Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Adam found himself not at all sure what rates were but he knew that people who owned houses did pay them . |
| 2 | For more than a quarter of a century historians have been using computers to help analyse voting behaviour in English parliamentary elections . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's all very well having top foreign players but they also want coaches to help develop their local talent . ’ |
| 4 | AT LAST week 's meeting of European Community leaders , the rich countries of Western Europe decided to provide funds to help develop the economies of their neighbours to the east . |
| 5 | The players will form part of a six man committee set up to oversee the Subscription Scheme which chairman Wallace Mercer hopes will entice fans to help pay for the renovations . |
| 6 | Granted that it had turned out to be only too easy to make experiments in which training an animal on some task results in large biochemical and cellular changes in its brain , I felt that it was necessary to establish guidelines to help judge whether any particular change indeed has these characteristics of necessity , sufficiency and specificity . |
| 7 | Research by Barclays bank suggest companies do favour tax breaks . |
| 8 | During 1992 the number of women joining the boards of UK listed companies did rise slightly , but only to 0.54% of all directors . |
| 9 | The fire service and R-S-P-C-A used boats to help ferry the flock to safer ground . |
| 10 | Experts say chicanes do work but wrongly designed they can speed traffic up . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , eating disorders do show a familial aggregation . |
| 12 | Although it takes a few minutes for the body to send out any strong signals of satiety it is probable that chewing and swallowing movements do begin to send messages to the brain . |
| 13 | IF so many countries can pledge troops to help relieve the crisis in Somalia , why is Britain 's support limited to two planes ? |
| 14 | The horse 's anxiety has to be kept below boiling point to avoid a continual problem in the same circumstances ; and shoeing horses does recur — every six or eight weeks ! |
| 15 | However , living systems do resemble machines and other human artefacts . |
| 16 | It 's still worth having your own cotton piqué shirt with soft collar , a good satin bow-tie and even a black or deep red pleated cummerbund as the cost of hiring extras does mount up . |
| 17 | Second , if it is accepted that the organisations in question were operating in highly competitive markets , then their ability to win orders did necessitate an ability to adjust their manpower levels upwards and downwards and to hold labour costs to a minimum . |
| 18 | In Bavaria doctors are being offered budgets to help make them more choosy about patient-care . |
| 19 | Later , you 'll use races to help monitor your progress , but first of all you need to go through some basic steps to establish the habits and strengths needed for a good running programme . |
| 20 | And a second problem is , supposing women do use the features listed above , what does this actually mean ? |
| 21 | Some consultancies and many freelance consultants do specialize in one type of media , say fashion , cars or sports . |
| 22 | The government found it very difficult to persuade communities to help settle the Palatines . |
| 23 | Salomon Brothers , who trebled their staff to 600 in less than two years , had employed headhunters to help fill all their professional posts . |
| 24 | Although the above profit and loss account does not show the revenues and expenses separately , supporting statements do break the figures down into much more detail . |
| 25 | We 've also we believe got concrete evidence to show that community based alternatives do work . |
| 26 | At harvest time , a lot of families up here visit relatives to help get the crops in , so it 's hard to keep up continuity in the group . ’ |
| 27 | Mr Richard says : ‘ It was more cost effective to use consultants to help draw up the ITT and provide quality assurance for our questions and requirements . |
| 28 | Other studies show that toad populations do suffer large fluctuations from year to year , but the length of the Norwegian study , covering 25 years and four or five generations of toads , suggests a worrying trend . |
| 29 | LABOUR 'S Darlington candidate Alan Milburn claimed yesterday some schools had to use lotteries to help pay for basics like books and pencils . |
| 30 | Where our competitive position is weak , we have continued to divest assets to help fund more profitable ventures elsewhere and build on our areas of strength . |