Example sentences of "the [noun pl] go by " in BNC.

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1 A great tradition of the Tour is the family picnic , eaten at the roadside as the riders go by .
2 As the hours go by , it 's clear that neither Gilbert nor George is particularly miserable .
3 As the generations go by , under the assumption of blending inheritance , variation is bound to become swamped .
4 It manifestly is n't true that variation disappears as the generations go by .
5 The nonrandom survival and reproductive success of individuals within the species effectively ‘ writes ’ improved instructions for survival into the collective genetic memory of the species as the generations go by .
6 It is repeatedly being copied and recopied as the generations go by , like the Hebrew scriptures which were ritually copied by scribes every 80 years to forestall their wearing-out .
7 Therefore , in the population , this form of the gene will become more numerous as the generations go by .
8 We have seen that a very important part of a gene 's environment is the other genes that it is likely to meet in successive bodies as the generations go by .
9 Gazelles , no less than cheetahs , are subject to cumulative selection , and they too will tend , as the generations go by , to improve their ability to run fast , to react swiftly , to become invisible by blending into the long grass .
10 In my hypothetical discussion of cheetahs and gazelles I said that cheetahs , unlike the weather , had a tendency as the generations go by to become ‘ better hunters ’ , to become more severe enemies , better equipped to kill gazelles .
11 This means that , as the generations go by , the total amount of genetic difference from the original ancestor can become very large , cumulatively , one small step at a time .
12 It will be good to get to know you as the months go by , as we share our gifts together for the good of many and to the glory of God .
13 The addressing system remains the same , but the statistical profile of location contents changes as the centuries go by .
14 Its patterns change as the centuries go by , so this keeps evolution constantly in motion as it ‘ tracks ’ the changes .
15 But whereas mean annual rainfall will drift up and down , with no particular rhyme or reason , the average cheetah , as the centuries go by , will tend to become better equipped to catch gazelles than his ancestors were .
16 As the days go by , the chances of my writing Soldier 's Tale seem to get stronger and stronger .
17 Count the number of steps you take and record them here so that you can measure your increased fitness as the days go by .
18 ‘ My dear , how the days go by !
19 As the years go by , Ursula 's body becomes a bore , and she experiences a fear of ageing : ‘ I shall have to die fairly young , because I wo n't be able to live with the infirmities of old age . ’
20 It may seem pessimistic , even morbid , to think about a child , parents , a partner or ourselves becoming more and more dependent as the years go by .
21 For most people this introduction took place in early childhood , and the failure is made manifest by the steady disillusionment which , all too often as the years go by and adulthood brings the inevitable struggle of innate common sense to prevail , leaves them either cynical and faithless , or constrained to join some form of sectarian cult .
22 For some I know this is simply not enough , but as the years go by I find that Chopin 's ultra-refined eloquence of utterance responds more readily to an unforced , more integrated style than the ferocious changeability that has been the very kernel of Chopin playing for the last twenty or thirty years .
23 It should be remembered , however , that all old people tend to become a little more self-centred as the years go by .
24 But I 've been getting faster as the years go by .
25 The problems start as the years go by .
26 We can only assure you that , as the years go by , you 'll be more and more delighted you took it up .
27 But of course I think about him in a much different way as the years go by , and now I always smile when I think of him , because he made me laugh .
28 The years go by and the Collector undoubtedly felt , as many of us feel , that one uses up so many options , so much energy , simply in trying to find out what life is all about .
29 Many children develop allergies in the first few weeks or months of life , and often these improve as the years go by .
30 From the cheetahs ' point of view the mean annual temperature does not get systematically better or worse as the years go by , except in so far as any change for a well-adapted animal is a change for the worse .
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