Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The son , apparently , claimed that the partnership had been formed expressly to prevent this happening . |
| 2 | As one rather disillusioned Protestant Unionist put it : ‘ they were a party who believed in their God given right to rule this country ’ and they were not about to give up that right , especially as they could see signs of regaining control of their own party . |
| 3 | This change of diet should not , of course , be attempted by diabetics except under medical supervision , and so far no juvenile diabetics have been treated successfully using this type of diet . |
| 4 | Remarkably , by the time the boy reached London , contrary to the general prognosis , the ulcer had healed sufficiently to avoid any major surgery . |
| 5 | This year 's Convention remembered the Doolittle Raiders an impressive collection of B–25 Mitchell bombers were gathered together to re-enact that historic first air attack ( April 18 , 1942 ) by US Forces on Japan , operating , as President Roosevelt called it , from Shangri La ! |
| 6 | The ASCII character sequences listed below represent many of the " non-printable " keys . |
| 7 | Ludwig is also the Emperor 's bodyguard and his mere presence has so far proven enough to discourage any attempts on the Emperor 's life . |
| 8 | They were intended merely to acquire enough western technical knowledge , particularly in military matters , to help strengthen the defensive powers of an empire increasingly threatened by European armies . |
| 9 | From 1964 onwards US wheat prices were subsidized enough to undercut all comers on world markets . |
| 10 | Of necessity , therefore , the larger , more sophisticated structures had to occupy whatever land was available , unless they were specifically imposed upon the plan by official action or were grouped together to form some sort of central focus within the layout . |
| 11 | Those of Nos. 1–35 that were rebuilt also received this type of side lamp . |
| 12 | " You 've only come here to hurt these people . " |
| 13 | Ministers claim that the clause is designed simply to convey more information to parents and give parents a choice about the educational future of their children . |
| 14 | All visits and parcel deliveries to prisons and the Young Offenders Centre were cancelled today to enable many of his former colleagues to attend the funeral . |
| 15 | I have quoted this passage in full , not because I think it is particularly inspired or even well-written , but because it is the nearest attempt I have come across to suggest some of the subjective , hidden meanings that might well make up a performer 's luggage when he expresses himself on stage . |
| 16 | If it was a front , it was designed precisely to block any such proof , with nominees and cut-outs unto the seventh generation . |
| 17 | After 9 days , individual reaggregate cultures were gently teased apart to liberate any lymphoid cells . |
| 18 | The break-in happened between 6.30 and 10.30pm on Thursday night but so far no witnesses have come forward to give more information about the exact time of the raid . |
| 19 | So far , not a single witness has come forward to throw any light on Joanna 's confused account of her abduction on Tuesday night from outside the Harpenden Leisure Centre where she worked . |
| 20 | Automation can be expected steadily to solve any remaining problems of under production . |
| 21 | The bank stands committed either to purchase any paper that the corporate is unable to sell on a rollover date or , alternatively , to provide standby credit . |
| 22 | However given that even this partial form has been rejected , hats can not , in the broad sense , be expected therefore to support these proposals . |
| 23 | How are expectations formulated , right , it says nothing about how expectations are formulated just says that private supply will be dependent upon expected prices alright . |
| 24 | Action can be said loosely to have all sorts of meanings . |
| 25 | In the early stage the sides were evenly matched effectively cancelling each other out . |
| 26 | And the means by which it has done so provide another example of the fascination and complexity of adaptation in the natural world . |
| 27 | It has nevertheless given rise to such widespread misunderstanding in subsequent interpretations of his model that Keynes would have done better to exclude all discussion of money wage rigidity from the main body of the General Theory . |
| 28 | In both cases the limitations of vocabulary should not be seen necessarily to imply any lack of ability for abstract thought : these animals are using an alien tool to communicate with a species ( us ) whose intellectual make-up is quite alien to them , so it is hardly surprising that there are comparatively few areas of common ground that can be described using human words . |
| 29 | Bassett said : ‘ Gayle got a kick on the knee at Coventry in our last match and he 's not done much work all week . ’ |
| 30 | If the money supply is not expanded sufficiently to meet this demand , interest rates will rise , this in turn will discourage some investment and so contribute to the slowing down in the growth of output and eventually lead to the upper turning-point . |