Example sentences of "[conj] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course refineries can be modified or adjusted to produce the necessary product range given time , but the idea that this can be done to every refinery simultaneously and instantaneously is ludicrous . |
| 2 | And er I note that Selby has accepted or resolved to accept the increased allocation from ten thousand to eleven thousand five hundred , subject to the District Council satisfying itself that the level of growth envisaged can be achieved without compromising the established structure plan strategy or the environment of the district . |
| 3 | Some of the money went into the pockets of individuals but most went into the coffers of the local or central parties or helped finance the mysterious research institutes which seemed indispensable to Roman politics . |
| 4 | Sometimes this happens over a long period , as a person finds himself constrained to attend a Christian place of worship , or drawn to read the Christian scriptures . |
| 5 | Although McMahon at first was an abrasive force in midfield , where United missed the steadying influence of the injured Robson , he began to lose possession — and control — in his first Manchester derby , and he was robbed of the ball by Sharpe and McClair . |
| 6 | A timely point and one which could be made into a test of this kind of narrative by which an author may be seen to have succeeded or failed to create the necessary suspension of disbelief . |
| 7 | With most gliders the attitude for the nose during the slip needs to be no higher than required to maintain the chosen approach speed . |
| 8 | Not to mention a rapid passing on of mortgage cuts to bedraggled flocks of existing homeowners ; who are less than thrilled to see the first helping of crumbs go in instant cheap deals to first-time buyers . |
| 9 | In the first ICU the patient is correctly diagnosed and treated to correct the physiological variables . |
| 10 | The eight were subsequently suspended from their duties and forbidden to leave the southern city of Sucre , the legal capital . |
| 11 | Classical literature is systematically castigated by Nizan as a process of deception centred on myth-making , idealism and symbolism , and designed to defend the oppressive practices of a dying class . |
| 12 | Mid-sole : the layer between the sole and insole of the boot , which is anatomically shaped and designed to give the correct amount of flex and support for the activity for which the boot is designed . |
| 13 | Progressive literature is consistently upheld by Nizan as a process of disclosure centred on reality , Marxism and realism , and designed to advocate the justifiable demands of an aspiring class . |
| 14 | He jumped out of bed , contemplated his new seaside pyjamas with renewed pleasure , and prepared to enjoy the second week of his precious holiday . |
| 15 | There were many times in the past years when he had wondered why on earth he had involved himself with the Hochhauser Season , times when he was worried , exhausted , furious , and prepared to consign the whole company to hell . |
| 16 | I adjusted the chauffeur 's cap I 'd borrowed , hoisted a rudely lettered sign reading ‘ Mr & Mrs Stewart Hughes ’ ( the misspelling was a tad masterly , I thought ) , took a deep breath and prepared to face the glittering turmoil that my life would become . |
| 17 | Many nights she had cried with loneliness when he was fast asleep beside her and risen smiling the next morning to continue the battle . |
| 18 | Horrified by the obstructionism of his superiors and unable to make progress , Schiller leaked information to the press and helped fortify the outside criticism , though his superiors decided not to discipline him for this . |
| 19 | These popular films encapsulated the very appealing elements of adventure , travel , intrigue and discovery — and of course romance — and helped transform the dusty image of archaeology into a infinitely more attractive package . |
| 20 | To cut costs and save heat , the hot gases formed during combustion may be recycled and used to preheat the incoming effluent gases . |
| 21 | Not only that , it was brought up time and again by the media and used to undermine the serious work that he was trying so hard to do . |
| 22 | The process repeats itself in the second test-tube and then a drop is removed and used to seed the third test-tube , and so on . |
| 23 | Of the remaining six vehicles , four will be converted from surplus Inter-City catering vehicles and used to provide the principal dining saloon and accommodation for the Royal Household and other staff . |
| 24 | The six graphs describing the freedoms of the complete system were then available ( see Figure 7.34 ) and used to produce the incremental assemblies shown in Figure 7.35 . |
| 25 | UNEMPLOYMENT increased by 40,200 last month to reach its highest total for four years The increase took the number out of work to 2,647,300 figures immediately seized on by Labour and Lib-Dems and used to attack the Tory jobs record . |
| 26 | Traditionally the damaged bone was either left to repair and replace itself as best it could or bone was harvested from elsewhere in the body and used to augment the lost bone . |
| 27 | Others , less fortunate , are caught as game and used to supply the necessary protein for family consumption . |
| 28 | I found the uncles and their wives , and the cousins , too , who were respectively scruffy and stuffy , trying and used to dread the annual get-together — though now I thought back to it it seemed I 'd always enjoyed it in the event . |
| 29 | The biotinylated fragments were purified with Dynatech magnetic beads coated with avidin , made single stranded , and sequenced using the above-listed primers , while attached to the beads as described ( 20 ) . |
| 30 | ssDNA from the phagemid pGEM-7Zf(+) was prepared following induction with KO7 helper phage [ 21 ] and sequenced using the universal primer [ 22 ] . |