Example sentences of "the [adv] we [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The arrangement of the signs and symbols is designed to encourage a deepening awareness of their " pointing-towards " character ; the deeper we penetrate behind the scenes as it were of the various words and actions , the closer can they be seen to become because all alike are pointing towards that Mystery which is beyond straightforward conceptual understanding . |
| 2 | ‘ The sooner we get aboard the better , ’ Lawton said quietly . |
| 3 | We 'd better be on our way because the sooner we get to the party and do our duty , then the sooner we can leave . ’ |
| 4 | The further we research into the intricacies of the human genes , the closer we come to the possibility of refashioning human biological existence . |
| 5 | Therefore , despite the extent of his knowledge , the further we recede from the date at which he wrote , and the geographical area on which he is most forthcoming , the less it is possible to be confident that important events were not omitted from his work . |
| 6 | The more we know of the details , the more possible it becomes to control them |
| 7 | The more we learn about the brain , the more clearly we see how its specialised wiring affects what we are . |
| 8 | The more we look at the behaviour of insects , birds , mammals , and man , the more we see a continuum of complexity rather than any difference in kind that might separate the intellectual Valhalla of our species from the apparently mindless computations of insects . |
| 9 | The more we discover about the interactions of world poverty , ecoclimate , world trade arrangements , debt , etc. , the more important it becomes to raise awareness and change attitudes , campaign and lobby , in the rich countries of the North . |
| 10 | The more we head down the path to a single European voice in the world community , the more likely it is that the Community , as an institution , will take the permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council that we have rightly enjoyed , as have the French , since the United Nations was established . |
| 11 | It is obvious that the more we are aware of the feelings , the more we understand about the filter and the better placed we are to minister to an individual 's needs . |
| 12 | The further we research into the intricacies of the human genes , the closer we come to the possibility of refashioning human biological existence . |
| 13 | The closer we come to the game the more we focus as a group , and the more people drop off the equation . |