Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Trim the edges so they are straight and even , and cut the strip so that it measures the circumference of the cake . |
| 5 | Do n't change your pattern of prayer merely because someone mentions the latest method just arrived on view . |
| 6 | … I think it also helps if you 've … got industrial experience so that you realize the problems of the industrialists . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Then we could have some tea together before we catch the train . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Tighten the wheel down until it touches the pipe |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | You begin to realise their difference in elevation only after you enter the centre Octagon . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | and he treated his horse well I mean a lot of these horseman , good horseman treated the horse better than they did the wife ! |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Rain heard her flow of talk about the journey from Nice break off as she noticed the view from the window , an oppressive sky , a turbulent sea . |
| 21 | In addition , competition may mean that we are unable to recoup our initial investment even if we win the contract . |
| 22 | Of course not all policemen are in absolute positions of command even though they represent the maintenance of structure in more than a symbolic way ; and few can move into communitas to experience the temptations described above . |
| 23 | None the less , it seems plausible to suppose that the loss of the OR in the pre-exposed group might retard the formation of a light-food association simply because it reduces the likelihood that these subjects will see the light at the start of conditioning . |
| 24 | It aroused a lot of opposition initially because it upset the existing viewpoint : " How can a black hole emit anything ? " |
| 25 | She makes a little lurch forward and he has the tray . |
| 26 | Or has the right hon. Gentleman changed his mind again because he wants the key to No. 10 ? |
| 27 | Mandeville pushed his horse forward and we rounded the corner . |
| 28 | Pulling on the reins with one hand and pushing the big horse with the other , she backed him straight into the drunken lout just as he flung the cloak aside . |
| 29 | I spent a few years on The Scotsman and then to Thomson House to join The Guardian soon after it dropped the ‘ Manchester ’ from its title and started printing in London . |
| 30 | Well when we take the honey away and we get the wax left over we can make it into lumps . |