Example sentences of "[noun pl] [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | Willie turned back to look at the comics so that he missed the surprised expression on his face . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Enhancement techniques spread the range of pixel values so that they cover the full dynamic range of the image display system . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | He was several paces past when he heard the car doors open and realised just how outnumbered he was . |
| 10 | The depth of Nizan 's commitment to the Soviet Union was similarly visible a few months later when he described the great steps made by the mass of the Soviet people in terms of cultural development : When you have seen young workers in Moscow or Tashkent … speaking passionately of Gogol or Gorky , you realise that the Soviet people have gained admission to the high culture that was previously a privilege of the bourgeoisie … |
| 11 | ‘ Well , it 's nice not to find yourself dead , ’ she said , but she closed her eyes submissively as he drew the sheets up over her . |
| 12 | And the RUC have reiterated a warning made two months ago that they believe the terrorists have large stocks of explosives . |
| 13 | Well , there was a time when it was a bolt from the blue , yes , I mean I 've known for a week or two , but we were delighted to receive it , er we do n't er , it is something that we said months ago that we supported the N H S Lottery because we do feel that money can be raised in this way painlessly towards particularly research and the sorts of things that the N H S on the whole has never really supported fully . |
| 14 | RISC watcher Andrew Allison remembered FRISC as a merchant chip attempt and says he laughed at Micron months ago when it announced the subsidiary because it did n't have the resources or market presence to pull off a new proprietary architecture . |
| 15 | Scudamore has opted for Chatham instead of stablemate Rushing Wild who first sprang to prominence on Gold Cup day 12 months ago when he demolished the opposition in the Foxhunter Challenge Cup . |
| 16 | The composer 's father , Leopold , unwittingly started the rot over two centuries ago when he took the six-year-old Mozart to market , as it were , on the celebrated tour of Europe 's courts and palaces . |
| 17 | So while Mala was attending to Posi as they plotted our course to Fraxilly through the primary and secondary Netlines — a bit complex , since we 'd be shifting through eight sectors even if we took the direct route — I took charge of the cylinder . |
| 18 | Howard had anticipated losses well before they reached the river . |
| 19 | He nodded and the bookie nodded back , his eyes everywhere as he scanned the other faces , looking for takers amid the din . |
| 20 | ‘ How do you find yourself now , my dear wife ? ’ said the locksmith , taking a chair near his wife ( who had resumed her book ) , and rubbing his knees hard as he made the inquiry . |
| 21 | It will probably be some months yet before we get the final government reaction to our proposals . |
| 22 | A It matters little whether you introduce the fish or invertebrates first into a properly matured aquarium , as long as the maximum fish stocking level of 1″ of fish to every six gallons nett after one year is observed and , of course , the fish are compatible with inverts . |
| 23 | On the whole it is a matter that you have to learn the hills , you have to be very committed to the corners so that you get the thing right and as fast as possible , and you do n't have that much chance to learn . |
| 24 | Additionally , they could be mixed with their neighbouring emotions so that they formed the secondary emotions of : submission , awe , disappointment , remorse , contempt , aggression , optimism , and love . |
| 25 | I , the armchair observer , lament the cessation of the old skills and crafts just as I deplore the desecration of the open fields by more and more bypasses , pylons , wires , bungalows , concrete , traffic and litter . |
| 26 | The directors have chosen ABC first before several other companies not because it offered the most money , but because it is the organisation most in tune with Name 's philosophy , shares its commitment to growing the business and is most able to deliver ; |
| 27 | She was going like this , and the music was on , she put her feet out and she put the music on her feet . |
| 28 | . That 's just the things we do , with the coronary arteries , we do coronary artery by- passes , I can , I can sew like any woman , I can darn your socks , we stick the veins on and we re-establish the the heart going a bit faster . |
| 29 | I think he treated the dogs better than he treated the women , actually- ’ Markby broke off embarrassed . |
| 30 | If working on an oval picture you will have to use several small pieces so that they follow the shape of the frame ( see p. 91 ) . |