Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [noun] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and I say round Vauxhalls the only thing we did n't see at Vauxhalls was the er paint shop |
| 2 | The right-wing Tory rebels want to stymie the Social Chapter opt-out because , if they do , Mr Major says he will drop the entire treaty . |
| 3 | Imagine for example the stunning impact of ‘ pass the sugar ’ in proper chemistry , or being asked if you want ethanoic acid with your french fries . |
| 4 | As they break for food the general conversation is n't much toned down for her benefit . |
| 5 | FOCUS ON EASELS THE ESSENTIAL PROP |
| 6 | Consider for example the distinctive variety that used to be known as ‘ motherese ’ ( now usually called ‘ caretaker register ’ or ‘ child-directed speech ‘ ) . |
| 7 | Consider for example the little lyric based on Augustine 's Confessions VIII , 5 . |
| 8 | But if they vote against Maastricht the entire treaty will fall because all 12 nations have to ratify it to make it law . |
| 9 | If publishers decide that the basic currency of their business is information not specific delivery platforms , they need then to review their commercial options and consider in detail the likely effect of shifting patterns of information use on all sectors of their traditional markets . |
| 10 | Tomorrow night we travel to Potosi the highest town in the world where Oxfam is working with the families of out of work miners as they try to find other ways of making a living . |
| 11 | We owe to Polybius the only description of this procession — which shows his flair . |
| 12 | Look at Dr the leading Presbyterian was persecuted to the Jeho the Jehovah 's Witness you know . |
| 13 | Now erm all the gifts that you give at Confirmation the whole idea of Confirmation in well one of the main ideas of Confirmation is taking on board for yourself what your parents promised for you in baptism . |
| 14 | To multiply two numbers , say A and B , the following sequence of instructions would be performed : Move A to MQ register ( load MQ with multiplier ) Clear Accumulator ( set first partial product , if not done automatically by " multiply " ) Multiply by B The final instruction brings B to a multiplicand register and performs the multiplication , leaving the left-hand portion of the product in the accumulator and the right-hand portion in the MQ register . |
| 15 | In the end , John Torode 's attitudes bring into question the very purpose of law . |
| 16 | ‘ No simple creatures of legend for Tallis Keeton — while the rest of us engender Robin Hoods and Green Jacks and golden-tressed princesses , you bring into existence the living earth . |
| 17 | Witness for example the common front of workers and employers in the textile industry in Britain in 1980/81 calling for import controls , which , although they may be justified , would raise the price and restrict the choice of clothing for other workers . |
| 18 | Below the transparent epicuticle of the elytra is a very thin spongy layer ; when its interstices are filled with air this appears yellow , but when they fill with water the black colour of the underlying cuticle becomes apparent . |
| 19 | As people in Springhill Community House know from experience the key issue in West Belfast is the provision of employment . |
| 20 | Charles and Judith had been in Louis 's thoughts as he lay dying : he had left Charles a share of his treasure , and despatched crown , sword and sceptre to Lothar " to have on condition that he should keep his faith to Charles and Judith , and guarantee to Charles the whole share of the realm which with God and the leading men of the palace as witnesses , Lothar with his father , and in his father 's presence , had assigned to Charles " . |
| 21 | monitor and discuss with organisations the smooth running of the programme , improving it where necessary ; |
| 22 | We believe in Jesus the only Son of God ; we are committed to Him , unique in Who He is , unique in the authority that He exercises , unique in the life that He brings . |
| 23 | Such a thing is certainly not to be found on this earth ; yet those who pick to pieces the open texture or verbal infelicities of an international Convention rarely pause to consider how , when legislation prepared in a single legal system is generally so verbose , obscure , and generally badly drafted , one can reasonably expect more of the product of many hands drawn from widely differing legal systems with different cultures , legal structures , and methods of legal reasoning and decision-making , entailing maximum flexibility , co-operation , and compromise . |
| 24 | Often what begin as experimental course-work exercises of only medium-to-poor standard become high.quality on.going productions as teachers not only get accustomed to the requirements of curriculum materials planning but recognize through experience the stimulating value of these materials in their work with students . |
| 25 | When you go into hospital the first thing they do is to stick a scalpel or a needle into the burns and if it hurts it 's not that bad . |
| 26 | I do n't , I 'm going the wrong way , I 'm going the way when I go with Jim the quick way |
| 27 | When deciding the environment of the system being modelled , keep in mind the simple definition that applies in this context , ie it influences but does n't control the system , and also the notion that the environment provides the inputs to the system and receives the outputs from it . |
| 28 | Then , after having taken the most daring steps forward he sometimes retreats a few paces , so that on comparing two paintings close in date the earlier example often seems more advanced and developed . |
| 29 | Why did the designer of the west pediment choose for subject the Thessalian Centauromachy in its new Athenian guise ? |
| 30 | These changes have implications for the location of economic activity , and , in particular , call into question the economic role of cities . |