Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There will , however , always be those who tend to see the negative side and may well suggest you ‘ do n't lose weight too quickly or you 'll look old ’ or ‘ you 'll only put it back on twice as fast if you lose it quickly ’ . |
| 2 | Those who tend to see the eighteenth century as above all " the Age of Wesley " usually bring a good deal of retrospectivity to their view of the rise of Methodism over a period at the end of which Methodists were still not especially numerous in the nation as a whole . |
| 3 | F. Tourists flock to see the steep valleys and limestone gorges , such as Dovedale in the Peak District and Cheddar Gorge in the Mendips . |
| 4 | well we 've erm we 've erm we 've been rather tempted by the west coast er I personally want to see the Grand Canyon and erm I 'd like to see San Francisco so the package which is being offered to the Boots Association with whom we 've been away several times and we lo we like it as , as a , as a background because you 've got a rough idea , you know , the people you 're going with |
| 5 | Only if you want to go the whole way and produce typeset quality data will you ever need to consider anything better than VGA . |
| 6 | That 's jobs , that 's where you you say you want to support the private sector and the building trade to bring more jobs . |
| 7 | We want to catch the floating voters and show that a vote for the Liberal Democrats is a vote wasted as it would help put Mr Kinnock in at No 10 . ’ |
| 8 | The supporters are not happy with that , they want to know the real truth and well , so do I in a way , because I do n't really know . |
| 9 | We want to provide the best package and extend our services . ’ |
| 10 | If you want to attract the right people and keep them you have to pay them money . |
| 11 | By contrast , historians want to unpick the public face that is presented . |
| 12 | Well place to explore the famous Lanes and Royal Pavilion . |
| 13 | Superimposed on this map of things as they were , one sometimes finds the lines drawn in by the commissioners showing where they propose to create the new fields and hedges , and the new roads , public and private . |
| 14 | Will my hon. Friend note that I , for one , want to receive the superior care that our patients receive ? |
| 15 | But if you want to escape the British winter and make substantial savings you have to plan ahead . |
| 16 | Such figures appear to challenge the conventional assumption that the way to improve standards is to give the subjects deemed most important more and more time . |
| 17 | Before we go into the issues there , I notice that you appear to favour the dry-roasted peanuts as opposed to the more conventional variety of salted peanuts . |
| 18 | ‘ We want to retain the key skills but fix the skill imbalance . |
| 19 | I want to fight the best people and to be given respect for all the hard work I 've put into boxing , particularly in the gym . ’ |
| 20 | If we want to keep the best scientists and the best engineers in this country , we 'd better do two things : we 'd better attract them with good pay and we 'd better train them right and give them the proper facilities . |
| 21 | If the dialogue is n't reversible , you can choose if you want to practise the other part or not . |
| 22 | I want to develop the stronger thesis that criticism is the essence of higher education . |
| 23 | I , I still want to have the downward trend but I suspect until this is sorted out we 're not going to get you off it altogether . |
| 24 | ‘ The federalists want to neuter the entire continent and turn it into a giant blancmange , ’ says Robertson . |
| 25 | are only ten percent so why are you try why are you saying they want to get the rich peasants when the , the poor peasants comprise seventy percent of the peasant population ? |
| 26 | Well the the situation is also that it 's confusing in terms of Apex , Supersavers , Savers , Nonsavers er you ca n't travel on these trains at certain times , you 've got to plan your journey three months ahead if you want to get the maximum savings and all the rest of it . |
| 27 | In this leaflet we want to explain the low risks that lesbians face from HIV and how to keep it that way by practising safer sex and safer drug use . |
| 28 | As far as APEX is concerned they are OK up to a point but they just want to follow the legal procedures and we want them to take some kind of militant action . |
| 29 | But , according to a new survey by BT , most want to follow the American example and shop till they drop from the sofa . |
| 30 | I merely want to make the limited point that many of these students — who may be highly intelligent — do not have the existing familiarity with poetry , not to mention the general knowledge and cultural literacy , that would enable them to engage as equals in genuinely critical discussion . |