Example sentences of "[noun sg] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The , the thing is they 're , they 're the only one with an M O D contract the only ones amongst the |
| 2 | In the case of each contract the unexpired period is three years . |
| 3 | ( b ) Drafting the contract The standard conditions do not need to be expressly referred to unless an alteration is sought . |
| 4 | ( b ) The parties to the contract The two parties envisaged under the SGA 1979 are the seller and the buyer . |
| 5 | And you know very well that as soon as you start to launch yourself into the world of contracting by , by its very nature a contract a a automatically has loopholes in it , and the more you write in a contract the more loopholes you 've got . |
| 6 | Failing that , he assured all and sundry that he 'd get the Duchess the best darn-tootin' ‘ deal ’ . |
| 7 | Having accepted the fact that good lighting , unworn carpeting ( fitted if possible ) or non-slip vinyl floor-covering and an absence of rugs and odd mats is essential , a check should be made on the positioning and stability of the handrail the elderly person will depend upon for going up and down stairs . |
| 8 | Justin held in abhorrence the Gnostic mixing of myths and cults to make an unpalatable bouillabaisse of religions . |
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| 10 | When Mary I married Philip of Spain she decreed they ruled England jointly , and for the next few years until Elizabeth came to the throne the following strange convention was adopted for recording their regnal years : On 17 March 1649 the monarchy was abolished and during the period until parliamentary government was overtaken by the Restoration , English official documents were dated by the year of grace . |
| 11 | In 1238 , as your Grace may know , when there was no apparent successor to the throne the then Scottish king called his magnates together and , in their presence and with their consent , designated the House of Bruce as his heir-presumptive . |
| 12 | By the time that Henry VII reached the throne the English Parliament had already become established as a powerful force in government , law , and politics . |
| 13 | In return for this concession the English government obtained a number of crucial episcopal appointments , not least the translation of Sudbury to Canterbury ; moreover , the good offices of the pope were assured in the current peace negotiations ; finally , some of the money would find its way back to the English crown for the ransom of the pope 's brother , Roger Beaufort , who was then an English prisoner of war . |
| 14 | He spoke briefly of the responsibility the rich owe to the poor of the Third World . |
| 15 | Graham Taylor selected Clough as it became clear that Nottingham Forest have finally signed a transfer form which makes the striker the first summer addition to Souness 's squad . |
| 16 | During the 2nd World War seasons , as his career drew to a close , Albert became a magnificent utility player for the Palace , turning out in any position : as a full-back one week , a winger or striker the next , then as centre-half the next ! |
| 17 | In the corresponding Republican primary the incumbent governor , Bob Martinez , defeated four opponents to secure his party 's nomination for the second time . |
| 18 | She was so overjoyed with her Christian faith the long-term implications were of secondary importance . |
| 19 | ‘ As there are but few persons who love to meditate upon scenes of death , and too many are only able to view the gloomy side of them , instead of following by the eye of faith the glorious progress of the departing saint , I will hasten to end of my story . ’ |
| 20 | Knowledge pretends it is completely different from faith and makes faith the odd man out by ignoring its own assumptions . |
| 21 | The idea was to see how much faith the blindfolded person had in his so called friends . |
| 22 | She entered the convent at the age of eighteen , at the wish of her Parents , and took the veil the following year . |
| 23 | Yes , so I thought , I might erm , cos I bought a jumper , I bought a pale blue jumper to go with the flowery leggings , but , I 've decided I 'll take blue jumper back , cos , although it would be alright with plain white trousers I thought that 's all I would wear it with , I would n't wear it with anything else , so , I think I 'll change that , if I get the dark blue leggings like Jamie , then I 'll get the striped jumper the same . |
| 24 | ‘ About what happened on the yacht the other day . ’ |
| 25 | At first Pluvinel 's radical ideas were ridiculed , but after his death in 1622 , and the publication of his book L'Instruction du Roi the following year , his methods were gradually accepted . |
| 26 | It would seem that they are the molecules responsible for maintaining the harmonious , smooth running of the body 's many functions , stimulating the release of hormones when required , organizing healing and repair and bringing into play the complex workings of the immune system . |
| 27 | The jaw muscles turn out to have been placed to generate the most powerful bite possible , especially when Diatryma brought into play the powerful downwards hingeing action of the upper beak on the skull . |
| 28 | Euripides , in his play The Suppliant Women , sets out this antithesis in a famous dialogue between the Herald from Thebes and Theseus , the King of Athens . |
| 29 | Ackroyd notices that the Eliot who had once called poetry a ‘ mug 's game ’ was eventually , in his play The Elder Statesman , to use the same expression for forgery . |
| 30 | But what also shone through was how good a play The Hooded Owl was . |