Example sentences of "[adj -er] [conj] [pers pn] [vb -s] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second pitch is often climbed as a single pitch and is a lot easier than it looks from the top . |
| 2 | This is fairer as it allows for the fact that fewer overs remain in which the chasing team can attack , but does not set a rate out of proportion with the course of the match up to the time of the stoppage . |
| 3 | The swordfish 's dorsal fin is very different to the sailfish 's , since it is high in front but much shorter as it curves towards the tail . |
| 4 | More recently formed Labrador Sea Water , with even lower temperature and salinity , should cool and freshen the North Atlantic still further as it circulates around the ocean in the coming decade . |
| 5 | Pulling out of the ERM in September and letting the pound float away from the rest of the bunch now looks even smarter than it has in the interim — particularly in the light of Sweden 's experience . |
| 6 | The professional assessment is that the Mitre ball is heavier when it flies through the air and therefore lends itself to greater accuracy . |
| 7 | It 's too thin , it 's too sharp , it 's better than it looks on the telly , it reminds them of the wife , it gets right up their nose , etc. etc . |
| 8 | The basic idea can be captured in minutes and the total concept fully realised in , at most , a couple of hours , which is a lot faster than it takes for the same degree of finish to be achieved in any other medium . |
| 9 | Consequently , as the stakes become bigger and bigger in the playing of the game , the scruples will become smaller and smaller when it comes to the back-alley work of player recruitment . |
| 10 | What these Discourses show is that ‘ science ’ still meant something wider than it does in the twentieth century ; what the lecturers were encouraging was realistic assessment and sound judgement . |