Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [verb] the [noun] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Use of telephone lines of any kind for videoconferencing requires the multimedia equivalent of a modem , known as a codec ( compression-decompression unit ) . |
| 2 | His mother says it 's not the first time a window has fallen out of a school coach , and she 's calling for action to make the buses safe . |
| 3 | Certainly , it is sometimes said that a claim for conspiracy gives the plaintiff procedural advantages , but the reality of this may turn on how far it is to be held on ordinary principles that instigation or procurement suffices to make a person who does not participate in the act a joint tortfeasor . |
| 4 | The lack of shell leaves the larvae unprotected . |
| 5 | When the factory was occupied in protest , the Ministry of Labour declared the strike illegal and the occupation was forcibly broken up a week later . |
| 6 | Far from explaining how judgement arises out of experience , the holder of the impression theory of perception makes the connection inexplicable , whether we speak of the visual experience of a globe , a duck-rabbit , or a Constable painting of a cornfield . |
| 7 | Although it was the end of March , a swift late fall of snow made the theatre icy . |
| 8 | The declaration of independence cited the UN General Assembly Resolution 181 ( 1947 ) which partitioned Palestine into two states , one Jewish and one Arab , as providing the legal basis for the right of the Palestinian people to national sovereignty and independence . |
| 9 | Use scrap pieces of wood to hold the gap open while you work . |
| 10 | An example showing that such categorizations and generalizations are perhaps unwise is that of Inga vera var spuria ( Leguminosae ) , which is first visited by moths and humming birds ( high sucrose ) , but 4 hours later produces a sour odour attractive to bats , perhaps due to fermentation by micro-organisms , the resultant diminution of sucrose making the ratio suitable for the bats . |
| 11 | Mr Major promised the Commons : ‘ No effort will be spared within the rule of law to bring the people responsible to justice . |
| 12 | in the Centre for Criminology and the Social and Philosophical Study of Law includes the course Social Inquiry : Method and Philosophy . |
| 13 | However , due to Perkins ' poor health , illness on the part of the tour 's organiser — and , I would hazard , a severe case of under-publicity afflicting the venues concerned — the gigs were poorly attended and the whole thing abandoned midway . |
| 14 | the decision will depend on the availability of manpower , willingness of security to keep the office open , and the nature of the consultation exercise . |
| 15 | The acceleration of transit shortens the time available for the bacteria to split the azo-bond . |
| 16 | I had always put my hand on that attenuated strip of iron to push the gate open . |
| 17 | The London-based committee was in contact with ministers , tried hard to persuade the island legislatures to initiate measures of amelioration to make the West Indian position more tenable in British eyes and managed to raise some petitions on slavery 's behalf , though few compared with the abolitionist flood . |
| 18 | The first Book of Flesh contains the Battle Magic spells Dispirit , Strength of Combat , Mental Duel , Smash , Animate Sword , Cloak of Darkness , Corrode , and Foetid Cloud . |
| 19 | The election to the office of councillor gives the councillor great responsibilities towards his electors . |
| 20 | Surely it is a kind of blasphemy to hold the church responsible for the cruelty and degradation going on around its blackened doors ? |
| 21 | Some of the nicer touches are lent to the machine by the inclusion of a pretty hairy caching IDE hard disk controller , which , in the review machine , is complete with 4MB of RAM to cache the IDE hard drive . |
| 22 | The forces of repulsion keep the particles buoyant , in suspension , enabling them to be rinsed away so completing the cleaning process . |
| 23 | Our first degree of specialisation to make the notion useful is to restrict ourselves to linear operators . |
| 24 | Some courses have to be rejected because the cost of travelling makes the course uneconomic even though the course content may be very appropriate ’ … |
| 25 | The Court of Appeal held the defendants liable in negligence for damage caused to the dress . |
| 26 | In the celebrated case Wilson v Rickett Cockerell and Co Ltd [ 1954 ] 1 QB 598 , the Court of Appeal held the seller liable for damage to property caused by a detonator which was included in a consignment of Coalite . |
| 27 | A knowledge of Gaelic increases the options open to Scottish Ethnology students and opens up a range of additional sources for Highland and , to some extent , Scottish History . |
| 28 | ( b ) Discuss the merits and demerits of using this form of note to reveal the ways historical information can inter-connect ( e.g. the direction of the relationship ) . |
| 29 | It should be remembered that an offer may be withdrawn any time before acceptance , unless the person making the offer receives something of value to keep the offer open or the offer is made under seal . |
| 30 | Withdrawal should be over an period of time to allow the Northern Irish time to establish a new form of government . |