Example sentences of "[noun pl] lend [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Academics and journalists lend what Terkel terms ‘ overviews ’ , though their contributions seem no less subjective or more privileged than anyone else 's .
2 Animals lend themselves to humorous interpretations .
3 Animals lend themselves to humorous interpretations .
4 Patios lend themselves in particular to herb cultivation because they are so often sited next to the house and facing the sun .
5 Spiky dahlias lend their vibrant colours to the scheme
6 You 've got twelve fingers lend you two .
7 As public shopping arcades lend themselves to situations of abuse it is important that they have somewhere warm to go ; one example of a voluntary initiative is that Bradford Council of Mosques has set up a day centre for retired older men .
8 The outboard switches lend you the power to engage or disengage all of the combos ' externally switchable options ( eg. channel selection , graphic on/off and reverb on/off ) direct from the TriAxis .
9 Mountainous volumes lend their weight to dreams of a snow-bound Christmas John Samuel slaloms through this year 's selection of books for the skiing enthusiast .
10 Court applications lend themselves well to this format .
11 You will still require transfer film decals for dual-in-line pads , edge connectors etc. , but crepe tapes lend themselves especially to designing your own artwork .
12 It is also questionable whether all types of organisations lend themselves to empowerment .
13 Certain sources , such as letters or diary extracts lend themselves particularly well to this form of presentation .
14 The warm , somewhat muted , colours lend themselves very well to a tapestry design .
15 the research topics lend themselves to publication in Nature rather than to other journals ;
16 the research topics lend themselves to publication in Nature rather than to other journals ;
17 The surfaces of regular and semi-regular solids lend themselves to geodesic shells in which all the vertexes touch the surface of a circumscribing sphere .
18 This can result in fast access if the application files lend themselves to this type of structure .
19 Pale soft blues lend themselves to large surface areas , while intense blues are better in restricted spaces
20 Did the former occupants lend their ghostly beings to the hordes of Roman spirits reputed to wander hereabouts ?
21 The simple answer is that not all materials lend themselves to scientific dating .
22 Would any of the members lend them any money ?
23 The clean lines of rectangular-shaped frames lend themselves to elegant and sophisticated designs , so try to bear that in mind when planning a picture such as this .
24 Other programs lend themselves to the development of a combination of subject , information handling and social skills — database , simulations and modelling programs do this .
25 Country-style interiors lend themselves to rich designs and colours .
26 Markers lend themselves in particular to mixed media sketching and to mixed media artwork for reproduction in print .
27 From the welter of information available , perhaps the most significant point to emerge from user studies is that few , if any , of their findings lend themselves to general applicability .
28 The same is true for published research papers in these sciences , and this is one of the reasons for the popularity of KWIC ( Key Word In Context ) indexes within chemistry and the earth sciences — the papers lend themselves to automated index production .
29 The majority of the letters lend themselves to design shapes , the only problems occurring with such letters as E. If you want to make them really small , the shape will have to be worked in tiny flowers to accommodate all the different angles clearly and give the letter sufficient definition .
30 Others lend themselves to group discussion where the moral support of peers encourages individuals to put forward their views in the presence of management .
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