Example sentences of "[noun sg] [art] [adv] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 It was n't the McAuley of old , probably because of ring rust and a badly bruised right hand , and the sooner he gets another contest the better he 'll like it .
2 The better you get at tennis the more you will need good strings and good service .
3 Indeed , the more heroic you make your hero the more you will need moments of human weakness to make it easy for readers to have that sympathetic identification .
4 ‘ The higher the tax the more we may become like Europe .
5 The gamble is that the more people know about the workings of behaviour the more they will use it skilfully to benefit themselves and others .
6 When choosing either foam or felt remember that the more resilient the underlay the more it will improve and therefore prolong the life of your carpet .
7 He was lying on his hard , as it were armour-plated , back and when he lifted his head a little he could see his domelike brown belly divided into stiff arched segments on top of which the bed quilt could hardly keep in position and was about to slide off completely .
8 Of course , the fewer calories the body uses from food the more it must draw from your surplus body fat , so this adds up to faster weight loss .
9 If you wish to avert a major black era in Leeds history I suggest a full and public explanation the least you can do .
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