Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [adv] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this case , a more precise purpose might be , " I want to find out the relative sizes of the most common dinosaurs so I can draw scale pictures of them on a wall chart . " |
| 2 | You 've got to get Boris 's agreement before anyone can press the trigger or is this actually much more dangerous than it sounds , is he saying we want to take over the nuclear weapons . |
| 3 | In Section 1 we seek to lay out the main sources and strategies for innovation , and indicate the kind of conflicts that are intrinsic to creative management . |
| 4 | If we manage to sort out the syntactical problems , we might find that in the end the other issues will get sorted out of themselves . |
| 5 | I also enjoy ripping up the rejected drafts of this manuscript . |
| 6 | Grass and moss sprout along the grey-green ribs making the lead slippery . |
| 7 | ‘ I enjoy taking on the big battalions , ’ he says . |
| 8 | AFTER four days of sparring , Eric Vanderaerden unleashed his Sunday punch to knock out the fading hopes of Sean Kelly , and the whole of Ireland , in the Nissan Classic , which finished in Dublin yesterday after five days and 925km . |
| 9 | We always like to tie up the loose ends in this court . ’ |
| 10 | The third weakness is a fundamental one : various institutional differences in the operation and segregation of the many sectors that go to make up the financial services industry . |
| 11 | I intend putting together the internal views I have received on Monday next . |
| 12 | Footballers and boxers , too , often have their entry into the sports world aided by zealous school teachers , though , overwhelmingly , they choose to see only the formative years up to , say , the age of 13 as affected by teachers . |
| 13 | For adults over the age of 18 the electoral roll is the normal sample frame , but even this is far from perfect since it is compiled only once each year and many people fail to fill in the necessary forms while others may change address shortly after registering . |
| 14 | If you do muddle up the crowd-flow arrangements , Over-stretch the facilities or pick an unsuitable venue in the first place , you cause enormous distractions from the event and the message . |
| 15 | Third World states tend to take over the foreign investments that they consider to be important for national development . |
| 16 | Costings of domestic expenditures in industrial countries on reducing emissions tend to brush away the minor irrelevancies of the millions and concentrate on refining estimates to the nearest billion . |
| 17 | What Butthole Surfers have done , what made and makes them so crucial , is that they 've taken on the sonic possibilities bequeathed still unexplored and underdeveloped by acid rock but have jettisoned many of the disabling attitudes that originally trammelled that music — sophistication , expertise , the counter-cultural impulse to edify . |
| 18 | A rise in numbers would by itself help to explain why the upper classes were looking for new and wider choice of occupation ; it does not go far towards explaining the popularity of Cîteaux . |
| 19 | Most biological systems have feedback mechanisms that help smooth out the little fluctuations that life throws at them . |
| 20 | Paradoxically , in some cases photocopies look better than the original because they help smooth out the jagged edges of curves and fill in the gaps between the dots to make the letters look more solid . |
| 21 | Nonetheless , reviews of the whole gamut of recreational traffic models in rural areas , including trip generation models , distribution models , direct demand modelling , traffic assignment models , system simulation ( Miles and Smith , 1977 ) , and gravity models ( Baxter and Ewing , 1981 ) have pointed out the following deficiencies which still need to be remedied by further research on : |
| 22 | Theologically-minded critics have pointed out the Christian precedents to Wordsworth 's view of Nature . |
| 23 | I am in no doubt about that , particularly as I have toured regularly the difficult areas in all parts of the country . |
| 24 | Spokesman Tony Ward said the BAF were ‘ sad for Jason Livingston , ’ but added : ‘ We have carried out the right procedures and we would fight any court case to the bitter end to defend our position . ’ |
| 25 | While the public may be cynical about electoral promises , governments of whatever complexion customarily take pains to demonstrate that they have carried out the main proposals embodied in their manifesto , as well as other commitments or ‘ pledges ’ given at election time . |
| 26 | You have to work out the right questions to find out what you want to know , see ? " |
| 27 | You get a little book , and you have to take out the tape , and you have to write down the different conversations you have in between , all your conversations , and then erm , . |
| 28 | He watched Pie'oh'pah stoop to pick up the scattered clothes . |
| 29 | But however different these patterns may be , key ideas will be repeated in each , and by the time you have written down the key words referring to your topic from half a dozen texts , you will be halfway to having the skeleton articulated . |
| 30 | This is another good reason for working samples before starting the actual garment , you will be able to tell whether you need to pick up the laddered stitches or not and that can make a big difference to the overall tension . |