Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [vb pp] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Silverpoint can be resharpened on a metal file so that as the silver is worn down the point can be redefined easily . |
| 2 | However as in the sentry the message of hope is a false one and the soldiers died anyway , while the snow in the phrase ‘ until this morning and this snow ’ is assuredly a description of the same it would also appear to be in contrast to the warm sun as death is the contrast to life and the day the soldier is brought out the sun fails to wake him and there is snow . |
| 3 | A weight is hung on the end of a wire of known diameter and its change in length measured . |
| 4 | The check is forced down by the underside of the wrestplank as the action is pushed up the ramps , thus flexing the spring . |
| 5 | Whatever action is taken on the final report of the Buea project ( and I have fears that the heavy reliance on expatriate experts in the project and in drawing up the report may not contribute to its being widely read and followed in Cameroon ) there can be no question that the project marks an important landmark in curriculum planning in Africa . |
| 6 | These points generally apply equally whether the action is brought in the High Court or county court . |
| 7 | Every time the monitor is powered up the de-gaussing circuit fires up and destroys and/or corrupts all your lovely data that 's being stored right next to the great big degaussing coil surrounding the screen . |
| 8 | Hunter observed that ‘ … the whole viscera when all the Blood is press 'd out goes into a very little bulk , even the Liver will lose vastly of its bulk and in short the whole viscera will come into a small compass when they are well clean 'd and put into dry cloths ; you are then to go to the trunk of the Body and empty it of Blood as well as you can and press the Blood out from the Face , Hands , etc. as well as Arms , and the more Blood is pressed out the better ’ . |
| 9 | Worse still , as the proceedings unfold , each time you think you 've got the right handle on them , another different-coloured cat is let out the bag and there 's no use trying to spot the genre/influences . |
| 10 | Now scientists working at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford believe they 've made a significant discovery in how asthma is passed down the family tree . |
| 11 | Once your kit is sorted out the first hour is generally spent getting used to the skis , sidestepping up the slope and sliding straight down . |
| 12 | The process is repeated down the entire column of figures . |
| 13 | It is generally done in a vertical packed bed reactor , in which water is passed down the column , with air passing up the column . |
| 14 | Water is sucked up the suction tube ( 1 ) into the pump ( 2 ) . |
| 15 | An appeal can be marked without significant cost being incurred at that stage and frequently appeals are marked as a holding operation while advice is taken on the prospects of the appeal succeeding . |
| 16 | As this happens , the fertilised egg is carried down the fallopian tube into the uterus . |
| 17 | Rubbish is pulled up the tube . |
| 18 | However , if you were to make the mistake of drinking too much , diminished anxiety would go hand-in-hand with exponentially diminishing social skills , moral awareness and desirability , as the alcohol is knocked out the less complex brain circuits as well . |
| 19 | The CCU-CLC is split down the centre over the CGTC dispute . |
| 20 | The House will wish to satisfy itself that any decision to enact the Bill is taken on the basis of a full consideration of that assessment of the Bill 's environmental effects . |
| 21 | From this depression , the descent is continued down the Mallerstang flank , soon linking with Ais Gill coming down from Wild Boar Fell . |
| 22 | When the blind is drawn up the scallops become even fuller . |
| 23 | Once all the steam is condensed a vacuum is formed under the piston and the piston is forced down the cylinder by steam from the boiler . |
| 24 | The pipe is filled in the usual way . |
| 25 | The warm , damp air is forced up the hillsides and the clouds shed torrents of tropical rain . |
| 26 | But it must be recognized at the outset that as soon as sampling is carried out the statements made about the cases involved become probability statements . |
| 27 | The first number of each plotted position is read across the horizontal line , ( called an axis ) , the second number is read up the vertical axis . |
| 28 | And the introduction about about care is passed up the three tiers , like a triangular system 's |
| 29 | This hope is brought in the person of Jesus , descendent of David , born of Mary . |
| 30 | A more definitive response to him must await the time which will probably arrive when the clergy ordination measure is taken on the Floor of the House . |