Example sentences of "[verb] [art] present [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woman 's killing the man seems metaphorical only , but it fits the present idea — that the one whose identity becomes submerged may want to kill the other . |
| 2 | So I would emphasise then , again , that the resolution is intended to enable the present position to continue , and to enable your trustees to manage the funds effectively in setting the policy and benefiting from the advice which is available . |
| 3 | " There is no chance of maintaining the present state of affairs , " he added . |
| 4 | In 1903 a German syndicate began building the present sanatorium and the Hospital of Marmeleiros . |
| 5 | ‘ The situation and the fertility of this bottom gave rise to reflections touching the present state of the labouring classes , who , in dungeon-like cellars , and bye allies , eke out a miserable existence , while with infinitely greater comfort to themselves , and honour and profit to the affluent , they might enjoy , in vast happiness , such peaceful and sequestered abodes as Gillerthwaite . ’ |
| 6 | The final paragraph should have explained that our objection to the proposal to put steps down if the path slipped due to the retaining wall collapsing was that a ) steps would be dangerous for the many elderly people who used the footpath ; b ) it would mean the council cutting into our upper bank and undermining our house garden wall and c ) the council should consider the alternative access to the path offered by our neighbour , Mr M Jones if they did not intend to preserve the present route . |
| 7 | I had often marvelled at it , but it made the present disaster all the more unbearable . |
| 8 | Now the Labour party control the city council , may I say this , that if your feelings are against barbaric sport as much as that , why do n't you use your contr , your controlling power on the city council and then ban boxing in all the city establishments , then you will show me that you mean what you are saying and that you are not just using the present position of this council for a political measure and political gain and I 'd like to also ask what this has cost the council what this has cost could be thousands . |
| 9 | MAX : Stop using the present tense . |
| 10 | ( One could compare the present system of allotment-holding , which certain pressure groups regard as uneconomic . ) |
| 11 | Given the present state of understanding regarding the causes and appropriate forms of intervention for children with language difficulties , this kind of short-cut is likely to lead to inadequate assessment and ineffective treatment . |
| 12 | derating with the introduction of the poll tax and , given the present state of agriculture , there is considerable concern about what will happen under the council tax . |
| 13 | B R says such rises were inevitable given the present state of its finances . |
| 14 | Given the present gender order , women , other than a few exceptional women , just can not win . |
| 15 | This pessimism may have some truth given the present management approach within our schools but it is suggested here that if that managerial frame of reference was itself to be radically re-oriented , then teachers ' perceptions of their own professionality would also be powerfully affected and they may indeed come to feel that effective classroom activity was positively related to their performance in the wider school context . |
| 16 | Firstly , if the argument is that any of the suggested markets — be they for products , corporate control or managerial talent — at present actually operates to constrain corporate managers , this is not something which is empirically demonstrated , and given the present nature of these markets it seems an implausible claim . |
| 17 | However , perhaps he could be more generous , given the present need for investment , and allow for a limited period , such as that which operated when the right hon. Member for Blaby ( Mr. Lawson ) was Chancellor . |
| 18 | Does he realise that , given the present replacement rate , the average bus will be on the road for 30 years ? |
| 19 | This has given the present city its innumerable trees , its many green spaces , and its fine views and prospects . |
| 20 | But this issue has not been the subject of legislation , nor previously been considered by this court or the House of Lords , and in such circumstances the alternatives are either to dismiss the appeal despite the relevance of article 10 and wait for Parliament to reconsider the state of the law ; or , as the courts have from time to time demonstrated their ability and willingness to do , venture into relatively unchartered waters and declare the present state of the law . |
| 21 | I am not , after all , ’ she said , looking around her domain with a distinct smile , ‘ running a house of ill repute , which is what I fear the present title of Madame seems to suggest , along with bead curtains , red velvet plush love seats , champagne buckets and other such fittings and accoutrements which are not our style at all these days . |
| 22 | John Millington , principal training adviser for the Engineering Industry Training Board , says employers would like to see the present system streamlined , with fewer syllabuses and more emphasis on assessing a wider range of skills . |
| 23 | Id like to see the present formation kept as is . |
| 24 | Had he lived to see the present development of union organization , with its emphasis on restrictive employment and job demarcation , he might have wished to revise some of his views . |
| 25 | They would like to see the present role of parish councils retained and enhanced . |
| 26 | My memories of it , I 've got , I 've always got wonderful memories of the Co-op , you see and that Co-op has been there m on that corner which , when it closed a few years ago I went down to see the present executive officer , he was then assistant , and we campaigned against the closing of Walsall Wood shop but erm course it was of no avail . |
| 27 | I agree that , in handling the present situation after the issue of the Lockerbie warrants , we need to keep in close touch both with Arab friends and European partners , and that is what we are doing . |
| 28 | Stravinsky had started composing Les Noces before 1913 and often played it toDiaghilev , gradually simplifying his ideas until it became the present cantata for voices , four pianos and percussion . |
| 29 | But there are several others , fast-moving , market-responsive operations which could soon make the present notion of the UK publishers ' market share look a little dated . |
| 30 | But once all the barriers have been removed , Western Europe can expect a flood of footballers from the East which will make the present procession of Yugoslavs seem a mere trickle . |