Example sentences of "[coord] [noun pl] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He states : ‘ The most persistent theme of this work will be the thought that for most people at most times the expressive order dominates or shapes the practical order . ’ |
| 2 | Any shortcomings or faults the final Directive has can not be levelled solely at our Community partners ; the UK government played an important role in both fashioning and broadening the scope of the Directive . |
| 3 | The Woodland Survey indicates that there are no particular features of their bird populations , and certainly there are no characteristic species of beech woods in the way that Wood Warblers and Redstarts favour the open oak woods of the sand , or Nightingales the damp coppice of the clay . |
| 4 | There are tight , slashed sheaths , short or long , and for the truly grand occasion in draughty manors or châteaux the Nineties balldress has a huge satin skirt , worn with a soft cashmere sweater or a tight ribbed lurex cardigan . |
| 5 | Very often this aspect of rehabilitation is overlooked because once a person starts to walk without discomfort or restrictions the strengthening programme is stopped . |
| 6 | If the file were made up of documents , books or papers the overall classification would probably be based on subject , and the order within subject might well be accession date . |
| 7 | Peter Denny opened an engine works in 1850 under the name Tulloch & Denny and became effective senior partner of William Denny & Bros. the following year . |
| 8 | Surrounded by thirty hectares of vineyards , olive groves and woods the small estate consists of the main villa , several outbuildings and barns , a swimming pool , a farm house and an old mill . |
| 9 | Vic wipes the tidemark of foam from his cheeks and fingers the shaven flesh appraisingly . |
| 10 | But in the minds of the sick it suffers a mutation : the lens becomes a prism , it refracts and splinters the uniform vision of the ideal interracial society . |
| 11 | In practice professional valuers tend to prefer the comparative method and builders the residual method , but for valuations for annual financial or management accounts it would perhaps be prudent to take an average of the result obtained using both methods . |
| 12 | As your left hand comes back , follow with the right , turning your hips and shoulders the other way |
| 13 | For labouring people and out-servants the average income per head is given as £4 10s ( £4.50 ) against an expenditure of £4. 12s ( £4.60 ) , while for cottagers and paupers , whom he considered to make up almost a quarter of the population , the respective figures are £2 and £2 5s ( £2.25 ) . |
| 14 | The 1st and 2nd violins will play the upper octave of the melody in unison on the G string , and the violas and cellos the lower octave . |
| 15 | A network of great menhirs crosses the continent of Ulthuan from shore to shore and channels the magical energy of the vortex ever inward . |
| 16 | For example : in Choros he focuses attention on many ancient Greek dance rituals and accents the playful use of movement whilst at the same time showing that such warlike , athletic courtship and other activities are a wonderful game to be played by the performers . |
| 17 | DESPITE the advent of cassettes and CDs the analogue record is likely to be with us for some time yet , and in every amplifier used for playing them is an equaliser to modify the signal derived from the pick-up cartridge . |
| 18 | This stretches and tones the front thigh muscle without adding bulk , and relaxes the muscles after the previous exercise . |
| 19 | The recently launched G M B , T and G information pack on the acquired rights directive has been well received all over the country and a revised pack is available here at Congress today , giving negotiators and stewards the latest information and arguments to use to protect members ' jobs and conditions . |
| 20 | That Petrol Emotion , The Chieftains , Paul Brady and Mary Black have also been confirmed for the festival , which takes place on June 2 , and promoters The Mean Fiddler expect to announce another 22 names in the near future . |
| 21 | I guess it made a stimulating change for him not to be surrounded by fawners and flatterers the whole time . |
| 22 | Remember all the goals scored from set pieces and corners the first season we came back up ? |
| 23 | The office of Earl Marshal was to all intents and purposes the heritable property of the Howard family , although it was lost to them for several decades after the attainder of the fourth Duke of Norfolk in 1572 . |
| 24 | In any case , the clear separation of the Bank from all others was well enough indicated by Lord North in 1781 when he referred to it as " a part of the constitution " and " to all intents and purposes the public exchequer " . |
| 25 | Air Your Faith gives the background to religious broadcasting in Britain and outlines the current situation . |
| 26 | We spend a fortune on giving our cats and dogs the good life . |
| 27 | But for most states and governments the crucial question was whether Britain would become a committed member of any European organisation . |
| 28 | In this network of institutions and ideas the eighteenth century saw no fundamental change . |
| 29 | While its theology was unmistakably Protestant , in ceremonials and externals the Elizabethan church retained many features which closely resembled those of the Catholic church . |
| 30 | Cyclists use the street and pedestrians the segregated pavement . |