Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [vb -s] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After you 've tried all of these , you should have found that while the chromatic scale meanders slowly up and down , taking its time to reach its goal , the arpeggio crosses the strings at a dramatic rate of knots ! |
| 2 | But since the majority sets the standards , the differences of the majority are considered normal , those of the minority odd . |
| 3 | Climb onto a platform and your weight sets the contraption in motion the deck rides up and down simulating ocean swells , the soundtrack plays the moans of whale songs , and a film projection shows an opening and closing hand that approaches and recedes in wavelike sequence on the now-rotating screens . |
| 4 | Part of the binding mechanism may involve ions like calcium , so when calcium is removed , the cells of some early embryos just separate into individual cells , and restoring the calcium causes the cells to adhere again . |
| 5 | Paragraph 3 of the Direction specifies the requirements as to content : |
| 6 | ‘ The shirt enters the realms of gentlemanly attire . |
| 7 | The shirt hits the fans : Morrissey , on stage at the ill-starred Madness gig |
| 8 | The retailer selects the items he wants and fills in the form as outlined above . |
| 9 | It 's a bit like crowd control at a football match — the retailer guides the customers along a path through his shop ! |
| 10 | In the second example the writer blends the quotations in smoothly ; the relevance of the quotation is more explicitly stated . |
| 11 | The board holds the funds in escrow for five years , during which it releases amounts only for attorney 's fees , and in some cases , for expenses incurred in earning the literary income . |
| 12 | The RAF says the women , who are divorced or separated , are now occupying the homes illegally — the women say they and their children now face life in bed and breakfast accomodation . |
| 13 | The RAF says the Russians are in one of the worst possible places in the world for a rescue but they have to give it a try . |
| 14 | The RAF says the Russians are in one of the worst possible places in the world for a rescue but they have to give it a try . |
| 15 | The lead is unadorned save for an appliqué lead Maltese cross on the breast ; the shell follows the contours of the body , highly defined at the head end , and thus provides an indication of the true size of the occupant . |
| 16 | The case demonstrates the difficulties which the policy of parental choice in education is presenting for multicultural education in state schools . |
| 17 | The case has the hallmarks of a debtor who is unable or unwilling to make a payment , not of a debtor who genuinely thinks or is advised that the amount charged by the solicitors was unreasonable . |
| 18 | When the marker of comparison is deleted , the text reflects the perceptions of the people , as on the occasion when Lok and Fa hear an echo , and the narrator reports " their words had flown away from them like a flock of birds that circled and multiplied mysteriously … they stood … while the birds flew farther and farther away … ( p. 81 ) . |
| 19 | The very breadth of the field shows the problems inherent in its study . |
| 20 | The computer holds the microprograms in what is normally referred to as a control store . |
| 21 | Why go the long way round if the computer has the shortcuts ? |
| 22 | L. 266 , p. 1 ) confirms the contractual nature of judicial proceedings such as those in point inasmuch as it provides that the law applicable to the contract governs the consequences of a total or partial failure to comply with obligations arising under it and consequently the contractual liability of the party responsible for such breach . |
| 23 | As economically rational actors , the shareholders will ensure that the contract contains the terms necessary to safeguard their interests against management abuse . |
| 24 | The decision closes the floodgates to hundreds of potential appeals by convicted drink-drivers . |
| 25 | The decision closes the doors on to hundreds of potential appeals by convicted drink-drivers . |
| 26 | The decision means the children will remain physically close to the queen and Princess Beatrice will be able to remain at the same school . |
| 27 | The certificate lists the subjects studied and passed . |
| 28 | If the buyer retains the goods for more than a reasonable length of time without informing the seller that he rejects them . |
| 29 | If the buyer rejects the goods for breach of condition , his damages are assessed as m the case of non-delivery . |
| 30 | If the buyer rejects the goods , damages are assessed as in the case of non-delivery . |