Example sentences of "[subord] [adj] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A skilful dealer may get considerably more money than that out of the punter by implying , sometimes even saying directly , that this OTC stock was a better buy even than Rolls Royce . |
| 2 | Erm , the director 's report under statutory responsibilities , does say that under Race Relations act , local authorities have a duty , erm , it 's a little bit stronger than that actually in the act . |
| 3 | He knew that if Silas wished to marry , the place was more than large enough for the three of you . |
| 4 | The manufacturer would have to convince members of the channel that the detergent was in some way better than those already on the market , or offer advantageous prices and terms . |
| 5 | The main reason that I was allowed to do the research was , I learned later , because their press was so bad the Moonies could not believe that someone who would listen to what they said could possibly come up with worse stories than those already in the media . |
| 6 | In bathrooms , it 's advisable to tile walls other than those immediately above the bath — excessive condensation looks unattractive and can shorten the life of the product . |
| 7 | The analysis of intergenerational redistribution ( whether , for example , the generation now retired has had a better or worse deal over their lifetime than those currently in the labour force ) poses still more severe problems . |
| 8 | These women were more likely to be younger , of higher social class , and low parity than those still in the study , but their smoking habits ar recruitment were no different . |
| 9 | It was about four-fifths sweetened whipped cream , to be spooned rather than drunk out of the glasses in which it was served , and one-fifth of wine and whey which had separated from the whip , and which you drank when you reached the end of the cream . |
| 10 | Well , it 's better than five o'clock in the morning int it ? |
| 11 | WITHIN A RELATIVELY short period of time , Ferruccio Furlanetto has established himself as one of the most sought after of all operatic basses , recording for no less than five out of the world 's six leading recording organisations . |
| 12 | One of the features of the morning foursomes was that no less than five out of the six matches went to the 18th green , or beyond , before the professionals emerged with a 4 to 2 lead . |
| 13 | Of the many hills within the city boundaries the Calton has probably more interesting features than any apart from the Castle Rock . |
| 14 | For more than thirty out of the forty students , the biggest fear was that they might , as one of them put it , ‘ end up like that ’ . |
| 15 | This represented 6.8 per cent of the population , although 10,000,000 out of the total population of 56,100,000 were of recent foreign origin . |
| 16 | But the bulk of the chemical run-off binds to particulates and is concentrated rather than dispersed evenly through the water column . |
| 17 | But Baroness Thatcher was less than talkative away from the podium … |
| 18 | In 1983 , more than 46,000 out of the total 114,000 homes — public and private — in Wigan were on housing benefit . |
| 19 | Total registrations at 8,384 were more than 400 up on the previous year and membership increased by 50 to 1,728 at the year end . |
| 20 | Things which are used once or twice a year — turkey roasting pans , huge party casseroles , picnic baskets , should be rigorously stashed right away , if possible out of the kitchen altogether — under the stairs , in an attic , in the basement or garage in a house ; in some more remote cupboard in a flat or apartment . |
| 21 | Once the offices move to the Guildford Stoke Park showground in the three weeks prior to the day of the show , tickets may be bought from her right up until 4 p.m. on the day before . |
| 22 | And we 're here to try and , alright if , if seven out of the ten that we look up tonight come through , we 've done well . |
| 23 | It was not until seven o'clock in the morning that Gabriel climbed down from the last rick , exhausted and wet to the skin . |
| 24 | While happy enough with the performance , Chalmers reckons there 's a lot more to come from this Scottish team . |
| 25 | The gulls are as usual here as the stones |
| 26 | A former army boxer , he will don the No 15 shirt as usual today in the game against Hartlepool TDSOB thirds . |
| 27 | But first it will be business as usual down on the farm . |
| 28 | Instead of trying to escape by moving as fast as possible away from the predator , some animals take an erratic zigzag course . |
| 29 | It is tempting to try to cram as much information as possible on to the page , a solid mass of print is unattractive to the eye and is unlikely to be read . |
| 30 | They will try to cram as many Minis as possible on to the Lake Windermere ferry and see how many consecutive journeys they can make . |