Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is possible , I want to continue to build a lasting basis for US-Soviet co-operation , for a more peaceful future for all mankind . |
| 2 | Instead , I want to try to develop a further view of what it means to see criticism as a significant feature of higher education . |
| 3 | We only want to try to run a straight line through a cloud of data points if the relationship looks linear . |
| 4 | Certain administrative changes at this time appear designed to effect a stricter supervision by the Exchequer over the collection of the Forest revenues , and to lessen the temptation to extortion by the Forest officers . |
| 5 | I want to start providing a complete office environment service — you know ; pot plants , palm-trees , the lot . |
| 6 | Scientists want to start testing a new drug which could revolutionise the treatment of cancer . |
| 7 | You certainly appear to have reached a major turning point in your career and must now think about severing unprofitable ties . |
| 8 | During their travels they appear to have developed a black variety which became extremely popular , perhaps because its natural nocturnal camouflage assisted it to become a more efficient mouser and ratter . |
| 9 | Some other forces throughout the region , if they even thought about it , appear to have turned a blind eye . |
| 10 | So what a monumental shock to find that with ‘ Ultra Violet ’ they appear to have undergone a massive personality switch and , hey presto ! |
| 11 | The interchange of routes between operators complicates analysis , but operators in South Wales also appear to have made a net loss of some 12 per cent of mileage since 1939 . |
| 12 | I appear to have strayed a long way from our original topic . |
| 13 | The Rhineland potters who now supplied Britain with samian , but on a much reduced scale , appear to have had a limited figure repertoire . |
| 14 | ‘ You two appear to have had a good time , ’ Maggie said with a smile . |
| 15 | As for those countries who live under a non-religious dictatorship and are officially atheist , they appear to have learned a few things from the Inquisition . |
| 16 | Consultants Travers ' Morgan appear to have used a 1000 link computer model in the analysis for Serpell . |
| 17 | Moreover , the preliminary decisions of the Commission as to the admissibility of two cases submitted by British tax-protesters appear to have dealt a fatal blow to any remaining hopes that the European Court of Human Rights might be used as an additional forum in which to exert pressure for a change in the existing law and policy regarding tax diversion . |
| 18 | I mean , if you want to say delete a temporary file press del for delete |
| 19 | Many , too , live desperately unhappy lives and want help to achieve a better quality of existence . |
| 20 | So , so , you know , for a lot of , I would n't say a lot , but there is a , a group in the population that are basically concerned with just surviving in agriculture , and would n't even consider , even if they are , say have got a high IQ or something , they just physically ca n't migrate because of the cost . |
| 21 | Despite a poor start to the year because of the Gulf War and the recession , Explore have experienced a sharp jump in bookings from people wanting adventure holidays . |
| 22 | Only tap Enter to start a new paragraph , after a heading , or to execute a command . |
| 23 | In his paper ‘ Analysis Terminable and Interminable ’ ( 1937 ) , which belongs to the same period of Freud 's life as Moses and Monotheism , Freud writes about the way in which nearly all women patients show signs of wishing to be men , and men seek to avoid taking a passive attitude towards other men , including a male therapist . |
| 24 | The ecosystems on which we all depend have reached a disastrous stage in their decline , and their destruction is accelerating out of control . |
| 25 | SAVE has published a whole series of reports on country houses at risk , entitled Tomorrow 's Ruins , Silent Mansions and Endangered Domains , illustrating fine houses under threat . |
| 26 | That most of these songs seem designed to soothe a troubled soul is down to Lanegan 's croon , a remarkable vocal instrument that posits Leonard Cohen as stadium rock god . |
| 27 | Can I just enlarge upon that because , and quote from it , by boycotting employment action the CoUncil 's controlling group seem to have made a bad decision , prompted by a desire to score political points in the debating chamber . |
| 28 | We seem to have made a little camp . ’ |
| 29 | Those communities which did not receive franchises seem to have suffered a greater degree of extortion , as their lords strove to recover some of the profits they were losing elsewhere . |
| 30 | The points were made that parking there can not be dangerous as it is permitted during part of the year , and that the authorities seem to have turned a blind eye to cars parked outside the church during services . |