Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One thinks rather the better of Phyllis Bottome for wanting to believe that what had to happen could in fact have been averted . |
| 2 | The dot location task , which involves predominantly the right hemisphere , was expected to remain unaffected . |
| 3 | Lettaford in North Bovey parish , consisting of three longhouses with later farm buildings , represents perhaps the best surviving example . |
| 4 | Moreover , as interpreters of animal behaviour we have our own convenience to consider ; to dissolve species ( and human societies too , as in classical economics ) into uniformly egoistic atoms offers much the best prospect of finding simple laws to apply to them . |
| 5 | In ( 1 ) above this gives rise to an impression of a prospective event , of a desire or longing on the part of the speaker to realize the action denoted by the infinitive , so that the to infinitive produces basically the same sort of impression in this first type of exclamation as in He struggled to get free : it evokes a prospective non-realized event . |
| 6 | The shoulder and elbow joints are built around precision variable resistors and as each joint swivels so the variable resistor turns . |
| 7 | Darius stomps down the three steps without saying a word . |
| 8 | Going on to a weight-reducing diet actually reduces the rates of hormone production by the thyroid , and in turn slows down the metabolic rate . |
| 9 | A computer chip checks voltage levels within the battery , and slows down the recharging process if this increases too rapidly , thereby , according to Innovations , avoiding the danger of explosive gases building up . |
| 10 | It is only the slow pace of human speech and human reactions that slows down the electronic processes that come into play when national security appears to be at risk . |
| 11 | It is the official authority ‘ traditionally ’ associated with management , which goes down the scalar chain . |
| 12 | So Summerchild locks up his office and goes down the narrow staircase . |
| 13 | thank you , now we 're going to bind this up , you take the long edge , sorry that goes down the long edge comes first of all over the two fingers and round the base of the thumb |
| 14 | But do n't be fooled by the island 's exotic name or location just off Africa — once the sun goes down the whole place comes alive . |
| 15 | So as one goes down the stratigraphical column , if one leaves behind the spectacles of the specialist and looks about one with the wondering eyes of a child , one never ceases to be amazed at the diversity and yet the uniformity of it all . |
| 16 | It may be observed that the linear regression line in Fig. 1 represents only the general tendency of the association between women 's age at first marriage and at first birth . |
| 17 | This is embodied in the theory developed by Flory and Huggins , but still represents only the combinatorial contribution , whereas there are other ( non-combinatorial ) contributions to the entropy which come from the interaction of the polymer with the solvent and are much harder to quantify . |
| 18 | Thus in Lothian about 250 children — the vast majority not infected with HIV — are likely to suffer the death of one or both parents due to disease related to HIV in the near future ; this figure is probably an underestimate as it represents only the tested population . |
| 19 | The Royal Bank of Scotland plc [ a Member of IMRO and of SFA ] represents only The royal Bank of Scotland Marketing Group for life assurance , pensions and unit trust business . |
| 20 | Dennis Parsons was an accountant of the new ‘ creative ’ variety , for whom the firm 's actual turnover represents only the original idea on which the completed tax return is based . |
| 21 | Reiterating that ‘ there 's no such thing as ‘ race ’ ’ offers only the frail reassurance that there should n't be a problem . |
| 22 | In place of his spirituality and incandescence , Solti offers only the momentary frisson . |
| 23 | ‘ Light ’ , in fact , plays perhaps the largest single part in keeping the public happy . |
| 24 | Perhaps this is the reason for the bashfully truncated picture of the F/A-18 which , although admittedly showing the aircraft 's refined canopy shape successfully developed from the grasshopper 's eye concept , plays down the disappointing lack of progress in the other aspects mentioned . |
| 25 | Figure 6.3b shows yet another type of homoclinic orbit ; this one involves only the stationary points and C " . |
| 26 | Mansell 's appeal , which involves only the fine and not his subsequent ban from the Spanish Grand Prix , will be heard on 18 October . |
| 27 | Unstable rock , high on the left flank , periodically cascades down the lower section of the route . |
| 28 | Its ideal location at the foot of the Black Forest , with France to the west and Switzerland to the south contributes all the more to Freiburg 's distinct charm . |
| 29 | The ages range from 4300 Ma to 4900 Ma , and dust from maria sites displays much the same range as dust from highland sites . |
| 30 | The Higgs boson , Minister , plays much the same role as the photon , but in a different context . |