Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | She was relieved when Nigel had to slow down as they reached the outskirts of Cheltenham . |
| 32 | Egoistic traits may be expected to survive if they benefit also the descendants which inherit them , to be weeded out if they benefit the individual at the expense of its offspring ( for example , cannibalizing its brood , or long outlasting its reproductive powers ) ; altruistic traits will tend to survive if they benefit kin which are also transmitting them ( in particular , the mother 's protection of her young ) , to die out if they give the advantage to strangers which are not . |
| 33 | She was just about to call out when she felt the iron grip of an arm clasped round her throat . |
| 34 | Remember not to lean forwards as you do the exercise . |
| 35 | ‘ This is one of the biggest road construction contracts ever undertaken in Northern Ireland and we have not had to go overseas because we have the local skills to do it . ’ |
| 36 | Most of the grass had already been worn away by cheering trampling spectators but it was still pleasant to sit there when it caught the sun . |
| 37 | In the British Isles the best examples are found off the Norfolk coast , as will be described below : although this coast is one of submergence , the offshore profile , composed largely of glacial deposits , is extremely gentle , thus allowing waves to break long before they reach the coast . |
| 38 | do n't obsess yourself with the idea that none of them ( Unionist MPs ) understand the view of the man in the street … there is plenty of soundness in the party inside the House … and , easy as it is to call everyone inside Parliamentarians , and to assume that everyone outside are the only judges … you will have to get inside before you realize the difficulties of the situation , or the value of the cool-headed men who still represent the Unionist party in the House , and remain independent of Cabinet influence … |
| 39 | Try not to break down as I read the roll of honour : the golden vision Alex Young , the Huyton Hercules Peter Reid , the Blackpool buzzbomb Alan Ball , the Tyneside tornado Howard Kendall , the Birmingham blockbuster Bob Latchford and the Llandudno leopard Neville Southall . |
| 40 | The descriptions can be as varied as you like along this sort of theme , providing the adventurers with something to think over as they approach the Castle . |
| 41 | My brother works for the Department of Health and he can always arrange to get away if he knows the date far enough in advance . ’ |
| 42 | They managed to get away when they persuaded the man to stop for baby food . |
| 43 | This coordination of two developmental events , crucial to the formation of the eye , is achieved in some animals by the approaching eyecup inducing the lens to develop just where it touches the surface , and so the lens develops at the right place . |
| 44 | I possess a letter from one of his crew who was the last to leave the stricken Halifax whilst his Commanding Officer struggled to keep the aircraft " airborne , losing height rapidly and beseeching all the crew to get out before it struck the ground . |
| 45 | I know when we 've er sold the house , when our children all went and left us , the house was for three bedrooms , right , and I , I said to my husband I do n't want to stay here because they built the school outside behind our er , erm back yard , and every , all the rubbish that kids throw threw over and I said to him I do n't want to stay now kids , kids gone , children gone leave , left home , got married and went to off , I said I do n't want to live here , I do n't want to retire to , to stay at home and listen to the kids at school all day long and have the rubbish thrown over the hedge |
| 46 | She could hear the audience begin to breathe heavily as they watched the machine-driven dildo lewdly disappear , centimetre by centimetre , into her cute snatch . |
| 47 | It was virtually impossible to say aloud that one welcomed the death of a fellow human being , but she believed that was how Ayling had felt . |
| 48 | It was time to return home so I jerked the machine into a spiral dive , just in case the remaining CR 42s or the two 109s were still in the vicinity , flattened out at about 800 feet and jinked my way back to Takali . |
| 49 | It 's too early to say more until we get the results of the post-mortem examination and the forensic tests . |
| 50 | Both ladies were to say later that they knew the young man by sight , but not by name . |
| 51 | Whistler 's Battersea … main water … no ? well , main electricity … two cabins , one suitable for a tiny Flying Dutchman … huge Cutty Sark type hold awaits conversion … complete with resident Ancient Mariner … might be persuaded to stop awhile if you splice the mainbrace … " |
| 52 | In any intimacy between a stronger and a weaker personality the weaker is inclined to yield even when he has the means to prevail , from a compulsion to see through the eyes of the stronger . |
| 53 | The problem is , however , that it is of little help in producing a list of user needs : the temptation would be to say either that everyone requires the same information or that everyone requires different information ; the former would make the exercise redundant and the latter would make it impossible to handle . |
| 54 | One can then choose to say either that it constitutes the difference by virtue of having a particular internal ‘ feel ’ associated with it , or that it is itself the difference , simpliciter . |
| 55 | Despite recent pleas from the Bar and solicitors , the Lord Chancellor declined to say explicitly whether he backed the idea of special restrictions in some cases . |
| 56 | Your Board and its financial advisers Purchase and Szell continue to recommend strongly that you reject the bid . |
| 57 | She felt the fire inside her begin to burn again and she pushed the door wide open , her mouth ready to frame a few well-chosen words on the importance of finishing jobs on time . |
| 58 | The traditional careers of doctor , dentist , lawyer , solicitor , accountant , actuary , vet , structural engineer and pharmacist are united by the certainty that their salaries will continue to rise steadily until they reach the top of their professions . |