Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] the thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | IT MIGHT be quicker to list the things that this record did n't invent . |
| 2 | So one reason [ for reviewing consents ] is it does n't make any difference to the river system ; another is that it means we 're not prepared to follow the thing through on a legal basis . |
| 3 | In a personal comparison with an American carpet factory , it is good to hear the things they say about us ! |
| 4 | So it would be reasonable to assume the thing could run standalone . |
| 5 | Latest word from the grapevine is that IBM Corp 's 3390-9 disk drive may be put back to June 1 or June 8 ( CI No 2,165 ) , and there is a certain lack of confidence that the thing will be an easy sell given that it is significantly slower than the lower capacity drives , making it unsuitable for most leading edge mainframe applications ( CI No 2,165 ) : the conspiracy theorists conjecture that it is not a product that the sales force and the market actually want , one that could have been developed simply to respond to something a competitor was planning but in the end never launched , but that it has cost sufficient to develop that to write off the effort now would leave a nasty hole in AdStar Inc 's balance sheet — much better to put the thing out in the confidence that some users will bite , and write the work off over perhaps a five-year product life . |
| 6 | The Secretary of State was being totally disingenuous because , if the cancellation cost of the fourth boat is the same as the cost of cancelling the first boat would have been , it would be cheaper to build the thing — so saving on the unemployment benefit that would otherwise be payable to the constituents of the hon. Member for Barrow and Furness ( Mr. Franks ) — and not deploy it . |
| 7 | Ask Linford Christie about what it feels like to run the thing — a stupid question , really , but one 's metaphysical yearnings make one try it — and what can he say ? |
| 8 | erm When the the the job description is signed it ought to be passed by a job analyst just to make sure to check the things that erm it has been done properly and then it has to be signed by the erm job holder , the job holder 's manager and the head of division , and it has to be got to personnel . |
| 9 | Actually it 's a bit disturbing to find the things to which I give ten , they just ignore ! |
| 10 | So it 's not that you could n't fe it 's , it was it was actually you who were n't able to find the thing , rather than the thing was n't available for you , that 's the suggestion ? |
| 11 | Nintendo Co does plan to use satellites for delivery of computer games : the company says it plans to broadcast a game via satellite in Japan , and owners of its game computers that buy a decoder and adaptor — for about $85 — will be able to pick the thing up ; Nintendo also plans a national competition for high scorers in satellite games ; meantime Nintendo of America is poised for its largest launch of a video game ever this week in a bid to best Sega Enterprises Ltd — it plans to spend up to $15m in a month-long promotion of Star Fox , a science fiction action game inspired by Star Trek and Star Wars that uses its new Super FX technology , which includes a RISC embedded in the $60 games cartridge ; it claims to have 1m advance orders for it . |
| 12 | But that is n't always the incentive that drives the do-it-yourself home builder : it can also mean being able to afford the things you really want . |
| 13 | ‘ John , you 're not trying ! ’ and you look at your feet in the mirror , ugly , unable to do the things which you want them to do , or see your body collapse in the middle when you know that it should be firm and rigid — and see them all , even the children , doing something , following what you can not follow . |
| 14 | You want your body to get about as easily as possible and be able to do the things that your mind seizes on that you want to , to have a go at and to make a reasonable job of it . |
| 15 | Yes , I think we have to take any situation like this , not just the major ones like war , but any situation that we come across and use it as a real opportunity for learning , and maybe for adults to be able to do the things that they did n't do when they were children , which is why now we often respond as child in these situations . |
| 16 | I seem to be able to do the thing that she ca n't do ; that Pat ca n't do ; that the women she works with ca n't do : control my weight , my body , my self . |
| 17 | ‘ I rather hope I may get those concerned to invite me to do you in the Authors and their Work series — though I have n't done anything about it — I might then like to quote a bit or two out of a letter ( e.g. about Ivy ) , but I devoutly hope you will be able to censor the thing for yourself ’ — for there was still hope , or I was allowed to think so . |
| 18 | If you are able to prevent the things you have been doing , then you are already half–Nay to your goal . |
| 19 | cos you it was difficult to find the things that you w you want oh I do n't know , it was just |
| 20 | But of course I was always coming off-duty to find the thing burning away merrily in an empty hut . |
| 21 | ‘ Bit difficult to put the thing into words , really . |
| 22 | The device worked exactly as DeVore had said , but the truth was that he had access only to Tongjiang , and that only because Hans Ebert had been daring enough to take the thing in , risking the possibility that an over-zealous officer might search him , Tolonen 's favourite or no . |
| 23 | I 'm sorry I 'm sorry I 'm sorry to rush the thing , I 'm trying to rush the thing . |
| 24 | They would be amazed to hear that most experts think Sam is the one getting the good start — while Emma is the one at risk because she may not be ready to tackle the things a rising five-year old can . |
| 25 | However Sun has been playing with the long overdue part for many months now , working closely with Texas Instruments Inc to get the thing up to scratch . |