Example sentences of "[vb base] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , the complexity imparted by the faithful physicalist version should not blind us to the features that distinguish the causal processes in the bees ' brains or whatever from those involved in the swelling after the swipe . |
| 2 | It is thus quite difficult to ; distinguish the various princes of the family of Augustus . |
| 3 | If uniforms distinguish the different grades of nursing and domestic staff , then this is useful information for the nurse to communicate to the patient . |
| 4 | There are also systems ( e.g. in Australian and New Guinea languages ) that distinguish the three dimensions of space , having demonstratives that gloss as " the one above the speaker " , " the one below the speaker " , " the one level with the speaker " as well as distinguishing relative distance from participants ( see e.g. Dixon , 1972 : 262ff re Dyirbal ) . |
| 5 | The nature of the economic system and the conflicts within it influence the changing rules of the game . |
| 6 | — to bias the competition in the network and influence the stable states ; |
| 7 | Advocacy schemes focus on the rights , entitlements and choices of individuals , but they do not generally much influence the wider issues of the way services are planned , shaped and managed . |
| 8 | We can only break our of this vicious circle by understanding the factors that influence the dietary choices we make . |
| 9 | They are watertight except that REPRODUCTION passes gene values across to DEVELOPMENT , where they influence the growing rules . |
| 10 | In other featured games this week , the rejuvenated Phil Simms will be attempting to keep his throwing arm limber after last week 's 227 yard game against Chicago as the New York Giants host the dark horses Tampa Bay Buccaneers ; meanwhile the Green Bay Packers , fancied by many as Superbowl contenders , will be looking forward to clipping the wings of the Philadelphia Eagles before they have a chance to soar . |
| 11 | ‘ I would still like to be in charge in Dublin in 1995 when we host the European championships . ’ |
| 12 | Double elections favour the Liberal Democrats , who are the only parry with a wide choice of candidates and slick money-raising machinery . |
| 13 | No one ( thank God ! ) says sex must stop and comparatively few favour the wilder flights of permissive fantasy . |
| 14 | The outlook for Japan 's computer firms is made brighter by several major changes in the way the machines are sold which favour the existing strengths of its computer industry . |
| 15 | There we go ( Note that , in most cases , the three kinds of sentences only favour the three kinds of interpretation . ) |
| 16 | To appreciate why certain questions are currently preoccupying psychobiologists , why they favour the particular answers that are in vogue , and why they seem to have neglected , until recently , many of the issues that non-psychologists would consider central to understanding the biological bases of behaviour , a short lesson on the history of psychobiology is relevant . |
| 17 | The transverse fibres or commissures unite the two ganglia of a pair . |
| 18 | Themes discussed above clearly unite the diverse materials . |
| 19 | At A level , nearly three times as many boys as girls enter , and as at 16+ , a greater proportion of the boys who enter gain the top grades . |
| 20 | To add to this gloomy picture of girls lagging behind boys at the top attainment levels in this country are the results of national mathematics competitions , where year after year boys overwhelmingly gain the top scores . |
| 21 | A century later John Murray , the British ambassador in Constantinople , bitterly regretted that in 1774 he had not been able to act as mediator in the making of the Russo-Turkish peace of Kutchuk — Kainardji and thus gain the valuable presents from both sides which would have been his reward . |
| 22 | It is possible that , while we lose the administrative costs incurred by property valuation , we could easily replace them with the valuations of the poll tax for many different households . |
| 23 | I think there 's a lot of the co , er , the smaller companies feel that way , but the bigger companies have tried the smaller ones , and I think we , we 're not likely to lose the bigger ones as easy as lose the small ones . |
| 24 | Isolated , earning low wages , they mostly lose the statutory benefits which it has taken most of the century to establish — sick pay , paid holdiay , paid maternity leave , national insurance and redundancy notice and compensaiton . |
| 25 | It is the consonant sounds which make speech intelligible ; therefore it is not surprising that people who lose the high frequencies tend to hear the voice but not to be able to distinguish words . |
| 26 | … the major use of texts which ignore or belittle the traditional interests of girls . |
| 27 | If you eat the right foods and take some exercise you will begin to understand and know your body better and you will be able to discern something that is just a muscular ache from carrying heavy shopping from a pain that you have never encountered before . |
| 28 | What actually happens is that the fish eat the tiny algae spores on the margins of the leaves . |
| 29 | Rich and poor eat the same dishes … ’ |
| 30 | It is also affected by diet and people who regularly eat the same foods develop similar odours . |