Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WORLD champion Evander Holyfield last night received a piece of simple advice from his trainer Lou Duva : ‘ Take a shotgun in with you against Lennox Lewis — hold it , let's make that a machine gun . |
| 2 | So , then all we have to do is make that a statement . |
| 3 | A statement by the Polish government said that the question of responsibility for the Katyn massacre had " weighed particularly painfully " on Polish-Soviet relations , and that the " long-awaited " Soviet admission made possible a relationship based on " partnership and true friendship " . |
| 4 | This circumstance placed extra demands on the education service during the 1960s and 1970s and made possible a reduction in expenditure in the 1980s , in both cases without any change in the level of service provided ( Bailey 1982 ) . |
| 5 | By purporting to de-interpret them by removing the excrescences of later interpretations it made possible a reinterpretation which allowed mythology to be seen again as something that while still existing on the level of the most civilized and polished communication kept speaking of what it had sprung from — men 's basic needs and desires . |
| 6 | This disclosure requirement , in turn , made possible a recommendation in June 1990 by the Innovation Advisory Board ( set up under the aegis of the Department of Trade and Industry ) that a ‘ UK R&D scoreboard by sectors and companies ’ should be drawn up . |
| 7 | Between them the Italian and German aircraft made possible an air-ferry which during late July and early August bore the greater part of the Army of Africa across the Straits of Gibraltar to Seville . |
| 8 | In addition , on some manors , the liberal application of marl made possible an extension of the area under wheat . |
| 9 | Such a dramatic decline made possible an improvement in the opportunity index , the measure of the percentage of all eleven-year-old children going on to secondary education . |
| 10 | Do you want that a bit closer |
| 11 | The paper said the companies were discussing building an inexpensive computer derived from the three-dimensional Silicon Graphics R4000 64-bit RISC-based Iris machines used by movie studios to create special effects , which would attach to television sets and make possible a variety of interactive games and other applications . |
| 12 | These degrees make possible a pattern of study uniquely adapted to an individual 's interests . |
| 13 | John Smith tried to kill off such speculation by emphasising that in a general election last week 's results would have given Labour a majority of 87 . |
| 14 | He made Rich a boneshaker which thundered down Caradoc Street . |
| 15 | ‘ Can you explain that a bit more ? ’ |
| 16 | er we had a lovely one but frost got that a couple of years ago . |
| 17 | Teaching aids must not be introduced solely in order to save time , but must make possible an increase in understanding for the learner . |
| 18 | Given that a male in the operations department is required who is able to speak Italian , the male list is scanned first . |
| 19 | Most important , given that a rogue GMO in the environment might continue to reproduce and spread , it can not be assumed that any system of regulation can adequately guard against an environmental catastrophe . |
| 20 | I , I , I would n't have given that a chance , I must admit I would never have backed it . |
| 21 | ‘ I have n't even given that a thought . |
| 22 | Given that a person could be an illegal entrant through deception , what standard of proof was to be applied when reviewing the immigration officer 's decision that a person had entered by deception ? |
| 23 | Given that a year 's ACT capacity will normally be falling outside the ‘ six year ’ period at each year-end , a company with potential surplus ACT problems will need to act promptly . |
| 24 | It should be apparent from the brief description given that a contract audit is capable of providing a means for improving the management and control of a contract . |
| 25 | League tables of exam results will soon be published ; given that a class may contain 20 children who can not speak English , its position in any league table is bound to be low . |
| 26 | Backup — the old backup/restore routine will be gone forever ( we hope ) given that a version of the Norton Backup will take its place in DOS 6 |
| 27 | In fact I am finding it difficult to establish the exact terms of reference for this study , given that a number of related studies are already underway . |
| 28 | The classes are on certain days of the week only , but enrolment is not expensive given that a term is structured over the usual academic year . |
| 29 | ‘ This assumes that the investment managers are making an average return of around 13 per cent a year — which they should be able to do , given that a PEP is effectively a tax- free fund . |
| 30 | However , given that a demand must be served before proceedings could be taken , it does not follow that Mr. Thomas 's second proposition is correct . |