Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] the [det] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Variations of hue are indistinguishable , and many deep-sea animals make the most of the ambient light by tuning all their visual pigments to blue . |
| 2 | Even shallow water animals make the most of the ambient light by tuning all their visual pigments to blue . |
| 3 | Feminists assume , for instance , that observational and interview methods mean the same to all women . |
| 4 | In almost any country standards speakers and non-standard speakers view the former as more successful , intelligent , ambitious , wealthy and educated . |
| 5 | A BIRDS EYE VIEW : Visitors make the most of the sideshows while waiting for the start of It 's a Knockout and Superstars . |
| 6 | At a time when most companies are consolidating their positions , Spaceway South have found it profitable helping other companies make the most of their available space . |
| 7 | Main picture : Venetian blinds make the most of the light in the upstairs living room , while Jon 's cricketing books and prints add character |
| 8 | Smaller animals on the grasslands prefer to hide away when they are not feeding ; so the prairie dogs , which are rodents , live in vast , colonial underground burrows in North America ( with burrowing owls for occasional company ) , and the sousliks do the same in Asia . |
| 9 | Bedrooms have telephone and , to help ensure Citalia customers make the most of their stay , the price includes dinner , bed and breakfast and the cost of a hire car with unlimited mileage . |
| 10 | Your envoys do the same in England . ’ |
| 11 | The arrangements remain the same for special needs . |
| 12 | This concerns the importance of understanding the words used and making sure that in an argument both sides mean the same by them . |
| 13 | All babies look the same to me , but Will was very pleased with her . |
| 14 | As the temperature fluctuations appear the same on all scales , the spectral index on these scales is constrained to be ( ref. 9 ) , and we shall discuss only the asymptotically scale-invariant form , originally introduced to explain galaxy clustering , and later shown to be a consequence of inflationary models . |
| 15 | A mere description , that organisms stay the same for millions of years and then rapidly change , does not explain anything in this time of our rapidly growing understanding of genetic mechanisms . |
| 16 | In 2 we have looked at how the formal system operates between as well as within sentences ; in 3 we have seen how knowledge of the world ( about cats and gates , for example ) or of the culture ( about social roles and relationships ) enables people to make their language function as they intend and to understand how others do the same to them . |
| 17 | Butter and margarine are close substitutes , and so any increase in the price of butter would be expected to lead to an increased demand for margarine as consumers substitute the latter for the relatively more expensive butter . |