Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The men of violence want to drive a wedge between the forces of law and order and the people they protect . |
| 8 | Sales in excess of this figure begin to produce a profit . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 ? |
| 12 | The background to this inquiry was that all students doing so studies as a supplementary study have to produce a project whit assessed by Birmingham Polytechnic . |
| 13 | Development rules involving elements of frontier search need to assign a value to active node k . |
| 14 | It would be lovely to have the most expensive of everything at your reception , but we are only too aware that most people planning a wedding have to run a pretty tight budget . |
| 15 | The recent announcement that the National Gallery intend to establish a public relations department may improve the situation . |
| 16 | People from the South tend to have a lot of outmoded ideas about service . |
| 17 | In accordance with the terms of the Local Authorities Traffic Orders ( Procedures ) ( Scotland ) Regulations 1987 , I write to advise you that Lothian Regional Council propose to promote a right turn prohibition Order from the A71 into the B7031 for both A71/B7031 junctions . |
| 18 | CONSERVATIVES on Cheshire County Council want to defer a review of the council stock of smallholdings for at least 18 months . |
| 19 | There are some exceptional occasions , when management want to convey a very precise message to a large number of employees , where reading the presentation may be justified . |
| 20 | Not only did the County Council begin to prepare a major case against Hinkley C , but every detail , from the new roads to the siting of a proposed workers ' hostel , was back in the melting pot . |
| 21 | Documentation must be as explicit as possible because staff and circumstance seem to take a rabbinical delight in producing difficult cases . |
| 22 | Evidence on shares of wealth seem to show a substantial reduction in the degree of inequality — even if we are very far away from equal shares . |
| 23 | RECREATION services provided by Darlington council continue to attract a growing number of visitors . |
| 24 | YOUNGSTER Oliver Oakes , of Lowestoft , Suffolk , has become the fastest four-year-old in the country after winning a sponsorship deal to drive a 100 mph go-kart . |
| 25 | Any metropolis or conurbation , we like big words , with a population of over 50,000 will by law have to have a 75% sewage recycle programme . |
| 26 | top management need to devote a minimum of four full days a year to preparing data personally and having face to face meetings with one or more levels of employees to communicate crucial messages . |
| 27 | In the end , when , despite substantial losses , you are convinced that the business can improve , shareholders and management have to make a gesture to demonstrate their commitment . |
| 28 | Sleight apologised for this state of affairs at the Congress in Dublin in 1895 : " It must be remembered that it is exceedingly difficult for the executive committee to meet together often , for every time they do so they have to bear their own travelling expenses , and sometimes hotel expenses ; and to whatever centre they are summoned , it only means that some members of the committee have to travel a considerable distance . |
| 29 | These begin as pure comedy , but later Pickwick 's innocence and high sense of honour have to survive a breach of promise suit brought by the landlady of his Goswell Street lodgings , and imprisonment in the Fleet debtors ' prison . |
| 30 | Er , when you use range erase to erase a cell , to erase the contents from the cell , so that 's er , put the numbers in the cells here . |