Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [pers pn] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The frictions grew steadily worse , and in an attempt to accommodate them the 1897 Vienna Congress resolved that the party become a federation of six national parties . |
| 2 | I first discovered Emily 's dubious devotion to duty in Cannes , when a French Moroccan chap caught hold of my arm in an attempt to sell me a lurid rug . |
| 3 | In Norway , for instance , it is illegal for a barman to serve you a fresh drink until after you have finished the previous one . |
| 4 | We started many years ago by believing that innovation and uniqueness would provide the revenue to give us a good return , and for a time it did . |
| 5 | He wore a flat , battered cap on his head , pushed to one side to give him a jaunty air . |
| 6 | There was a full social programme to give them a good impression of Scotland and its people . |
| 7 | The Chancellor of the Exchequer , Kenneth Clarke tells the programme how she once asked : ‘ Why do I have to do everything in this Government ? ’ and no-one had the nerve to give her the obvious answer — she did n't have to do everything . |
| 8 | I will give you a quick tour from the air , ’ he added just as she opened her mouth to give him a caustic reply . |
| 9 | Riled by the peremptory note of command in his voice , Rory opened her mouth to give him a scathing reply , but just in time caught the sideways glance slid her way by Candy and bit her tongue . |
| 10 | She opened her mouth to give him a blistering answer , then closed it abruptly . |
| 11 | A finish applied to the fabric to give it a watermarked appearance . |
| 12 | He is on course to secure a clear majority among the union block votes in Labour 's electoral college to give him a clear advantage in the battle to succeed Mr Kinnock . |
| 13 | That is why , no matter what the last-minute mediators may say , there is a danger that their aim will be interpreted not as an effort to secure Mr Hussein 's compliance with demands that have somehow escaped his attention , but as an attempt to offer him an easy way out . |
| 14 | Three are commonly identified i.e. national , local and school , and in an attempt to clarify them the following paragraphs examine each in turn . |
| 15 | Fortunately the visibility was excellent , and so we could fly at 3,000 feet above the terrain to give us a larger cone of vision as well as options in the event of engine failure . |
| 16 | The first flowering plant I saw was a familiar one — the purple mountain saxifrage , Saxafraga oppositifolia to give it the scientific name . |
| 17 | Now that you are completing the preliminary studies and will shortly be embarking on the more complicated part of the syllabus , I feel that , at this stage , it would be of benefit to give you the following lessons in an endeavour to press home to you the importance and value of your continued perseverance . |
| 18 | Turn off the water , drain down and bale out the cistern to give it a good clean . |
| 19 | I asked Make-Up to give him a few mosquito bites but he refused point-blank . |
| 20 | It 's both refreshingly basic and gloriously polished , Kim Fowley doing the Mr Sheen production work to give it a massive sound . |
| 21 | It 's both refreshingly basic and gloriously polished , Kim Fowley doing the Mr Sheen production work to give it a massive sound . |
| 22 | Because they are required by law to give you the best investment advice , and unless they find out your personal details they ca n't do that . |
| 23 | Each brush has a snazzy gold handle with a rubber neck grip to give you a firm hold as you style . |
| 24 | This is my 23-month-old granddaughter giving her fond father a real smacker to wish him a happy birthday — they say there 's nothing quite like a baby 's love ! |
| 25 | ‘ You could have special pots made — delicate pots for the nobility , hand-painted with a lake scene to give them an extra value — and on the larger pots you could paint ‘ The Fish ’ — no , ‘ The Char ’ , Buttermere , the Hidden Heart of the Famous Lakelands ' . |
| 26 | One compound based on methylene chloride also incorporates ammonium hydroxide to give it a characteristic smell . |
| 27 | Not that he ever mentions it , or that I 've ever asked him , but he 's the type to consider it a sacred duty to have everything in order for every emergency . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Usefulness ’ was a key component of the physical scientists ' evaluation of their discipline ; and ‘ usefulness ’ referred to the capacity of the degree to get them a well-paid job . |
| 29 | It is prone to shrinking and should be pre-shrunk during the manufacture to make it a good buy . |
| 30 | When he came to Arsenal , James told Chapman in no uncertain terms that he did n't like his plan to make him a scheming inside-forward . |