon Owen , formerly of Mercury Communications Ltd , and David Dey , formerly British Telecommunications Plc on board to run the business . |
| 11 | He found a cigarette , lit it and watched the smoke wreathe into the night air ; he enjoyed his smoke , then climbed onto the parapet and started to walk along its broad surface . |
| 12 | Through the park , landscaped in the eighteenth century , the River Lune winds along its spectacular valley — a valley that played such an important role in the Romantic Movement . |
| 13 | A bank of sand separated between the sea and an inner expanse of shore , in which the bed of Rossie Burn was pillowed among undulating slopes clad with a profusion of sea-grasses ; at full tide it seemed like a fresh-water lake , at ebb tide but a marshy waste , only the stream meandering along its time-worn groove . |
| 14 | The 16th is a high handicapper 's daymare , with water stretching along its 170-yard length to the left . |
| 15 | The blue train is pulling away from me in the drizzle , gathering speed , effortlessly accelerating along its elevated track . |
| 16 | Fleetwood is unique in having a tramway operating along its main street , and the recent track renewals represent a vote of confidence in the future . |
| 17 | Kyle of Lochalsh is the next port of call , and the way to it from Plockton returns to the T-junction at Duirinish , turns along its main street and skirts the next village of Drumbuie , scene of a great hullabaloo two decades ago when a proposal to construct an oilrig installation off-shore was repulsed by spirited opposition , a home subsequently being found for it on an uninhabited shore of Loch Kishorn . |
| 18 | A leader is a main or central stem that extends and grows along its own line of growth . |
| 19 | It was built over 1,800 years ago but , incredibly , some sections still stand almost to their original height , and there is still plenty to see along its whole length . |
| 20 | There is plenty to visit : numerous museums , including the Gothic Art and Picasso , its two cathedrals ( the Gothic and Gaudi 's Sagrada Familia ) , the Spanish Folk Village , the mountain of Montjuich with its castle and Tibidabo with its fun fair , or just wandering along its tree-lined boulevards , of which the most famous is the Ramblas . |
| 21 | A low pass carries a narrow road from Kinlochewe to the sea , and ranged along its northern side are the two huge masses of Beinn Eighe and Liathach , together extending in intimidating slopes over a distance of ten miles : Munros both , and among the best . |
| 22 | The neck is made from birdseye maple , which is satin finished along its playing length , but as the reverse side of the headstock has been signed and numbered by Larry himself , a layer of clear lacquer has been used to protect the area . |
| 23 | Then , at his feet , almost indistinguishable from the other bits of litter and scraps of rubbish , he saw a long , dirty ribbon of material , covered along its full length with bright red blotches in awkward shapes . |
| 24 | So the world of science moved along its intellectual railway tracks , and its further progress seemed , like that of the railways themselves , to offer the prospect of the laying-down of more tracks of the same kind through new territory . |
| 25 | He stood up , holding the controls between his knees , and dragged the Lewis gun down its sliding mounting . |
| 26 | Typically the central bank of the country facing downwards pressure on its currency would intervene for a time by running down its official reserves , but eventually might decide to devalue if there was no sign that domestic policies were likely to contain the situation . |
| 27 | The USA was eager to play down its close links with Israel in order not to alienate potential Arab supporters . |
| 28 | It was eager to play down its close links with Israel in order not to alienate potential Arab supporters , and made it clear that any Israeli military involvement in the crisis would cause a radical shift in the already unstable Arab ranks , possibly leading a number of those currently allied to the USA to side with Iraq . |
| 29 | Another set of problems at the level of institutional approval was created for the CNAA by the decision of the University of London to run down its external degrees , and the CNAA 's agreement to take up the reins where possible and appropriate . |
| 30 | The Chilean daily La Epoca of Nov. 7 reported that the Soviet Union had decided to close down its Antarctic research programme because of a " critical lack of resources " , and the break-up of the Union . |