Example sentences of "and [verb] it [prep] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the important thing is that the voluntary sector must hijack the trends from the old statism to the new individualism , and steer it into a better way . |
| 2 | Other patients give a negative skin-prick test but respond positively to an intradermal test ( see p 288 ) , which is more ‘ sensitive ’ because it uses more antigen and places it in a deeper layer of the skin . |
| 3 | Social workers should always have as clear a plan as possible for the child , and implement it in a shorter time than normal . |
| 4 | It is hoped that readers will feel able to draw on the ideas presented to develop the work further and to apply it to a wider range of contexts . |
| 5 | It collects light over its area and concentrates it on a smaller area of retina . |
| 6 | In traditional psychoanalysis , the paternal prohibition of oedipal sexuality ends the close relationship between the child and mother ; enforces the child 's recognition of sexual difference , that is , its recognition of the absence of the phallus from the female body ; and introduces it into a wider social world . |
| 7 | The visionary places in the ordinary the elements of the eternal and raises it to a higher plane of reality . |
| 8 | The red colobus , however , needs fruit all the year round and takes it from a greater variety of dispersed tree species ; it thus requires a larger range which can support a correspondingly larger troop . |
| 9 | Now , in his wonderful aria of lamentation , he brought the whole performance to life and raised it to a higher plane of artistry . |
| 10 | Under these circumstances , all you can do is try to re-align the board on the artwork and expose it for a further period , but you may well have to scrap that attempt and start again with a freshly-coated board . |
| 11 | Early in the 1830s an alliance between progressive provincial middle-class reformers and respectable working men was seizing control of the London-based anti-spirits movement from its well-to-do leaders and converting it into a broader-based total abstinence crusade against all alcoholic drinks . |
| 12 | Increasingly , the authorities became concerned about the adverse effects of this trend and viewed it in a dimmer light . |
| 13 | As before , we choose a column from Table 1 — say c3 = { -0.4978 , -0.4992 , -0.0015,1 } — and apply it as a postmultiplier |
| 14 | I hope , and I shall be bringing it up at the next police committee , that we will commit ourselves to that initiative will a view to bringing in those two pilot schemes in the county and extending it at a later date . |
| 15 | For example , a student with Standard Grade Science at Grade 5/6 who wished to progress in Biological Sciences could be offered the above programme in a biology context and follow it with a further programme of Stage 1 Biological Sciences modules . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's like doing a jigsaw and making your own pieces up ’ , said Mrs Joel as she deftly removed a petal that was too large and replaced it with a smaller one . |