Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Throughout the 1980s , it battled to achieve two crucial , strategic shifts : to reduce its dependence on bulk , low-margin , commodity chemicals which tend to swing wildly with the economic cycle — in favour of high value-added , high-margin ‘ effect ’ chemicals ; and to cut the share of sales accounted for by the UK . |
| 2 | The idea of a flying continuum becomes even more persuasive when we remember that very small animals tend to float gently in air , whatever their shape . |
| 3 | Soft , weighty fabrics tend to fall easily into gentle folds ; an obvious example is cotton velvet which is both soft , supple and heavy . |
| 4 | It 's quite usual to pay a deposit to show that you intend to go ahead with the deal and if you back out the repairer is entitled to keep the money . |
| 5 | Some of you might be thinking , well , I 'm never going to advocate , I never intend to go anywhere near a court . |
| 6 | HEAVYWEIGHTS , it is said , take a while to mature but tend to remain longer in the sport . |
| 7 | The fish tend to spawn all around the same time and pay attention to their own broods — equally the parents will see off any attempt by another pair to eat their brood . |
| 8 | They tend to go always to the top of the |
| 9 | When I started travelling extensively in trains ( 1966 ) , which tend to go faster for longer than bicycle , car or bus , I could think better . |
| 10 | The MA(General) is especially well suited to those who intend to proceed subsequently to vocational training by means of a Diploma , Certificate or second degree . |
| 11 | Today we tend to work more with our Investigation teams who have much wider sources of information up to international level . |
| 12 | Meths stoves , like the popular Trangia , tend to work better in wind and can cope with cold , but you might find the meths a little difficult to light in extreme cold . |
| 13 | Well , on the centigrade scale that 's at minus two six nine approximately , but in fact we in physics tend to work always with an , what we call an absolute scale of temperature . |
| 14 | You tend to slink away in corners . |
| 15 | They can be easily manoeuvred , but tend to slip downhill on any pronounced slope . |
| 16 | It is more like a slow process of sifting , in which , by a long series of stages , and with many pauses , grains of one kind tend to come together in a heap ’ . |
| 17 | Although such projects are not uncommon for students in the colleges ( and they are also the ‘ entrée ’ for library instruction here ) the projects tend to come earlier in their courses . |
| 18 | Can you tell me something about the crowd itself , erm did particular age groups tend to stand together around the ground or were the young |
| 19 | ‘ I told Glentoran manager Rob Strain that I intend to train hard for three weeks and maybe play a couple of reserve games . |
| 20 | And yet he does n't think that he is quick enough : ‘ I used to compete in athletics but I do n't see myself as being all that quick and I intend to work hard on improving my speed . |
| 21 | ‘ I intend to work hard at finding a sensible solution that 's best for our entire family . |
| 22 | Major urban and rural areas tend to differ greatly in life styles and in their inhabitants ' perceptions . |
| 23 | Insurance defence lawyers , however , tend to concentrate more on the legal process and procedure . |
| 24 | The frames tend to suffer badly from condensation , they can generally be fitted only with very slim sealed units , and some can not be double-glazed at all . |
| 25 | This average conceals an important fact : many of the industries that tend to suffer most during recessions ( suppliers of consumer durables , transport and communications , for example ) have actually cut their debt-service burden since 1980 ; the biggest increases in debt service have been taken on by relatively stable industries ( such as producers of services and consumer non-durables ) . |
| 26 | Skills develop and change to compensate partially for the changing capacities . |
| 27 | Supper is served early for children — although the Continental ones who are used to later hours tend to dine together with their parents in the grand restaurant . |
| 28 | We must define the Europe that we want to see far beyond Maastricht and how we believe that the Maastricht summit can assist in achieving that Europe . |
| 29 | Ca n't understand what families want to go away at all . |
| 30 | ‘ Pappy , I want to go away to school . |