Example sentences of "[verb] the [adj] [noun pl] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She paused , feeling a shiver work its way down her spine as she met the black eyes that were regarding her so closely now . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The writers of fables and comedies were particularly vociferous in their scorn , reminding the worthy Quexos that they invariably ended their own tales with a marriage and a feast . |
| 8 | The light clay and red brick dust are imported from France , perhaps the only way to re-create the playing conditions that are available at Roland Garros , here in England . |
| 9 | And he plays the menacing scenes that follow over-lightly , winking at his wife , giving his half smile and making quips . |
| 10 | The strength of any restaurant business lies in its reputation — you are only as good as the last meal you have served — and in order to preserve the high standards that have brought this business so very far , Forte need people who can match the best in the industry : people with some supervisory level experience under their belts ; with a real commitment to customer service , lots of enthusiasm and driving ambition . |
| 11 | It solidified the tentative ideas that had been evolving in Whitehall since the drafting of the 1952 Global Strategy paper ; and it was , in many respects , ahead of thinking in Washington , where traditional military orthodoxy still held sway . |
| 12 | Backbenchers mostly made the same points that they had made over a year earlier . |
| 13 | Are we supposed to be using the pre-course questionnaires that I 've seen a couple of times , on all course ? |
| 14 | Oh I , I should think that about fifteen years ago er when erm the lighting manufacturers had decided that er there was a great deal more available in lighting than just the erm , type of glass bowls and shades that had been used , well in between the wars er , I mean after the war was over in nineteen forty six er they were still using the same things that they did before the war and this just carried on er and er it , it only within the last what I suppose fifty years that 's over |
| 15 | Equally important are economies of scope : big firms can use the materials and processes employed to make one product in the manufacture of related goods , as Japan 's consumer-electronics companies did in the 1970s , using the same factories that had previously churned out cheap transistor radios to manufacture televisions and videos . |
| 16 | ( 6.3 ) twice with respect to time and using the initial conditions that at After one period of excitation , 1n , the rotor is at the position , therefore : so the starting rate for the four-phase motor is approximately : As might be expected , the starting rate is improved if the motor has a high torque or the load torque is low . |
| 17 | It was argued that , using the right data-collection techniques , it should be possible to assemble information about the social world that is free of bias , and that could be analysed using the statistical techniques that had been developed . |
| 18 | No one doubts the huge work-loads that these departments face . |
| 19 | It was easy to spot the big-city items that Signe had added to the furnished apartment . |
| 20 | And I think that it might be useful , Mr Chairman to emphasize the fact that we are a rural county , and a rural county has specific rural problems , er , and I do n't think that the district auditor has recognized the particular problems that we have er , in a rural county . |
| 21 | So I can now move on to the next page which is the growth we 're proposing , given the saving , given the splendid things that are allowed by the erm , by the . |
| 22 | Er and and on all counts the necessity for bringing forward this policy , given the existing controls that exists , given the controls that will exist in the normal operation of the development plan system , development plan lead system should I say , erm mean that that this policy is totally unnecessary . |
| 23 | Funding for supply cover is available within the DES grants to LEAs for INSET , but in every case the demand for placements has outstripped the funds available , particularly given the competing demands that have existed within the LEAs ' in-service programmes . |
| 24 | Given the various substances that can activate platelets , it was necessary to show that the platelet aggregating material purified from gastric juice samples was platelet activating factor . |
| 25 | Given the political pressures that often drive antitrust policy , a consistently optimal level of enforcement may be too much to ask for . |
| 26 | He knows we have always been of the view that given the limited resources that the best cost effective use of those resources would be to merge the administration . |
| 27 | Given the parallel problems that the CNAA and the universities would face as validators of the DipHE and/or the new BEd , Edwin Kerr and Sir Kenneth Berrill , Chairman of the UGC , took the initiative to propose that the two organizations should convene a conference to discuss the DipHE and the BEd . |
| 28 | As soon as there is any prospect of allowing planning permission , all that usually happens is that the price of the house is bid up far beyond what it is worth , given the large sums that need to be spent on it . |
| 29 | Given the social changes that have been necessary , and the consequences of those changes , I doubt whether any incoming Government would have looked after the coal industry as the present Government have . |
| 30 | It is fine for many of us , given the privileged lives that we lead ; it is hell for many of our citizens and we owe them a great deal more urgency than is provided by this useful but inadequate measure . |