Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although there were few States where the Republicans were as deeply entrenched as the Democrats were in their southern strongholds , there were several where the need for large welfare state payments to win votes for a marginal government was low . |
| 2 | Suggest some reasons why the land in the background in the photograph is less valuable to farmers than that in the foreground . |
| 3 | One day Tony gets up to watch and witnesses one of the few times when the sun travels across a blue , cloudless sky . |
| 4 | Oh we did that a few times when the , the borders were closed with |
| 5 | At some frequencies even the best optical fibre available will absorb or scatter light , whereas at other frequencies they will pass light with almost no attenuation or scattering . |
| 6 | Why , just a few generations ago the grandparents of this trumped-up charlatan blossomed and grew in orchards that attracted humans and animals alike with the sweet scent of fruit as it hung from the boughs . |
| 7 | In some clinics where the work-load is heavy , the actual tests from males may be taken by one of the technicians rather than the doctor . |
| 8 | In the few cases where the church plan diverges from the conventional arrangement by including only a single side aisle rather than the normal two , this volume , rather than the nave space , can be used to accommodate the dwellings access corridor , although it is noteworthy that in the conversion of St James 's Church , Farnham , Surrey , which is also described in this chapter , the optimum cross-sectional treatment of such an asymmetrical plan placed the longitudinal access corridor in the former nave space , the aisle projection being used to accommodate living-rooms . |
| 9 | Despite the constant temptation to misuse an artist 's name , there seem to be very few cases where the customer was actually deceived , although this surely must have happened with some pirate or bootleg records . |
| 10 | These show that , in those relatively few cases where the auditor 's role has been challenged , in virtually no cases at all has lack of independence been demonstrated — or even alleged . |
| 11 | This can best be seen in the appointment of commissions to assess the subsidy on aliens granted in Edward IV 's last parliament , one of the few cases where the council took positive decisions about personnel rather than ( as with the sheriffs , for instance ) simply confirming Edward IV 's appointments . |
| 12 | Those who did marry all left the trade , except for a few cases where the husband was a serving soldier abroad during the war . |
| 13 | This can best be seen in the appointment of commissions to assess the subsidy on aliens granted in Edward IV 's last parliament , one of the few cases where the council took positive decisions about personnel rather than ( as with the sheriffs , for instance ) simply confirming Edward IV 's appointments . |
| 14 | This aspect is something that has increased in importance with the rise of inflation because there are very few cases where the deceased would not have been earning more by the date of trial than he was earning at the date of his death . |
| 15 | We first consider tests of the rational expectations hypothesis in those relatively few cases when the expected variable is directly measured . |
| 16 | At the climax to the debate a few minutes ago the hon. Member for Cunninghame , South ( Mr. Lambie ) was addressing a single Labour Back Bencher . |
| 17 | A few minutes ago the hon. Member for Bristol , East ( Mr. Sayeed ) attacked my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol , South ( Ms. Primarolo ) for being absent from the Chamber for the statement . |
| 18 | Just a few minutes ago the ambulance carrying the two boys arrived at Stoke Mandeville . |
| 19 | A few minutes later the train arrived in Duisburg and we got out . |
| 20 | He goes on to remark that a few minutes later the same antlers could be in use with the animals full weight behind them as they slash and batter those of an opposing stag . |
| 21 | A few minutes later the elderly owner of ‘ Primrose Cottage ’ was on the phone . |
| 22 | A few minutes later the very same Mrs Fm turns up . |
| 23 | A few minutes later the rabbits had crossed the cart-track and vanished into the copse beyond . |
| 24 | A few minutes later the Doctor had reached the valley . |
| 25 | A few minutes later the ship saw us and turned . |
| 26 | A few minutes later the spaceship landed and I was home . |
| 27 | A few minutes later the spaceship was falling towards a planet covered with tall buildings . |
| 28 | To her surprise a few minutes later the taxi pulled up outside a fashion shop in one of the main city streets as the driver indicated she had reached her destination . |
| 29 | A few minutes later the lights went out . |
| 30 | A few minutes later the Deruta vase containing about half a kilo of assorted chocolates had been placed on the rear seat of the Volvo and he was sitting in the front watching Cinzia tear up the parking ticket which had been tucked under the windscreen wiper . |