Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [vb base] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Estimate how many cups can be filled or try to pour equal quantities into a given number of cups . |
| 2 | M. A. Boscq , Ingenieur-General , Ministere de l'Agriculture Services Regionaux at Lempdes ensured that more information than I required was made available to me ; M.Jean Leblanc of his staff went to considerable lengths to both provide and help interpret various policy papers and reams of data . |
| 3 | In this book I pose and try to answer three questions : |
| 4 | Er so that 's , that 's what we are , criminal , we do n't want to get caught and want to get some money and th the way we 're going to do it is to break into our house . |
| 5 | Egypt argued that protest put those States into dispute with Egypt as to the interpretation of the Armistice Agreement and the Suez Canal Convention . |
| 6 | In British terms that means reflecting the multifarious ways in which speech and gesture reveal or seek to conceal social status and social pretension : and in a fast-shifting , highly unrigid world like the British , status is far more often a matter of pretension than of birth . |
| 7 | I would like to year from any readers who are developing or have developed local codes . |
| 8 | It is composed of Law Lords , and others who hold or have held judicial office in the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth . |
| 9 | Before you begin , make sure you know exactly what you want done and consider taking professional advice from an architect or surveyor — a little money spent at this stage could save you a lot later on ; |
| 10 | Shut down programs that you are not using and avoid running multiple copies of the same thing ! |
| 11 | In the southern cone countries of Argentina , Chile and Uruguay , which are highly urbanised and have advanced industrial complexes , the formal proletariat makes up more than half the EAP . |
| 12 | The MACs are tightly guarded and seem to engender fierce loyalty in their users . |
| 13 | Thus it is quite plausible to suggest that see evokes some form of inference here . |
| 14 | ‘ So am I going to be rewarded with an explanation , ’ he growled , ‘ or are you just going to stand there sipping that damn punch all evening ? ’ |
| 15 | Do n't be tempted to skimp on quality in living rooms , which get the most wear and tend to develop distinct traffic routes between the furniture . |
| 16 | These executives seem to equate marketing with selling and fail to consider other aspects of the marketing system . |
| 17 | To put it more crudely , those students who are male , white , middle-class and Christian , will very rarely have their views challenged or have to make sympathetic adjustments as a consequence . |
| 18 | It would allow small parties to gain a footing in the legislature , which would tend to promote coalition governments and avoid the radical swings that have characterised British politics since the Second World War . |
| 19 | Coetzer must draw that sting to stand any chance of survival on Saturday . |
| 20 | We were aware that women have exercised and do exercise certain kinds of power given particular social arrangements ; we were aware too of the need for new ways of thinking about power which would allow us to answer questions about women 's authority , power , influence and status in different times and places . |
| 21 | Now , you know we sho something should of happened then they should of prolonged that strike to destroy these buggers and said no you 're not gon na close them ! |
| 22 | It was not only the trade figures that have reversed this view , but they clearly affected the markets most . |
| 23 | Wires are colour coded and have labelled fitted plugs which slide over libelled pins on the motherboard . |
| 24 | But at the end of October , a diary entry reads : ‘ Was weighed and have gained 2 lbs — am now 7 st , 3 lbs ! |
| 25 | thought or expect to demonstrate one point |
| 26 | All funds raised by runners in sponsored marathons or ‘ fun runs ’ are gratefully acknowledged and help to provide convalescent holidays , travel expenses and little luxuries for our children . |
| 27 | All funds raised by runners in sponsored marathons or ‘ fun runs ’ are gratefully acknowledged and help to provide convalescent holidays , travel expenses and little luxuries for our children . |
| 28 | Their wings flutter and spread to reveal white undersides and dark brown tips . |
| 29 | Well , off you go and start taking those drugs , getting involved in that sex scandal , committing those murders . |
| 30 | ‘ Whereas , it is necessary that steps be taken to ensure the continued conservation of the countryside in mountain areas in certain other less-favoured areas ; whereas the Member States have already taken or plan to take positive measures for this purpose and these efforts should be encouraged ; whereas farming performs a fundamental function in this respect . ’ |