Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [to-vb] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other members of the family are often important in at least stimulating an awareness of the possibilities of sport and , at most , actively encouraging the brother or sister to take up the sport . |
| 2 | It is very difficult in the circumstances of either Mozambique or Nicaragua to evaluate conclusively the effectiveness of policies which promote education as a means of transforming society , although in the case of Nicaragua , despite the problems , government-sponsored initiatives clearly scored successes , both in educational terms and in terms of social change . |
| 3 | However , there is as yet little experience or research to guide either the design of software for early education or the management of its use within classrooms . |
| 4 | There had been no guard rails and the men had had no experience or instructions to carry out the job . |
| 5 | The road led north from France into the Dutch province of Belgium , but there was neither guardpost nor gate to show where the road left the French Empire to enter the Kingdom of the Netherlands . |
| 6 | ‘ She 's away with your daddy and Kenneth to bring in the present . ’ |
| 7 | A library , like any other organisation , has a limited amount of manpower and money to carry out the activities required and expected of it ; training is just one way of ensuring that these resources are used in the most effective possible manner . |
| 8 | We announced in the Budget new measures to help small businesses , including full relief against Inheritance Tax on most business assets , reductions in business rates and proposals to speed up the payment of outstanding bills . |
| 9 | The soldiers ' unit commander went to the scene with a group of unarmed subordinates , but upon being confronted by a stone-throwing mob numbering around 3,000 people he called in armed reinforcements which apparently used batons and firearms to put down the riot . |
| 10 | And attempts to demonstrate empirically the operation of an acquired equivalence mechanism distinct from that responsible for acquired distinctiveness have proved unsuccessful . |
| 11 | Morton 's controversial final chapter is only a few thousand words long and attempts to sum up the marriage now but TODAY has discovered new revelations showing how close Diana came to walking out — and still might . |
| 12 | Richens 's lies and attempts to cover up the killing were not necessarily inconsistent with his defence of provocation , said Lord Taylor . |
| 13 | I am looking forward to the next stage of Tencel and we are already working with Fibers and Research to set up the teams for a new project . |
| 14 | Apathy is usually ascribed only to one side — the parents — and that is sometimes thought to give a sufficient reason for teachers and schools to give up the struggle of recruiting them as allies . |
| 15 | MR JOHN MacGregor , the Education Secretary , yesterday came under pressure from MPs , peers and vice-chancellors to rethink completely the Government 's scheme for student loans , following the major banks ' decision to pull out . |
| 16 | He called on Bommai and Rao to arrange quickly the election of a new Prime Minister . |
| 17 | Just needs a string of natives bearing head bundles and brollies to come up the footpath . ’ |
| 18 | Cato 's obdurate hostility and determination to take over the Auvergnat diocese , however , led to a hardening of lines , and Cautinus began to persecute Cato and his followers . |
| 19 | Depending on the status of the borrower , fees may be charged by the lender for arranging the loan , managing the loan throughout the period of the loan , early payment and failure to take up the loan . |
| 20 | Two hundred and fifty signed letters were delivered to the Irish Embassy , protesting at the Irish government 's censorship and refusal to take on the issue . |
| 21 | The killer then started fires near the bodies of the mother , daughter and grandson to cover up the crime . |
| 22 | Though an edge is given to the violins , making them sound less sweet in exposed passages than they should , the recording has a fullness and warmth to bring out the brilliance and refinement of the orchestration . |
| 23 | After half a century , gas power has returned to The National Trust 's Dunster Castle , near Minehead — but this time carbide gas and coal gas have been replaced by natural gas and a sophisticated energy efficient system , which creates the perfect balance of warmth and humidity to preserve both the fabric and the valuable contents of the castle . |
| 24 | In the first case a series of functional departments , each with its own manager and dedicated to one or more specific disciplines , provide the knowledge and resources to carry out the range of activities needed to develop the new product . |
| 25 | A buyer , on the other hand , may well be concerned about such sub-contracting , since one of the factors on which he decided to place the contract with the seller may well have been his perception of the seller 's own quality standards and competence to carry out the contract . |
| 26 | But the charge of a conspiracy among philosophers and theologians to take away the toys and joys of faith will not stick . |
| 27 | After examining the literature on the effects of citizen participation on community work intervention , the paper puts forward an operative model for both researchers and practitioners to measure how the participation of clients can make community work more effective and productive . |
| 28 | Roxburgh meanwhile will surpass the all-time Scottish managerial record of 61 games he currently shares with the late Jock Stein when Scotland tackle Italy and Malta to wind up the campaign . |
| 29 | You knew everyone who went to work in the early morning — the chappie who came round on his bike and rod to put out the gas lamps or to light them . |
| 30 | Thanks so much to the thousands of you who took the time and trouble to fill out the Pet Census in the April issue . |