Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun pl] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | In Sussex most conservation work has been carried out to conserve particularly vulnerable habitats , in which birds are often an important element , and in a few cases the birds have been the main reason for the conservation work . |
| 32 | As suggested above , one of the central planks in Lord Devlin 's argument that the law does not simply exist to protect the individual , but also to protect society , was the fact that in all but a few cases the victim may not consent to the commission of an offence against themselves . |
| 33 | Indeed , a crucial part of the new contract between the state and single parents will be for the state to continue paying the mother ( and in a few cases the father ) the maintenance payments for as long as that person is responsible for a child . |
| 34 | In a few cases the obligations of the local authorities will be quite clear . |
| 35 | In just a few cases the bonds that lie behind these transactions have survived , which show how his loans were arranged and secured . |
| 36 | Amid protest marches and demonstrations , over a period of weeks some two dozen lorries carrying live animal imports were held up on French roads and in a few cases the animals were slaughtered or burned alive . |
| 37 | However in a few incidents the initial charge had been for the full offence of rape … . |
| 38 | Although the central confederations of employers ' associations are usually much less involved in collective bargaining than are the industry associations , nevertheless in a few countries the peak organisations do play a major role . |
| 39 | After a few minutes the noise began to subside . |
| 40 | In a few minutes the same policeman forced his way through the mob to the gallery . |
| 41 | Unless the heart starts beating again within a few minutes the person will die , and in fifty per cent of all fatal heart attacks the victim dies within thirty minutes . |
| 42 | After a few minutes the water will change colour . |
| 43 | Within a few minutes the basket was more than half full of food , and Mary was pouring the soup into the thermos . |
| 44 | After studying the situation for a few minutes the first macaque ran off and got a long stick . |
| 45 | It was after eight-thirty and in a few minutes the family would sit down to eat while she stood at the end of the table , still working . |
| 46 | Led by Lt Fusata Iida they flew in at a height of 50ft and within a few minutes the airfield was a smoking mess . |
| 47 | Within a few minutes the picture was effervescing as part of it had been painted on gesso . |
| 48 | Within a few minutes the atmosphere in the bay was normal , and Ace was jetting towards the shuttle 's cabin door . |
| 49 | For a few minutes the prisoner enjoyed the game , but then she suddenly felt wet and sat up . |
| 50 | For a few minutes the sun glimmered through the mist to my right , a red ball just risen above the mountain . |
| 51 | After a few minutes the Carabinieri vehicle revved up and screeched off down the road . |
| 52 | My Lords in a few minutes the House will have to vote on this issue . |
| 53 | And after just a few minutes the cold was starting to get through . |
| 54 | But just a few minutes the vicar arrived , and despite the Church 's apology insisted the crosses would have to go . |
| 55 | Once again Campana saw the Germans line up ; ‘ In a few minutes the slopes of Hill 265 were covered with enemy advancing on us . |
| 56 | A neutron star has a radius of about ten miles , only a few times the critical radius at which a star becomes a black hole . |
| 57 | I feel that this is a difficult poem to understand but when it has been read a few times the meaning becomes clear . |
| 58 | Again , it was the darkest ones that survived best , with the result that in a few generations the peppered moths living near the big industrial cities were nearly all black . |
| 59 | Merseyside quiet with small codling , whiting and a few dabs the mainstay . |
| 60 | However in a few women the periods may become a little heavier . |