Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [adv prt] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When mice are imported from abroad it must either be possible to carry out experiments in the quarantine facility or a breeding colony should be imported . |
| 2 | He never darkened its doors , but he thought it was the proper place for weddings and christenings and funerals , and he was always prepared to rig up lights for the annual parish nativity play , with a dimming spotlight to beam sentimentally on the Virgin Mary . |
| 3 | It is not in any way necessary to record the whole of the lesson from either the intellectual or the affective point of view ; experience shows that it is possible to pick out segments of the lesson for detailed observation of either kind , which provide enough information for developmental purposes . |
| 4 | They thought that it might be excusable to exploit situations to promote the individual MP 's career within his own party or to look after constituency interests , but it was quite inexcusable to open up opportunities for the Opposition to criticize the government . |
| 5 | It is , however , still very easy to pick up tufa from the latter on the coast of East Africa , to which it took 6 months to float across the Indian Ocean . |
| 6 | Republicans are likely to pick up seats in the House , so he might have more leverage there , but this will be counter-balanced by the probable increase in the number of Democratic seats in the Senate . |
| 7 | At harvest time , a lot of families up here visit relatives to help get the crops in , so it 's hard to keep up continuity in the group . ’ |
| 8 | A good in-house person makes a list of issues likely to stir up trouble in the media or public sector , and keeps it up to date . |
| 9 | It 's a perpetual patching up job at the moment |
| 10 | By surrounding the subject 's head with a detector array , connected to suitable computer hardware , it is possible to build up images of the brain , indicating the areas of different levels of radioactivity , and hence of metabolic activity . |
| 11 | Focusing upon problem emotions means that the counsellor has to be able to pass back information to the counsellee . |
| 12 | ARABLE farmers seeking to optimise returns from their crops will be able to pick up tips at the two-day Cereal ‘ 93 National Cereals and Combinable Crops Event , which gets under way tomorrow . |
| 13 | Her eyes were too busy picking out faces amongst the other passengers . |
| 14 | With the defence ensuring a frustrating afternoon for the league 's leading scorer , Michelle Clark , the rest of the team were able to set up camp in the Wimbledon half . |
| 15 | A clever employee would be able to set up business outside the restricted area and be able to serve former customers from there if ( a ) did not exist . |
| 16 | On the other side is the organised working class : by the end of the 1960s , after a long period of relatively full employment , the trade unions were in a strong position both in terms of wage bargaining and in terms of the defensive ‘ veto power ’ which they were able to exercise over changes at the point of production seen as threatening workers ' interests . |
| 17 | Bessie was busy rolling out pastry for the meat pies and she looked up at the young nurse . |
| 18 | Furthermore by taking an ideological rather than merely a dispositive approach he is able to lay down principles for the reconstruction of societas in the modern age . |
| 19 | Unable to take up residence in the Baabda palace occupied by Gen Aoun , this was where he had been conducting his consultations for the formation of a government of national unity . |
| 20 | Unable to take up residence in the Baabda palace occupied by Gen Aoun , this was where he had been conducting his consultations for the formation of a government of national unity . |
| 21 | The larva is then able to take up water from the environment and enlarges to rupture the remaining layers and escape . |
| 22 | Because of this case and because of the studies of the supporters of primary surgical intervention an objection , until now , was the rather short follow up periods of the larger series . |
| 23 | The mean follow up interval of the remaining 73 ( 25 men ; 48 women ) was 6.1 years ( range 4 to 12 ) . |
| 24 | Also , some of the profits of companies attempting a takeover may be captured by insiders , and the acquiring company may find it more difficult to buy up shares in the target company as a result of insider dealing . |
| 25 | You can also use magic to fend off attacks from the air , taking advantage of the magic phase during your enemy 's turn . |
| 26 | It is highly likely that the new Committee , due to take up office at the end of the year , will make the appointment permanent , in which case Bonito Oliva will be responsible for the organisation of the 1995 centenary exhibition . |
| 27 | the mean ( SD ) number of symptomatic recurrences per patient month during the total follow up period in the corrosive group was significantly higher than that in the peptic group ( 0.27 ( 0.04 ) v 0.07 ( 0.02 ) , p<0.001 ) . |
| 28 | Prescriptivism is , in essence , the view that it is possible to lay down rules for the correct use of language . |
| 29 | FROM Graham White come more photographs of Tamiami Airport , taken during the expensive mopping up operation after the terrible night of August 24 . |
| 30 | Firstly , I used a no4 round to pick out detail on the highlights of a sea trout , and on the plumage of a woodcock . |