Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun] have the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was frequently appalled at her own ability to lie convincingly , thought that perhaps she got it from Papa , one of the world 's great tricksters — not knowing that on occasion her apparently innocent mama had the gift as well . |
| 2 | A major criticism of Blauner 's approach is his assumption that most of those working in highly automated plants have the kinds of jobs he describes : for example , jobs needing a high level of skill , giving considerable autonomy to the worker , and restoring meaningfulness to work . |
| 3 | I 'm not sure directors have the same kind of background always . |
| 4 | Massively parallel computers have the added advantage , for all users , of being much cheaper to build and to run than vectors . |
| 5 | More part-time farms had the paperwork done by the husband , who was often experienced in paperwork in his other employment . |
| 6 | Formally nominal scales have the properties of symmetry and transitivity . |
| 7 | If there was the slightest breeze from any direction the smoke would spread itself evenly between chimney and room in more or less equal proportions , which was why the once white walls had the appearance of very old ivory and the mounted fox heads , hunting trophies which hung on the walls , had a fine coating of brown dust , and their yellow eyes a slightly inebriated , glazed expression . |
| 8 | West Ham4 Norwich0 BILLY BONDS 'S bold decision to swing the axe on some of his more complacent players had the desired effect as West Ham recorded their biggest League win of the season . |
| 9 | The rules are not always as simple s that , e.g. Classical Arabic has the stress on the first long syllable of the word , or on the first syllable if there are no long syllables in the word . |
| 10 | Our study of literary texts is commonly based on a view that the most self-consciously crafted literature has the greatest claim to our attention . |
| 11 | In a classic portrait of a ‘ nanny state ’ , a group of initially well-meaning bureaucrats has the task of manipulating ‘ Eternity ’ to maximise human happiness . |
| 12 | At least utilitarian reductivism has the virtue that it slots into the general moral and political theory of utilitarianism . |
| 13 | Ironically , this proudly bourgeois country has the grandest resorts , notably St Moritz and Gstaad . |
| 14 | Clearly , these narrower concerns are an important part of classicism , but a fully classical approach has the potential to go much further . |
| 15 | Unfortunately EDSI drives have the same cable configuration as ST506 but the drives are much faster and much larger in capacity , and are therefore rarely met in stand alone systems . |
| 16 | Fertilisations may occur over a period of a month , but the most recent foetuses have the best chance to develop . |
| 17 | The mainstream critics ' thankless task ( their privilege ) is only completed when every last cultural product is herded into this universal corral of taste where , to quote Bourdieu once more , ‘ the most classifying privilege has the privilege of appearing to be the most natural one ’ . |
| 18 | These completely non-invasive techniques have the advantage of being carried out on an outpatient basis but the treatment may take up to two years . |
| 19 | The universe would then go on to expand and cool just like the hot big bang model , but there would now be an explanation of why the universe was expanding at exactly the critical rate and why different regions had the same temperature . |
| 20 | In one sense Japanese subcontractors are being pushed away from the most labour intensive processes where overseas plants have the advantage . |
| 21 | Brown forest soils are freely drained soils having the properties of the brown earth major soil group . |
| 22 | The contrast between its black ink , the white paper and the otherwise pale colour had the desired effect and confirmed the sense of a cold , wintry landscape . |
| 23 | I do n't know who you 're really working for but it must be a pretty influential organization to have the editor of the New York Times over a barrel . ’ |
| 24 | Likewise young females have the problem of choosing mates that will provide them with vigorous young and possibly the assistance they need to rear them . |
| 25 | Mrs Gaskell 's account is comparatively anodyne : ‘ a little paved court having the backs of the houses at the end opposite to the opening , and a gutter running through the middle to carry off household slops , washing suds , & c . ’ |
| 26 | Having seen him safely in hospital , though not in the best of health myself , I called at the poll tax office and waited one and a half hours in a very smoky atmosphere to have the summons withdrawn . |
| 27 | For unfortunately , very stupid people have the most to say . |
| 28 | But at fourth and , particularly , fifth and higher orders , very long intervals have the more adverse effects . |
| 29 | The truly happy life has the resources of a great river that flows endlessly , bringing strength and hope to ourselves and to others . |