Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last year , the University made a significant investment to improve the quality and appearance of the Prospectus , which is the most important aid in the recruitment of the brightest and best-motivated undergraduate students . |
| 2 | Multiplex PCR offers a practical means to improve V cholerae surveillance operations . |
| 3 | Sarah made a mental note to go and see Janine . |
| 4 | There is a good three-bladed prop which is driven through a toothed belt reduction system , which also friction drives a small alternator to replenish the battery . |
| 5 | Unless the government can be persuaded to change its mind , this decision represents a disappointing failure to embark on a much needed set of reforms . |
| 6 | University offers a unique opportunity to study subjects not offered at school as well as those of which applicants may have some experience . |
| 7 | To avoid this looking too plain and the break-off rows being very abrupt try using a small pattern to divide the colours . |
| 8 | We either have them or we do not , although we can at times make a conscious effort to put certain feelings out of our minds . |
| 9 | We might think that ‘ Naxos ’ in Cantos 2 , 24 , and 78 is the place of that name beneath Taormina , the site ( lately and partially excavated ) of the earliest Greek colony in Sicily , and thereafter the port whence the teams from all the Sicilian Greek cities made a ceremonial departure to compete in the Olympic Games ; but the Annotated Index is doubtless right to identify Naxos , on the contrary , with an island in the Aegean . |
| 10 | It noted that the " elimination of Europe 's dividedness offers a historical possibility to attain a new quality in security relations " based on each sovereign state 's " freedom of choice " . |
| 11 | Mum made a half-hearted attempt to calm her daughter down , but Mary shrugged her off and continued sobbing bitterly . |
| 12 | The recently published book Collecting Lustreware goes a long way to correct such assumptions , for it gives a comprehensive account of all British pottery and porcelain manufacturers who are known to have made and/or decorated lustreware — and there was no shortage of them . |
| 13 | Yet even at the height of this bitter struggle the foreign ministry made a considerable effort to foster Catholic missions in the Near East as vehicles of French influence there . |
| 14 | As Martin Luther King led a peaceful demonstration to try to remove segregation in Birmingham , Alabama , his supporters were violently dispersed by the local police . |
| 15 | On this occasion , he grew bored with the idea of Algeria , and to the consternation of parliament commandeered a French warship to take him to Tunisia . |
| 16 | In Tasmania aborigine hunters led a nomadic life to take advantage of the seasonal food supply in different regions . |
| 17 | Ven made a brief stop to drop off a parcel at one of the shops in the town , obviously the reason for his having to make the journey . |
| 18 | Japan 's withdrawal from the League in any case demonstrated a clear willingness to flout world opinion . |
| 19 | Kolchinsky used a miniature transmitter to activate the door . |
| 20 | And although we were joined by French , Belgian , Dutch , German , Danish and Finnish colleagues , the week-long Whitsun course provided a wonderful opportunity to reinforce the close links between the British Medau community and the College , directed by Jochen Medau , son of the founder . |
| 21 | Within minutes of the law 's enactment , the American Civil Liberties Union used a federal court to block its enforcement until its constitutionality could be determined . |
| 22 | Attempts to establish a comprehensive scheme to include more hymns and to cover all publishers have so far been unsuccessful . |
| 23 | Under this law if seat belts or child restraints appropriate for the age and weight of the child are fitted in the rear of the car , the driver has a legal responsibility to see that children under the age of 14 wear them , unless they have a medical exemption certificate . |
| 24 | Prince has a near-pathological desire to escape the confining fixity of an identity . |
| 25 | Ram-raiders used a stolen van to break into the Wineways store in Edgehill Road , Scarborough , just two months ago after bollards had been erected at the store to prevent such attacks . |
| 26 | In pursuing this aim , IDB 's Marketing Development Division has a key role to play through the wide range of support which it can offer to all sizes of companies in Northern Ireland involved in manufacturing or providing internationally tradeable services . |
| 27 | The GP has a crucial role to play in the development of health services . |
| 28 | Taylor wants a convincing victory to erase doubts about his team 's ability to reach the World Cup finals . |
| 29 | For the simpler tasks of cataloguing , none the less , the computer has a major contribution to make and is already making it . |
| 30 | * In a separate development , the government has announced plans to launch a three-year programme to help small- and medium-sized businesses improve their environmental performance . |