Example sentences of "[to-vb] a [noun] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lindsey barely had time to catch a glimpse of colourful awnings and flower-filled terracotta pots before Niall had brought the car to a halt , cut the engine and was climbing out . |
| 2 | The plan aimed to upgrade existing industries and to attract a number of new ones , such as financial services . |
| 3 | Together with Scottish Innovation , which has co-ordinated the attendance of Scottish companies at the previous seven events , they aim to attract a number of Scottish companies interested in forging links with European partners at Lille . |
| 4 | Although the effect of that direction is not peremptory , the plaintiff must be sure to request a hearing within 15 months of close of pleadings . |
| 5 | Therefore , will he do what he can to encourage a response from small authorities to adopt the new powers ? |
| 6 | After the collapse of the plot Montgomerie fled to London , but he continued to engage in Jacobite intrigue , and in late 1691 he tried to encourage a rising of Presbyterian extremists in the south-western lowlands . |
| 7 | Planning policies were to be changed to encourage a mix of different kinds of housing , and this would be backed up by better policing , job creation programmes and incentives for shopkeepers to move to depressed areas . |
| 8 | In this respect and others the approach has similarities with the SSM , particularly with regards to client participation to encourage a commitment to any changes that result from the audit . |
| 9 | Not all were as moderate as Somerset 's , with its stress on equality ; the title of one of the others , Nicholas Bodrugan 's Epitome of the title that the Kynges Maiestie of Englande hath to the souereigntie of Scotland , shows how willing the English were to assume that the Scots could be persuaded to accept a union of unequal partners . |
| 10 | This too inclines them to accept a set of conventional attitudes and practices . |
| 11 | Not surprisingly Edward was soon facing increasing demands to accept a number of reforming ordinances along with a commission to implement them ; predictably Gaveston 's exile was the key stipulation . |
| 12 | Typing in date and time formats is tedious so the next logical steps for any reader whose spreadsheet requires this primitive method of date entry ( i.e 1-2-3 Release 2. x , AsEasyAs , SuperCalc 5 and so on ) would be to write a couple of simple keystrokes macros so that you could reduce the typing required to the minimum . |
| 13 | I HAVE been commissioned to write a history of overseas players in English cricket . |
| 14 | It tempts me to write a Dictionary of Accepted Ideas about Gustave himself . |
| 15 | In severe deafness so much effort goes into making sense of what is only heard imperfectly that there is more difficulty in remembering facts , so if in any doubt it is helpful to write a note of key points , one 's name , agency , and when a return visit will be paid . |
| 16 | To write a letter of 150–200 words based on given data . |
| 17 | I saw a school essay containing the word ‘ yrnetn ’ for wire netting ; and only the other day the Independent Magazine carried an advertisement for Philips Dictation Systems with the interesting sentence : ‘ In the time it took Dickens to write A Tale of Two Cities he could of told us a dozen more . ’ |
| 18 | John Smith , Labour 's Treasury spokesman , is to tour a number of European capitals next week to hammer out the party 's terms of entry . |
| 19 | Culkin books into the most palatial hotel in the city with a cunning combination of wide-eyed innocence and Machiavellian guile ( one of Culkin 's strong points ) causing chief concierge Tim Curry to smell a scam of considerable proportions . |
| 20 | This has become more of a priority under the Gorbachev leadership since the Kampuchean conflict continues to obstruct a normalisation of Sino-Soviet relations , a process which otherwise could be expected . |
| 21 | It can ‘ expect ’ to meet a variety of other genes in different bodies at different times in its distributed existence , and in its march through geological time . |
| 22 | Amber has always been used predominantly for jewellery , but in later times it also served to meet a variety of personal needs such as smoking gear , rosaries and worry beads . |
| 23 | Negotiations are under way to meet a number of other requests from academic staff . |
| 24 | Is it true that Le Pen is to meet a number of Tory Members and , if so , will the Home Secretary make it clear that that would be wrong ? |
| 25 | The new scheme , Safe-Buy UK , was started two years ago in the north of England and only reputable home improvement companies , who are able to meet a series of straight standards , are eligible for membership . |
| 26 | It , you , you used to meet a lot of different kinds of people and er not only that you travelled about quite a bit as well . |
| 27 | At the April 8 meeting it was also agreed that France , the UK and Belgium ( currently a non-permanent UN Security Council member ) would press for the UN to establish a register of all arms sales . |
| 28 | In late March the Indonesian government responded to recent attempts by various Western countries to establish a link between human rights concerns and development aid by announcing its rejection of all aid from the Netherlands and the disbandment of the Netherlands-chaired 14-member aid consortium , the Inter-Governmental Group on Indonesia ( IGGI ) . |
| 29 | The European Commission is reviewing banking charges within the Community and is attempting to establish a system of cross-border transactions at reduced cost . |
| 30 | In 1910 representatives from over 100 international organizations — religious , cultural , professional and political — had met in Brussels to establish a Union of International Associations . |