Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 Improvements are recommended in all of these studies such as shutting doors quietly ( and oiling them when necessary ) ; handling equipment carefully to reduce noise ; muting the alarm systems and telephones ; wearing soft-soled shoes ; providing soundproof covers for computer printout machines ; reducing conversations between staff and talking quietly ; providing earplugs if requested ; isolating ‘ noisy ’ patients from general wards when practicable so that they create the least possible disturbance to other patients — and , as Soutar & Wilson point out , most of these suggestions are simple and inexpensive remedies .
2 Of course this imaginative feat is possible only because we watch the tragedy secure in the knowledge that we shall be ourselves again when the curtain goes down .
3 The first he knew of it was a warning call from high above where he saw the angry silhouette of a golden eagle stooping .
4 Mine eyes are dim now that they see the truth ,
5 I class myself as English now and I know the talent is out there .
6 Well the fear of boring you because I 've said it before , I think that either a Trustee made up of an equal balance of members from the various interested groups which is very difficult to achieve in practice and additionally independent trustees certainly in our case , we believe would have stopped it happening because the movements in the direction it went was clear now that we have the information in front of us to the Trustees , it was quite clear what was gon na happen and nothing was done about it .
7 Erm well they have n't got it networked yet but they have the C D ROM players there already .
8 The smell was unpleasant too but she resisted the temptation to remove her scented handkerchief from the cuff of her blouse .
9 If someone a obviously it 's it 's what I 'm asking is hypothetical anyway because I mean the flats are coming down so no one new can move in , but say you actually if if it was possible for other people to move into these flats and you knew someone and they said erm , You know I 'm thinking of moving into Green flats , what would you say ?
10 The design criteria for desktop publishing are simple enough if you follow the basic guidelines .
11 The monotony is relieved somewhat if you have the opportunity to talk to a fellow traveller who feels the same about long train journeys , then you have something in common besides moaning about the rigours of train travel .
12 But once some set of rules has been established in this way , we might well think it more important that these rules be publicly regarded as settled , so that people can plan accordingly , than that they be the best rules that could have been found ; this provides a reason why courts should leave the rule untouched even when they think the wrong choice was made in the first instance . "
13 She still went cold inside when she remembered the things he 'd said .
14 If after a bite or sting the conscious level is impaired or if swelling is severe and rapid especially if it affects the mouth and throat or if breathing becomes difficult .
15 He even telephoned Wexford to tell him about it , his elation subsiding somewhat when he heard the chief inspector had also found this out three hours before .
16 really great it was , you know I did n't really think it would turn out as big as it has done you know , but it 's turned out beautiful has n't it really , yeah we was , I was thrilled especially when they built the new houses round the front we used to go and keep looking at them , little did I think I would get one , and the housing officer came one day and he said would you like one of the new ones , I said I would and it was four bedroom but we got , you see we 've got the other bedroom over my daughter-in-law 's , so me and hubby used to have the en right down a long passage and the bedroom was over like the sit you 've got a bedroom over the sitting room like see and she erm , we used to have so the children did n't make a noise to disturb her so my hubby and I had that room , yeah , it was quite nice it was , nice house , I erm , you know , enjoyed being there , bringing up the family , you want plenty of room you 've got a big family do n't you really ?
17 He 'll have her fast enough when he knows the sum of her portion . ’
18 It is the extraordinary manner in which the pathological imagery has simply been inverted so that it forms the basis of a pastoral view which asserts the strength and durability of black family life and , in present circumstances , retreats from confronting the difficult issues which result in black children arriving in care in the first place .
19 He had been feeling sick ever since they left the main junction and climbed into the joggling , jolting line train for the last lap of their journey , but the sudden whistle had finished him .
20 And remember , Roger , the thread had been removed , the fuse destroys itself , and people coming in and out of the room , once the bed was on fire , would scarcely think it suspicious even if they saw the odd burn mark on the floor .
21 A memory function stores programmes — useful only if you cook the same dishes frequently .
22 Good so if we cut the first into twelfth what how many pieces would they get out of that 's be twelve pieces altogether okay .
23 It sounded well enough until they saw the size of the rations .
24 A JURY sat spellbound yesterday as they heard the ‘ chilling ’ account of estate agent Stephanie Slater 's terrifying eight-day kidnap ordeal at the hands of alleged killer Michael Sams .
25 ‘ As the University is so pressurised for space we must make sure now that we get the best courses that we possibly can and that they will earn the income to justify their inception . ’
26 It 's been so long now that I see the title as my right . ’
27 Nevertheless , in a group of neurotic patients , a placebo was effective even when they knew the pills they were taking were inert .
28 Everybody gets one and I wan na s I do n't wan na I wan na I wan na bring these in-house via the sales office and have them all centrally distributed cos it 's no good well if you read the T T G and the Travel Weekly it 's already taken two days .
29 The NSA had naturally taken enormous trouble to keep Minaret and Shamrock secret since they were quite illegal even though they had the tacit approval of President Nixon , another Henry II Syndrome casualty ( see Chapter 3 ) .
30 An account of these travels will appear tame indeed unless one realises the extreme limitations imposed by shift work , penury and wartime restrictions .
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