Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun] [vb -s] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cat began to stalk her through the blade-broad iris leaves with such solemnity that she laughed and paused even longer , to play with him , and was cheered . |
| 2 | The whole apparatus is part of the inner ear , and the total system works in the same fluid which also surrounds the cochlear ( that is the part of the inner ear with 20,000–25,000 minute hairs which respond to sound waves ) . |
| 3 | Crime is big business , the total cost runs into millions of pounds every year . |
| 4 | Their position in the whole network of assets will need to be considered and how the total capacity contributes to strategic success . |
| 5 | Taken across the week the total readership soars to 719,000 or 61pc of the adult population . |
| 6 | An 8-ohm extension cabinet can be added to both versions , when the total load drops to 4-ohms , unleashing the unit 's full 350-watt capacity . |
| 7 | Independent analysts have estimated that a minimum wage set at three pound forty an hour would add one point eight percent to the total labour costs in Britain . |
| 8 | One proposal that has not been retained is that of the total finance costs for non-equity shares . |
| 9 | The total population estimates for Districts in 1981 , based on updates from the 1971 Census , were generally accurate to within two per cent , but the error was in excess of five per cent in some cases ( Thatcher , 1985 ) . |
| 10 | The total dividend jumps from 6p to 7.5p and the shares climbed 10p to 309p. — PA |
| 11 | The total task needs to be broken down into small easily achieved wins , eg every teacher will be in the playground five minutes before the bell goes to greet children and parents , four children from each class will have their names entered in the ‘ Gold book ’ for good work or praiseworthy actions , any child in hospital for more than one night will receive ‘ get well cards ’ from the class and a visit by a member of staff , the entrance hall is cleared of clutter and made more welcoming for visitors . |
| 12 | The total stock consists of approximately 540,000 books and some 5,000 current periodicals and newspapers ; this is augmented by borrowing some 13,000 items from other libraries each year . |
| 13 | The total stock consists of approximately 540,000 books and some 5,000 current periodicals and newspapers ; this is augmented by borrowing some 13,000 items from other libraries each year . |
| 14 | The normal laboratory ranges for serum albumin and retinal binding proteins were 35–45 g/l and 1.9- 8.0 mg/dl respectively . |
| 15 | It is already known that the normal reader has at his or her disposal two very different procedures ( two very different sets of mental operations ) for accomplishing the conversion of print to speech . |
| 16 | The sign of the differential absorption depends on which enantiomer is present , so the CD spectrum can provide information about the configuration of an enantiomer . |
| 17 | The species studied does not have to be chiral : the differential absorption comes from the effect of the magnetic field on degeneracy . |
| 18 | Expressing this as the differential equation leads to the equation of motion of a Maxwell unit |
| 19 | Initially , they play great pop but halfway through the set explode into something far wilder , and the polite applause turns into cheers . |
| 20 | Initially , they play great pop but halfway through the set explode into something far wilder , and the polite applause turns into cheers . |
| 21 | The adolescent penis insists on being in a state of almost constant erection , regardless of the appropriateness of the situation . |
| 22 | Thanks to the ample marble supplies at their disposal , they perfected their craft constantly and asserted their skills by producing all kinds of sculpture that blended earlier sources of inspiration with trends , styles and techniques of the times in which they lived . |
| 23 | Our case shows that , with carcinoma of the gallbladder , rupture of the gallbladder during laparoscopic cholecystectomy must be avoided by all means , even if the umbilical incision has to be sufficiently extended to facilitate easy removal of an intact specimen . |
| 24 | The stump where the umbilical cord breaks after foaling is a potential route for pathogens into the foal 's system . |
| 25 | Within 2.5km ( 1½ miles ) the road forks and the right-hand branch dips across a hollow towards Schwendi ; but continue forward , climbing on the left-hand ( main ) road which ascends towards Goldiwil at a higher level with even more rewarding views . |
| 26 | The full-time MBA continues to be the largest , although others such as Public Relations , Investment Analysis , and Information Technology continue to attract substantial numbers of applications . |
| 27 | The only exception to the rule is when the plaintiff is under a disability , when of course the interim payment has to be approved and directions given about how it is to be applied . |
| 28 | After a lower tax burden , earnings were 0.3p down at 1.44p and the interim dividend stays at 1p net a share . |
| 29 | There was more difficulty over the high tax charge and ACT relief and the interim dividend stays at 3.25p covered less than twice by almost halved earnings .. |
| 30 | There was more difficulty over the high tax charge and ACT relief and the interim dividend stays at 3.25p covered less than twice by almost halved earnings .. |