Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This led to battles with senior management who questioned the status of the policy decision to implement the new system . |
| 2 | When the researchers re-imaged the same area , they found they had created small groups of three atoms , arranged in a triangle , which appeared higher than their neighbours . |
| 3 | Carter had advocated deregulation , but he approached reform via legislation whereas his successor sought the same end primarily through administrative action . |
| 4 | But there was no semblance of a fluke about the result — it was the fastest Gold Cup ever run — and as Norton 's Coin made the long walk past the stands to the winner 's enclosure he started to receive the reception he deserved . |
| 5 | Kirov took only a few more minutes to search the small studio from top to bottom . |
| 6 | Although libertarianism at present constitutes the main driving force for the Federation of Conservative Students , there was no evidence of this ideological philosophy in the branches we studied . |
| 7 | There is the prospect of some government funding to compare the underpinning knowledge of NVQs/SVQs at these higher levels with that demanded for qualifications offered by the CIB . |
| 8 | From being a label past its peak , Chanel became the hottest news in fashion and Lagerfeld made the Chanel suit the number one fashion status symbol of the Eighties . |
| 9 | In 1764 Angelica Kauffman met the German art lover Joachim Winkelmann , She painted his portrait , showing him casually dressed , holding a quill , seated over an open writing book . |
| 10 | But the incidence of cancer among paranoid schizophrenics in the same or similar institutions eating the same or similar American diet is higher than that of the normal population ( Simonton et al . |
| 11 | They drove along the empty country roads , then passed through a couple of small , sleepy villages , the soft golden stone of the houses reflecting the warm sunlight . |
| 12 | We were glad enough that the weather seemed set fair for the remainder of our voyage and next morning set off on the last few miles of our northerly course to round the utmost tip of Shetland . |
| 13 | Sheffield United have been trapped by the candid camera too often in the past and Bassett thinks the prying lens is wrong in all sorts of ways . |
| 14 | This response represents the isomorphic struggle to resolve meaning , at the level of metaphor . |
| 15 | Good manners demanding it , Luce made the formal introduction , adding perforce , ‘ Mr and Mrs Cook are staying in the same hotel . ’ |
| 16 | The certificate asked the wrong question and merited the short shrift which it received . |
| 17 | Labels were shifted about , the Higher School Certificate became the General Certificate of Education at Advanced Level , but it was many years before new pressures distorted the ancient simplicities . |
| 18 | It is a good idea to practise this technique using the same piece of music each time and the length of one side of a cassette or record ( usually about twenty minutes ) is just about right for this exercise . |
| 19 | Champagne became the sole refreshment , and topless girls sported trays of Havana cigars and hashish cigarettes . |
| 20 | However , the initial investigation had revealed that there was some potential for the use of a computer to support the primary functions ( ie identifying and meeting resident needs ) , which in addition could be used to support other tasks , such as processing financial transactions and records . |
| 21 | Megatek Corp , San Jose announced the newest member of its X-Cellerator family , a $1,500 Esprix CL accelerator supporting multiple workstation users on a single Sparc CPU , enabling for independent users on a Sparcstation 10 . |
| 22 | Megatek Corp , San Jose announced the newest member of its X-Cellerator family , a $1,500 Esprix CL accelerator supporting multiple workstation users on a single Sparc CPU , enabling for independent users on a Sparcstation 10 . |
| 23 | In my own case I know that the first link produces the last through the intermediate link , and could not produce it without . |
| 24 | Why do authorities make the little things in life so difficult ? |
| 25 | As he always has done , King produced the big names . |
| 26 | ‘ Sir David English was not informed of the visit and in consequence had no plans to attend the Ideal Home Exhibition that day , ’ the official statement announced . |
| 27 | Try to depart from your model trial just sufficiently to prevent counsel using the same speeches and the same questions to witnesses . |
| 28 | It has been a superb opportunity to compare the varied football cultures . |
| 29 | One disadvantage of the departure from the planned scheme was , of course , the loss of the opportunity to compare the new pathway students with their colleagues continuing on a traditional course . |
| 30 | It was partially borne of English desperation , Will Carling 's pass flying behind his support allowing the Irish to swarm through and complete a memorable chapter in the resurgence of Irish rugby . |