Example sentences of "[verb] the [noun sg] [verb] [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the film Hospital George C. Scott plays the administrator attempting to impose some order on the chaos of misadventure , accidents , and disasters passing themselves off as medical care . |
| 2 | We worked together as a Club on this project , but one by one the members dropped by the wayside , until the good lady decided it was n't worth wasting the petrol coming to collect such a few items . |
| 3 | How and why has the state attempted to restructure that model ? |
| 4 | Once we have worked out with you how much you will pay towards your care , the Department has the right to continue to base this on the amount of money you had at the time of your assessment . |
| 5 | While it may be very pleasant to eat strawberries in December , it is perhaps worth remembering the energy used to transport these luxuries from abroad , the extra fungicides and pesticides used to ensure that during the journey they do not deteriorate , and the fact that though the strawberries may appear fresh , they have probably been shipped thousands of miles and kept in cold storage for months . |
| 6 | ‘ Before I dropped the life-raft I studied the sea trying to form some sort of mental picture of the current and wind . |
| 7 | These genes hold the information needed to make many structural proteins and enzymes peculiar to the virus . |
| 8 | Although the bulk of ICL 's revenue comes from its mid-range Unix servers , Stuart says the company hopes to make more impact at the top end when the new machines arrive . |
| 9 | The system can be set up experimentally by measuring the time taken to attain each speed level and minimising this time by adjusting the previous speed level ; the time taken to reach stepping rate f2 is measured and the value off , adjusted until this time is a minimum , then continue by adjusting f1 while measuring the time to reach f3 etc . |
| 10 | This final section will attempt to use the material reviewed to reconcile these conclusions and provide predictions about the relationships between subjective risk and memory for driving which will be explored in the experimental chapters . |
| 11 | The general dictionary proved significant to the 99% confidence level across all three domains , which justifies the effort required to produce such a comprehensive general collocation dictionary . |
| 12 | The Central Authority were extremely worried about the transfer of lump sums to municipal coffers , or rebates paid to consumers , and tried to persuade the Government to act to prevent such abuses pending nationalisation . |
| 13 | Compare the time taken to peel each batch . |
| 14 | Whilst , prima facie , the wife could sue the husband on this implied covenant if the leasehold covenants have not been complied with , it is likely ( in view of the fact that she must have known the state and condition of the property ) that the husband could have the assignment rectified to exclude this covenant ; far better therefore , if applicable , to exclude this part of the beneficial owner covenant ab initio . |
| 15 | How many of us have spent the time to get to know that person imprisoned in the vagrant ? |
| 16 | Detectors are only now approaching the sensitivity required to detect such tiny oscillations . |
| 17 | Although all that is required , where the new husband is acquiring the husband 's interest , is an assignment of the husband 's equitable interest , this is plainly impracticable as neither the new husband nor the wife will wish the husband to continue to have any interest at all in the property . |
| 18 | Ideally , the file designer will aim to reduce the time taken to reference this index ; however , when it exceeds a certain threshold value described earlier , a master index , which has one entry for each track of the cylinder index , can be created to reduce the total search time as described above . |
| 19 | So , in that presentation discussions followed and that list of nine things , I think it was , surprise surprise the church wanted to do all nine ! |
| 20 | For example , assisted persons will be able to decide to use their own legal advisers and be reimbursed by the Commissioner , or to have the Commissioner arrange to do this on their behalf . |
| 21 | And why did the band have to choose that precise moment to play a waltz so that , rather than dancing apart in the modern way , he was drawing her closer , moulding her to the lean , taut length of him ? |
| 22 | The nun and her superior exchanged glances ; then Mother Francis , with a small inclination of her head , gave the nun leave to take this very awkward child away . |
| 23 | If not , when do the Government intend to have such discussions ? |
| 24 | Why do the French have to make such a drama out of everything ? ’ |
| 25 | However , the extra speed of processing will repay the time taken to move these records if the file is frequently processed sequentially . |
| 26 | Mr Dunn said the firm hoped to create more jobs in the not too distant future , while Roddy Ross of Tecnomarine said the partnership between the two engineering firms represented a strengthening of relations between them and would work to mutual advantage . |
| 27 | Ian Harvey , BTG 's chief executive , said the company hoped to exploit more technology from America and Europe , but he promised to strengthen its service to British academic researchers . |
| 28 | AROUND sixty employees from the NW Region had the chance to get to know each other recently when they were invited to Penrith 's annual Christmas party held at a local hotel . |
| 29 | What had the trade done to deserve such harsh treatment ? |
| 30 | Although the symbolism of the serpent is universal , in no two countries does the relationship appear to possess such complimentary sociological , philosophical and metaphysical components . |