Example sentences of "[adv prt] [to-vb] the [num] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She leaned over to stroke the three livid scratches on his cheek but he grabbed her wrist before she could touch him . |
| 2 | After deciding the correct application of British law , Lord Keith then moves on to discuss the two relevant decisions of the ECJ , in Dekker and Hertz , but does not apply a rigorous analysis of the cases to the situation in Webb . |
| 3 | Adorno 's mistake here seems to rest on two aspects of his position , which in fact turn out to provide the two central explanations for the flaws in his argument . |
| 4 | The crucial nature of the adhesive surfaces of the cells is again illustrated if the cells of two different species of sponge are mixed together ; they sort out to give the two normal sponges . |
| 5 | Zena Murray emphasised the last word with distaste , stepping back to allow the two plain clothes men into Jim Scott 's office . |
| 6 | Fei Yen turned back to watch the two young men approach . |
| 7 | After all , they were about to host the 1990 European City of Culture , an award which the tenants in Glasgow felt they richly deserved . |