Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [prep] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a genuine difference of opinion between the experts on whether statementing , as it is now applied in sixth-form schools but not in further education colleges , is a desirable tool . |
| 2 | Hearing what sounded like a muttered exclamation of fury at her elbow , Melissa looked around and saw Dora turn on her heel and march off into the orchard , where she stopped under an apple tree and stared up into the branches as if inspecting its heavy crop of fruit . |
| 3 | Start the engine and simply run over the blocks as if using a vacuum cleaner . |
| 4 | He was still shuffling videos on the shelves as if having suddenly noticed that someone — herself , probably — had replaced them in the wrong order . |
| 5 | Soft lights glowed on the mountains as if reflected from stained glass . |
| 6 | Hokati , in pink , made for the rails as if needing them to steer by , and four of the other runners boxed him in . |
| 7 | The questions of whether to allow increases in the industry 's import fuel bills to be passed on to the consumer and how to treat investment need to be addressed . |
| 8 | Moths fluttered in the light of lamps hanging from the trees as if dancing to the soft , rhythmic jingle of the cicadas . |
| 9 | The arguments about whether to join the European Community were won or lost two decades ago . |
| 10 | It was eerie listening to this voice , one moment high and hysterical , sibilant as a snake 's the next , issuing from the shadows as if directed down that merciless beam of light . |
| 11 | It was night ; a brisk breeze drove chubby clouds to the east , effacing and revealing the stars as if polishing them for display . |
| 12 | The man looked at the boys as if seeing them for the first time . |
| 13 | The mystery deepened when , instead of going seaward at the foot of the hill , they turned up the right bank of the Touques as if making for Deauville . |
| 14 | There was a narrow alley with dustbins in it at the bottom of the garden and , beyond that , the rude and unkempt backsides of a row of tenement houses with blind , curtained windows and washing ( long pants , vests , sheets , shirts ) limp in the windless air , strung out on high lines running from pulleys at far-up windows.Tin baths , like giant snails , stuck half-way up the walls as if resting in a trip to the top . |
| 15 | In fact all the furniture hugged the walls as if frightened to put its feet on the carpet . |