Example sentences of "[det] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the late 1960s , Ceauşescu himself had called for a strengthening of the traditional family , but when that failed to have the desired effect of boosting the birth-rate , the regime reversed its direction from promoting old-fashioned morality as a stimulus to conception . |
| 2 | That failed to gain him entry . |
| 3 | The neutralisation technique has been validated by double blind randomised trials , including food trials showing its effectiveness in preventing symptoms.Studies that failed to show effects evaluated the provocation of symptoms by food extracts ( not part of the standard technique ) ; that cited by Kay was also faulty in many respects and gave a wrong definition of the end point . |
| 4 | The Government said parents knew best but that failed to recognise the professionalism of teachers and the close links between teachers , parents and schools . |
| 5 | It does n't need all that whipping to teach those children ; they 're biddable enough . ’ |
| 6 | Just be sure that your opponent does not trap him there with the Orb of Thunder , so keep that Dispel scroll handy . |
| 7 | Statistical analysis was performed using the χ 2 test with or without Yates ' correction , the Fisher 's exact test and the Wilcoxon 's rank-sum test , each applied according to its own indications . |
| 8 | Each agrees to accept the dividend in full satisfaction in consideration of every other creditor who is a party to the agreement doing so . |
| 9 | Yeah , but that belongs to chicken shape together |
| 10 | ‘ Megavitamins ’ , that is doses of vitamins many times larger than that recommended to prevent diseases arising from deficiency , have been found to affect the biochemical reactions for which the vitamins are needed . |
| 11 | In time the student will advance to more complicated forms , each devised to add extra to his training programme . |
| 12 | We have to go through the ‘ dark night of the soul ’ , and that involves using both our minds and our bodies . |
| 13 | Rave , club , disco , dance , any where that involves shaking your thing |
| 14 | A major change is one that we make to your holiday arrangements before departure , that involves changing your UK airport(s) , resort area or time of departure or return by more than twelve hours or a change of accommodation to a Club not featured in this brochure . |
| 15 | We just need time to think , and if that involves letting Jahsaxa believe we 've given in , then so be it . ’ |
| 16 | That involves finishing it tonight , though . |
| 17 | Its best role is the diplomatic and peacekeeping one — which is quite different from peace-enforcing , since that involves imposing an end to fighting . |
| 18 | PEG precipitated templates can be sequenced from both ends , each read yielding up to 400 nt of highly accurate sequence ( Figure 1 ) . |
| 19 | She and nine patrons ( Mrs Boehm calls them ‘ the Angels ’ ) each agreed to give $100,000 , raising a total of $1 million , a sum to which the owners generously agreed . |
| 20 | The deal which DBV and Darlington council struck went like this : each agreed to put in £150,000 . |
| 21 | Each agreed to provide practical assistance to the other in times of difficulty . |
| 22 | This can be best understood as the two hemispheres being engaged in a co-operative exercise , to which each contributes according to the task it is specialised to perform . |
| 23 | Why does not that rule go in 1992 instead of limping on until April 1993 ? |
| 24 | Chromosomal DNA was isolated and purified from each isolate using the guanidium thiocyanate reagent method . |
| 25 | ‘ What 's that wire doing loose ? ’ she demanded . |
| 26 | Repeated referendums were held between 1983 and 1990 in an attempt to achieve this end , but each failed to secure the necessary 75 per cent approval level [ see p. 37251 ] . |
| 27 | None of the big guns will be involved as Lisnagarvey , Banbridge and holders Holywood — each expected to reach the floodlit semi-finals of the competition — take time out to assist English national league side East Grinstead in their pre-season preparations . |
| 28 | None of the big guns will be involved as Lisnagarvey , Banbridge and holders Holywood — each expected to reach the floodlit semi-finals of the competition — take time out to assist English national league side East Grinstead in their pre-season preparations . |
| 29 | In 1986 , the Secretary of State for the Environment , Nicholas Ridley , announced the creation of four more UDCs ( see Figure 2 , p. xii ) , each expected to spend about £150 million in the first five years of their existence . |
| 30 | What 's that got to do with her ? |