Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [conj] [pron] [vb -s] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ? |
| 2 | Trim the edges so they are straight and even , and cut the strip so that it measures the circumference of the cake . |
| 3 | Do n't change your pattern of prayer merely because someone mentions the latest method just arrived on view . |
| 4 | Tighten the wheel down until it touches the pipe |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She makes a little lurch forward and he has the tray . |
| 10 | Or has the right hon. Gentleman changed his mind again because he wants the key to No. 10 ? |
| 11 | In Australia , the states of South Australia and Victoria have redefined rape so that it covers the introduction of the penis of a person into the anus or mouth of another person as well as penile penetration of the vagina . |
| 12 | And we are developing our work so that it meets the needs of incest survivors . |
| 13 | You might consider moving the stops to allow for a thicker door , or if this is impractical , using a thicker door and rebating the edges to the existing thickness so that it fits the frame . |
| 14 | It can be an insurance scam , of course ; some owner who needs money more than he needs the family heirloom . |
| 15 | In Manchester in 1779 ‘ he acquaints the gentlemen of the town etc. that he practises the art of Land Surveying , as measuring and planning estates , setting out land for building on , dividing of ground , levelling etc . ’ |
| 16 | There is one place only where he lifts the curtain . |
| 17 | As a safety measure , the warhead completes its arming process only as it nears the target . |
| 18 | The exhaust gas is mixed with a little air from a small pump at a point just before it enters the canister . |
| 19 | In such a world the very idea of research and academic prowess becomes charged with structural ambiguity simply because it creates the potential for outsiders to bring challenging concepts across boundaries which , at other times , are sacrosanct . |
| 20 | Although his voice and the accent change slightly when he becomes the narrator , Dustin was brilliantly convincing as a very old man , as well as managing to look and behave like a very young man when necessary . |
| 21 | It is possible , therefore , to construct a sample so that it has the same distribution of characteristics as the population as a whole or , if necessary , selected portions of it . |
| 22 | Alternative readings or critical analysis of this entrenched reverence for a rule of law ( which at times may well be out of step with a wider interpretation of ambiguous social behaviour ) smacks of subversion simply because it denies the primacy of the institutional framework . |
| 23 | Lord Wellworthy can enforce the covenant only whilst he retains the legal estate in the Stately Mansion Hotel . |
| 24 | The first : ‘ quality is conformance to requirements , ’ means that a product or service is of quality only if it meets the customer 's requirements . |
| 25 | From the group 's perspective , it desires to be involved where it can influence the final shape of a policy so that it maximizes the benefits and minimizes the losses to its members . |
| 26 | The conditioner has a single rotor with pivoting U-shaped tines which toss the grass upwards as it leaves the cutting blades . |
| 27 | McAleese has a new-found enthusiasm for the game now that he has the captain 's tag alongside his name , and was in irrepressible form last week when Ballymena hammered Hawick . |
| 28 | Following the first leg little or nothing separates the two teams . |
| 29 | In a kind of skipping movement he shifts his weight to the forward , leading right leg , scooping the left foot in front of the right knee and jumping off with the right leg so that it passes the left foot again . |
| 30 | The coupled signal causes the current I and potential difference V to fluctuate about the values and corresponding to the point O. Assuming that the capacitor exhibits negligible reactance at the operating frequency so that it couples the signal properly , Thévenin transformation reveals an effective signal circuit connected to the nonlinear network terminals comprising e.m.f. in series with resistance . |