Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [verb] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It appears the Germans are taking over the running of Standard 's European branches . |
| 2 | However , what is currently causing concern is that human activities are increasing rapidly the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the earth 's atmosphere . |
| 3 | Your authorities ' plans are shown less the amounts of these Government grants ; and of fees , charges and other income which they estimate they will receive ( on which see next note ) . |
| 4 | Moreover , as the intraluminal contents may influence motility , it is safer to infer that differences between individuals in motility patterns are causally related to their altered bowel habits if these motility patterns are seen when the intraluminal contants are similar — that is , after bowel evacuation , as opposed to varying from liquid to hard masses . |
| 5 | The groups are urging both the Scottish Office and Department of the Environment to match their offer . |
| 6 | But because lifestyles are changing constantly the rules of etiquette are changing too — a little slower than lifestyles perhaps , but still changing . |
| 7 | However , it is an irony , that may referees are blowing up the ruck and maul situation much earlier than before , with the consequence of a plethora of scrummages which is killing the flow of play , and presumably increasing the chances of injury . |
| 8 | The rise in oil prices towards $19 a barrel yesterday indicated that some traders are taking seriously the latest efforts by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries to trim output in an attempt to achieve a target level of at least $21 a barrel . |
| 9 | The toons are taking over the show Bob Swain on animation after the Roger Rabbit revolution . |
| 10 | Fran Bennett , CPAG director , suggests both major parties are softening up the public for more means-testing and fewer rights to universal benefits . |
| 11 | That is why the opposition parties are turning over the prospect that the prime minister , Mr Turgut Ozal , may impose a head of state from his own conservatives . |
| 12 | If two or more crewmen are slain then the remaining crew will be unable to cope , so when it shoots the cannon must miss a whole turn before it can shoot again . |
| 13 | More designers are going down the locking tuner route and it 's something which I personally welcome ; it does away with that lumpiness at the nut end of the fingerboard and offers up a more traditional look into the bargain . |
| 14 | The central idea to transmit is that any programme is a formal device through which rewards can be provided when the problem does not occur in circumstances where sometimes it does , and through which disincentives are provided whenever the problem does occur . |
| 15 | Finally , the four bent metal legs are predrilled so the device can be screwed to a heavy board . |
| 16 | If grammar schools were introduced then the existing comprehensives would suffer . ’ |
| 17 | The judge said Mr and Mrs Lauder conceded that from May 1972 effective steps were taken on the landowners ' behalf to assert a right to exclude the public . |
| 18 | In the kinds of society in which most of my readers were brought up the coding of behaviour presupposes a sharp division between what goes on within the household and transactions which link the household to the rest of society . |
| 19 | German flares were lighting up the sky behind me as I hurried along the road , keeping close to the houses and in their shadows as much as possible . |
| 20 | The other Frenchmen were retreating up the slope , unwilling to give battle to the greater number of black-uniformed Hussars . |
| 21 | But even as her low , husky voice rang out with the first notes of the song , her eyes were seeking out the stranger , unable to resist his strangely magnetic pull . |
| 22 | All eyes were directed down the garden towards the pool . |
| 23 | Instead of local Parties being affiliated separately the constituencies as a whole would be able to form a collective opinion in the same way as national trade unions . |
| 24 | The dragons were released whereon the red dragon killed the white and eventually took up residence on the Welsh flag . |
| 25 | With little more than a few snorts and grunts , the lumbering animals were coaxed down the ramp . |
| 26 | And last night the Prime Minister 's despairing supporters were trotting out the ‘ back him or sack him ’ line that Mrs Thatcher used to fall back on when she was in trouble . |
| 27 | Millie 's lids were blinking , and her lips were licking up the salt tears as she brought out , ‘ I … |
| 28 | The two songs were played back the next day by the tired twosome . |
| 29 | On the contrary , one of its chief characteristics is to sieve out the workers into grades according to the degree in which they possess the required kinds of ability and alertness . |
| 30 | A sample of 50 schools was drawn up the Statistics Division of SOED ( one in eight of all Scottish secondaries ) giving broad representation of Scottish secondaries in general , in terms of size , geographic location , denominational status and percentages of pupils entitled to free school meals . |