Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun] [vb base] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The total provisions represent nearly 19 p.c. of the brewer 's £250m loan book . |
| 2 | It is imperative that the competition review should be a full and comprehensive study of the total drinks market so that any distortion emerges clearly . |
| 3 | Some have holes in them , some have five tiles in them , some have six or more ( the normal ones have usually got four or less ) . |
| 4 | The junior recruits have all gone to Aldershot to take their Military Swimming Test and to have chest X-rays . |
| 5 | Estimates of the distance of the galactic centre vary somewhat , but 30000 light-years is not far from the truth . |
| 6 | Make the hollow places come together . |
| 7 | The political realities of the division of Korea made the Korean people appreciate all the more the value of the assistance provided by the Soviet Union : |
| 8 | As it is , it is late and the Hanging Committee have very kindly allowed me a few weeks ’ grace . |
| 9 | It is no coincidence that the divine visions have often been experienced in these circumstances . |
| 10 | The two thousand million pages printed annually by the European institutions cost nearly three and a half thousand million Belgian Francs [ about £47 million Sterling ] and entail the destruction of thirteen thousand trees . |
| 11 | The European championship win still has him and his fans on the edge of their seats ! |
| 12 | The Commission , the Court and the European Parliament have always taken the view that it is more important for ‘ Europe ’ to have a common defence , trade , health or dog-registration policy than for this policy to be effective . |
| 13 | Those exporting to markets beyond the European Community gain quite considerably — improving their competitive power by 15 per cent or so , which is dramatic . |
| 14 | The UK has the most restrictive maternity leave in Europe , but this could change if plans from the European Commission go ahead . |
| 15 | In early and late season the strong winds become less frequent , and it 's then good for novices . |
| 16 | Mr Foster , who took up the issue on behalf of farmers and operators , said : ‘ I am deeply disappointed that the Intervention Board has not accepted the strong arguments put forward in favour of the facility . ’ |
| 17 | This concept is in keeping with the observations from the remedy provings , since the low potencies produce mainly physical symptoms , and the high potencies are required to bring out the full mental symptomatology . |
| 18 | In bird species where the males display to attract the females ( the peacock is a classic example ) , extravagant plumage has developed because the best-endowed males have always mated more frequently . |
| 19 | The largest farms have over 2000 acres of hill land and about 200 acres of arable ground . |
| 20 | X/Open Co Ltd is about to embark on the largest Xtra process ever : it expects to invite 50 to 75 user groups worldwide to participate , get 35 to 50 of them actually involved and circulate 10,000 multiple-choice questionnaires in six languages : English , French , German , Spanish , Chinese and Japanese ; it is now trying to figure out how to get feedback from the non-industrial nations ; results will probably appear in Rome in early December . |
| 21 | X/Open Co Ltd is about to embark on the largest Xtra process ever . |
| 22 | Certainly some of the largest companies think so — those such as Forte , Allied Lyons , Grand Metropolitan , McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken spend much time and money developing brands which they are now franchising . |
| 23 | Larger numbers have been recorded , and the highest winter count so far was of 1,625 on 9 December 1972 , of which 1,400 were in Chichester Harbour , the largest winter flock ever recorded in Sussex ; higher numbers have been noted during autumn migration . |
| 24 | Officials described the termination as the largest weapons contract ever to be cancelled by the Defence Department . |
| 25 | It is hardly surprising that he can not find the people he is looking for when even the largest organisations have so few senior women . |
| 26 | Compare this to how the largest fish move relatively slowly , selecting their food with the discrimination of a gourmet ; the subtle approach , the gaping of the cavernous mouth that does not , at times , close over the food but blows it out to rid it of foreign matter . |
| 27 | The largest stones weigh over 50 tons apiece and some of the smaller ones were transported to the site from over 100 miles away . |
| 28 | The possible options have already been summarised by Figure 3 . |
| 29 | Long-standing traditions and alliances in the Labour movement , in the Tory establishment and in the political centre have already undergone profound changes , and that process is not at an end . |
| 30 | WITH the latest appalling upsurge in violence , both loyalist and republican , thoughts of peace or even a breakthrough in the political stalemate seem far removed from the grim reality . |