Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [adv prt] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those attending were given the opportunity to carry out the mock validation of a course which was defended by a very experienced course team . |
| 2 | Whatever the shortcomings of the assumptions made about cause and effect in the relationship between man and the environment ( and man with man ) the model shows how the use of a computer to carry out the vast number of calculations necessary to realize the model can allow the consideration of a very complex situation on lines not previously possible . |
| 3 | If it were possible to store all the different types of primary data in computer-readable form then it would become feasible to use the speed of the computer to carry out the required searches , comparisons , overlays and numerical modelling . |
| 4 | Elijah heard a divine message sending him back to troubled Israel , with intuition as to definite things to do , one of which was to find a successor to carry on the prophetic ministry . |
| 5 | It did n't take long for Brown Owl to find out the whole story . |
| 6 | However , Baker had to call on his years of experience to shake off the gritty Ballymena man , who made all the running , but faltered over the final ends . |
| 7 | Determined to arrange a meeting to discuss it ( postponed as it has been from summer to autumn , autumn to December , December to ‘ early in the the New Year ’ and so on … ) , she rang the Scottish Office direct in an attempt to find out the proposed date of revelation and publication . |
| 8 | What the maker has done has been to start with a 12-fret guitar design ( not a guitar with only twelve frets , but a guitar with a neck that joins at the 12th as opposed to the 14th fret ) and then he 's combined this with a deep cutaway on the treble side to open up the whole fingerboard for exploration . |
| 9 | The Comintern , completely disregarding their past policy , called upon " all Communist Parties to make yet another attempt to set up the united front of struggle with the social democratic workers through the medium of the social democratic parties " . |
| 10 | Unix System Labs , which is n't even a party to the action , has been subpoea 'd by the Open Software Foundation in its attempt to ward off the now-famous $100m antitrust suit lodged against it by Addamax Inc that Sun Microsystems Inc could wind up paying for ( UX Nos 404 , 331 ) . |
| 11 | According to Santiago O ate , attorney-general for environmental protection , the government has already invested $400 million in a programme to clean up the industrial zone on the US border , home to many of the so-called maquiladora industries , which locate there to take advantage of Mexico 's relatively lax pollution regulations . |
| 12 | In an attempt to sharpen up the spongy brakes on my IIa , I am working on a process of elimination and the next venture was going to be flushing the system and changing the fluid . |
| 13 | It occurred to us that either the gap between the rich and the poor had become much wider than anyone had ever imagined and that these people had not a clue about our reality or else their campaigns were a deliberate conspiracy to cover up the real cause of our appalling health record . |
| 14 | It was the only Italian name I could think of in a hurry and I did n't have the nerve to put on the right accent to go with it . ’ |
| 15 | Scientists and engineers at the conference , however , foresaw a major collaboration between academics and European financiers who would seek a permit to put up the estimated $130 million to design the garbage ships and capsules . |
| 16 | ERROR_RETURN_DETAIL/ — is a return parameter providing a report of the errors encountered during the attempt to read out the requested modules . |
| 17 | ERROR_RETURN_DETAIL/ — is a return parameter providing a report of the errors encountered during the attempt to read out the requested modules . |
| 18 | Pa shrugged himself into his coat and tied a muffler about his neck to keep out the cold February wind . |
| 19 | John Anderson , principal hydrologist with the Tay River Purification Board , is emphatic that any attempt to hold back the irresistible force of the Tay is doomed to failure . |
| 20 | Technology is making its own bid to shoulder out the financial middleman |
| 21 | Quiet , insensitive and inhuman , modern technology is making its own bid to shoulder out the financial middleman . |
| 22 | They walked out to his car together in a contented silence , and when they got there he came round to the passenger side to hold back the low tendrils of an overhanging jasmine vine so she could slide easily into the seat . |
| 23 | A Feminist Dictionary , compiled by Cheris Kramarae and Paula Treichler , is not just a nonsexist version of the standard dictionary , but an attempt to break down the monolithic authority of dictionaries in general . |
| 24 | The obverse of Employee Involvement is Participative Management , Ford 's attempt to break down the organizational barriers between management hierarchies . |
| 25 | The dismantlers get inside the car to take out the interior trim , seats , dashboard and steering wheel which are all segregated into bins for different plastics and materials . |
| 26 | He had centre front stage , his voice projected forward over Therese 's , and he ceased to make any attempt to act out the plotted movements with her . |
| 27 | And every parent has just been sent a letter — which claims ’ both Labour and the Liberal Demcrats have stated their intention to close down the remaining grammar schools . ’ |
| 28 | The move also meant that the £10 BILLION spent by the Bank of England yesterday in a bid to prop up the sliding currency was wasted . |
| 29 | ‘ The Prime Minister has clearly stated her intention to bring about the industrial regeneration of Britain to correct the decline of the last few years , ’ he said vigorously . |
| 30 | The client may feel the deal has been negotiated and merely wants the lawyer to tie up the loose ends . |