Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [to-vb] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At every stage , the physiotherapist checks that there is no spastic reaction arising from the movements being done : if necessary , she supports the shoulder girdle or elbow to help the desired movements to be made with full control . |
| 2 | The puzzle can be left on screen and the child then uses a light pen or joystick to indicate the hidden words . |
| 3 | " Space travel " immediately involves , not only astronomy and engineering , but mathematics and physics to hold the wilder speculators in check , and religion and literature to stimulate the creative imagination . |
| 4 | Observances , Absent & Present , Kirsten Lavers and Kevin Weaver combine performance and photography to describe the many manifestations of photographic observance ( 14 Mar–12 Apr . ) . |
| 5 | centres where SCOTVEC has identified concerns , based on previous experience , on the effectiveness of the internal quality systems and assistance to meet the new criteria may be required . |
| 6 | Whether the resolution is through modifying blueprints or coercing others to conform with our internal codes , providing there is sufficient basic trust and security to allow the two worlds to meet , a process of mutual influence will operate . |
| 7 | But by the end of the 1980s record balance-of-payments deficits , rising inflation , a weakened pound , and failure to impose the monetary disciplines on which the government had prided itself , suggested that most of the old problems were still present . |
| 8 | Out on the road , we were expected to have enough basic journalistic training and common-sense to ask the right questions . |
| 9 | The British Public Libraries Act of 1964 , for instance , stipulates ‘ by the keeping of adequate stocks , by arrangements with other library authorities , and by any other appropriate means , that facilities are available for the borrowing of , or reference to , books … and other materials sufficient in number , range , and quality to meet the general requirements and any special requirements both of adults and children ’ . |
| 10 | It shall be the duty of every library authority to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service for all persons desiring to make use thereof … ( 2 ) In fulfilling its duty … a library authority shall in particular have regard to the desirability ( a ) of securing , by keeping of adequate stocks , by arrangements with other library authorities , and by any other appropriate means , that facilities are available for the borrowing of , or reference to , books and other printed matter , and pictures , gramophone records , films and other materials , sufficient in number , range and quality to meet the general requirements and any special requirements both of adults and children … |
| 11 | The ‘ Grandstand ’ television cameras had taken a break from horse-racing and cricket to record the closing holes of an event that had captured a good deal of public interest . |
| 12 | Instead , the mystery expands from matters of expertise and taste to encompass the hidden patterns and wonderful coincidences of nature ’ . |
| 13 | The owners and controllers of private and public property adopt an instrumental approach to the design of work processes and organization to minimize the immediate costs of production . |
| 14 | And because you have to be bursting with energy and health to do the top jobs , they have to be given to younger men . |
| 15 | If this increase in competition is also accompanied by R & D and innovation to improve the non-price characteristics of this good , the demand curve shifts to DUK1 . |
| 16 | People had come , as Moscow people do , provided they have the documents and status to satisfy the hard-eyed boys in leather jackets at the door . |
| 17 | ‘ numeracy , i.e. computational skills in Arithmetic , understanding of certain basic mathematical principles , and ability to judge the quantitative results of certain decisions and actions ; |
| 18 | The traditional wok ca n't be used on a ceramic hob because there 's not enough contact between the rounded base and hob to produce the high temperatures needed to stir-fry . |
| 19 | So why is this international superstar of the scrummage , who I agree is a household name and all that ( although he is known even in the next village as either Whatsit ? or Thingymabob ) , suddenly being advised he has the ( to coin a phrase ) clout and muscle to alter the long-established formulas and ethics of sports journalism ? |
| 20 | So why is this internationalsuperstar of the scrummage , who I agree is a household name and all that ( although he is known even in the next village as either Whatsit ? or Thingymabob ) , suddenly being advised he has the ( to coin a phrase ) clout and muscle to alter the long-established formulas and ethics of sports journalism ? |
| 21 | Festive food should be fun as well as tasty , so pick a few items of specialist kitchen equipment and tableware to add the finishing touches to your yuletide table spread . |
| 22 | The work of Antoni ( who is known by a more provocative performance/installation work in which she used chocolate , lard and lipstick to re-enact the bizarre aspects of self-degradation which vanity , through the affliction of eating disorders , can arouse in the obsessive modern woman ) also suffers in this exhibition by being reduced to a small video screen . |
| 23 | It seemed artificially produced , as if in an attempt to control any quavering she had had to gather both breath and energy to produce the measured cadences . |