Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] [vb infin] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our highest and most serious imaginative inventions may show themselves in the medium of the arts . |
| 2 | We have shown how group frequencies derived from experience with other molecules may be used to suggest assignments for particularly characteristic bands , and how the use of isotopes may assist us in the deduction of molecular structure and of the types of atoms involved in each mode . |
| 3 | The draftsman should , nevertheless , be aware of some of the practical problems that arise in connection with the choice of tenancy to be granted and in appropriate cases should draw them to the attention of his client . |
| 4 | He wanted to see a mixed economy of care and he considered it essential that the social services authorities should see themselves as the arrangers and purchasers of care services , not as monopolistic providers . |
| 5 | It is vital that social services authorities should see themselves as the arrangers and purchasers of care services — not as monopolistic providers . |
| 6 | These pictures may take you into the far reaches of analogy , metaphor , anecdotes , jokes , personal experiences and even sheer fantasy . |
| 7 | In the shifting pattern of dominance and submission which characterized tribal life , with warfare being carried out now against one , now against another group , it was natural that on occasion peoples should ally themselves with the Russians . |
| 8 | But there appears not to have been , for instance , any of that sterile rivalry between man and wife which is now the bane of middle-class society with any claims to cultural or intellectual interests ; plainly Mrs Lowndes and the young matrons who were her friends did not seethe resentfully at having their intellectual and imaginative capacities shackled to kitchen and nursery , whereas their husbands could exercise theirs in the great world . |
| 9 | After reading an article in your recent issue regarding older knitting machines , I would be interested to know if any of your readers could supply me with the correct manual for the KH585 as there do seem to be some differences in the controls of the two models . |
| 10 | Any story which carries the imputation of discreditable conduct by somebody will be actionable by a plaintiff who can show that at least some readers would recognise him as the person being criticised , or that the facts in the story necessarily imply such an allegation against him . |
| 11 | Mrs Castle , as it turned out , had opposed this allowance , again on the characteristically doctrinaire grounds that an allowance which made it necessary for the disabled to purchase motor cars would place them at the mercy of the commercial interests of motor manufacturers . |
| 12 | In a corner of the London Museum of Financial History — blue-rinsed heads will remember it as the Bank of England — stands a glass case . |
| 13 | No body established by the two parties will do anything outside the law to halt any sell out ; what they will do is to engineer situations and emotions that lead other people to break the law . |
| 14 | Most London homes will find themselves at the top levels . |
| 15 | Your microhabitat may be without occupants for a long time , but usually some animals will reach it in the end . |
| 16 | We go along with the theory that younger listeners will identify themselves with the group Cancer . |
| 17 | We go along with the theory that younger listeners will identify themselves with the group Cancer . |
| 18 | in language learning the check lists will provide you with the language data you need to start making pronunciation drills . |
| 19 | Anyone interested in that idea , or in the turning systems for schools can contact him at The Croft , Brough , Thurso , Caithness , Scotland KW14 8YE , ( 0847 ) 85605 . |
| 20 | So we er , schools can approach us as the Engineering Council and say , we 'd like some help , and quite obviously , they all want some help when they look at the actual syllabus of a design and technology itself ! |
| 21 | Alternatively any of the tackle shops can kit you with the vice and enough thread and feathers to get you started . |
| 22 | Thus the plant can , during the latter part of the night , move its leaves to a position appropriate for sunrise ; predatory animals can prepare themselves for the activity of hunting and hunted animals can escape to safety before it is too late . |
| 23 | Most of Mr Nigel Lawson 's critics of today thought yesterday that his policies might bring something like the 3% growth in demand in 1988 at which he aimed , instead of the 7% that he actually got . |
| 24 | Not wishing to jeopardise businesses , the Committee suggests that directors must satisfy themselves on the basis that they have a reasonable expectation that it will continue in operation for the period specified in the guide-lines . |
| 25 | I always wanted to be an actor since I was about five and my parents would take me to the cinema and theatre . |
| 26 | I myself would I am sure hereafter regret not visiting this part of V. D. L. , and under all circumstances I have agreed with Lady Franklin to wait one week longer after which to return if the wind should not come round to the eastward or northeast , either of these winds would take us to the desired place in a few hours . |
| 27 | ‘ And that actually created some problems for me , because guitarists would call me from the States or Britain and say , ‘ I want the sound that George Lynch gets on ‘ Lock And Key ’ . |
| 28 | Licences from certain designated countries will exempt you from the need to take a driving test . |
| 29 | Weather permitting , the big helicopters will place them between the flows and the town . |
| 30 | This morning , 104 headed for home and only 3 other Central South crews will make it to the finish . |