Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] [noun] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Survey methodology is a highly developed technique for obtaining a representative sample of opinions and attitudes from an enumerated population , but the interactive technique used in such surveys is designed to keep rapport at a moderate level and filter out all information that can not be coded in the scheme developed . |
| 2 | In a trolley designed to hold food at the correct temperature . |
| 3 | Let us first recall the classical continuum definitions of stress and then consider in what ways these need to be modified to have meaning at the molecular level . |
| 4 | And it had been so since the day that she had turned to leave Sycorax at the hot springs . |
| 5 | After an official reception at the Embassy they were hurriedly whisked to separate suites at the luxurious Hyatt Hotel . |
| 6 | This remarkable feat resulted in Alan being selected to represent Scotland at the International Team Trials in Wales , an annual event for top teams throughout the world . |
| 7 | What the appearance of de Castelnau had done to raise morale at the various HQs , the mere name of Pétain did among the ordinary soldiers . |
| 8 | The earnings allowance under the 1948 Act , which entitled those over 60/65 eligible for a contributory pension to earn a small amount without incurring deductions from their pension , was intended to discourage retirement at the minimum age ( Hansard , Vol. 432 , No. 150 , Cols 1380–1472 ) . |
| 9 | Allow finance to be equated to the resources needed to provide education at the required level ( ie achieve equilibrium ) |
| 10 | Found off the UK Continental Shelf at depths of up to 3,000 metres , grenadiers are thought to reach maturity at the advanced age of 50 , while orange roughies fished elsewhere have been estimated at 100-years-old . |
| 11 | In the UK methane gas from a London rubbish dump , which has almost half the calorific value of natural gas , is being used to fire bricks at a nearby factory . |
| 12 | Sophisticated surveillance techniques were used to control crowds at the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention ( see Chapter 2 ) . |
| 13 | Provisional agreement has also been reached to open terminals at a further six Sainsbury sites and future negotiations could lead to the service becoming available at several other stores . |
| 14 | It would preside over a general election scheduled to take place at an unspecified date in the autumn , after a referendum on constitutional reforms on Sept. 4 and local elections on Oct. 16 . |
| 15 | The few who have attempted to query appointments at a local level have been met by shocked indignation and comments like : ‘ The fact of the matter is that the applications that we receive from doctors from the subcontinent leave much to be desired . ’ |
| 16 | Tom-cats have been known to produce offspring at the advanced feline age of sixteen years . |
| 17 | A few were converted to target tugs at the same base . |
| 18 | Central London teachers are asked to provide tea at the next training day ( 17th October 1981 ) . |
| 19 | John Evans , 112 , Britain 's oldest man was asked to give evidence at a public inquiry to help prove a footpath linking Fforest-fach and Gowerton in West Glamorgan , has always been public . |
| 20 | Generally , toys made and given to raise funds at a local fête or bazaar would not be considered as being a ‘ business ’ , unless , like Mrs Rees of Moor Farm , Walwyns Castle , you live in the vicinity of Haverfordwest , Pembrokeshire . |
| 21 | If we had continued to treat patients at the same rate — there has been an unprecedented , inexplicable , and hence unforeseeable rise of 12% in medical emergencies — we would have been at least £0.5m in the red by the end of the financial year . |
| 22 | When executive search consultants leave or retire , they are forced to sell back the equity to other partners who , on election to the partnership , are encouraged to purchase stock at an agreed rate . |
| 23 | In fact , the SDDR , upon which work has progressed well and speedily — it is all part of the relief road system round the city — has started to discharge traffic at a great rate on to the A6 at Oadby , which is seeking to percolate further south on the A6 or further east towards the A47 . |
| 24 | Richard Lewis has expanded the Bisham Abbey squad and they have started to select children at a younger age than before . |
| 25 | The message which Balfour sent was that , ‘ He is also of the opinion that it will be a serious danger if the Socialist Party is allowed to assume office at the present time and he thinks every means ought to be taken to avert the Parliamentary defeat which would bring them into office in your place . |
| 26 | In the same year Eisenhower offered what Macmillan described as a " gentlemen 's agreement " or a " half-promise " that Britain would be allowed to buy Polaris at a later date . |
| 27 | In 1815 he visited Paris , in 1820 he made a six months ' visit to Italy , and in 1825 he was in Paris again , having been sent to supervise repairs at the British embassy . |
| 28 | A military commander should order his troops in the way best calculated to achieve victory at a minimal cost . |
| 29 | I would n't say it 's the answer in every case , especially when a ‘ classic ’ sound source is required to sound classic at a low level . |
| 30 | This process of compounding , which he patented in 1845 , came to be known as ‘ McNaughting ’ , and as it was relatively inexpensive ( even though new boilers were required to supply steam at the higher pressure ) it was very popular in the second half of the nineteenth century . |