Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why then should anyone want to conserve examples of modern architecture ? |
| 2 | For example , some lawyers say the law of deception must be adjusted to include deception of machines rather than just people . |
| 3 | These reservoirs behave as imperfectly elastic containers , expanding and contracting to accommodate fluxes of melt . |
| 4 | The EMS , founded in 1979 , had not collapsed as had been predicted in many quarters , rather it had achieved some success in stabilising exchange rate fluctuations , and in helping to promote convergence of inflation rates . |
| 5 | Andy , do you want to borrow Streets of Rage two ? |
| 6 | For example , the highly Beccarian French Code of 1791 was soon revised to reintroduce recognition of mitigating circumstances , judicial discretion in sentencing and the prerogative of mercy . |
| 7 | This view has also received support from the Joint Nature Conservation Committee and from the environmental directorate of the European Commission , although in the UK government itself the Department of the Environment failed to acknowledge receipt of the FoE reports . |
| 8 | This is felt to be an inadequate preparation for the work of life , because it tends to produce a super-abundant supply of an indifferent clerkly class and to create and foster a distaste for agriculture and the handicrafts , which are more indispensable to the country and are better calculated to promote independence of character . |
| 9 | First , it sought to strip Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction ; next , it authorized international humanitarian relief inside Iraq for the Kurds ; and finally , it contemplated limited sales of oil to finance innocuous causes such as essential imports , the payment of reparations and the cost of maintaining a UN inspection team . |
| 10 | This work , which sought to strip Christianity of its supernatural trappings and present Jesus as ‘ an incomparable man ’ , was perhaps the single most talked-about book of its age . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't want to lose control of my business . ’ |
| 12 | Opposition Members may wish to make party political points , but do they want to lose control of public spending ? |
| 13 | You do n't want to lose track of your child 's comings and goings , particularly at night . |
| 14 | I did n't ever want to see Phantom of the Opera , no of course I have n't have n't |
| 15 | Here you will not get a test , but they will often want to see proof of any qualifications that you may have . |
| 16 | Bullies are impressed by force and power , and may want to see proof of your new-found strength of character . |
| 17 | And she would want to see monitoring of any pubs admitting children , with premises carefully vetted before permission to let in youngsters was granted . |
| 18 | just that issue was raised that we would not want to see demolition of Franklyns that block held up by this . |
| 19 | ISABEL KOPROWSKI ( managing editor , For Women ) : ‘ There 's always been this patronizing idea that women do n't want to see pictures of men 's penises . |
| 20 | Ms Hyslop added : ‘ There are those who were unhappy with the parliamentary group 's vote but who do not want to see months of infighting within the party . ’ |
| 21 | Slovenia and Croatia agreed to suspend implementation of their independence declarations , but not the declarations themselves . |
| 22 | company standing orders and regulations revised to promote uniformity of practice throughout ships of the fleet |
| 23 | Would you say that managers tend to lose sight of labour relations and concentrate on the market ? |
| 24 | 95% Political — perhaps necessary for subject , but tend to lose vision of whom we serve |
| 25 | They therefore rarely see ‘ the complete picture ’ and tend to lose track of an issue once discussion of it has been concluded . |
| 26 | As taxpayers we are entitled to know why intelligence services failed to spot signs of an end to the Cold War . |
| 27 | She expected to see signs of fury in his eyes at that stab but she saw nothing to indicate any such irritation . |
| 28 | An offer made to acquire control of a public company . |
| 29 | The company is due to unveil its high-end SparcStation 10 models tomorrow , and will bring them out at substantially reduced price points to stimulate growth of a high-powered multitasking and multiprocessing desktop marketplace . |
| 30 | They also intend to encourage groups of inmates at the prisons they are visiting to hold their own fundraising events to further support their efforts . |