Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At present they are made by the politician or the hospital administrator responding to the group which can shout the loudest or bring to bear the keenest political acumen . |
| 2 | Will he also consider , as a provisional measure , initiating steps which would enable a magistrate or judge to supervise the interrogation of a defendant charged with a terrorist offence ? |
| 3 | The Bank can choose what rate of interest or rediscount to charge the discount houses . |
| 4 | Negotiations are still continuing for other locomotives or unite to attend the event . |
| 5 | Many can also be grown as tall specimens , winding stems around a stout pole or tripod to create a pillar of blossom . |
| 6 | The application of power or influence to settle the conflict . |
| 7 | Succeeding Mike Perry , the director behind the quick-fire acquisitions programme which first put the group into direct competition with world cosmetics leader L'Oréal , and later prompted old rival Procter & Gamble to join the chase , he is a marked man . |
| 8 | If you are thinking of setting up a new group , or want to arrange a reunion , please contact the Alumni Office , at the address on page 3 . |
| 9 | She was not a woman who would see both sides of a question , or want to analyse a given situation . |
| 10 | If you have a culinary query or want to share a tip with other readers , Linda Fraser and Janette Marshall can help you |
| 11 | So whatever your needs — whether you 're looking to buy , or want to make the most out of what you 've got — we have it all . |
| 12 | So what ever your needs — whether you 're looking to buy , or want to make the most out of what you 've got — we have it all . |
| 13 | When Swan heard that Harvey was at the Ministry of Transport , he tried to draw him out on the subject of motorways in Warwickshire , but the junior Minister in charge of roads said that this was not the time or place to discuss the subject . |
| 14 | Distinction Awards are Postgraduate studentships which are open to students ordinarily resident anywhere in the UK , who hold or expect to obtain a 1st class Honours degree and who have not previously obtained a postgraduate research award . |
| 15 | If an investigation is failing to produce results , it is , of course , not in the best interests of either police or press to maintain a high profile in such cases . |
| 16 | Braid can easily be attached to a chair with upholstery pins or Copydex to give a decorative edge |
| 17 | If a body approved by the Secretary of State have provided or propose to provide a seamen 's canteen the need for which has been certified by him after consultation with the Merchant Navy Welfare Board , the licensing board within whose jurisdiction the said canteen is or will be situated may grant a licence under this Part of this Act authorising the person who is the manager of the canteen to sell alcoholic liquor in the canteen . |
| 18 | The adoral shields are large with lateral projections making them appear wing-like ; they separate or appear to separate the oral shield from the first lateral arm plate . |
| 19 | You may then enter the type of change you require and then carry this out on only the current record or elect to make the change globally , that is on every record with similar field entries . |
| 20 | TUFTED CARPET are made by stitching the yarn through a woven polypropylene backing and either left in loops or cut to give a pile surface . |
| 21 | Modern electronic indicators have a probe in each exhaust pipe , and can show temperature individually or scan to give an average reading . |
| 22 | IF you own or hope to buy an 18th or 19th century terraced house or rural cottage that needs doing up , where do you go for advice about historically appropriate restoration methods and techniques ? |
| 23 | List MdBs must emulate them if they wish to safeguard their place on their party 's list or hope to win a constituency seat at the next election . |
| 24 | When your agent contacts us via Viewdata or telephone to make a ‘ firm ’ booking , they will be given a ‘ Booking Reference Number ’ which will be entered on the booking form . |
| 25 | The payer ( unless issuing a summons ) should produce the plaint note or summons to enable the court to identify the plaint number of the case . |
| 26 | I listened with interest to the hon. Member for Gordon ( Mr. Bruce ) when he said that the Labour party did not have much interest in or seek to represent the Monktonhall miners . |
| 27 | I think , that the movers of two four seven did not create , or seek to create an intention of concern , but you know there 's something else that many speakers have done this week when they 've come to this rostrum . |
| 28 | That is because later generations do not wish to follow their parents into physically demanding , socially unacceptable or otherwise disagreeable occupations ; they escape or seek to escape the heavy lifting to a more comfortable and rewarding life . |
| 29 | Suppose , for example , that the police seek to remove a person 's clothing , or to take fingerprints when they are not authorised to do so , or persistently seek to question a person who makes it plain that he has no wish to answer , or seek to enter a house when they have no search warrant or a defective one . |
| 30 | This idea is used in an electronic clock or watch to produce the 1 second pulses for the display . |