Example sentences of "[det] [be] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the reasons for that are in the general principle that people are responsible for the consequences of their actions . |
| 2 | ‘ Better ways of doing this are among the main objectives of PROFIT . |
| 3 | The pressurized water reactor ( PWR ) predominates in most national nuclear power industries with some notable exceptions , including the UK ( some advanced gas-cooled reactors or AGRs but mostly gas-cooled reactors or GCRs ) , Canada ( the Candu type of reactor which uses heavy water as the coolant ) , and the USSR ( half are of the light-water graphite reactor or LWGR type ) . |
| 4 | A few are by the main road , but most are quiet . |
| 5 | Some are for the young . |
| 6 | One must ask would this be in the best interests of the travelling public ? |
| 7 | John had the name first , this being about the only tangible asset retrieved from the Wavesports collapse , but when Pete set up his firm at a later date there was no indication that John would be producing clothing . |
| 8 | It was he who probably built the tower and rebuilt the chancel from I 185–1214 , this being within the Early English period . |
| 9 | ‘ Some were for the better but a lot were for worse . |
| 10 | Additionally an optical output is provided ; as supplied , this is via the standard Toslink connector but an AT&T output is available for an additional premium . |
| 11 | the circumstances I wonder how well this is to the current debate as opposed to amendments which I suspect will be moved later on . |
| 12 | On the whole , this is to the great benefit of government , especially conservative governments which thrive on secrecy , paranoia , a paternalistic control of information and protecting us from outside harm . |
| 13 | If GP fundholders can get consultants to their surgeries , this is to the clear advantage of patients , who have less far to travel . |
| 14 | The common solution is for both creditors and debtors to be excluded from the sale and to remain with the vendor as this is to the clear advantage of the purchaser . |
| 15 | Count the number of empty " slot " in your address book and see what proportion this is of the total available . |
| 16 | Alternatively a pair can be maintained and bred in an 18″ or 24″ tank of their own , or make excellent additions to a Discus aquarium as long as this is of the planted rather than the bare type . |
| 17 | The second wave occurs at puberty when the young person looks for a sexual partner , and if there has been minimum conflict during the phallic phase this is of the opposite sex . |
| 18 | This is of the same order of magnitude as Connell 's ( 1961 ) observation that N. lapillus could manage I.l 5. balanoides a day in summer , whilst consuming fewer at other times ( Table 4 ) . |
| 19 | This is on the black market Russian . |
| 20 | And again , you see this is on the one hand , on the other hand there is some justification in both views . |
| 21 | Er another scripture here to suggest whether this , this is on the same sort of er apart from that 's it , chapter thirteen and Luke |
| 22 | The most common position for this is on the last lexical word ( e.g. noun , adjective , verb , adverb as distinct from the function words introduced in Chapter 12 , p. 102 ) of the tone-unit . |
| 23 | You can connect your spur cable into the circuit at any existing conveniently-sited socket , so long as this is on the main circuit and is not already supplying a spur ( see ADDING EXTRA SOCKETS ) . |
| 24 | What 's he asking to record a vote , the the this is on the main motion , could could I ask you to keep quiet just while we 're doing the voting please cos it 's very difficult to hear . |
| 25 | Traditionally it has been assumed that this is at the interendothelial slits where the red cells enter the venous sinuses from the reticuloendothelial meshwork . |
| 26 | This is at the opposite extreme from those occupations that are inherently invidious , those that place the individual directly under the command of another , as in the case of the doorman or the household servant , and those involving a vast range of tasks — street cleaning , garbage collection , janitorial services , elevator operation — that have an obtrusive connotation of social inferiority . |
| 27 | As we have noted , this is at the opposite pole from the extreme classical view that wage-earners save little , and that the primary source of accumulation is saving out of profits . |
| 28 | But as we have seen , this is at the very heart of the problem of the survival of free institutions , because if this policy is pursued it would be impossible to stop the drift to totalitarianism . |
| 29 | All of this is with the avowed intent of improving his company 's products . |
| 30 | Tha this is for the desperate people . |