Example sentences of "[verb] the [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jeremy Vole met the two hedgehogs as they joined the crowd . |
| 2 | She paused , feeling a shiver work its way down her spine as she met the black eyes that were regarding her so closely now . |
| 3 | Patients were classified into three groups : ( a ) ‘ probable ’ Alzheimer 's disease if they met the clinical criteria and had a Hachinski score less than 5 ; ( b ) ‘ broad ’ Alzheimer 's disease defined after reclassification of all presenile patients by discriminant analysis ( this group included all probable Alzheimer 's disease ) ; and ( c ) multi-infarct dementia — a definite history of at least one cerebrovascular accident and a Hachinski score greater than 6 . |
| 4 | He argues that to focus analysis in this way neglects the disciplinary forms and technologies through which power operates . |
| 5 | A choreographer who neglects the old rules and any item pertinent to the unfolding of the plot , theme or music is demanding a great deal from an audience . |
| 6 | Braitenberg 's scheme is obviously a great over-simplification which neglects the special connections that exist between regions with related functions , but it may nonetheless point to the overall pattern through which the neocortex carries on its extensive conversations with itself . |
| 7 | In fairness to Keith , he realised very quickly that he lacked the requisite qualities and threw in the towel . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | This description fits the observable characteristics and progress of the disease , although it might be more appropriate to substitute the social term " " sensitivity " " for the strictly clinical term " allergy " . |
| 10 | We we we 're empowered er by these orders to set up the new constituencies , er they do not actually come into effect to enable the elections to be held upon them er until all the countries of the E E C have agreed the changes that are necessary to accommodate the new numbers that er they will be having , er so the act , the ninety three act , has a commencement hour within it . |
| 11 | Attached to the church was a large canvas annexe to accommodate the Abyssinian notables and the foreign dignitaries , and it was here that the crowning took place . |
| 12 | Second , there is the issue of what is to happen to Lord Denning 's tidal wave of European law , crashing the national barriers and submerging the legal and constitutional independence of the nation state . |
| 13 | It appears to me therefore that if a man diligently followed this desire , pursuing the false objects until their falsity appeared and then resolutely abandoning them , he must come out at last into the clear knowledge that the human soul was made to enjoy some object that is never fully given — nay , can not even be imagined as given — in our present mode of subjective and spatio-temporal experience . |
| 14 | Within a generation or two aristocratic Christians were pursuing the same interests as their pagan ancestors . |
| 15 | Even private and personal information can evade the conscious controls or natural brakes , and an individual 's subconscious will transmit information that the conscious mind would otherwise never dream of releasing . |
| 16 | A fully secularized society was a contradiction in terms , for there could be no society that would not feel the need to uphold the collective sentiments that gave it its unity and individuality . |
| 17 | To keep the images and text flowing across the facing pages , Japanese book binding was chosen , allowing the embossed images and the letterpress to be printed , not at the same time , but on both sides of the same page folded over . |
| 18 | McAlpine had thoughtfully completed the external checks before I ventured onto their Hayes helipad . |
| 19 | Had built a System and a City to deny the power of dreams , filling it with illusions and distractions , as if to kill the inner voices and silence the darkness deep within . |
| 20 | Birds were held in high regard because of their ability to soar between heaven and earth , among them birds of prey valued as protective spirits because of their propensity to kill the small animals that damage crops , as well as phoenixes considered to be especially effective against the scourges of drought and fire . |
| 21 | If I give you some background to , to Moat and to the project itself , an and how we 're gon na approach the scheme I 'll then hand over to Alan who will talk about the design issues and the master plan and we 'll price the Three Hills and how they 'll they can meet that subjective . |
| 22 | Mum says we can stay the ten minutes as long as we ai n't a nuisance . ’ |
| 23 | Hates the blooming hours but |
| 24 | James waved a hand that strove to be nonchalant , encompassing the various paintings and sculptures which surrounded him and which , as it happened , featured an extraordinary number of nubile and semi-naked ladies in a recumbent posture . |
| 25 | The work presented here is concerned entirely with the bone beds in the breccias , which are identified as part of the Calcareous Member of the Westbury Formation ( the other member being the Siliceous Member encompassing the basal sands and gravels ) . |
| 26 | The sheriff 's reply sounded clearly in the hushed corridor , impressing the assembled kids and seeming to confirm Grant 's claim to be part of an official police operation — if any needed convincing after seeing one of the feared Apostles being dragged unconscious into an empty cubicle . |
| 27 | After TB was diagnosed , he stopped work immediately and hospital staff set about contacting the 500 children and 500 staff who he had been in contact with him in the weeks before he became ill . |
| 28 | Points were awarded for naming the correct pubs and for answering the questions . |
| 29 | The joint chiefs of staff assessed Korea in September and concluded that ‘ from the standpoint of military security , the United States has little strategic interest in maintaining the present troops and bases in Korea … ’ . |
| 30 | I think we should note that in the current year , and you 've corrected Mr , that it 's three million pounds extra that we 've spent , even though we 've spent three million pounds extra in May , with our decisions then to restore the sheltered workshops and to give more money to education and to keep elderly peoples homes open . |