Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This additional property , Minsky believes , could have a functional or evolutionary explanation , of the sort suggested for the property of modularity itself by Simon , in that the ‘ conscious ’ supreme organizing module would ipso facto be in a position to ‘ debug ’ or repair the connections of the lower modules amongst themselves or to itself . |
| 2 | And I found months and months after that most of the boys that got on there had their fathers work there , who went to the office , or asked the Butties , they used to talk about Butties in the pit , and I found this was short for deputy . |
| 3 | It is more usual to wash or dip the cheeses in liquid . |
| 4 | Go forward to good football & pick the players with skill . |
| 5 | For one thing , I 'm all in favour of workless Sundays though I draw a line at taking the cockerel out of the henhouse or padlocking the children 's swings on a Saturday night . |
| 6 | But the French had not managed to divert or to accommodate the forces of nationalism . |
| 7 | I did n't tell you this , for if you loved Zacco it might make you dislike him ; or change the dealings you have with his mother . |
| 8 | In partnerships at levels one and two , the parent body may pull the plug or change the terms of reference because the partnership activity is not essential to the main business of the company . |
| 9 | If you wist to alter the car struturally , eg raise the roof to take a seated wheelchair passenger or change the doors to ramps , you would have to obtain a car through Car Chair , Gowrings or Widnes Car Centre Ltd , or buy the car on hire purchase . |
| 10 | The Great War and those more recent conflicts were put together and ‘ paid-for ’ on behalf of politicians who could not make up their minds or bring the problems to the debating-table ; who preferred the shouting and smearing , the innuendo and hate for their opponents ' parties , to the welfare and the good of their people . |
| 11 | The history of the attempts to prevent cracks spreading or to evade the consequences , is almost the history of engineering . |
| 12 | She felt she had no power to determine or influence the decisions taken by the LEA and its professional advisers . |
| 13 | I kept the rooms clean and made sure that no-one robbed or attacked the clients . |
| 14 | This information may be used by teachers to plan their lessons or to diagnose the difficulties of individual pupils . |
| 15 | Sometimes we just look for something to do which is n't work or bringing the children up ( which is of course work , but without cash payment ) or sleeping or watching the TV or shopping . |
| 16 | Another concern is that national governments may use competition policy as an instrument to protect domestic markets against overseas entrants , or to promote the interests of domestic producers in world markets ; this suggests the need to harmonize policy in different economies , and to seek international agreements to desist from using policy in a protectionist manner . |
| 17 | Single events rarely cause a major restructuring of the child 's personality : they occur in the context of a continuous interaction with the environment which itself is not static and which may modify , strengthen or weaken the consequences of what has happened already . |
| 18 | Do not knit too quickly or you will find that you are racking as you knit , which will break or damage the needles . |
| 19 | Or seeing the flames . |
| 20 | A few years earlier he had been the undisputed master of the empire : two hundred thousand of his warriors had paraded before him while a hundred thousand others guarded the marches of the north or fought the Somalis in the deserts to the east . |
| 21 | Teachers , schools and LEAs are quite adept at subverting or transforming the aims of central government . |
| 22 | In addition to the requirements above , the use of Oedipus to read or modify the contents of the database is further restricted . |
| 23 | You can make any number of letters and parcels to go around the postbox , and it would be fun to pipe or paint the names of the party guests on the individual envelopes . |
| 24 | Second , it provides safeguards against the police inaccurately recording or inventing the words used in questioning a detained person . |
| 25 | City technology colleges ( CTCs ) will be independent of LEAs : the DES will pay running costs but promoters will own or lease the premises and be responsible for their management , employing teachers , etc . |
| 26 | Very simply , if you wish to be your biological age , it is vital to avoid or counteract the factors contributing to extrinsic ageing as much as possible . |
| 27 | On the one hand there was treatment by opposites , when a medicament was used to oppose or counteract the symptoms and signs of disease , and on the other hand there was treatment by similars , stimulating healing in the body by giving a substance which would mimic the symptoms and signs of the disease . |
| 28 | Also called virgin or extra virgin , according to acidity Oils , olive , grapeseed , sesame etc p29/ Culinary oils with characteristic flavours for various culinary uses Olives p42/ The fruits of the olive tree , eaten when ripe or crushed to make olive oil Olives , Marinated Green p44 Organic Foods p85/ Foods produced without the use of chemical at any stage , either to fertilise the land or to treat the crops or the food Oriental Beef p54 Osso Bucco p58 |
| 29 | If you watch carefully you may also be lucky enough to see the male and female adults mating or to see the females laying their eggs . |
| 30 | Her father was always very elegant , never without his hat , a Borsalino , and often smoking a thin cigar : He always spoke in the Parma dialect and was hardly ever at home except for meals or to see the farmers . |