Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Multiplex PCR offers a practical means to improve V cholerae surveillance operations . |
| 2 | Sarah made a mental note to go and see Janine . |
| 3 | The recently published book Collecting Lustreware goes a long way to correct such assumptions , for it gives a comprehensive account of all British pottery and porcelain manufacturers who are known to have made and/or decorated lustreware — and there was no shortage of them . |
| 4 | As Martin Luther King led a peaceful demonstration to try to remove segregation in Birmingham , Alabama , his supporters were violently dispersed by the local police . |
| 5 | Ven made a brief stop to drop off a parcel at one of the shops in the town , obviously the reason for his having to make the journey . |
| 6 | Kolchinsky used a miniature transmitter to activate the door . |
| 7 | Within minutes of the law 's enactment , the American Civil Liberties Union used a federal court to block its enforcement until its constitutionality could be determined . |
| 8 | Taylor wants a convincing victory to erase doubts about his team 's ability to reach the World Cup finals . |
| 9 | That Shelford has a few doubters to disprove is cold comfort to Cardiff , who have had an unconvincing start to the season and whose main hope is to catch the tourists either cold or rusty after a lay-off which for most has lasted all of a fortnight . |
| 10 | Romania has a long way to go before it can even begin to climb out of its paralysis . |
| 11 | Such difficult transition demands time and balance and Romania has a long way to go before it is comfortable with its new identity . |
| 12 | Now Harold Brooks Baker wants a Royal Commision to vet future peers . |
| 13 | West Germany has a constitutional obligation to accept East Germans , so the parallel with Third World economic and environmental refugees is not exact . |
| 14 | Through all the recriminations and pledges of support , Mr Taylor maintained a dignified refusal to criticise those who had voted against him because of his colour . |
| 15 | And although Lucy made a valiant effort to control her quickening breath , the mad thumping of her heart and the heated excitement rising within her , it was a losing battle — and at last she gave herself up to the rapturous bliss of the moment . |
| 16 | Elisa made a mental note to return soon and thank the fishmonger for his care and attention . |
| 17 | Penny made a mental note to get cold food from the delicatessen when she invited Glenda back . |
| 18 | Marie made a conscious effort to close her mouth , which she knew was hanging open . |
| 19 | On July 26 President Robert Mugabe announced a general amnesty to mark the country 's 10th anniversary of independence ( celebrated on April 18 ) . |
| 20 | Steven used a two-band spectrophotometer to measure the reflectance from sugar beet in the red and NIR . |
| 21 | Lisbon diplomats said Portugal had asked the United States to try a new initiative to bring the two sides together . |
| 22 | Garrison Savanah has a few tales to tell … he won the big race at Cheltenham 3 years ago and tomorrow the Gloucestershire favourite will be off and running for the big prize at Newbury |
| 23 | This is an , a product of evolution , admittedly Freud uses a Lamarckian scenario to explain how it got there , but the fact is that Freud insisted on it . |
| 24 | Hyacinth took a long time to respond . |
| 25 | To contribute to this debate , Coopers & Lybrand formed a working party to survey and examine interim reporting . |
| 26 | Jeff had a small job to do on the boat . |
| 27 | The editorial goes on to say that Harrods had a perfect right to remove from its windows a product which alienated the customers , just as the V&A had not really committed an act of censorship . |
| 28 | One minute before the break Dundee had a great chance to equalise when Dodds broke through , but Maxwell got a hand to the attempted lob . |
| 29 | That assurance , derived from the conviction that the WEA had a major role to play in society and that the Eastern District was successful in fulfilling it , was apparent in the paper , ‘ A Consideration of Aims and Purposes ’ , written by former treasurer Edward Miller in 1956 . |
| 30 | While Dennis added : ‘ I knew Ellen wanted a rocking chair to replace the one she had had years ago . ’ |