Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They agreed to establish a working group to formulate an accord of " neighbourliness , friendship and co-operation " . |
| 2 | At Ashness Bridge , one of the most frequented sites in the Lakes , he helped to launch a major programme to combat the erosion caused by the pounding of millions of visitors ' feet over the years . |
| 3 | He proposed to create an additional fund to increase the endowment and started it off himself with a donation of £1,000 . |
| 4 | In his invasion manifesto , William had made no mention of intending the throne for himself , and had avoided any attacks on James , but instead had blamed the King 's evil counsellors , and promised to call a free Parliament to settle the affairs of the Kingdom . |
| 5 | An AA spokesman said : ‘ People tried making an early getaway to beat the traffic but they 've all met up and combined with others returning home from work . ’ |
| 6 | Between 1974 and 1976 the Labour government tried to operate a counter-cyclical policy to keep full employment in the face of the first world depression for forty years . |
| 7 | But he said : ’ You endeavoured to go a long way to cover your tracks by disposing of the apparatus . |
| 8 | I tiptoed to find a sacred vessel to keep your hair in , mouth humming with its knowing:you were here , with me , loving me , kissing me , holding me and could be no closer . |
| 9 | The arrival of the ‘ Extremities , Dirt And Various Repressed Emotions ’ album seemed to provide an apt moment to compile the required discography and , thanks to help from readers John Elliot of Hawick and Mark from Sheffield along with Frank O'Donnell and his valiant cohorts at PolyGram , I 've managed to piece together what would seem to be a complete run-down . |
| 10 | But then why would Mao in nineteen forty five say that how that they 'd made a major concession to land to the tiller but that this is a correct one and they 're going to , that land reform has to be taken in stages and they 're going to first of all reduce rent and , I mean er |
| 11 | Did he imagine she 'd made a special attempt to impress him ? |
| 12 | I listened with fascination to this insider viewpoint , and the moody Miss Brickell suddenly became a real person , not a pathetic collection of dry bones , but a mixed-up pulsating young woman full of strong urges and stronger guilts who 'd piled on too much pressure , loaded her need of penitence and her heavy desires and perhaps finally her pregnancy onto someone who could n't bear it all , and who 'd seen a violent way to escape her . |
| 13 | In my tycoon days , before the collapse of my second career , I 'd had a fair amount to do with bankers , and my collective memory of them was of thin , precise men , in dark suits and wearing rimless glasses . |
| 14 | ‘ We 'd hired a camper van to get around ’ , Nigel explains . |
| 15 | ‘ We 'd hired a camper van to get around , ’ Nigel explains . |
| 16 | We really thought we 'd found a quicker way to get copies to our distant subscribers . |
| 17 | Even though I 'd found a fine lady to take care of him . |
| 18 | The afternoon job , grass boy , seemed to offer a wonderful chance to make amends , to show how responsible I could be when the opportunity arose … to show my initiative … |
| 19 | More and more , ever since Irangate , Iran seemed to have a crucial role to play in the release of American and French hostages . |
| 20 | People , their understandings of their circumstances and their struggles to force collective facilities out of the state , were again under-conceptualised and , indeed , even seemed to have a small role to play . |
| 21 | Many organisations seemed to have an in-built reluctance to defend their actions or even to provide a constructive and forceful image . |
| 22 | For Japan the Western withdrawal and the disunity of China seemed to present a golden opportunity to advance her own interests . |
| 23 | ‘ I thought we 'd taken a long time to get here . ’ |
| 24 | It seemed to take a long time to reach the end of the wall and I was about to turn right towards the door of the farm kitchen when from my left I heard the sudden rattle of a chain then a roaring creature launched itself at me , bayed once , mightily , into my face and was gone . |
| 25 | As Rostov watched , he seemed to make a deliberate effort to compose himself . |
| 26 | Last week the first practical steps towards such a union were taken when leaders of the RPR , UDF and UDC met and agreed to form a tactical group to work out the most effective means of opposing the government . |
| 27 | Not only did this protect them from infection , it served to create a perfumed persona to cheer the sick . |
| 28 | Social and Community Planning Research , an independent , non-profit institute specializing in social surveys and social research , began conducting an annual survey to investigate public attitudes to a wide range of social and political issues . |
| 29 | Riven occupied himself with trying to tie up what remained of his boot and leggings , whilst Luib and Rimir produced tarpaulins of waxed cloth from the packs and began constructing a crude lean-to to keep the snow from them . |
| 30 | In parallel , but quite independent of Burton , a group of North Americans began to make an explicit attempt to replace the ‘ statecentric ’ model , with a ‘ transnational relations ’ model , focused more on transnational interactions and organizations . |