Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What we said in the introductory session is a lot of this is to do with skills . |
| 2 | This technique can create difficulties for the reader , since the introductory simile is often some distance from the underlexicalised term . |
| 3 | It is essential that the inside surface is smooth and flowing , any ripples are exaggerated by the reflections from the spherical surface . |
| 4 | Moving slowly through the picture-postcard scenery of the Inside Passage is the perfect opportunity to relax and spot eagles , whales and porpoises . |
| 5 | The inside door was chained , bolted and locked and had not been opened since old Mr Stott , the caretaker , had been buried with the key . |
| 6 | The inside door was closed . |
| 7 | A steel rule keeps the templates flat as the inside shape is checked ( above ) |
| 8 | The inside block is akin to a man drawing a sword with his right hand from a scabbard on his left side . |
| 9 | If the wall thickness is 5mm then the inside radius is 510mm . |
| 10 | On the day the inside information was made public , the price of the share concerned jumped to reflect it . |
| 11 | In the inside pocket was a thin leather wallet containing six pound notes , his driving licence , a book of stamps , and two credit cards . |
| 12 | The inside curve was worked as a true radius , with the outside following the shape on the template . |
| 13 | Under the old system the inside diameter was measured ; metric pipe is measured by its outside diameter . |
| 14 | The evidence for Leicestershire , which had been very fully studied , shows that between 1485 and 1550 , 2.1 per cent of the total enclosure was the responsibility of the Crown , 17.6 per cent that of the monasteries , 12.1 per cent that of the nobility and 67.5 per cent that of the gentry ( 58 , pp.105 , 190–1 ; 82 , p.71 ) . ’ |
| 15 | The total discount is therefore : £7.20 + £1.80 = £9.00 |
| 16 | There are far too many pensioner households in which the total income is very small . |
| 17 | And you know the total mark was X plus two tests . |
| 18 | ‘ The total course was 5,000 metres , divided into 100 lengths each , ’ explains Keith . |
| 19 | Then the total separation is given by the quadratic equation |
| 20 | SynOptics Communications Inc has announced an order from the Unipart Group of Companies for its System 3000 intelligent hubs , which will be used to spearhead the latter 's migration from IBM Corp mainframe systems to personal computer local networks : the order comes via network integrator Harris Adacom , and comprises seven System 3000 hubs which will be used to run Token Ring and Ethernet ; the total contract is worth £250,000 , and SynOptics says it won the order ahead of competition from Cabletron and IBM . |
| 21 | If 10%–15% of the total activity is carried out in private practice and a similar proportion is carried out by trainees without the direct supervision of a consultant then one consultant is required for approximately 30000 population . |
| 22 | For example , if the sales of car A rise by five per cent , sales of car B rise by 10 per cent and sales of car C by 20 per cent the total increase is most definitely not 5% + 10% + 20% = 35 per cent . |
| 23 | In fact when each rises by say , five per cent the total increase is still only five per cent . |
| 24 | The total sample was divided into six groups , and each group was asked to choose out of five repayment arrangements for a particular loan ; then , given more information about the terms of the loan , they were given the opportunity of changing their choice . |
| 25 | Cos that 's the total price is n't ? |
| 26 | Some sections of the total route are to be upgraded by other authorities ( eg. Slateford to Merchiston ) ; our volunteers will work on sections not otherwise covered . |
| 27 | If the bureau observes the requirement that the total budget be equal to the total benefit derived from the good , the new equilibrium output is Oq b ' ( where area P 1 15 = area 567 ) . |
| 28 | Nearly two-thirds of the total budget is used to pay for staff . |
| 29 | The total budget was set at 45,400 million ringgits ( about US$16,600 million ) ; over 18 per cent was allocated to debt-service charges , 28.7 per cent to emoluments , 19.5 per cent to social and economic services , and 4.4 per cent to security . |
| 30 | Small though the total take was in 866 ( 4,000 lb of silver ) , the significant point was not its size but the fact that it was raised in cash through a generalised tax . |