Example sentences of "[prep] how [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | This was first formulated by the philosopher John Austin in a series of lectures which are now collected into a short book with the deceptively simple title of How to do Things with Words ( Austin 1962 ) . |
2 | For a detailed discussion of how to make notes at lectures , see chapter 4 . |
3 | ‘ This takes the different tack of how to make money in IT , ’ Howell said . |
4 | How to predict employees ' mobility is examined together with how to improve attitudes towards company relocation and individual relocation at home and abroad . |
5 | The first known students of language in the Western tradition , the scholars of Greece and Rome , were aware of these different approaches too , and divided grammar from rhetoric , the former being concerned with the rules of language as an isolated object , the latter with how to do things with words , to achieve effects , and communicate successfully with people in particular contexts . |
6 | In the first section , " Beginnings ' , Petrey outlines the version of speech act theory presented by Austin in How To Do Things With Words ( 1962 ) . |
7 | Close co-operation between the three businesses resulted in a palette agreeable to all and some new ideas in how to present colours to customers . |
8 | Will help improve meeting and management skills and give advice on how to motivate volunteers in order to build a strong and effective branch . |
9 | Volumes have been written on how to divide work into departments or sections ; allocate responsibility and authority between different levels in the inevitable hierarchy ; control and co-ordinate the diverse contributions of different types of expertise and labour ; communicate within the structure so created , and plan the performance of organizational tasks . |
10 | First and foremost , however , he is a professional leader , having devoted years of experiential study on how to lead teams of people to great success . |
11 | I retaliated with detailed instructions on how to bowl off-breaks to left-handers on a drying pitch , and we eventually declared a truce as we watched the sun sink across the oil-storage tanks beyond the creek . |
12 | For detailed advice on how to stop crime in business see page 36 . |
13 | IDEAS ON HOW TO SELL MEMBERSHIP TO CLASS MEMBERS |
14 | IDEAS ON HOW TO SELL MEMBERSHIP TO CLASS MEMBERS |
15 | the introductory booklet has handy tips on how to colour mix with acrylic , taking the novice through some straightforward exercises which will help to familiarise the terms used when painting with acrylics and assist understanding of the paint texture and thinning properties . |
16 | They seek her advice on how to shift stains without bleach and how to go green on a budget . |
17 | The family health services authority 's role of advising general practitioners , both on improving their prescribing and on how to ensure value for money , will remain and they will be required to show the effectiveness of their interventions . |
18 | Law : Giving the lie to an old-fashioned hunch : Marcus Stone on how to tell truth from fiction |
19 | At the celebration banquet , Chapman pondered , as ever , on how to keep Arsenal on top , and looked forward to another championship the following year . |
20 | He bought used needles from drug takers , passed out new ones , and dispensed advice on how to sterilise needles with household bleach . |
21 | They cite the UGC 's decision on how to make cuts in university spending in 1981 . |
22 | Mental health services and indeed all ‘ human care ’ services could learn a lot from the more successful service businesses on how to maintain quality of services in multiple remote locations . |
23 | The Clinton administration has missed its self-imposed deadline of mid-August for presenting detailed proposals on how to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by the turn of the century . |
24 | The Mirror 's new tip on how to reduce staff in times of recession |
25 | It represented something new , sophisticated yet practical : guidance of great utility by the Ministry on how to handle problems of redevelopment , which gave a common , technical template to urban centres with similar problems . |
26 | Below , in Chapters 5 and 7 , we enlarge on what we have said here , as we make suggestions about how to present references in footnotes and booklists appended to your essay or dissertation . |
27 | She demonstrated a number of instruments from her large collection and talked about how to introduce children to music . |
28 | As Sage Associates , based in Oakland , California , the pair intend to peddle their know-how about how to make presentations to analysts to industry folk who , they say , are n't getting their message across . |