Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The newspaper asked to see any responsible official — none was available . |
| 2 | Owen could think of lots of people he would prefer to see handling this particular case . |
| 3 | The Convention , partly drawing on United Kingdom bilateral conventions , sought to harmonise these different concepts by providing a procedural device acceptable to all systems . |
| 4 | You will also want to preserve some well-structured meadows where stock can run in winter without too much poaching . |
| 5 | Where objects are deliberately unique it may be that they are intended to signify some generic concept of uniqueness , such as in art ; the object is then both an individual form and an example of a larger category to which it must be related . |
| 6 | As it 's turned out , it 's not efficient because the the ray dome spent a tremendous amount of time moving from one country to the other , there 's no doubt about that and before production we would want to see that particular nonsense removed and the whole thing made a lot more efficient , but for one or two development batch ray domes then you know , they 'll just have to learn from that lesson . |
| 7 | I do n't want to see another fucking rhinestone as long as I live ! ’ |
| 8 | For a moment he wished he had n't come : he did n't want to see this new Carrie . |
| 9 | I failed to arrange any stereotypical symbol of masculinity in the porch where all visitors would see it instantly : a pair of size ten wellingtons , a cricket fixture list , a rifle perhaps . |
| 10 | But , she argues , ‘ Kant , himself a humane man , does not want to issue this general licence for redirected aggression . |
| 11 | Situated right in the centre of the town and directly facing Malcesine 's picturesque harbour , the Centrale is perfectly placed to enjoy this attractive lakeside resort . |
| 12 | This is as true of child protection work as of any other field , and indeed perhaps the very dangerousness of the work ( for professionals and clients alike ) and the appalling nature of some of the cruelties and neglects make such professional jealousy and prejudice all the more likely . |
| 13 | Yesterday 's action has probably ended any prospect of the UNHCR helping to monitor any compulsory repatriation to Vietnam . |
| 14 | An unfinished coffin on black tressels , which stood in the middle of the shop , looked so gloomy and death-like that a cold tremble came over him , every time his eyes wandered in the direction of the dismal object : from which he almost expected to see some frightful form slowly rear its head , to drive him mad with terror . |
| 15 | He half expected to see some naked tourist in the corner , bound and gagged . |
| 16 | I do n't take the piss out of him he goes turns all silent , he goes like |
| 17 | ‘ If I do , will you say that if I do n't want to risk any similar events the solution is for me to move ? ’ she responded . |
| 18 | With four Merlins now completed using this meticulous rebuilding technique ( and two more under way ) some thought had been given to methods of preserving clean and corroded surfaces alike . |
| 19 | When subjects are interrupted on going to sleep and asked to report any mental activity whatsoever they usually have something to say about what was going on in their minds . |
| 20 | Bob Henry , you must be aware of some of the criticisms which were levelled at the companies which were put out by arts associations , where they say really it 's very self-indulgent and nobody much goes to see this particular type of dance group . |
| 21 | Early anatomists sought to arrange all living things linearly , on a single ‘ ladder of nature ’ : man was about half-way up , with angels , archangels , and powers above him , and a sequence of animals below . |
| 22 | Where he was intellectually confused was that he failed to see any close connection between the economic stance of his Government and its industrial problems . |
| 23 | Nelson has been struggling to implement this grand vision ever since but , in the course of his work , he established the hypertext model as a means of getting around a huge database . |
| 24 | Of course we must have cartwheels and the maiden to whose lot it had fallen to perform this important feature of the dance so very neatly and prettily is recalled . |
| 25 | In their protest they sought to restore some political coals to Newcastle : the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320 committed the lay and ecclesiastical nobles of Scotland to support Robert Bruce , who stood against proud Edward 's army , and sent him homeward to think again . |
| 26 | As early as 1920 , therefore , a special commission on the history of the party and the October revolution was set up and empowered to gather all relevant documentary material — from party archives to the records of the tsarist secret police and the memoirs of participants in the great events . |
| 27 | However this sketch hardly rises above a ‘ Dallas'-type description and Stotland failed to provide any empirical grounding for his arguments . |
| 28 | Gordon Parkes , the firm 's head of human resources , said : ‘ Some current job roles are being discontinued and new more appropriate roles have been developed to meet these increased demands from the market place . |
| 29 | What information has been gathered contains some subtle but ominous signs . |
| 30 | One one of the many reasons why I do n't want to accept this Labour resolution er , I would like to support my own member , is that er we have very , that there will be appoint a |