Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [art] [noun] [adv] the " in BNC.

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1 The moons shone down , on desert and steppe ; on the polar settlements and the canyonlands where the somnolent canals flow deep and wide .
2 The second er factor which really , by the communists ' own decision , completed the destruction of their organization in the cities and towns of er south and east China was the decision in the early nineteen thirties by large numbers of surviving communist militants to leave the cover , to er leave the cities and the towns where the repression was severe , where it was very difficult to avoid being picked up er by the police
3 There is a Medau Society who organise the classes and the finances so the lucky teacher only has to teach — no worries about class numbers , equipment or halls .
4 This spread of buildings and occupation may represent the dwellings of the temple servants and the workshops where the votive objects were made .
5 ‘ Delay in the conduct of civil proceedings occurs at three main stages , namely : ( i ) before proceedings are commenced ; ( ii ) between the commencement of proceedings and the point where the case is either settled or is ready for trial ; and ( iii ) between readiness for trial and the trial itself . ’
6 This view is enforced when one remembers that investment lead times — that is , the period between basic investment in assets and the time when the product shows up as profitable in the company accounts — can be quite long .
7 We ventured out only in the mornings and the evenings when the sun was low and the shadows of the tall robed figures stretched to impossible lengths across the sands .
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