Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Valeriy Kulishov goes on to describe the legal vacuum in which Russia currently finds itself . |
| 2 | Simonds goes on to describe the general layout in some detail , including ‘ a long stable , well lighted ( by windows and oil lamps ) and ventilated . |
| 3 | When Lok acquires this tool , he goes on to compare the new people to things he is familiar with , noting their menace , power , and sheer attractiveness by comparing them to a famished wolf , the waterfall , honey and Oa . |
| 4 | He goes on to connect the semantic change with ‘ the general tendency of the Enlightenment not to accept any authority and to decide everything before the judgement seat of reason ’ ( p. 241 ) . |
| 5 | The chapter goes on to outline the main purchase types , and looks at the importance of contract markets in many industrial buying situations . |
| 6 | The report goes on to repudiate the whole idea of a ‘ no first use ’ pledge , which might enable ‘ the Soviets ’ to ‘ gain a unilateral conventional advantage ’ , would be ‘ unenforceable and unverifiable ’ , and could ‘ increase the chances of war and thus increase the chances of nuclear conflict ’ . |
| 7 | Strephon goes on to recount the various features which once inspired his love , but now leave him cold : |
| 8 | From Drumlone Cross , the trail goes on to join the main Lisnaskea-Newtonbutler Road . |
| 9 | He goes on to explore the dynamic nature of excellence and to suggest that quality is really about training and unlocking the potential of the workforce . |
| 10 | Because then the P P G seven then goes on to make the implicit point about other things that in the countryside such as the small villages and towns and other development opportunities , do occur which provide the rural diversification and employment development that is that is required by the P P G. |
| 11 | Detailing the design features that gave the Connie its unique shape the film goes on to show the various changes and marks of the Connie that enabled it to become a flying legend in civil and military use . |
| 12 | Tim , from Darlington , a member of the five-piece band The Scarecrows , has high hopes of becoming a professional footballer but his future may be decided if the band goes on to win the national final in London . |
| 13 | The chemistry behind the formation of zeolites is still not clearly understood as Barrer shows , but he goes on to elucidate the physical processes of nucleation and crystal growth . |
| 14 | Todorov then goes on to establish the primary categories of his narrative grammar , and they are proper noun , adjective and verb . |
| 15 | The southern equatorial current is diverted south , past the Solomon Islands , and goes on to bathe the Great Barrier Reef — and , indeed , much of the Australian coastline down past Sydney — in the tropical water of the east Australian current . |
| 16 | One has only to remember the painful experience of Patrick Gordon Walker , appointed Foreign Secretary by Harold Wilson after the 1964 election despite losing his seat of Smethwick . |
| 17 | At another hatch an arm appears holding up bright enamel bowls and someone dashes forward to claim the grey cassava and fishheads . |
| 18 | Ozone depletion in the northern hemisphere has yet to reach the massive levels experienced over Antarctica , with holes in the ozone layer appearing for relatively short periods and over smaller areas , but this year 's figures show depletions in excess of last year 's record lows [ see ED 65/66 ] . |
| 19 | It could be that your plant is in the wrong spot , or that it is a young plant which has yet to reach the flowering stage . |
| 20 | At this moment ( which occurs when a word 's recognition point is reached ) , the word can be identified , even if much more of the speech signal has yet to reach the word-recognition system . |
| 21 | Mr Major 's sole crumb of comfort is that John Smith , the Labour leader , has yet to convince the British people that he and his party are viable alternatives . |
| 22 | New historical practice has yet to develop the critical accountability it should possess , yet its efforts in confronting the questions of our access to history need to be encouraged . |
| 23 | Havel , who opened a series of talks on Eastern Europe at the ICA two years ago , has yet to accept the unpaid post . |
| 24 | Nothing could be further from the home life of our own Combined Services Sports Board , which has yet to recognise the 13-a-side code . |
| 25 | This is the first show of Cooper 's dedicated exclusively to this medium that I have ever seen and it impresses me as providing the ideal means for her to achieve that tenuous balance between coy decorativeness and crude primitiveness which she uses successfully to convey the psychological weight of a figure 's gesture . |
| 26 | The road out of Shiel Bridge runs along the south side of Loch Duich and soon arrives at a junction where a no-through-branch turns off to serve the scattered habitations along the shore , ending at Totaig and the forlorn slipway of the abandoned ferry to Dornie . |
| 27 | After which she goes off to join the other hens , leaving the male to incubate the eggs alone and to lead the chicks away from the scrape to a safe and secret hideaway . |
| 28 | This tends further to narrow the social context of his variables . |
| 29 | Each natural gene may come with accompanying genetic material which exists solely to block the corresponding gene from the other parent ; and furthermore , there may be even more genetic material which sometimes inhibits the blocking mechanism ! |
| 30 | Privatisation that got away shows how to share the corporate bounty Outlook . |