Example sentences of "[det] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Karlinsky sipped water and waited while the people looked around , each encouraging the other to ask a question . |
| 2 | Complement : a substance in the blood , consisting of nine different fractions , that aids the body 's defences when antibodies combine with invading antigens . |
| 3 | In such circumstances one can not assume that there is a single goal , such as profit maximization , that represents the interests of the firm . |
| 4 | That represents the publication of that infamous picture showing Johnny Bryan sitting by a poolside kissing Fergie 's toes . |
| 5 | Fullness of joy comes from entering into fellowship with the Father and the Son , through the Holy Spirit , each enjoying the company of the other . |
| 6 | They laughed again , each enjoying the joke , but each with the watchfulness of his profession . |
| 7 | It is often also the retaliation , not the provocation , that receives the punishment and the attention . |
| 8 | I went into that Roberses the delicatessen part |
| 9 | that haunts the place . |
| 10 | We thought that that made the members of the band faceless . |
| 11 | He drank some of the coffee and smiled , that ruthless , dangerous smile of his that made the heart turn over in her . |
| 12 | That made the system look more Erastian than it ever looked before . |
| 13 | That made the West Indies 9-1 , but captain Richie Richardson ( 12 not out ) and Phil Simmons ( 14 not out ) guided them to stumps without further mishap . |
| 14 | That made the tie between him and journalism even stronger than it had been . |
| 15 | And all of that made the conversation , th the fact that Jesus was talking with this woman , a very improper thing nineteen hundred years ago ! |
| 16 | Perhaps it was that that made the soldier lower his rifle , out of a sense of pity . |
| 17 | It was interesting to note that given the diversity of political opinions that such a strong consensus could exist around the issue of government economic initiatives for the area . |
| 18 | I think that given the chance the little-uns would have voted Piggy in as their leader . |
| 19 | Mr McNeil said , however , that given the CRE investigation he could not say if the education department had subsequently employed any bilingual educational psychologists or more interpreters . |
| 20 | Yet it seems strange to me that given the possibility of professional marketing for such an encounter , rugby is missing an opportunity to make its case outwith its heartland . |
| 21 | All I would claim is that given the existence of this phenomenon of extensive , very long-term memory of the campaigns of successful brands , the onus is on the mathematicians to disprove the existence of any long-term effect : the fact that they can not find such an effect , with the somewhat rudimentary apparatus at their disposal , is not enough . |
| 22 | " There was something I forgot to mention to you earlier , " said the Padre , who did not normally favour such a blunt approach but felt that given the state of his health there might not be any time to lose … |
| 23 | Our experience at our projects demonstrates that given the opportunity , lone parents , like any parents , want to improve the situation of their children by by working and by not being dependent upon benefits . |
| 24 | Studies have shown that given the support and guidance of a general practitioner , Nicorette can be a useful aid to stopping smoking , especially for more dependent smokers [ 4 ] . |
| 25 | Jean owns a shop which used to sell clothes but she has now decided that given the location she would make more money running a restaurant at the same premises . |
| 26 | Hambledon District Council believes that insufficient regard has been payed erm to these issues erm in the structure plan alteration , in paragraph thirty three the P P G sets down a list of criteria erm to which local authorities er should refer erm , I 'll erm refer specifically to er to three of them and I and and comeback to them as I go through erm erm what I want to say , erm the first one I draw that I would draw the panel 's attention to is erm that the alternative of the expansion of existing towns or villages should represent a less satisfactory method at providing the land for housing that is needed , and it 's a rhetorical question really here , erm and w we would ask that erm if there has n't been a comparative appraisal erm of the two options , and how could there be , there 's no erm district or areas been identified , how can we be certain that one option is better than another under the terms of that er criterion , erm the oth second point we would draw the panel 's attention is that the proposal is a clear expression of local preference supported by the local planning authorities , and again I would emphasize there that Hambledon District Council objects , and the third one is the option of a new settlement in preference to the alternative would result in positive environmental improvements , and I 'll return to that erm briefly in relation to er to Hambledon , P P G twelve erm paragraph six one four that 's been referred to it , includes a check list of issues against which areas in for new development in general er need to be er considered , with particular reference for reducing the need for travel , erm amongst these issues that the P P G asked the Councils to take into account erm are that development should make full and effective use of land within existing urban areas , that developments er should consider development patterns that are closely related to public transport net networks , and in relation to housing , and that housing is located in such a way as to minimize car use for journeys to work , school , and other local facilities , P P G thirteen , and I would expect erm I would agree with what Mr Donson has said here , is that it it 's draft and obviously one has to put the appropriate weight on it , but erm this reinforces and expands upon erm established government policy , reducing the need for travel , erm I do n't think it 's necessary for me to go into er the quotes in detail , I think that those have been er been touched on , erm , however , I would say erm that Hambledon District Council believes that the advice in draft P P G thirteen is much less supportive of new settlements , it suggests that greater weight must be given to the environmental implications of the additional traffic generated by new settlements erm this is , erm we believe , particularly important in view of the fact that a new settlement for York is unlikely to be self contained , and by its nature many of the residents will still look to York for essential services , social links , and employment , turning to the residual requirement , erm we have a concern over this , erm clearly a new settlement is intended to mop up any residual requirement which the er policy sets at fourteen hundred dwellings , we 've heard evidence from York today that er the city can accommodate erm more erm houses than was originally envisaged , which brings the residual requirement to erm about the minimum size specified by the County Council as being erm about the right level erm to make a s a new settlement self supporting , however , we would point out that there is still the possibility of erm further peripheral development around York , the greenbelt local plan and Southern Ryedale local plan er have not yet been statutory adopted , the inspector has n't reported on those , we do n't know what he 's going to say about sites er which were at issue , or on the need for flexibility between the inner erm boundary of the greenbelt and the city , irrespective of course of what the inspector says , erm being not yet statutory adopted the County and Ryedale will still have the opportunity to consider , reconsider there policies there , but putting that aside for the present , erm even if it is established that er the requirement for nine thousand seven hundred houses erm ca n't a occupied by er can be accommodated by er peripheral development , erm this does n't it does n't necessarily follow that the answer has to be a new settlement , we heard yesterday in erm great detail that erm environmental considerations have justified a reduction in the rate of development in other districts , erm in the county , I would point out that a relatively modest reduction erm in the inward migration to Ryedale , Selby , and York , could mop up the residual requirement , if one looks at erm the reasons for the greenbelt it is perhaps surprising that given the importance attached to maintaining its historic form and character that this is not an issue erm that 's been considered . |
| 27 | Indeed , many observers would argue that given the growth of cabinet government , the potential for government to seek and receive such powers is significantly greater now than was the case at the time when Dicey was writing . |
| 28 | Logically , we would not , but the reply would have to be that given the processing mechanisms we seem to have , it would not be practically possible . |
| 29 | ( Common sense reminds us that given the distribution of women in employment in Edinburgh , most of the mothers probably were or had been employed in some form of domestic service or in the clothing industry ; but in what proportions ? ) |
| 30 | That is to say that given the input motion to the system , all other motions may be calculated and the velocities and accelerations of all points in the mechanism found . |