Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , these subcultures respectively enable corporate officials and lower-class adolescent males to commit crimes without too many pangs of conscience ; through their sanitizing prism , each sub-culture softens criminal acts so that they assume the appearance of ‘ not really ’ being against the law , or it transforms them into acts required by a morality higher than that enshrined in a parochial criminal law . |
| 2 | Carried to their logical conclusion his theories meant that ( if he were right ) the attaque à outrance could be broken by a well-organised defence long before it reached the enemy . |
| 3 | Given that such an emergency admission should be avoided at all costs , how can a social worker plan an admission so that it offers the person concerned a positive choice ? |
| 4 | Roger quickly joined both ropes together and we descended the 300 feet to where I could follow our steps without difficulty to the foot of the crag . |
| 5 | Leo was sitting at the kitchen table , his large frame almost dwarfing the little wooden chair , arms folded across his massive chest so that it pulled the material of his shirt impossibly tight . |
| 6 | I used to have three but I lost three sheep down when they built the university , and I have n't been able to find them , so I thought that they 'd be useful to try and locate them , you know . |
| 7 | Willie turned back to look at the comics so that he missed the surprised expression on his face . |
| 8 | Trim the edges so they are straight and even , and cut the strip so that it measures the circumference of the cake . |
| 9 | Specialist sectors are identified and firms either decide to concentrate on one or two of these or arrange their activities so that they cover the whole range of sectors . |
| 10 | The ball raised approximately £40,000 for the Time Walker Education Endowment Fund , which will provide education for future generations so that they understand the vital importance of conservation . |
| 11 | Do n't change your pattern of prayer merely because someone mentions the latest method just arrived on view . |
| 12 | Enhancement techniques spread the range of pixel values so that they cover the full dynamic range of the image display system . |
| 13 | … I think it also helps if you 've … got industrial experience so that you realize the problems of the industrialists . ’ |
| 14 | The glider dived almost vertically and I was just in time to pull back on the stick so that we hit the ground in a level attitude without any damage . |
| 15 | I told him that when he came up the ramp he must accelerate on the throttle at speed so that he got the front wheel up in the air , so he would n't nosedive and hurt himself . |
| 16 | It is better to learn that the candidate can not put a few words together before he/she joins the company rather than after he/she is employed . |
| 17 | Then we could have some tea together before we catch the train . |
| 18 | Right well it will give you er I will go away and work these plans out but one that comes to mind is where there 's er a life cover but it 's a low level of life cover so you have more of an investment erm more of th more of your contributions goes towards the investment so that you get the bigger return in the ten years when you need it . |
| 19 | Tighten the wheel down until it touches the pipe |
| 20 | With a low-powered winch or tow car , the acceleration is far slower and there is plenty of time to get the glider nicely balanced on the wheel so that it leaves the ground with a safe margin of speed . |
| 21 | You begin to realise their difference in elevation only after you enter the centre Octagon . |
| 22 | And indeed it was , for over the brow of the little hill a bright-red motor-scooter erupted and upon it swayed the figure of a monumentally built woman , her classic features frozen into a mask of anger and her grey hair flying in the wind so that she had the appearance of a vengeful Medusa . |
| 23 | and he treated his horse well I mean a lot of these horseman , good horseman treated the horse better than they did the wife ! |
| 24 | If you play against a particular army a lot then you 'll naturally try to assemble your own force so that it stands the best possible chance against that foe . |
| 25 | There are small twigs digging into her back , she is angry , pushes against him , but he pays no attention , carries on , his hands exploring , he is smiling down at her and when he lowers his head the water from his hair seeps into her mouth so that she tastes the lake , the fish smell of deep water , sees the sun brilliant through the branches behind his head , blinding her eyes , sun specks floating , she closes them as he moves against her . |
| 26 | Oh better take that biscuit tin away before they eat the lot , got that lid , get that and put , have one more and get it in the kitchen Charlotte |
| 27 | Laura could n't seem to tear her eyes away as she absorbed the man 's hawk-like , tanned face and the sensual appeal of his tall , broad-shouldered body elegantly clad in a black long-tailed jacket and dark-striped trousers . |
| 28 | The Regis was so vast it absorbed the Writers Internationale just as it absorbed the British Congress of Funeral Directors . |
| 29 | And apart from the Bohemian Rhapsody news of the rest of the European football tonight and we have the double attacking spearhead of Colin Fray and Martin Fisher at the City ground and you listening to the classiest football cover on Radio Nottingham from five past seven . |
| 30 | ‘ I sent Jean home before we crossed the river . |