Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The languages of native peoples by contrast tend to take a much more holistic view of the universe — a view with which our own relatively recent conversion to a greener outlook struggles to recreate with words like ‘ environment ’ . |
| 2 | Here pockets of ancient semi-natural woodland , unafraid wildlife and a sense of history and heritage combine to offer a peaceful retreat from the coast . |
| 3 | Most of the later graptolites had only a few branches and , in the Silurian , species with only a single branch tend to dominate the assemblages . |
| 4 | His extravagant action , his grace , his poise and his enthusiasm combine to produce a perfect jumping machine , and people soon realise that they are watching something exceptional . |
| 5 | What makes it both attractive to users and even more misleading is that the promoters of the technique tend to use a number of methods to produce ‘ norms ’ for , in particular , ‘ preference shift ’ , but also for various attention measures . |
| 6 | The Brownings have no room in the Casa Guidi should they ever be willing to shelter him and in any case intend to follow the Storys for another winter in Rome ( entailing another in Florence alone for me ) . |
| 7 | Soon he was hammering on the door , thud after thud , a noise fit to wake the dead . |
| 8 | TWO scientists from Stirling University expect to shed a few tears at tonight 's United Kingdom premiere of a Hollywood film that tells the extraordinary story of Augusto and Michaela Odone 's love for their son Lorenzo . |
| 9 | There are dissenting voices among the 360 women undergraduates at Somerville , but the vast majority want to preserve the college 's single sex status . |
| 10 | There are dissenting voices among the 360 women undergraduates at Somerville , but the vast majority want to preserve the college 's single sex status . |
| 11 | Recent movements of the dollar and yen by contrast appear to reflect the absence of international policy coordination . |
| 12 | An industrial relations expert , who has written a history of cotton unions , has remarked that whereas general historians of the labour movement report only sporadic trade unionism in that industry in the eigh-teenth century , historians of the district or of the industry tend to assume a continuous collective labour presence . |
| 13 | Labour tend to regard the health service as some enormous trade union . |
| 14 | Documents declassified under the 30-year rule tend to confirm the wisdom of his early years in politics . |
| 15 | The best of these sausages are loose or in jars — I find that the necessary temperatures achieved during canning tend to make the sausages rather fatty and slimy in texture . |
| 16 | The men of violence want to drive a wedge between the forces of law and order and the people they protect . |
| 17 | Labour want to take the shadow of gloom away . |
| 18 | The DGSE want to trace the people behind Spidex as much as Monsieur Nadirpur does . |
| 19 | The college want to make the sale , sanctioned by the Charity Commissioners last summer , to set up an endowment fund for maintenance , restoration and refurbishment of Royal Holloway 's Founder 's Building , as well as for the upkeep and security for the remaining pictures . |
| 20 | There is a small spring catch to hold the dust bag in place and at the correct alignment . |
| 21 | Neither slinky dresses nor thigh-throttling jeans and undulating cleavage seem to arouse the slightest passion into those zombies on the terraces . |
| 22 | These two systems working in opposition seem to give the locust very fine speed control . |
| 23 | The Revenue seem to have an option to apply Cases III , IV and V or Case VI but the author is aware of cases where the Revenue have permitted the preceding year basis to apply under Cases III , IV and V although the Revenue could have assessed under Case VI . |
| 24 | Sales in excess of this figure begin to produce a profit . |
| 25 | These days the emphasis seems to be on ground speed rather than aerial abilities for modern strikers — Id like to see a fast/quick centre back . |
| 26 | Id like to see the present formation kept as is . |
| 27 | A MULTI million pound deal to provide a school meals service in London is the icing on the cake after a terrific summer of new and extended contracts for CCG . |
| 28 | Is it to be an up-to-the-minute design that will look good hanging in a bedroom or up the stairs , or should it have an antique feel to match a similarly styled sitting room ? |
| 29 | If you wish to extend your new-found talent try to remember the list in any order . |
| 30 | Many of the amendments tabled by the Opposition fail to recognise the duties and regulatory powers in existing legislation and in the licences . |