Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] the [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , they paid little or no attention to her , and Lucy guessed that their minds were too occupied with the exciting venture which would take them down the foaming white waters of the river . |
| 2 | A surrender to the farmers over the egg controversy , hesitancy in confronting the brewers , and some retreat in the face of the judges ' opposition to legal reform indicated that there were lobbies and vested interests which even the all-conquering Prime Minister could not challenge with impunity . |
| 3 | It is proposed to take the seven functions of budgets on pages 49/50 as the first dimension of a matrix structure to which either the rational economic or a political model can be applied in order to form the second dimension . |
| 4 | The problem of morality is therefore above all a problem of organization ; we have to reconcile our conflicting impulses with one another , in such a way as to allow them collectively the greatest possible degree of satisfaction . |
| 5 | But great lengths of the fence had been trampled down , and of the building itself only the smoke- blackened walls were still standing . |
| 6 | Thus two dimensional representation of a three dimensional world , itself only the three dimensional representation of a four dimensional world . |
| 7 | Some of them particularly the tall dressed stones of the Ballinaby and Kildalton districts , may in fact be much later , perhaps of the early Christian or even Viking period ; but failing evidence to the contrary , a Bronze Age dating may be presumed . " |
| 8 | to explore how courts apply the duty imposed by the Child Care Act 1980 to give the child 's welfare first and paramount consideration ; 2. to examine the practices in use for providing magistrates with impartial information ; 3. to discover whether parents ' solicitors experience difficulties in getting background history of cases from Social Services Departments ; 4. to judge whether parents at are a disadvantage in court ; 5. to monitor how solicitors conduct their cases , and how they emply the various possible lines of argument of the Code of Practice on Access ; 6. to discuss the underlying attitudes of the magistrates and social workers towards access to children in care , the reasons for their viewpoints and whether the publication of the Code caused them to change any of their positions . |
| 9 | Wilcox led her down the broad central aisle , with occasional detours to left and right to point out some particular operation . |
| 10 | Where 's the bedroom ? ’ he demanded roughly as he carried her up the wide curving staircase . |
| 11 | Massingham followed him up the narrow uncarpeted stairs . |
| 12 | Five minutes later Breeze was escorting him up the winding flagged path . |
| 13 | She followed him up the large curved staircase and decided that even if this was for one night only , she would be happy . |
| 14 | We did n't ask him how the injured occured . |
| 15 | At the moment , I am working on a novel and the kitchen table has on it only the ancient German electric typewriter which I use to type out the second draft of what I have already written by hand . |
| 16 | Given the stark position on the streets of Northern Ireland , is it not the right hon. Gentleman 's responsibility to set a date for the reconvening of talks , so that they can begin where they ended ? |
| 17 | But is it not the only fair way to describe a policy that deceived so many people for so long ? |
| 18 | Interestingly , they use the same term for aggression as the Buid , but give it precisely the opposite moral evaluation : ‘ A maisug person is combative and not deterred by physical danger and risk , one who has strong feelings and is not afraid to express them … |
| 19 | Pachatata 's square is larger than the circle , but has a similar arena ; , in the centre of it too the tell-tale black scar of a fire . |
| 20 | Then followed what even the phlegmatic Daily Telegraph termed ‘ sensational cricket . ’ |