Example sentences of "and [vb base] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ More money , more money ! ’ he demands , and clever minds set to work at his behest , the computers shift and change a little all over the world , and presently his bank balance shows another nought ; and , so that that nought should be there , somewhere in the undeveloped world another ten backs break needlessly . |
| 2 | Sometimes , Henry thought , it would be kindness itself to rise one night between three and four when the suburb slept and drag a sharp stone across the Mitsubishi 's flanks . |
| 3 | EEE CHUCKY EGG BE A FERRET AND DRAG A KEG OF MILD OOPPT FROM T'GLORY'OLE |
| 4 | Hence neighbourhood police cam deal with offences and develop a familiarity with their local area , knowing that the formal aspects of community relations , such as involvement with youth clubs , schools , and community groups , is being shared with people whose special responsibility this is . |
| 5 | The cheeses are matured in a specially constructed humid cellar for 2½–3 months , during which time they lose a further 225–325g/8–12oz in weight and develop a mould or rind beneath the muslin . |
| 6 | And so , when faced with something he or she feels unsure about , they seek security from the more confident ( and usually more dominant ) dog , which has been allowed to learn independence and develop a one-to-one relationship with the owner . |
| 7 | Secondly , their underrating of the ‘ caesaristic ’ elements of Hitler 's mass charismatic base meant that , far from providing a new foundation for the power of the traditional élites , as they had hoped , the plebiscitary acclamation of the Führer enabled Hitler 's own power to detach itself from its likely shackles and develop a high degree of relative autonomy , at the same time reducing former dominant groups like the army from ‘ power-élites ’ proper to merely ‘ functional élites ’ , unable to check Hitler himself and the ‘ wild men ’ of the Nazi Movement , even when wishing to do so . |
| 8 | make friends and develop a relationship with the opposite sex . ’ |
| 9 | For instance , Diggle et al. ( 1990 ) assess the hypothesis that cancer of the larynx is associated with proximity to a now-closed incinerator and develop a statistical model from the theory of spatial point processes to test this . |
| 10 | If you want to tone up your body and develop a better shape there is no doubt that swimming , keep-fit exercises and yoga will help enormously . |
| 11 | But in the search for such pacts or agreements , the opposition parties will necessarily be drawn closer together , and the campaign for tactical voting will gather force and develop a presence that will make it better placed to make a major impact in the next election . |
| 12 | If you start getting twitchy towards the end , and develop a migraine the day you get back , that 's probably as good an indicator as any that your stress level is affecting your health . |
| 13 | Ramsay was shrewd enough to capitalise on his native gifts and develop a new style . |
| 14 | The third pressure comes from the push by Meekatharra Minerals to exploit the very rich deposits of lignite in Ballymoney and develop a private sector power station . |
| 15 | For these and other linguistic and cultural reasons it is relatively easy for the speaker of one Bantu language to learn another and develop a high level of competence in it . |
| 16 | Rowden is a fine school and it 'll give him plenty of sports and develop a side of him which could never see the light of day in Ireland . |
| 17 | Even if the primary focus is the needs of an older person , the counsellor can not afford to ‘ take sides ’ , but should instead aim to help the whole family face up to and develop a wider understanding of the problems and difficulties that exist in old age , and in caring for older people . |
| 18 | Nevertheless he was at one with Wheatley on the need to abandon free trade and develop a protected imperial bloc . |
| 19 | Those tadpoles that turn into cannibals become larger , and develop a grotesquely shaped head with an enormous predatory mouth — a change in appearance more appropriate to a horror film than a television natural history programme . |
| 20 | This would permit an accurate assessment of current purchaser and provider research and development activity , interest , expertise , and capacity and develop a framework for maintaining this . |
| 21 | However brilliant our modern technology may seem , the best way to care for the Taj is to monitor its behaviour , try to reduce pollution and develop a team of conservators and craftsmen who can care for the building , carrying out maintenance and repair where necessary but not to do anything that pretends to be final . |
| 22 | Although there was a great deal of debate about education after 1944 , much of it up to 1951 focused on the eradication of class differences , not gender differences , in an endeavour to build a more buoyant economy and develop a substantial welfare state . |
| 23 | Ham ( 1990 ) summarises the Griffiths report as a recommendation that the NHS should be managed by a new tier of general managers with the skills to promote innovation , change and cost efficiency , provide leadership , motivate staff and develop a more dynamic managerial approach , as opposed to the structure of shared management between nurses , doctors and administrators prevalent at that time . |
| 24 | They identify and develop a product or service which they advertise and sell . |
| 25 | They recognize the pointlessness of confrontation with a small creature who does n't understand the assumptions on which the adult is operating , and develop a capacity to catch the passing joy and respect serendipity . |
| 26 | They spend time getting to know their workers and develop a situation of trust so that their employees feel able to bring problems to them . |
| 27 | A major part of the Conservative agenda has been to undermine socialism and develop a contemporary form of laissez-faire market economics , to move Britain from a culture of dependency to the enterprise culture . |
| 28 | It also ran a series of weekend schools for the women 's groups , mostly taught by College staff , offering the women the opportunity to situate their own struggles in a wider historical , political and economic context , and develop a more strategic purpose for their actions as well as identify continuing needs for further educational work . |
| 29 | Whereas the standards and styles set by the peer group can set highly influential markers around acceptable and unacceptable behaviours for young people it is in individual friendships that young people find support and security , negotiate their emotional independence , exchange information , put beliefs and feelings into words and develop a new and different perspective of themselves . |
| 30 | Vocational training schemes aim to provide new graduates with the opportunity to refine their technical skills and develop a ‘ dentist 's persona ’ . |