Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [vb -s] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Crilly hugs my brother back warmly and introduces him to the languid one .
2 This encodes the audio and video signals together and puts them onto the tape via the high-speed rotation of the head-drum ; it is this ‘ high writing speed ’ recording method which greatly improves the audio quality compared with VHS mono .
3 Its official name is atheroma , and its three main ingredients are platelets , the tiny blood cells that are the raw material for any blood clot ; fibrin , a stringy protein that forms a three-dimensional mesh to entrap the platelets ; and cholesterol , which binds the whole lot together and sticks it to the sides of blood vessels .
4 She tells me the ambulance is on its way , then she fetches Ma downstairs and sits her by the Rayburn .
5 But we had to choose , early on , which side we belonged to , and children have to come down on the side that brings the food home and gets it on the table .
6 well , then that brings them into the realm of politics and is it such a good idea to have a royal family with opinions that are funded by the state ?
7 Scotland is extremely lucky in this context , with its record on beef , whisky and salmon — not to mention oatcakes and haggis — which sets it apart or differentiates it from the rest of the market place .
8 I feel pressure on my back as Frank leans forward and pushes me against the window with his paunch .
9 ‘ It 's not every day that someone wanders on to my property and , when charged at by a Dobermann who 'd shot off as I closed the door after us , goes blithely forward and greets it with the words , ‘ Hello , darling ’ , ’ he replied , reminding her , had she forgotten , that , the dog never far from his control outside of the house , he had soon been on the spot to witness events .
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