Example sentences of "[pron] [ex0] be [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Differing values and influences over generations of childrearing in the English speaking world have included concepts of religious morality , medical morality , natural development and natural needs , individualism and the ‘ fun ’ morality , added to which there is now the parental dilemma of whether to be friend or authority ( Newson and Newson , 1974 ) . |
| 2 | They cast a shadow a mile wide , within which there was just the howl of the gale , clouds of dust and the occasional flurry of hail . |
| 3 | Mrs Gaskell , writing to an American friend in 1860 , certainly thought that those in Streatham Street were not designed to be so : ‘ There is but one sink & c for every floor ; the fireplaces were the poorest kind of parlour grate , over or by which there was not the least [ hope ] of cooking ; there was not a peg , a shelf , or a cupboard , or even a recess in which one might be cheaply made . ’ |
| 4 | As we saw , the consequences of this change , and individuals ’ response to the much more disciplinarian and dominant mothers who brought it about , gave rise to the elaborate symbolism and religious ritual of early polytheism ( including matters which there was not the opportunity to mention , such as the Neolithic enthusiasm for ritual burial in Mother Earth , frequently in a foetal position ) . |
| 5 | On the on the You There was only the was only er three quarter of an inch out of centre sort of thing you know , but the shaft weighed ten tonne and you have this huge and it just l revolved of course and and the whole lot revolved under this cap . |
| 6 | For the CNAA itself there was also the problem of the transitional situation in which the new BEd degree would run in parallel with the existing certificate courses , and the Committee laid down that ‘ the new BEd must be established as an award of degree standard , distinct from the Certificate course which it is intended to replace ’ . |
| 7 | Since 1977 , when I first published what is still the only British book on the subject ( Modern First Editions : Their Value to Collectors ) , collectors have become more and more attracted to contemporary writers ; in this latest edition I list 281 twentieth century authors in whom there is currently the most interest , 115 of whom are alive and well and regularly producing new offerings which the hopelessly dedicated completists are obliged to add to their earlier rarities . |
| 8 | When that vote is finished er there there 's then the opportunity for further amendment . |
| 9 | But Doreen retained the sulkiness she 'd brought to the table , and when Jean placed fruit and cereal before her there was not the slightest sign of a polite thank-you . |