Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It gives us the opportunity to work on persuading the huge catchment area around us that it is perfectly possible to get the Hamilton habit after work when experiencing a top evening out . ’ |
| 2 | Last in was the train passenger , who took 52 mins ( average speed , 7.5 mph ) ; this , despite the fact that a train was scheduled at exactly the right time for the contestant to catch by cycling the 0.7 miles from the start to the station . |
| 3 | No other parties succeeded in reaching the 5 per cent threshold required to win representation . |
| 4 | It sanctioned the sexualization of women by men , making them ‘ a thing , an instrument devoted to appeasing the sexual passion of the man ’ . |
| 5 | Without adding much to the defensive capabilities of the palace , these outworks succeeded in masking the original work of Shah Jehan ‘ like a veil over a beautiful bride , ’ as Dr Jaffery put it . |
| 6 | The elaborate four-track layout completed in 1925 allowed cars to reverse without impeding the through cars . |
| 7 | As with model answers to mathematical problems , one can then see how close the agent came to finding the right alternative by the right route . |
| 8 | All accurate drawing depends on finding the underlying forms . |
| 9 | When trainees are allowed to begin interviewing on their own under supervision they have already been accepted as CAB trainee advice workers , but in the GLCABS structure where candidates begin by observing the interviewing process they may not yet have formally passed the selection procedure . |
| 10 | In the last two decades world production of electricity has roughly doubled , with the developing nations pulling towards overtaking the developed . |
| 11 | The research turned to describing the collaborative learning environment which teachers sought to foster . |
| 12 | So , although you are discouraged from dropping your bottom as a beginner , it is very useful when the wind increases in handling the extra pull . |
| 13 | It may well be that his nocturnal anxieties began on hearing the nightly ministrations by which his father was nursed — to a young boy , eerie and mysterious , doubtless at times frenetic ; no doubt they were exacerbated after his death , as sorrow and loss impinged . |
| 14 | Age Concern England and Edward Arnold have jointly produced a book which brings together various authors experienced in addressing the particular needs of elders from ethnic minorities . |
| 15 | Instead of italics , the French translator of the above extract opts for repeating the last statement to achieve similar emphasis : |
| 16 | Some schools had benefited from government funds allocated to implementing the national curriculum , with one reporting a grant of £20,000 over three years . |
| 17 | So again we find out that erm , the expected price in T minus one , sorry in T , is a function of all previous prices all previous prices , okay and it wo n't surprise you to find out that the weight giving to treating the historical prices right becomes geometrically in exactly the same way as the adapted , as the partial adjustment er co-efficient or the partial adjustment model implied alright . |
| 18 | With a General Election in the offing the Ballot provided a perfect framework for opposition parties to co-operate in setting the foreign policy agenda , without in any way compromising their own independence . |
| 19 | They therefore called on all parties to co-operate in allowing the safe passage of aid [ see p. 39225 for Somalia aid crisis ] . |
| 20 | This does , however , reduce the thickness of the finished runner by the thickness of the saw cut ( or cuts ) , a possible disadvantage overcome by using the gap-filling potential or epoxy resin mixed with a filler . |
| 21 | There is also a four-vector force F defined by using the relativistic equivalent of Newton 's second law of motion where we note that the differentiation is with respect to the proper τ time which is a Lorentz scalar . |
| 22 | But seeing her sister 's eyes turn from contemplating the deep indigo square of sky above the courtyard , and come to rest on her face in grief-stricken entreaty , she faltered , shrugged , and with impatient gestures , moved her over to make room on the bench where she dumped herself down . |
| 23 | Eldorado was never tested with a pilot programme , remarkably , considering the scale of investment involved in developing the 25-acre set . |
| 24 | In his introductory note Gavrilov admits to finding the four Ballades among the most problematical of all Chopin 's works to interpret — in terms of reconciling swift-changing moods with architectural shape . |
| 25 | Although there appear to be few operational savings planned from combining the two groups , three major benefits are expected to result from the merger : |
| 26 | Almost immediately , Walker responded by withdrawing the ineffective Darren Beckford for Chris Sutton , Beckford registering his disappointment by tearing off his shirt and disappearing straight down the tunnel . |
| 27 | Women can be frightened of losing their looks , their intelligence , their jobs , their youth , or anything else that they prize , through having babies ; even though none of this may happen in fact , the fear arises from sensing the real force of motherhood , which ruthlessly dissolves self-image and cherished convictions . |
| 28 | This was ‘ the ‘ Child Art ’ movement , now an established practice aimed at encouraging the creative side of young children — a reaction against the imitative nature of previous [ art ] teaching' ( Gordon and Lawton , 1978 , p. 218 ) . |
| 29 | Some employers may not run courses for groups of returners but instead offer to help you plan a personal programme of study aimed at satisfying the same requirements . |
| 30 | It is part of a research programme aimed at understanding the basic processes causing damage to trees and crops due to atmospheric pollution . |