Example sentences of "[verb] to perform [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the novice user , it introduces the LIFESPAN components and how these can be manipulated to perform the tasks which LIFESPAN offers . |
| 2 | It defines the physical actions and thought processes which must be undertaken to perform a task . |
| 3 | In July , 1992 , the bone marrow transplant unit at Westminster Children 's Hospital , London , agreed to perform a bone marrow transplant on Rhys Daniels ( now aged 2½ ) , who like his 5-year-old sister has Batten 's disease , provided the ethical committee approved and a suitable donor could be found . |
| 4 | The machine does not need to know anything : it has to perform a task . |
| 5 | In competition a sailor has to perform a three minute routine , performing as many tricks as he can and linking them together with a smooth flowing act . |
| 6 | The underthread for the lockstitch is provided by the bobbin , and the needle thread has to perform a loop to go around the bobbin which is held in a bobbin case under a slide plate . |
| 7 | All that Ormrod J. is in fact saying is that there has to be a woman in a marriage , because someone has to perform the essential role of a woman in the marriage , and this essential role is to be a woman , biologically so determined . |
| 8 | Unless you take special precautions , you will need to perform a soft or hard reset to escape from this situation . |
| 9 | If this happens , you may corrupt all the data and programs in RAM and you will need to perform a soft or hard reset . |
| 10 | These defences seldom attempted to enclose the total area of occupation , partly because of its pre-existing shape and extent , and partly because the defences were designed to perform a variety of different functions , many of which fell in the official sphere . |
| 11 | On the other hand , public authorities do not usually commit illegal acts deliberately , and if an atmosphere of opinion were created in which compensation for illegality were seen as being simply compensation for loss and not as carrying any stigma of fault or as being designed to perform the function of deterring illegal conduct , public authorities might be able to put the chance of an award out of their mind in deciding the applicant 's case the second time round . |
| 12 | However , evidence of different structures in other programs designed to perform the same function would assist the plaintiff who argued that the structure of his program was protectable expression and not unprotectable idea . |
| 13 | But Yaara Tal and Andreas Groethuysen elect to perform the work in Reger 's later transcription for piano duet which restores the original orchestral variation . |
| 14 | They may not , for instance , be prepared to risk having any kind of emotional engagement ( I recently worked with a group of headteachers for whom this seemed to be a problem ) ; or they may not trust each other or the teacher ; or the ‘ hidden curriculum , of the group 's own dynamics may cut across the drama 's requirements ( for instance if the strong natural leader within the group is not given her usual leadership function within the fiction ) ; or the group may concentrate too hard on preparing material for ‘ showing ’ so that they miss out almost entirely on ‘ playing the drama game ’ ; or they may dislike drama or really want to perform a play or are simply not in the mood to submit to the experience . |
| 15 | Right , so it 's one I want to , I did n't get time to do last week was to tell you where you specify that you want to perform a Chow test , right , and the computer will generate both of both of Chow 's tests with one , the first one is where we 've got enough observations in each sub sample , right , to estimate the regression , right , however , you may , you may detect and figure there is some structural change right at the end of your er sample of observations or alternatively right at the beginning . |
| 16 | With a traditional spreadsheet , if you 've got 5,000 product types , and you want to perform the same calculation on each — for instance subtract the costs from the sale price — you have to duplicate the formula 5,000 times . |
| 17 | In his turn , Tran Van Hieu knelt to perform the same silent acts of obeisance as the older man , but after prostrating himself for the third time , he remained on his knees and to his children 's surprise began to pray aloud . |
| 18 | Lab-Plant has introduced a computer-controlled , electronic stirrer which can be programmed to perform a series of functions automatically and for long periods . |
| 19 | Somehow local authorities are expected to perform the same range of duties more cheaply . |
| 20 | No qualified surgeon can be expected to do an occasional experiment in molecular biology in the laboratory any more than a molecular biologist can be expected to perform an occasional operation . |
| 21 | It would not , incidentally , have occurred to Kemp that a consequence of such last-minute re-arrangements was that several members of the group took the opportunity this afforded to perform a strange assortment of extra-mural activities — from viewing steam locomotives to tracing lost offspring . |
| 22 | You will appreciate of course that an accomplice was essential at this juncture , but not just someone prepared to perform a casual favour . |
| 23 | The Lincoln Centre in New York plans to perform every note Mozart ever wrote ; in Switzerland Lucerne is vying with Vienna to put on all his church music , spread over 46 events ; Geneva will hear all his piano concertos in seven concerts . |
| 24 | Flushed by success in selling homes in the slump , Pidgeley now plans to perform the same miracle in the recession-bashed commercial property sector . |
| 25 | It may be that once a decision is made to tape the wound , little attempt is made to perform a thorough wound toilet . |
| 26 | Preparations were made to perform an emergency tracheostomy , but spontaneous respiration returned and a size 4 Brain laryngeal mask was inserted , allowing easy maintenance of the airway and confining further haemorrhage to the pharynx . |
| 27 | They are pieces of software which have been written to perform a particular function . |
| 28 | There are two broad categories ; the one type is available off the peg , supported by large software houses and is designed for general application ; the other is tailored specifically for the employment agency market and is naturally more expensive but usually more user friendly since it is written to perform a specific set of operations . |
| 29 | This winter I hope to perform a major rebuild and , as part of this , I would like to modify the braking system . |
| 30 | Indeed a Galapagos dove was seen to perform a distraction display on an island where there had been no predators for countless years . |