Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] something [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it is possible to discover something about the relationship between clause structure and the processing of written language by using a subject-paced reading task . |
| 2 | UK airlines are not sponsoring pilots at the present time , but the school is attracting an increasing number of young people , both from this country and abroad , who are prepared to invest something in the order of £50,000 to train as professional pilots … |
| 3 | It will be interesting to know something of the history too . |
| 4 | It 's much easier to say something along the lines of , oh he was only a pathetic old flasher , or something like that . |
| 5 | It would have been quite possible to put something into the pockets of my dressing gown and then put it back into my clothes when I took the dressing gown off . |
| 6 | The general principle is shown in the photograph , and with a little ingenuity it should be possible to devise something of the sort . |
| 7 | It 's good to know something about the man . |
| 8 | To understand Theory Z , it will be helpful to know something about the characteristics of large Japanese firms . |
| 9 | Not that it mattered ( I told myself again ) one way or the other , but now that my brother 's arrival was postponed at least until Monday , it would be good to have something of the story checked . |
| 10 | Throughout Iraq and even in neighbouring Kuwait , it was possible to share something of the flavour of the front line through the early evening transmissions of Suwar min al-maarakah ( pictures from the battle ) , which followed the news and which , in addition to depicting the bombardment of distant Iranian positions by Iraqi artillery , contributed some human interest with groups of soldiers , sometimes regulars , sometimes from the People 's Army , having a brew-up in some operational area , waving to the camera and generally putting on a show . |
| 11 | It is also advisable to float something on the surface of a concrete pond to help absorb some of the pressure produced by the ice patch , an empty , sealed lemonade bottle , plastic football , large piece of cork or even a tennis ball will do the job admirably . |
| 12 | You will send all your senior managers for the entire week of the event , and dole out shorter visits to deserving underlings , either those with long service records or those who might be able to learn something to the company 's advantage . |
| 13 | Ideally each should be able to offer something to the others , but for this to happen an agenda has to be clarified and values made explicit . |
| 14 | He signalled to the waitress , then said : ‘ If you change your mind we might be able to get something at the airport . ’ |
| 15 | If it is possible to mention something in the programme it will allow other fans who perhaps have little contact with the club , to use this excellent free facility . |
| 16 | And that 's extremely difficult to do something about the equity target , since National policy , the distribution of income , housing policy , all the things that we tackle on this committee and committees of the council have a very significant effect on the health of the people who live in the city , and it 's not in our control . |
| 17 | Ah equally um , just to go off at a tangent a bit , um there 're a number of more radical theorists , in particular the um in the Bonnie Burstow book Radical Feminist Therapy , would say that um rather like with other forms of sexual crime , the people who 've been victimised , people who 've survived , are often inclined to say something along the lines of mm y'know did i did I bring it on myself kind of kind of feeling . |
| 18 | In view of the results on spreading it becomes possible to say something about the amount of new material seen as exposure increases . |
| 19 | However , since tests are always used by different people in different settings , it is also necessary to know something about the extent to which the same tester may achieve stable scores , when the test is given to the same person on different occasions , or the extent to which the scores from different testers would be comparable if they were to test the same individual . |
| 20 | But in order to appreciate Derrida 's critique of these issues , it is necessary to know something of the position from which he makes it . |
| 21 | Before describing the opportunities and shortcomings of such structures for conversion to domestic use , it is necessary to say something about the process of grinding grain to produce flour , because the anatomy of these buildings was dictated by this process . |
| 22 | When combined with archaeological evidence of settlement distribution , age and function it will be possible to reconstruct something of the lives of people since the first settlers arrived in the area over 7,000 years ago . |
| 23 | FEARFUL that an eco-collection could be tarnished with a ‘ muesli bar ’ image , she purposefully chose ‘ to show an avant-garde range that did n't look too eco because the consumer is not ready to do something for the environment at the expense of looking good ’ . |
| 24 | As it is , I 'm saving like mad to have something in the kitty when next rent day comes round . |