Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [noun] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A statement in its memorandum of association that the company 's object shall be to carry on business as a general commercial company shall mean that its object is to carry on any trade or business whatsoever , and in such a case the company has power to do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the carrying on of any trade or business by it . |
| 2 | Bernice sucked in air with a rasping gasp that hurt her throat . |
| 3 | It is this stage of trials that can be quite lengthy as teachers need to be able to try out material at a suitable place in the curriculum . |
| 4 | Not that Airdrie 's football is the sort that would pack out stadia on a regular basis — the bulk of the near-40,000 who went along to Ibrox on Saturday were there to see ritual slaughter — but in the context of this confrontation with the glitzy Rangers , the Broomfield side 's special brand of grim resistance was undeniably compelling . |
| 5 | Jason Drysdale , the son of a former Hartlepool United defender , caught out Middlesbrough with a superb free-kick for David Holdsworth to score . |
| 6 | They talked , and in course of it Paul mentioned that he had already sketched out plans for a second book ; the Professor had already informed Mr Lamprey of the first . |
| 7 | What what we must n't do with Honey and Munnford is just take things at face value because what Honey and Munnford did is they actually carried out interviews with a thousand people and what they decided that I mean they carried out interviews with er lots of people thousand and they had a general study where they carried out interviews with a thousand people and what they said was that in particular with the reflector a l some , some scores are naturally higher than others and that what we ca n't do is just sort of look at these and say well this is the highest score , therefore I 'm much more of a , of a reflector than I have of , I am of the other three , all we actually need to do is compare our scores against the general norms . |
| 8 | Having carried out savings of a similar amount last year , he says there 's no fat left to trim . |
| 9 | It is difficult to put forward a programme which holds out hope of a better life when you have singularly failed to live up to your promises during your term of office . |
| 10 | The arrowed peaks show clearly how weights tend to concentrate around multiples of a basic weight unit . |
| 11 | Not a great deal in the way of interpretation or conclusion should be hung on answers to a single question about ‘ liking ’ housework . |
| 12 | Compatible colours include teal , blueberry or moss , used as liner , mascara , or smudged over eyelids for a dramatic effect . |
| 13 | Even picking up litter on a regular basis is a positive , life-affirming act . |
| 14 | His occupation , which was that of picking up men in a neighbouring public house , with which he had a working arrangement , during the evening hours , and bringing them back to the boat , was not particularly profitable . |
| 15 | Conversion of NO 2 to HNO 3 therefore effectively removes NO x from the atmosphere and thus its potential to lock up chlorine in a nonreactive form . |
| 16 | After their early opportunity Holland did not glimpse another scoring chance until eight minutes before half-time , when Kieft and Koeman combined to set up Berghuis for a hard , low cross which Taffarel could not hold . |
| 17 | To find out what potential customers think of Foodbase , we asked Steve to set up stall in a local health food shop . |
| 18 | To hand the work over to elected local authorities covering an extensive area would be to set up bodies with a genuine degree of independence and power , and this is suspect . |
| 19 | SCOTTISH striker Graham Harvey promised Linfield a debut goal — and came up trumps with a 36-minute hat-trick in the 5–2 win over Larne that keeps the Blues a point clear at the top of the table . |
| 20 | They are now sixth with supporters angered by the run of poor results particularly as Rovers have lashed out £5.4m on a make-or-break spending spree . |
| 21 | Noddy 's Playtime is aimed at three to seven year olds , but it might well bring back memories for a few older people too . |
| 22 | The index is invaluable to the person who is merely seeking out information on a limited topic . |
| 23 | ‘ The group 's name itself has often been the source of some speculation — especially for writers anxious to pad out biographies for a few extra paragraphs — but the name ‘ Smith ’ has always been significant in the Morrissey hagiography . |
| 24 | It 's very surprising just how few people can actually look up a reference , or seek out information on a given topic ! |
| 25 | Sometimes this is difficult to state so that , for example , although the common law did refer to the owner being under an obligation to hire out goods of a reasonable fitness , the level of care associated with this obligation was uncertain , being mainly the product of dictum rather than decision . |
| 26 | On June 28 after the shooting incident US President Bush , describing Saddam Hussein as a " brutal bully " , refused to rule out speculation concerning a possible US-led military attack against Iraq to enforce compliance . |
| 27 | Although many valuable religious icons had not been removed , there was sufficient evidence of the building having been ransacked for the police to refuse to rule out robbery as a possible motive . |
| 28 | THE West Country , together with East Anglia , came out top in a recent satisfaction survey by the National Association of Health Authorities and Trusts . |
| 29 | Shop around brokers for a wider choice . |
| 30 | Tippett turned down Auden as a possible collaborator . |