Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [vb -s] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The precise stage reached by the Yakuts remains more controversial , but Soviet historians generally agree that their tribal society was already decaying , so that the Russians found a community with marked class differences . |
| 2 | No one else in the tragedies has as many soliloquies as Iago does ( not even Hamlet ) . |
| 3 | For video shoots in which individuals or groups of people are to be lit by direct floodlighting , the exact placing of the lamps becomes more important . |
| 4 | This is because slight frosting on the eyes covers up careless blending and matt lipsticks have often been too dry-looking . |
| 5 | This is much easier if the person carrying the legs moves up close and supports the front person under his stomach . |
| 6 | Of the methods you have tried , exercise is the most effective — 30% find it helps — but none of the methods proves very successful if used in isolation . |
| 7 | The distinctive and beautiful face with white patches below the ears provides as good camouflage as the rest of the body . |
| 8 | The Sixteen 's choral response to the words seems genuinely heartfelt . |
| 9 | It is well accepted that heavy sheep grazing of Agrostis/ Festuca grass swards in the uplands favours more resilient species , especially Nardus stricta and Juncus squarrosus at the expense of these finer grasses . |
| 10 | Still , the second edition of The Lord of the Rings cuts out some minor , but convincing , asperity on the part of a strained Aragorn ; it seemed too tough . |
| 11 | In tight circumstances , the only recourse is good management , good ecology : this spot in the midlands supports both farming and forestry . |
| 12 | The colouring of the prints throws up some great names , for it was an apprenticeship training undergone by artists of the calibre of Girtin and Turner . |
| 13 | Gas between the galaxies contains too few baryons to account for all the apparent mass but too many to be consistent with the simplest Big Bang models . |
| 14 | The ceremony ends with a shotgun blasted into the boughs to wake up the sleeping tree.Does it work … apparently yes.It 's now thought that making such a rumpus around the trees scares off harmful insects … so wassailing really does make the orchards healthier . |
| 15 | A single charging of the batteries allows about 2.5 hours of continuous use . |
| 16 | Against this , the conduct of the electricians , the nuclear operators and the firefighters seems both heroic and hopeless . |
| 17 | Soon they become aware that the train is engaged on a steady climb , this section being popularly known as the Long Drag ; beyond Horton in Ribblesdale Station interest tends to flag a little as the outlook from the windows becomes more austere on the pull up to Ribblehead . |
| 18 | Furthermore , if one of the females becomes too dominant they can pool their male resources to put her in her place . |
| 19 | Opinion polls in Poland show that Ms Suchocka 's standing with the voters remains far higher than with their elected representatives . |
| 20 | Just one more example of how Save the Children does just that all round the world . |
| 21 | In any case , the consensual Conservatism of the bookmen seems morally preferable to that of the stock-jobbers and estate agents . |
| 22 | ‘ The fact she ran after the thieves shows how brave she is and how cowardly they are . ’ |