Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does he think that we should employ 5,000 HMIs to carry out inspections , or does he prefer the Labour party 's solution — that only local councils should be allowed to inspect schools ? |
| 2 | The tenant 's liability to carry out repairs will be covered by a covenant to keep " the demised property " in repair ; but a covenant to pay a fair proportion of the cost of repairing party structures not included in the demise must be separately imposed . |
| 3 | Leaseholders were found to have experienced a variety of problems with the management of their block , including failure on the landlord 's part to carry out repairs , too little or excessive refurbishment , estimates ‘ rigged ’ by landlords or managing agents , failure to consult leaseholders and difficulty in obtaining information about accounts and insurance . |
| 4 | In some instances Community law itself may permit or require Member States to carry out inspections or take other measures , but it is now clear that the Council or Commission may not authorize a Member State to take measures which go beyond those which would be justified under Article 36 . |
| 5 | Government relied on its house-building campaign , postponing action on slum housing , though calling for more information from local authorities to carry out surveys of their areas . |
| 6 | BR has joined forces with 15 local authorities to carry out improvements to the trackside view on key routes . |
| 7 | Vinegar is more than just a table condiment to sprinkle over chips . |
| 8 | The threat comes from plans to contract out services to the private sector . |
| 9 | On March 15 , Israeli aircraft attacked a Palestine Popular Struggle Front ( PSF ) base in the village of Qoub Elias in the Bekaa valley on the Beirut-Damascus road , allegedly used as base to carry out attacks against Israel . |
| 10 | Distant recollections of established routines and clearly defined duties represent a world where the ability and willingness to carry out instructions was of paramount importance . |
| 11 | In some situations , such as providing purely factual information , this may be the case , but insensitive memos have been known to have an adverse effect on the motivation of others and their willingness to carry out instructions . |
| 12 | To be more accurate , I had gained dispensation from the CAA to carry out test-flights for the renewal of a C of A and from the PFA for the test-flight programme of a new homebuilt aircraft . |
| 13 | Whether or not there is a place for a trade union Ombudsman to carry out investigations and give general advice to unions , it is considered that this task should not be given to the Commissioner in view of the benefit to be derived from her maintaining an independent position . |
| 14 | A further problem for the genealogist was caused by the decision to round down ages over fifteen to the nearest five . |
| 15 | After the war , Rudd had little to do with Rolls-Royce 's automotive activities other than occasionally borrowing prototype Bentleys to clock up miles for durability programmes . |
| 16 | Great opportunity to pass on genes effortlessly , though the female has a limited number of eggs which has specific requirements for survival and therefore temporar temporarily stalls her reproductive success . |
| 17 | More senior pupils in schools can use a word processor to write up projects or dissertations for internal or external examinations . |
| 18 | Llhuyd paid a shilling to the verger for a portion of it , for it seems it had long been the practice to saw off portions of it to sell to pilgrims probably an early example of Welsh private enterprise . |
| 19 | The move was attacked by one union leader as just another attempt to drive down wages . |
| 20 | Any attempt to nail down individuals with the aid of rules and collective values seems doomed to vague and complex generalities . |
| 21 | Never more than competent as a draughtsman himself , Kempe was adept at selecting and training young designers and craftsmen to carry out schemes under his direction . |
| 22 | In his 40s , he squats in blueberry bushes to strip off handfuls of berries , scrabbles in the snow to uncover the nut-hoards hidden by squirrels , and carries home touch-me-not seeds that explode ‘ like a pistol ’ in his hat . |
| 23 | We all know how difficult it can be to arrange for a contractor to carry out repairs to our home . |
| 24 | The speed at which bacteria can mutate and their readiness to pass around packages of genetic information means that bacteria are poised to react to selection pressure with rapid and substantial genetic changes . |
| 25 | Given the thriving circular trade , it was easy for counterfeit manufacturers to pass off goods which they know would not be checked , said Mr Lumley . |
| 26 | Rank was so convinced that making expensive films was the way to break through into the American market that he made no attempt to rein back costs . |
| 27 | However , a Kuwaiti official told reporters that the talks had collapsed " because Kuwait did not give in to Iraqi demands to write off debts and to relinquish some of its territory " . |
| 28 | A GOVERNMENT minister yesterday promised emergency cash aid to bail out areas of North Wales devastated by last week 's ‘ storm of the century . ’ |
| 29 | The SPAR system seems to represent the first explicit attempt to work out solutions to all four problems . |
| 30 | As the pain became more intense there was less and less space for his mind to wander over things , undone things that suddenly took on ridiculous and unrealistic urgency , but his thoughts were still churning with his innards and he could not keep out stray fragments of enacted scenes any more than he could stop the brilliant black fish from swimming in the air past his eyes . |