Example sentences of "the [noun] [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But first , bearing all these matters in mind , let us return to consider the activities that come under the heading of social research . |
| 2 | Perhaps Tony can go to the College of Music in the daytime and work in a restaurant in the evenings … ’ |
| 3 | He lay in the tent and listened to the wind outside . |
| 4 | Charlie marched into the tent and came to a halt in front of the colonel 's desk . |
| 5 | Laughing and joking we flop by the tent and lie in the bliss of our aching limbs . |
| 6 | There are presently around 600 active volcanoes on the continents or exposed above the sea as islands . |
| 7 | I think I 'd rather live in the park than go to the smelly old place . |
| 8 | Emerging in the darkness , I vaulted the chain-link fence surrounding the park and ran through the high grass into the trees . |
| 9 | She is not very enthusiastic about the light rail proposals , but er she sees the park and ride as an excellent idea , but as she said , it 's not exactly inviting to leave your car in er a car park which is not necessarily big enough , which has n't got a proper surface , is n't properly lit , is n't supervised , has great big notices up that say there are thieves about , and where the bus service stops at half past six . |
| 10 | So he walked to the park and sat on the park bench and let his thoughts pass through his head . |
| 11 | Nine o'clock — we go down to the park and look at the trees and animals which is very interesting . |
| 12 | If the official receiver has a number of general proxies given to him , it is usual for him to vote with these proxies in accordance with the wishes of the majority as expressed at the meeting itself or by virtue of special proxies lodged . |
| 13 | Well he knows that his views may not necessarily be the majority and count in the end , but at least they 're being taken into account and being considered to be important . |
| 14 | I would argue with the author on the merits of the wing-down as opposed to the crab cross-wind landing techniques , and feel that he should have concentrated less on right-hand tractor American rotation engines , but other than that I ca n't fault him , and would class the book as absolutely required for anyone aspiring to be a tailwheel instructor . |
| 15 | On receiving the indicative offers we will discuss the pros and cons with the directors and will help evaluate alternative deal structures . |
| 16 | Henry O'Bree was depressed about the exams and left behind a suicide note . |
| 17 | Both of these rejected the notion of the primitive as used in the earlier studies , as well as the evolutionary concepts which had legitimized that notion . |
| 18 | The neck is Brazilian mahogany , 44mm wide at the nut , finished in thin , gloss water-based lacquer like the rest of the guitar and shaped to a well-rounded V. The headstock , which is bound and has a koa wood facing to match the back and sides , carries a set of gold Schallers with ebony buttons . |
| 19 | Thus ‘ dexter ‘ refers to the left -hand side of the shield as viewed from the front , and ‘ sinister ’ means the right -hand side . ) |
| 20 | Whitlock left the suite and knocked on the adjoining door . |
| 21 | Perhaps it was the name of Carmichael — the closest that London was to get to contact with the black revolt that year- and the name of Marcuse that pulled in the crowds that went to the Roundhouse for the fortnight . |
| 22 | Looking about him at the great press of people , the escalator that was a river of people flowing on and on , the crowds that streamed down the stairs so that if a train was held up there would be room for no more to squeeze on to the platform , he wondered why a terrorist group had never thought of putting a bomb in the tube . |
| 23 | He jumped , across the gully and looked under the car . |
| 24 | A faint smile crossed her face , but she remained silent until they had descended the stairway and stood at the entrance to the great hall . |
| 25 | In general , the success pupils had with tables of data depended on the complexity and clutter in the table . |
| 26 | In the one subject ( patient 4 ) from whom routine sections only of large bowel and ileum were available , histological examination showed an inflammatory process predominantly affecting the myenteric plexus particularly in the appendix but extending to the small intestine . |
| 27 | Cypriot coffee is made individually in small , long-handled pots which are wide at the base and tapered at the top . |
| 28 | TGWU national secretary Jack Dromey warned the unions would resist any attempt to close the base and call for an independent inquiry . |
| 29 | The power unit may be detached from the base and used as a mini grinder . |
| 30 | They are narrow , lance-shaped , up to 20ins ( 60cms ) long and 2ins ( 6cms ) wide rounded at the base and tapering to a point at the tip . |