Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm but if you ca n't sleep you could put a little bit on a hankie on your pillow or rub a little bit on your chest , and it 'll help to erm make you sleep . |
| 2 | There will also be a daily session introducing franchising as a way to expand an existing business or develop a new venture . |
| 3 | You can help yourself change jobs , get promotion or develop a new career path . |
| 4 | People with a milder form of chemical sensitivity have also been found — they may become dizzy and nauseated if they breathe too many car exhaust fumes , have headaches when there is a strong smell of paint , or develop a sore throat and catarrh when they use particular cleaning fluids . |
| 5 | Nonetheless , workaholism does exist when the sufferer simply can not stop doing his or her work in order to suppress uncomfortable emotions or change a disordered mood and despite severe negative consequences to his or her family and to the rest of a balanced life . |
| 6 | ‘ I would rather have India resort to arms in order to defend her honour than that she should , in a cowardly manner , become or remain a helpless witness to her own dishonour . ’ |
| 7 | For the first time she could sense what it must be like to possess the surgeon 's power almost of life and death , the satisfaction of knowing your actions had helped to save a life or bring a new one into the world , and she had been a part , albeit a small one , of the drama . |
| 8 | Within the last ten days the leading Provisional figure , Martin McGuinness , took the opportunity through the medium of the BBC to advise the British Government that the IRA would not move ‘ unilaterally ’ to bring its campaign to an end or declare a temporary ceasefire . |
| 9 | Apart from the fact that I 've never known her dig up a weed or pick a single daffodil , she simply is n't cut out for that kind of work . ’ |
| 10 | A small crowd had gathered in the piazza as the morning advanced and people came out to buy bread or eat a hurried breakfast in the bar before catching the bus . |
| 11 | Heavy chemical washes , however , particularly those which dramatically reduce the tonal intensity of the colours or introduce a high-gloss sheen , can seriously weaken the fabric and undermine the durability of the rug . |
| 12 | The doubt is whether to extend this to the lower house , or introduce a French-style ballot for both houses . |
| 13 | He might have listened to complaints of how stifling an aunt could be when one wanted to wander around London alone , or how one got sick in Venice or Paris , but he could only touch an elbow with mock sympathy or pat a sea-sprayed hand . |
| 14 | Now available as a standard product , the wire-cut paver comes in mellow buff tones which blend well with natural stone or make a striking contrast with darker pavers . |
| 15 | does anybody remember particularly what they were given , or make a great deal about it , of a meal of it , unless you 've given them something absolutely outstanding like a fur coat , I remember the fur coat I was given in |
| 16 | To avoid them I should either have had to go several hundred yards through dense undergrowth , or make a wide detour round and above them ; the former would have subjected me to very great danger , and there was no time for the latter , for the sun was near setting and I had still two miles to go . |
| 17 | It is never expected to take up demands or make a real effort to change conditions . |
| 18 | Those engaged in this process would be well advised to remember the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson : ‘ If a man write a better book , preach a better sermon , or make a better mousetrap than his neighbour , though he build his house in the woods , the world will make a beaten path to his door . ’ |
| 19 | For the filter body , you can either use domestic water header tanks , connected by PVC pipework , or make a partitioned , rendered blockwork filter with transfer ports . |
| 20 | The Sheriff Clerk , instead of completing the separate SCLA 3 , will indicate on the application form whether legal aid has been granted or refused , photo-copy it ( or make a typewritten copy ) and pass the photo-copy to the Local Secretary who will add on to the photo-copy the intimation to the nominated solicitor and send copies thereof to the nominated solicitor , the accused and others . |
| 21 | For The Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe , buy or make a long cake such as a swiss roll and cut about four inches off the end . |
| 22 | At that time it had n't made up its mind whether it was going to deliver an immediate response to Sun Microsystems Inc 's Sparcstation 10 announcement — and ship systems later on in the year — or make a big splash in the Autumn with deliveries pretty much straight after . |
| 23 | Fine or make a big kerfuffle and say you little alright then , well see what happens okay ? |
| 24 | that the respondent has failed to provide , or make a proper contribution towards , reasonable maintenance for any child of the family ; |
| 25 | He was not sure if he should tip-toe slowly and cautiously along until he reached the lower grounds of Old Ashfield , or make a sudden dash for it in the hope of outrunning any danger that might be waiting to pounce . |
| 26 | He longed to take away enough for breakfast or make a quick sandwich of the hors d'oeuvres for later . |
| 27 | You can either work it to be doubled over to the wrong side or make a matching strip of plain knitting as a facing . |
| 28 | It is very rare for young people recruited on that basis to be sacked if they subsequently fail to pass the exam or gain a certain grade . |
| 29 | In other words they give an account of what a professional ought to be like , or advocate a particular process for increasing professionality . |
| 30 | They deal with awards of provisional damages where the plaintiff proves or the defendant admits that there is a chance that the plaintiff 's health will change or will get worse because he may develop a serious disease or suffer a serious deterioration in his mental or physical condition . |