Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gospels commend faith the size of a grain of mustard seed . |
| 2 | Er Mr also commented om the er consideration of the er emerging alteration and increase in Selby District 's allocation from ten thousand to eleven and a half thousand dwellings erm and I would like to assure him now that we have completed out local plan studies , we are in the process of fine tuning them and and I 'm quite confident that we will be able to accommodate the eleven and a half thousand dwellings . |
| 3 | Having decided to attend university the next great dilemma is to choose which one . |
| 4 | To lose weight the intake of calories from the diet must be less than required — so that the shortfall is made up by burning off some of the excess weight , which is mainly , fatty tissue deposits . |
| 5 | When the two types unite in a new amalgamated cell the genes are once again in two sets but in new combinations with genes from not just one parent but two . |
| 6 | Mindless of the fact she was in a flannel nightie , and had a green face , she looked quite prepared to go den the dragon . |
| 7 | In an assurance oriented engagement the firm will be reporting on a valuation prepared by a third party . |
| 8 | However , in the distribution , hotels and catering industry the picture is rather different . |
| 9 | As the first step nears completion the position detector generates a pulse which is sent to both the downcounter and the control unit . |
| 10 | Lose weight the healthy way |
| 11 | To attract money the government will have to offer higher interest rates on bonds . |
| 12 | When we drew level the six of us did a protracted and violent Mexican wave , screaming at the tops of our lungs and behaving like the thugs we are . |
| 13 | It eliminates the possibility of inconsistencies arising between what is done and what is recorded — with all the subsequent difficulties this causes -by the simple device of reducing the two activities to a single operation through the provision of integrated letter writing . |
| 14 | ( c ) Eiusdem generis The eiusdem generis rule is an important principle of construction . |
| 15 | I would hate to have to tell him that a new type of gentleman has taken over the clubs and boardrooms , a man who does not consider dishonesty the property of the criminal classes and who , moreover , believes that the notion of the gentleman is negotiable . |
| 16 | See , the younger has hair the colour of freshly gathered corn , but the other , his father , is dark . |
| 17 | In the last mentioned case the delivery order transferred by the buyers to the sub-purchaser was the same document as that which has been transferred to the buyers by the sellers . |
| 18 | They can be grown outdoors in cool temperate climates from June-September , but will need protection the remainder of the time . |
| 19 | In order to increase revenue the IMF recommended raising indirect taxes and reforming the fiscal system in order to broaden the tax base and to reduce tax evasion . |
| 20 | Revelling in his role of ‘ first air member ’ , Billing campaigned for a unified air service , helped force the government to establish an ‘ air inquiry ’ , and advocated reprisal raids against German cities . |
| 21 | Ruthless and totalitarian , of necessity , yet also in the long run cherishing the human race , although it must needs manacle the minds of men ; absolutely , as never before . |
| 22 | That 's something Erica Ferrari has learnmt the hard way . |
| 23 | In making time to provide reflection the head not only has to be clear about the relative priority of helping out , taking on chores and providing workaday leadership but also has to have confidence in the extent to which his or her colleagues expect leadership . |
| 24 | This episode helped spur the revolutionary action taken against the king at the Westminster Parliament which opened a week later . |
| 25 | In a suitably designed circuit the terminals will have a forcefield between them , similar to the potential difference on the plates of an electrical condensor . |
| 26 | Families with sleep-destroying babies will enjoy Beeswax The Bad 's Noisy Night by Andrew and Paula Martyr ( Hamish Hamilton , £7.99 ) . |
| 27 | Together , IBM and Microsoft set the technical standards that helped fuel the explosive growth of personal computers in the 1980s : ‘ IBM-compatible ’ hardware and Microsoft 's DOS operating-system software , the basic program needed to run any computer . |
| 28 | Scudamore himself helped fuel the rumours when he said : ‘ Obviously I am a little more selective about mounts — I do n't want to ride everything or anything . |
| 29 | When handling or checking cash the cashier should exercise particular care . |
| 30 | This is a significant service that we provide tor the profession . |