Example sentences of "to move a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the Leader of the House had had the foresight in those early days to see the merit in that legislation , he would not have felt it necessary tonight to move a savage guillotine motion to curtail debate on the measure . |
| 2 | If some incidental expenditure is involved , the member must persuade a minister to move a financial resolution . |
| 3 | Again , yo you , the figure staying the same , all you do is to move a decimal point two places . |
| 4 | But they could be expected especially to move a religious audience committed to a divine order comprehending all men . |
| 5 | If the load is to move a fixed distance then the high gear ratio requires the motor to move a large number of steps and for the load movement to be completed in a reasonable time the motor needs to attain a high stepping rate . |
| 6 | Yeah I mean if it 's somebody wanting to move a three-piece suite and just a few books , no , we 'd do it at the time . |
| 7 | The probability is low for it to move a long distance at more than the speed of light , but it can go faster than light for just far enough to get out of the black hole , and then go slower than light . |
| 8 | She paused at the mantelpiece to move a small cactus a couple of inches to the left . |
| 9 | But the hierarchy was far from rigid , and it was possible to move a certain distance up and down the ladder ; possible , and common . |
| 10 | A FILM crew making a documentary about the end of the Second World War were threatened with a shotgun when they asked a man to move a parked car . |
| 11 | This argument is reversed when the load has to move a large distance , because a high operating speed is then required . |
| 12 | If the load is to move a fixed distance then the high gear ratio requires the motor to move a large number of steps and for the load movement to be completed in a reasonable time the motor needs to attain a high stepping rate . |
| 13 | We then voted on a lengthy Liberal resolution er , it was amended by Labour we voted on all of the separate points in the resolution , all were agreed and then Professor decided that he wanted to move a further amendment which after some consultation , some discussion with the legal people about it 's validity , he did which wiped out all of the things that we 'd just agreed and we turned to the original Conservative motion minus the beginning phrase and with a couple of things stuck on at the end and we thought well that 's it the Conservatives will vote for that , but no although it was their own motion in all but name , the Conservatives would n't vote for that unless Mr was allowed to move it . |
| 14 | Right colleagues , I now propose to call the Deputy General Secretary to move a further section of the report pages ninety to one hundred and four . |
| 15 | I wish to move a short report on behalf of Standing Orders Committee . |
| 16 | Bert started to move a huge pile of cardboard boxes which had once housed a variety of motor spares . |
| 17 | Firstly , typical step lengths ( 15 degrees ) are longer than in the hybrid type so less steps are required to move a given distance . |