Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [vb base] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The evidence , however , would suggest that in general schools either make little attempt to develop this ability in their pupils , or if they do , it is done very ineffectively . |
| 2 | Thus , for all the vast growth in the range of government activities — which has meant that civil servants have effectively been making major business decisions on the allocation of resources — the Treasury made little attempt to devise fundamentally new and appropriate methods of training and re-training [ Fulton Report , 1968 ; Chapman and Greenaway , 1980 ] . |
| 3 | Here classical elite theorists proved hard to pin down , specifying the ruling elite in different ways which they made little attempt to operationalize in empirical work . |
| 4 | Early models , for example , made little attempt to show the dynamic forces at play between the elements , while it has always been necessary to question the basis of the model construction in order to avoid the perpetuation of a flawed assumption . |
| 5 | Only last year , on the instructions of Luther Reynolds , David had brought the boy out of the mines and begun to teach him the way of business ; Matthew often accompanied him on his rounds , and though he made little attempt to befriend David , the boy worked , and learned , and spent so many hours closeted in the ‘ den ’ with the old man , that Beth was obliged to voice her concern . |
| 6 | Advocates of the popular front made little attempt to build a single co-ordinated organization . |
| 7 | Downing Street sources made little attempt to choke off intense speculation among MPs that a limited Cabinet shake-up is still on the cards . |
| 8 | He recognized his limitations , but he made little attempt to develop another technique . |
| 9 | Negotiations between the Republic and the Vatican languished ; many Spanish bishops , including the primate , Cardinal-Archbishop Segura of Toledo , made little attempt to conceal their hostility to the Republic , Segura himself being eventually declared persona non grata by the government ; and in May 1931 Catholic sensibilities were outraged when the Provisional Government appeared unwilling to crush an outburst of church-burning and anticlerical violence in Madrid and several southern cities . |
| 10 | The names listed below have given their support in the period between press date and publication of the last issue , and their contributions are included in the sum mentioned above . |
| 11 | It 's just that lifts only break down because people use them , rubbish chutes only get blocked with rubbish and debris only accumulates because public spaces are n't cleaned often enough . |
| 12 | The two internal water wheels and much of the gearing remain inside open to view . |
| 13 | You 've got ta look at it as an ongoing er on an ongoing problem but erm you , you could 've perhaps have gone into it a little bit more then just to find out erm there was also a mention of , of an income rise in the spring |
| 14 | The Recital Room , which seats 220 , has since become established as an excellent venue for solo performances , recitals , chamber ensembles and jazz groups . |
| 15 | We 'll need somewhere dry to spend the night if we 're not to go down with pneumonia . |
| 16 | Gonzalez has little cause to complain about the supply of British parts for Exocet and the frigates . |
| 17 | With its shares trading at a premium of 54 per cent to net assets , RBS has little need to worry about a bid from Lloyds or any other bank for that matter . |
| 18 | Originally without a generic title , this serial has eventually become known by four names : ‘ The Spaceship ’ , ‘ Inside The Spaceship ’ , ‘ Beyond The Sun ’ ( a hangover from the retitling of Malcolm Hulke 's story ‘ The Hidden Planet ’ ) and ‘ The Edge of Destruction ’ . |
| 19 | The NRA says the fish have probably just moved away to find somewhere better to spawn . |
| 20 | Below : When shooting cichlids they show their colours best when not stressed so try to shoot them at home in their shelters . |
| 21 | What I say only have to look . |
| 22 | A mother insists on her small son 's going to bed at a certain time , in spite of all his protests , because she knows he needs enough sleep to keep healthy and alert ; but in his view , she is insisting that he gives up his happy play , cutting him off from the rest of the family , for no good reason . |
| 23 | Elsewhere it is the disk in a van , whilst the paper document and punch operator still has much work to do . |
| 24 | S C F has much experience to back up such an initiative . |
| 25 | The fish farm has enough work to keep two people very busy . |
| 26 | But Fraser , steady as ever after missing five Tests through injury , found enough lift to have Sidhu sharply caught off bat and pad by John Morris . |
| 27 | She was n't sure just how she felt , but she retained enough control to know that she could n't give in to shock in front of fitzAlan . |
| 28 | Together the Yamato-1 's two SEMP drives provide enough punch to push the 185-ton ( 525-cubic metre ) experimental craft through the water at eight knots . |
| 29 | Very often , the actual fact that what had become boring has suddenly become forbidden , makes the couple start to enjoy sex again ! |
| 30 | Hang on a sec lovey I want just want to ask er Carol something . |