Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | An ‘ episode ’ is the name given to the smallest complete unit of teaching — this could be the teacher 's revision of the previous lesson 's work ( revision episode ) or explaining a particular point to the class ( explanation episode ) or coaching an individual child on a problem he is working on ( coaching episode ) , etc . |
| 2 | Gloves ( or gauntlets , which also protect your wrists ) should be worn when smoothing mirror edges , or cutting a large mirror to size . |
| 3 | Within a period of one month the Commission will decide whether there are any serious doubts as to the merger creating or strengthening a dominant position to the likely detriment of effective competition . |
| 4 | The only viable alternative is to ‘ mimagree ’ otherwise , to mime agreement in such a way as to contest subtly the authority of the language used rather than launching a direct challenge to male discursive authority . |
| 5 | The final sting in the tail , however , is that adding a decent keyboard to your Spectrum is , while adding to its usefulness , going to raise its price to a level where you 'd have got a decent keyboard included in the cost . |
| 6 | Rather than turning a blind eye to the polishers and legislating against the scuffers , we should more logically allow no interference … on either side of the ball . |
| 7 | It worries me that turning a blind eye to the deliberate starvation of these patients is portrayed as contributing in some way to the high ethical standards of the nursing profession . ’ |
| 8 | By choosing one of the colours and holding down the shift key , you can then create your own colour , but rather than adding a new colour to the palette this replaces the original . |
| 9 | Hence it can be seen that tailoring a generative system to a particular domain can elicit high performance but there is a substantial effort required to tailor a system to a domain . |
| 10 | In most countries persecution was pre-emptively instigated by an elite which had identified the threat to its position from worker or peasant organisation , rather than constituting a defensive reaction to Communist activity itself . |
| 11 | Although desiring a diplomatic posting to Venice , Mackenzie was recalled to take over Scottish affairs from Sir Gilbert Elliot , third baronet [ q.v . ] . |
| 12 | Only late in his life did he undertake an analysis of the economic basis of imperialism , and even then he brought together a number of particular observations rather than formulating a specific alternative to the Marxist theory , such as Schumpeter produced at about the same time . |
| 13 | Then he allows for the effects of a ‘ propagation mechanism ’ ( see section 5.1(a) ) by adding the lagged value of to equation ( 6.2 ) and attaching a positive coefficient to it , giving : |
| 14 | These should be major counselling objectives , and encouraging an ageing person to be part of such a group would indeed constitute a major counselling success . |
| 15 | The first of these approaches has resulted in a programme called the ‘ Management Charter Initiative ’ , which is currently planning a nationwide training initiative with a highly flexible approach — bringing together in-house provision with higher education provision and suggesting a laddered approach to management development throughout the whole careers of those involved . |
| 16 | By embracing the evidence from the ‘ effectiveness of schools ’ research and adopting a whole-school approach to special educational needs , we can create a truly comprehensive service of education in which it is accepted that ALL teachers have responsibility to meet the needs of ALL children . |
| 17 | There could be no question now of the French fleet overwhelming the British and escorting an invading army to Scotland and Essex . |
| 18 | ‘ The legal advice required has varied from transacting a management buy-out and dismissing a senior director to a host of commercial contracts . |
| 19 | But seneschals still itinerated when they arrived in the duchy to take up office — receiving oaths from the king-duke 's Gascon subjects and swearing a reciprocal oath to them . |
| 20 | They may display their feelings by refusing to eat , and turning a deaf ear to anyone who calls their name . |
| 21 | Many have become lifestyle feminists with husbands and boyfriends who have cultivated the good-humoured acceptance of feminist ideas and who behave as non-oppressive , anti-sexist men , cooking the ratatouille , organising crêches at women 's conferences , and turning a blind eye to untidy houses and piles of dirty washing . |
| 22 | Macbeth , for example , asks us some very difficult questions about ( amongst other things ) the relationship between power and sexuality , about acquiescence in the face of evil and turning a blind eye to things we 'd rather not know about . |
| 23 | In a high-bay warehouse , when and where the operators are working within the racking at a height above the ground , suitable means of egress should be provided , such as a ladder forming part of the equipment , inertia reels , rope , ladder , etc. to ground level and leading a clear path to escape doors . |
| 24 | The actor acted in a highly successful film and the company received a substantial sum for his services , paying the actor a small fee and paying an interim dividend to the trust . |
| 25 | So we came to the halt , everything worked perfectly and I was astonished how easy this all was , I rather fancy it was the one blade digging gently in and scribing a beautiful arc to port , all the time into wind ; it was the gentlest of one-wheel landings that could ever have been attained . |
| 26 | Converting the loft could be the least expensive way of providing more space and adding a little value to the property . |
| 27 | Making constructions from mundane materials : wood , string , glass , wire , plastic and such-like to define and encompass his concepts of space , energy , weight and transparency was for Lanyon a lifelong exercise which both grew out of and was channelled back into his paintings , thus extending the parameters of his vision and adding a further element to his work . |
| 28 | Mr Jack Price , National President of the Air Force Association of the United States of America then addressed Conference , extending his Association 's fraternal greetings to the Association in Conference and presenting an inscribed plaque to the Chairman . |
| 29 | On it lay the Vietnamese manservant , moaning quietly and holding a surgical dressing to his thigh . |
| 30 | This involved the construction of East and West Breakwaters , enclosing the Western Harbour and providing a protected entrance to the port . |