Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [verb] [to-vb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Together the Yamato-1 's two SEMP drives provide enough punch to push the 185-ton ( 525-cubic metre ) experimental craft through the water at eight knots . |
| 2 | Upon Karamanlis 's election as President in 1980 [ see pp. 30359-61 ] , Averoff narrowly failed to win the ND leadership , but was elected party leader in 1981 after the party 's defeat in the 1981 election [ see p. 31265 ] . |
| 3 | DOCTORS may be closer to solving the mystery of why Frenchmen who eat rich , fatty food , take little exercise and smoke heavily manage to escape the consequences of heart disease . |
| 4 | Beejay always seems to spot the object in the hedge that he can not possibly pass without a protect , just as I hear the roar of a fast-moving car at our rear . |
| 5 | True , some of these seem expressly designed to bring the country into confrontation with America . |
| 6 | Kenamun clearly hoped to reap the rewards of a quick and flashy double solution , and to have moved on to other work before the murders recommenced . |
| 7 | Wrap over foil to make a parcel . |
| 8 | Some dogs are thought to be genetically susceptible to it , but diet always seems to get the blame . |
| 9 | I remember once having to chase a man who had done something nasty to someone , and losing him in the darkness as he dashed down a cobbled mews . |
| 10 | I go along and watch women 's football and get really infuriated to see a man out there refereeing the game , and often in a very condescending manner ! |
| 11 | There 's a long waiting list and those who get there have to run a gauntlet , which not all survive . |
| 12 | I shall try to answer the question : ‘ What is God ? ’ before I set about trying to answer the question of whether or not this God exists . |
| 13 | Having already obtained an MoD licence and farmer 's permission we set about trying to pinpoint the site . |
| 14 | One may affirm the fundamental principle of non-violence and yet feel morally bound to kill the madman given the circumstances . |
| 15 | Click on Magnify to enlarge the design . |
| 16 | Throughout this period , most of the cells become progressively committed to form the tissues such as the placenta which will surround and nourish the future embryo . |
| 17 | They were expected to leave school at fourteen and go out to work to earn a living or take up technical training . |
| 18 | Parents and others try yet fail to restore the children to their natural selves ; the father , Alvarez , cries angrily : |
| 19 | In 1971 I was in command of Venturous when she was sent to the North West Coast of Scotland , a winter patrol specifically designed to keep a check on the foreign fishing fleets engaged in " Klondyking " . |
| 20 | And then Clelia sighed heavily , and looked sadly at Clara 's Japanese wooden egg puzzle , which she had been trying all this while to do , and said , " How very dull for you , to hear all about my affairs , but I do so like to tell the story of my life , it makes me feel as though things hive re ally happened to me , whereas otherwise they seem not to happen . " |
| 21 | Most people leave desperately trying to stop the ringing in their ears and wondering what the hell happened . |
| 22 | Most people leave desperately trying to stop the ringing in their ears and wondering what the hell happened . |
| 23 | " The current and projected levels of ozone depletion do not appear to represent a catastrophe , " says Michael Oppenheimer of the Environmental Defence Fund . |
| 24 | With the retirement of Lord Denning , it seems that the issue has been laid to rest for some time , since his successor , Lord Donaldson , and most of the current Lords Justices of Appeal do not appear to share the views of the former Master of the Rolls . |
| 25 | Despite the official socialist tendencies of these two parties , a substantial number of their voters do not appear to question the maintenance of a capitalist-type class structure in a new Ireland . |
| 26 | Although you do not appear to feel the ardour which might be desirable so early in a marriage , you will find it has many rewards , I am sure . |
| 27 | I see wide attackers being allowed to come inside for shots , centre-backs who do not appear to have a clue about positional play and plenty of evidence to suggest that we are no longer producing defenders with the ability and confidence to cope on their own . ’ |
| 28 | According to the Lords 's report on the water industry , 191 do not appear to have an owner and valid engineers ' reports ( required under the 1930 Reservoirs Act ) can not be found for more than half of them . |
| 29 | Much of it seems realistic and sensible : ‘ Do not threaten to call the police . |
| 30 | In truth , the Tories do not deserve to win the election after having undermined our monetary policy by marrying sterling to the fickle D-Mark . |