Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [conj] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While there are striking similarities between the two documents regarding the need to promote change while smoothing the process of adaptation , the 1979 report goes beyond its predecessor when it argues for trade union involvement in the decision making over technological change at an early stage through collective bargaining . |
| 2 | So sorry can I just ask , so in effect you have n't shifted your ground from the view which you expressed in paragraph three point six of your submission where you 've just confirmed in fact that you 'd rather have a proper or the ability to make a sort of proper measured allocations , part of which would make provision or allow the facility to cater for major inward investment ? |
| 3 | The award was made against London Underground , who admitted liability but disputed the amount of damages . |
| 4 | A newspaper report of the day included this picture of the Norfolk display team using tambour and quoted the opinion of rally-organiser Ruth Rolph that he known benefits and creative nature of Medau work would help it thrive in spite of the popularity of recent arrivals such as aerobics . |
| 5 | There is a forest called Haling Heart that covers the land to Gallimaufry . |
| 6 | The Skeffington Report of 1969 emphasised the importance of public participation in the planning process , and local authorities were urged to publicise plans and encourage the public to contribute to the process . |
| 7 | I put on a jersey and jacket and lay with head and shoulders propped against a locker , eating sardines and mopping the oil from the can with fresh bread . |
| 8 | East German decisions to cancel contracts and revalue the mark against the convertible rouble ( the accounting unit for trade within COMECON — Council for Mutual Economic Assistance , or CMEA ) sparked off a dispute with its COMECON partner Czechoslovakia . |
| 9 | But , having given permission and encouraged the port authority and dock company to move in and operate a port , which is a major long term undertaking , it is hardly reasonable to seek to stop or materially limit it without compensation and when the dock company is doing no more than making a success of that for which permission was granted . |
| 10 | Either change direction or reverse the play |
| 11 | This meets informally each month to monitor progress and drive the agenda forward . |
| 12 | Belfast Action Team said agencies would answer queries and encourage the formation of residents ' groups to involve them in decision-making . |
| 13 | Quigley ( 1979 ) adds to this a tendency to interpret noun phrases as connecting to the nearest verb phrase , producing misinterpretation and limiting the range of written sentences . |
| 14 | If you enjoy your food and do n't want to eat less , but do want to lose weight and reduce the risk of heart disease , this is for you . |
| 15 | This is a credit card-sized device designed to transmit signals that indicate the carrier 's location and enable urgent messages to be passed on . |
| 16 | The author of the Life of Wilfrid , who represents Wilfrid as persuading the king and queen to accept the word of God and as preaching to a people who had never before heard the Gospel , undoubtedly exaggerates the paganism of the southern Saxons , for Bede reveals from non-Wilfridian sources , first , that Aethelwealh had married a Christian princess and had been baptized himself and , second , that a number of ealdormen and thegns had likewise received baptism , with the priests , Eappa , Padda , Burghelm and Aeddi ministering to the common people either at the time of Aethelwealh 's conversion or subsequently ( HE IV , 13 ) . |
| 17 | Then Auntie Lou made tea and put the biscuit barrel on the table . |
| 18 | The fact gnawed at him , haunting him while he cleaned out the sitting-room fire or made tea or used the Electrolux . |
| 19 | He wanted to press his mouth to her softly parted lips and taste the sweetness within , he wanted to push aside the loosely tied neck of her shift and let his hand savour the warmth of her flesh , he wanted to lay her back on the bed and hold her against him as he had at the river-crossing ; he wanted her . |
| 20 | There is considerable evidence to show that it is partnerships between the various departments of local authorities , voluntary agencies and the police working together which are most likely to curb crime and improve the quality of life in c in local communities . |
| 21 | In the present case the only issue is whether there is something in the language of the Act or by necessary implication , to show that the policy embodied in the Act should not be given effect as regards the questioning of a suspect who has been charged . |
| 22 | Looking back I realise that , if there ever was a moment when I might have quit , admitted defeat and abandoned the Cathedral to throw myself on the mercy of school , home or child guidance clinic , this was that moment . |
| 23 | This is easily assessed by the polymerase chain reaction using sequences that flank the microsatellite or minisatellite repeat — the size of the product reflects the number of repeat units . |
| 24 | When I tried this sort of stuff before , I had one flight in a sort of plywood packing-case painted the colour of the blue stuff they used to paint on your balls when you got crabs and spent the rest of the day hanging around with a pack of strangle-voiced bores in bobble hats . |
| 25 | I do n't want another generation of females to grow up thinking that if they keeps their heads down , do n't make waves and wear the uniform — if , in fact , they are good girls — then the boys might let them join their games . |
| 26 | Just because we have , a so called civilized nation that we live in that destroys the world , that destroys animals that destroys the environment we 're living in ! |
| 27 | yet , as Lancaster observes ‘ Librarians do not exist merely to acquire books or to maximise the work load at the circulation desk : presumably libraries are in some way concerned with certain uses of books and with certain desired outcomes of the reading process. , |
| 28 | But in the Epilogue , as opposed to the body of Crime and Punishment , people do n't torture animals or bear the mark of Peter the German . |
| 29 | But with England 's great goalkeeper still betraying no signs of his 40 years , except a finely honed judgement that causes the target to shrink before advancing strikers , hopes are high that Poland can be shut out and the points secured that will see England safely through to Italy . |
| 30 | But a better route could be devised eg via Lauriston Gardens , then Lauriston St or Lady Lawson St. , and Castle Terrace ; ( 3 ) a link from the top of Meadows Walk into the university complex and Potterrow ; ( 4 ) for topographical reasons , South Bridge and George IV Bridge will continue to attract cyclists and have the potential to become major north-south routes . |