Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [adv prt] the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erik Olin Wright , for example , has broken down the concept of ‘ determination ’ into six distinct relations : structural limitation , selection , reproduction/non-reproduction , limits of functional compatibility , transformation and mediation . |
| 2 | But practitioners usually encounter elders at just those times when crisis has broken down the security of routine . |
| 3 | The establishment of a core group of drawings to be used as a starting point for the attribution of other sheets on stylistic grounds remains the principal method of research and Mr Royalton-Kisch felt that the present exhibition has contributed to the furtherance of this work which , in the case of the British Museum , has whittled down the number of sheets from the 106 accepted by Benesch to eighty-four . |
| 4 | It is also a rather different exhibition conceptually : Alfonso Perez Sanchez , former Director of the Prado and co-organiser of the show , has declared that he wants the Spanish to get to know ‘ the real Ribera ’ , which means that he has whittled down the number of works . |
| 5 | Miller ( 1981 ) has pointed out the dangers of sloppy terminology here . |
| 6 | Bishop John Taylor , in his moving and perceptive book The Go Between God , has pointed out the importance of this link between the Spirit , with all his undifferentiated power , and the Word , with all its particularity of meaning . |
| 7 | Lionel Sawkins has shown that men did , indeed , sing soprano parts at the French court , and Lois Rosow has pointed out the appearance of male sopranos in the chorus at the Paris Opéra . |
| 8 | If we examine their structure , we shall perceive the way in which the wishful purpose that is at work has mixed up the material of which they are built , has rearranged it and formed it into a new whole . |
| 9 | Martin Birchall has picked up the Photographer of the Year award for the second time . |
| 10 | They will be able to challenge the charges of a solicitor executor who has carried out the administration of the estate , by applying for a Remuneration Certificate from the Law Society . |
| 11 | This has speeded up the flow of information on companies to the regions . |
| 12 | The vote on Mr Craxi has speeded up the disintegration of Italy 's scandal-tainted parties . |
| 13 | The pressure to make cars lighter , and so more fuel-efficient , has pushed up the proportion of plastic in a typical car , from around 2% of the weight in 1960 to 12% today ( see chart 5 on previous page ) . |
| 14 | The 22-year-old fashion student has sewn up the opportunity of a lifetime by winning last night 's Northern Ireland Smirnoff Fashion Designer of the Year Award . |
| 15 | FILM legend Liz Taylor has turned down the chance of a comeback … playing a lesbian rancher . |
| 16 | Former Yorkshire and England fast bowler Arnie Sidebottom has turned down the offer of a coaching post at Surrey . |
| 17 | Robinson , who has turned down the offer of a two-year contract by Yorkshire , had been classified by the TCCB as a List I cricketer . |
| 18 | The woman has turned down the offer of a caravan , and an attempt to buy her a seventy thousand pound house has been stopped by a public outcry . |
| 19 | The debate over the Education Reform Act , and subsequent developments since then , such as the appeal by the London boroughs of Ealing and Newham against their local Agreed Syllabuses , has shown up the extent of this polarization . |
| 20 | He has drawn up the list of items below . |
| 21 | ‘ We are glad the owner has handed over the pictures of his own free will rather than selling them on the Western art market . ’ |
| 22 | More news about Jack is the announcement that he has handed over the reins of the Midland Embalming School to John Davis who , apart from being a trade embalmer has a varied background in nursing , counselling , laboratory work and school teaching . |
| 23 | According to the head of Berlin 's Radiation Measurement Office , Udo Morfeld , the pollution has not created as big a problem as it could have because the clay soil has slowed down the seepage of radioactive material into the groundwater . |
| 24 | But is there not a case for saying that we are currently witnessing the historic counter attack of Christian Democracy , which has summoned up the traditions of Eastern Europe to redress the balance of the West ? |
| 25 | Until now , at least publicly , the society has played down the level of anxiety ; it has resisted taking any action that could be seen as anti-government . |
| 26 | Outside the sunlight has raced down the slope of the mountain and has almost reached the floor of the valley . |
| 27 | Its General Secretary , Max Nicholson , has summed up the thrust of much of its work as being : to supersede piecemeal treatment of public policy by co-ordinated policies founded on ‘ fact-based ’ and ‘ research-based ’ programmes ; reliable decision-making based upon accurate and comprehensive forecasting ; and the implementation of policy through democratic principles . |
| 28 | He has set out the terms of his covenant and they have been agreed . |
| 29 | Beverley has set about the task of designing monoclonals that can recognise the surfactant material and therefore indicate its presence or absence in the lungs of newborn babies . |
| 30 | Annette Chinnery , one of the reunion organisers , has set about the task of compiling a year-book . |