Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [to-vb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To start with , Alison planned to wear a white evening dress . |
| 2 | In an attempt to rally domestic support and to placate the US government ( upon which his regime was heavily dependent ) , Marcos agreed to hold a presidential election in February 1986 . |
| 3 | In an attempt to rally domestic support and to placate the United States government ( upon which his regime was heavily dependent ) , Marcos agreed to hold a Presidential election in February 1986 . |
| 4 | We are not opening in Paris solely to take advantage of the end of trading restrictions within the EC in 1993 , but because the opportunity arose to obtain a suitable area of the Hotel Bristol with our own street window and entrance . |
| 5 | At a four nation summit in Madrid , Germany agreed to delay a final decision on the fighter until November . |
| 6 | Although the March general election failed to produce an outright winner , it ended the political chaos which had been associated with the final months of Blaize 's administration . |
| 7 | Here pockets of ancient semi-natural woodland , unafraid wildlife and a sense of history and heritage combine to offer a peaceful retreat from the coast . |
| 8 | But these extensive discussions failed to provide a common area of agreement , mainly because of divergent national interests and unfavourable economic developments such as inflation , recession , and the oil crisis . |
| 9 | The Physical Education Department and the University of Edinburgh Sports Union combine to provide a comprehensive service . |
| 10 | Choose styling products formulated to give a natural-looking hold for casual styling . |
| 11 | Many of the most powerful of the British pressure groups tend to have an established relationship with one or other political party . |
| 12 | Thus polar groups tend to encourage a higher T g than non-polar groups of similar size , as seen when comparing polypropylene , poly ( vinyl chloride ) and polyacrylonitrile . |
| 13 | There are a number of reasons why meetings tend to have a poor reputation . |
| 14 | The heterogeneity of labour and the job-specificity of skills tend to create a strong linkage between workers and their employers and , in some cases , cause firms to fill as many of their vacancies as possible by means of internal promotions . |
| 15 | The capital fund ( £140 ) was deployed to help offset the deficit , and plans made to expect a further £300 deficit in 1916 . |
| 16 | Young male and female geladas begin to differentiate their preferences in this way well before the male separates to join an all-male group . |
| 17 | Because the Milk Marketing Board agrees to pay a fixed price regularly every month , most farmers keep a herd of dairy cows . |
| 18 | But British Rail failed to obtain an interim injunction against the NUR , the court holding that the union was likely in the highest degree to be able to show that their , ballot was valid . |
| 19 | Anemones tend to dribble a little water from their centres if you press them . |
| 20 | Broadly , the declines in the concentration ratio have tended to occur during periods of market growth , while the rises have corresponded to recessions , suggesting that high levels of bond issues lead to a more even spread of issues between firms as well as new entry , while in slack periods the dominant houses tend to take a larger proportion of issues , smaller houses being squeezed out . |
| 21 | But in an eleventh-hour move late on Friday afternoon — and just hours after a query about the situation from this column — VAT headquarters agreed to consider a new interpretation of the rules . |
| 22 | In Rome , central areas such as the Piazza di Spagna , Via Condotti and Via Veneto are particularly well decorated , while in Piazza San Pietro [ St. Peter 's Square ] crowds flock to see a big Christmas tree — a gift from Austria — together with a Nativity scene . |
| 23 | Considerations of finance are important in relation to that , because I do not believe that British Rail has to build an underground station in order to achieve its purpose . |
| 24 | In university libraries the organization of staff for book provision has to resolve a major difficulty — the respective roles of university departments vis-à-vis the library staff . |
| 25 | Recently the RSPCA helped to fund a behavioural enrichment study at Regent 's Park which aims to improve the lot of captive animals by diminishing their stereotypical and aberrant behaviour patterns , and providing more stimulating and natural surroundings for the animals and a better educational experience for the public . |
| 26 | The government also pursued policies designed to encourage a commercial ethos in the remaining public enterprises . |
| 27 | The scientist has to remember a great deal of information before he can even begin to look for patterns in the data . |
| 28 | Murray moved to clinch a quick deal on his return journey from West Bromwich yesterday morning after leading scorer Paul Baker was rushed into hospital for a hernia operation . |
| 29 | At a caucus meeting on May 31 , Hawke tried to force an open vote on the leadership issue but was eventually forced by Keating 's supporters to concede a secret ballot on June 3 . |
| 30 | Brown Owl needs to lose a few feathers for the summer |