Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 It is never expected to take up demands or make a real effort to change conditions .
2 ‘ All we do know , ’ he concluded , ‘ is that the assassin must have been a member of the community at the Tower who knew Sir Ralph had changed his bed chamber , and he or she either committed the murder or hired a professional assassin to do it for them . ’
3 For a precedent of an application to rescind the bankruptcy order or to require the official receiver to suspend action , see Appendix C , form 31 .
4 At your request , we will assess your energy needs and recommend or design a specific solution to meet your precise requirements .
5 2.4 " Common Parts " means any malls and other pedestrian ways concourses and circulation areas staircases escalators ramps and lifts service roads loading bays forecourts and other ways and areas in the Centre which are from time to time during the Term provided by the Landlord for common use by customers frequenting the Centre and by the Tenants and the occupiers of the Centre or persons expressly or by implication authorised by them Although it is highly unlikely that the landlord would so amend or alter the common parts to make it impossible for the tenant to carry on its business , the following additional wording may be considered :
6 In order to develop a coherent transport strategy to meet the challenge of increased demand in the 1990s the Government should either invest itself or encourage the private sector to do so .
7 Awareness of the camera has , however , led many Members to plan more carefully their behaviour in the Chamber , including taking care to sit next to Members who are likely to be called ( although organised ‘ dough-nutting ’ has largely been dropped ) or choosing the right people to sit next to them .
8 Not returning calls , or taking a long time to do so .
9 The difficulty is that although sometimes it is possible to point to an intention to compel action on the part of the target , as when the aim is to prevent employees from working , or to force a local councillor to vote differently , or to stop another organisation from marching that intention is not invariably present .
10 mode of argument ( g ) : Exemplify theories , terms or approaches , or use a classificatory system to describe a text ( usually in order to reflect back on how suitable or effective the descriptive system is ) .
11 Presses are easily obtained from a great many shops and are not very expensive , although if you wish you can make your own , or ask a handy friend to help out if you are not very practical .
12 Either wait until the nominated approver has rendered his decision , activate the DC/DCs via a different package or ask the nominated approver to deny approval so that further work will be allowed .
13 Whatever your kind of break , the abundance of things to see and do makes Brighton & Hove the right place to head for any time of year .
14 As simple as lighting a fire or finding a dry place to sleep .
15 Be aware of potential trouble before you walk into it — if , for instance , there is a group of drunks five hundred yards ahead of you cross over or take the next turning to avoid it .
16 However , this sensation evaporated as soon as I looked out of the window , when I realized how imprisoned I was by my ignorance , which Aisha seized upon , exploiting the fact that I did n't know how to flush the toilet , work the shower , turn on the oven or boil the electric kettle to make tea , and that I could n't understand what her older child or her next-door neighbour said .
17 Those who had entered the country before May 15 , 1991 , were entitled to present documentation showing tthat hey either were employed or had a viable project to set up a business .
18 But you may want to add a second ( perhaps en suite ) bathroom or to re-arrange the existing layout to squeeze in extra equipment , such as a bidet or separate shower .
19 And also you need to be coloured or have a good degree to get the job .
20 And all the rime you knew that you would never take the risk of getting shot which this involved or have the necessary patience to carry it out .
21 In the end , as we shall see , the cost of decommissioning became a vital part of the accountants ' nightmare that laid the nuclear beast to rest .
22 Willem de Kooning received in absentia an award for lifetime achievement , and Martin Puryear for sculpture ‘ that evokes the human struggle to balance the needs for both the comfort of stability and the excitement of freedom ’ .
23 It is a biological catalyst , a catalyst being something that encourages a chemical reaction to proceed at a faster rate than it would do normally .
24 Discontent over the operation of the new service was one of the factors that led the Labour government to set up a Royal Commission on the National Health Service in 1976 .
25 Sadly , there is no respite for parents ; this is the time that offers a brief opportunity to make an encouraging or acknowledging remark .
26 Such recognition could help temper the arrogance of some Western thinkers — an arrogance that goes a long way to explain why some have found relativism so attractive .
27 It 's a large operating system that needs a hard drive to hold the extensive files that come with it , but has many redeeming features .
28 ‘ It is a regime of personal , family power that has no honest reason to remain , ’ he told reporters .
29 It has hardly been recognised that India is among the few countries in the world that has a proven capability to undertake orbital missions or detonate a nuclear device .
30 Not only for myself as it 's been a particular project close to me for many years , but for the break up of a team , a team that has a long time to build up and a team that worked very well together and who were very committed .
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