Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the store room next to the kitchen were a long table and shelves always covered with all sorts of provisions ; large earthenware jars full of confits of pork and goose , a small barrel where vinegar slowly matured , a bowl where honey oozed out of the comb , jams , preserves of sorrel and of tomatoes , and odd bottles with grapes and cherries marinating in brandy ; next to the table a weighing machine on which I used to stand at regular intervals ; sacks of haricot beans , of potatoes ; eggs , each one carefully dated in pencil . |
| 2 | Mrs M. parked the car in a street of stone houses , where steps led up to the tower . |
| 3 | Where WinEdit stands out from the rest is for programmers who use Microsoft C and SDK . |
| 4 | Seeing Saad laid out on the floor , dumb and silent . |
| 5 | Extrusive igneous activity is more commonly referred to as volcanism and occurs where magma erupts on to the surface either as flowing lava , or as fragmental material thrown into the air by explosive volcanic activity . |
| 6 | where baby lies down with the tiger-rug |
| 7 | In addition 1,900,000 were on short-time and around 300,000 were commuting to jobs in western Germany ( where unemployment fell slightly by the end of February to 1,870,000 or 7 per cent of the workforce ) . |
| 8 | Indeed , his capital city of Aachen ( Aix la Chapelle ) was partly chosen because of its hot springs , where Charles swam daily in the great bath . |
| 9 | The centre of activity by mid-December was Shanghai , where students listened eagerly to the VOA reports about Wuhan and elsewhere . |
| 10 | By contrast equatorial forests lack extreme seasonal variation ; where productivity varies little during the year the resource fluctuations are never so great as in savannah or temperate regions . |
| 11 | ONCE Czechoslovakia settles down from the current euphoria of people 's power , its new leadership will have to take some hard decisions on how to overcome its economic difficulties . |
| 12 | The northern section of the colony was settled by people from Virginia rather than emigrants brought out by the proprietors , and the southern section by emigrants from Barbados as well as from England . |
| 13 | When the train had emerged from the last tunnel on the Central Line between Stratford and Leyton , issuing with little more space to spare than toothpaste squeezed out of the nozzle of another kind of tube , somewhere past that point , though he was not sure yet where , he would climb out on to the roof of the car . |
| 14 | Although Pakistan inched forward in the eight overs following the welcome tea-break , England were pulling the strings . |
| 15 | Although gamsabhavas died out after the imposition of British rule , headmen and other intermediaries often negotiated compromises . |
| 16 | Although Liphook strove hard for the equaliser , they were unable to take advantage of the many opportunities created . |
| 17 | Nothing looks more lamentably depressing than shelves sagging wearily in the middle , with decent books struggling to maintain a dignified upright posture . |
| 18 | This species is confirmed from only one locality in the Outer Hebrides , although plants identified just to the genus Salicornia alone are recorded quite widely . |
| 19 | After 1893 expenditure fell although enrolment remained virtually at the 1890 level . |
| 20 | Schwer saw his unbeaten record slip away on cuts , although Burke fought splendidly on the way to an upset victory . |
| 21 | One point favouring all theories that rely on changes affecting the Solar System as a whole , rather than changes confined merely to the Earth , is that the planet Mars is currently , like our own world , in the throes of an ice age . |
| 22 | The exit to the roof was on the other side of floor 5 so Ralph went back through the door into the large room . |
| 23 | On the whole , the evidence ( P.A. Consultants , 1987 ) suggests that companies located in enterprise zones have performed better than firms located elsewhere in the local economy . |
| 24 | 1991 ended with youth affiliations at an all-time high of 360 , and school donations of more than £17,000 coming in to the section . |
| 25 | Although Franco seemed well on the way to having Hedilla in his pocket in late October , Falangist support for merging with the Traditionalists was not yet guaranteed . |
| 26 | This could be converted into a worldwide trip , so Roland went on to the ‘ Hot Spot ’ to try and get around the world in 80 seconds answering as many questions as possible . |
| 27 | He has more than £50m wrapped up in the concern , via his 35% share stake , and needs to protect it . |
| 28 | Although MAP works specifically in the UK setting , its ideas and strategies may be relevant and useful to other national contexts . |
| 29 | The team was the same as for the West Ham game , except Hodge played instead of the injured Speed . |
| 30 | Colonic mucins are also highly sulphated , more so in fact than mucins produced elsewhere in the gastrointestinal tract . |