Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [vb infin] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the brothel-owners paid for the restoration of village temples and schools to help keep up the supply of young girls . |
| 2 | Cutting the mids helped knock out the troublesome frequencies , but the sound did suffer , since it 's often the mid frequencies that you need to increase at higher volumes to prevent that harsh , trebly electro-acoustic sound . |
| 3 | While the part-time handymen do tidy up the area from time to time the amount of time they can devote to this is strictly limited . ’ |
| 4 | When the dark-blues did turn up the fun started but as expected the Cambridge crew were carrying far more weight . |
| 5 | In a letter published in ‘ The Times ’ on 2 March the Cardinal said , ‘ Whatever stance individuals make take over the morality of the nuclear deterrent , there must be general agreement on the aim of preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to non-nuclear states . |
| 6 | Mr Richard says : ‘ It was more cost effective to use consultants to help draw up the ITT and provide quality assurance for our questions and requirements . |
| 7 | Scientists at Los Alamos have suggested using particle beams to help burn up the plutonium , rather than relying entirely on particles given off by a chain reaction going on within the material ; they think it would be like holding a flame underneath the plutonium , rather than starting a dangerous plutonium blaze . |
| 8 | It is therefore useful to get a few adults to help calm down the too lively children . |
| 9 | In his thesis Andrew Fortune made a number of recommendations to help step up the improvements in customer service , which have been echoed in the recommendations of the Customer Focus Task Force . |
| 10 | They enjoyed huge success from ‘ 63 to ‘ 68 , not only because of the Ventures connection but also because they looked cool and had great-sounding handwound Alnico pickups ( Moseley purposely slanted his rhythm pickups to help balance out the treble and bass response ) . |