Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marks appear weighty and assertive if driven on to the canvas with a painting knife . |
| 2 | Gabby , who , with her husband , was preparing to run a guest house and had quite enough to do at home , cooked and brought down to the new house a hearty and beautifully cooked meal each evening , and filthy and exhausted the three of us would wolf it down . |
| 3 | The data can then be analysed or altered and placed back in the database . |
| 4 | ‘ If you are feeling bored and fed up with the daily routine , give the WI a try . |
| 5 | Young and fit and keyed in to the processes of organisational power . |
| 6 | By nine in the evening I was fully conscious and observed out of the big window at the end of the room the light beginning to drain from a violet sky . |
| 7 | The memorial harbour light on Carraig Fhada at the entrance to Kilnaughton Bay was built in 1853 and taken over by the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses in 1924 . |
| 8 | And the Borough Council considers that the need for the new roads has been fully justified as set out in the County Council 's assessment . |
| 9 | Frantic parents continued to hassle and swear and at last the stoat grew tired and bounded off into the cover of a pine tree windbreak . |
| 10 | Photographs will be taken of the guitar during its production and these will be mounted , framed and presented along with the instrument itself , as a bonus prize — a memento of a truly unique guitar . |
| 11 | All acts done within the actual authority of a partner will be binding on the firm whether carried out in the usual course of business or otherwise . |
| 12 | Real growth of 3 per cent and an unemployment rate of 4.7 per cent were predicted , as were a reduction in the net budget deficit to 3.5 per cent of gross domestic product ( GDP ) , with a long-term aim of a reduction to 2.5 per cent by 1992 as laid down in the SPÖ-ÖVP joint programme of 1987 [ see p. 35088 ] . |
| 13 | This more than made up for the Tramway Department 's loss of revenue resulting from the suspension of the service ! |
| 14 | There had never been a great deal of money , but no one had ever gone hungry and the feelings of warmth and love between the members of the family had more than made up for the lack of luxuries . |
| 15 | The expectation was that the losses sustained by the low cover price would be more than made up by the larger circulation and by advertising . |
| 16 | Dad was not prepared to stand any more and got out of the chair into which he had just flopped . |
| 17 | The designer , Sandy Powell , has known Anderson since their first day at St Martin 's when they played truant and headed off to the pub after about 15 minutes . |
| 18 | The government maintains that dipping is safe if carried out with the recommended protective clothing and other precautions . |
| 19 | One passenger decided that the driver was drunk and got out of the car . |
| 20 | Then , with a lazy dignity , they rose one by one and backed out of the courtyard again . |
| 21 | September 11 : BBMF Hurricane IIC LF363 suffered engine problems en route to Coningsby to Jersey , diverted to RAF Wittering , crash-landed but burnt out on the runway . |
| 22 | And social services as may be required to ensure the welfare of the aged as set out in the declaration of intent . |
| 23 | It was true , the old ramblers were both ugly and kitted out in the very best of outdoor clothing . |
| 24 | Some dogs may become over excited when taken out in the car , associating this with walks . |
| 25 | They do n't have a set style : sometimes a touch funky when plunked along by the bass ; sometimes rather laid back and mellow when the languid guitar takes over . |
| 26 | Speaking of Deano — everyone I talked felt that as we had paid £2.7 million for a centre forward would n't it be nice if hung around near the goal or in the box for that matter instead of running all over the show and when we finally get the ball in the box there 's nobody there . |
| 27 | Call upon Councillor to move the adoption of the cycle of meetings for 1991 ninety two as set out on the Council Agenda , together with amendment C standing in his name . |
| 28 | The words sounded hollow when played back in the emptiness of the flat , like an extract from a vacuous , romantic novel . |