Example sentences of "[to-vb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But before I do , it is necessary to forestall a possible misunderstanding regarding the applicability of the category of identity to non-meanings . |
| 2 | But first , a brief general comment about space and time in order to forestall a possible misunderstanding . |
| 3 | An accurate account would have to have regard to all those instances where a remedy has been accorded by a state party simply to forestall a successful application and to those cases , also , where breach had been avoided in the first place by reason of adjustment of procedures so as to ensure compliance with the Convention . |
| 4 | This remarkable two-part adventure came about purely as a stop-gap measure to forestall a looming crisis . |
| 5 | Moreover , potential Green sympathisers are terrified of the ultra-right Franz Strauss , and will vote social Democrat to forestall a right-wing government . |
| 6 | A logo is a visual symbol which seeks to communicate a simple message to the public in such a way that it is instantly recognisable and memorable . |
| 7 | On the day he left , Gould wrote to Captain Washington at the Royal Geographical Society , announcing proudly , ‘ I shall have many novelties to add to science as well as to communicate a great deal respecting their habits since I have already obtained the nests and eggs of 60 species not one of which as far as I am aware have been described . ’ |
| 8 | Again misunderstandings can occur , and the person leading the service and trying to communicate a Christian message may be hard put to it to demonstrate their true meaning . |
| 9 | As in any alphabetical indexing language , it is important that the language reflects the current requirements of the user and the literature ; thus it is fairly common to have to modify a standard list or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged . |
| 10 | By contrast , genetically-engineered ‘ human ’ insulin is flashy stuff , a rapid application of advanced molecular genetics to modify a therapeutic product . |
| 11 | The release of a new single , Dragging Me Down , and a tour of more modest venues is proof of a going back to their roots approach to catch a new generation of fans . |
| 12 | So the criminals move freely around the galaxy , pursing their profession , and the FedPol must swallow its frustration and hope one day to be in the right place at the right time to catch a big-time wrong-doer in the act . |
| 13 | To catch a frisky horse or a young colt in a field the horseman placed a little of the mixture of oil of origanum , oil of rosemary , oil of cinnamon , and oil of fennel about his person . |
| 14 | After rounding the last mark incorrectly , they returned , losing places in the process , only to catch a submerged dustbin on their keel . |
| 15 | Find this man:New moves to catch a serial rapist . |
| 16 | To catch a greased piglet |
| 17 | Many expeditions have gone to the Comores hoping to catch a living specimen . |
| 18 | As a teenager , Souness trained with Celtic and was waiting with a friend to catch a late bus home . |
| 19 | Norway has no immediate plans to leave the IWC which last year rejected plans from Iceland and Japan to catch a limited number of whales . |
| 20 | For the first time in my life , I accelerated to catch a red light at the intersection with Brompton Road , steering Armstrong right down the middle of the two lanes , blocking both . |
| 21 | To catch a web-building spider , look for a web in the early morning after a still cool night when there will be dew on the web , which glistens in the early morning sunshine . |
| 22 | Organisations seeking to avail themselves of this opportunity need to catch a high speed train pretty quickly ! ’ |
| 23 | G. L. Jessop magically comes into the picture to catch a top edge from All-Time XI teammate Allan Lamb |
| 24 | She had tried to catch a quick nap , but anticipation of the evening to come had fluttered within her like a hummingbird , refusing to let her settle . |
| 25 | Like the ornithologist who has to reach an impossibly remote island by a certain day in the rainy season only to find it overflowing with ornithologists from all over the world choking the woodland tracks with cameras and tripods , trying to catch a fleeting glimpse of a small bird as it hops about in the dripping undergrowth . |
| 26 | He managed to catch a brief glimpse of him talking to a man at the end of the platform . |
| 27 | When she recently appeared at a New York department store to promote a scent , over 5,000 people turned up to catch a precious glimpse of her in the flesh . |
| 28 | PETERBOROUGH are offering a £500 reward to catch a coin-throwing hooligan who ruined their amazing 9–1 FA Cup triumph over non-League Kingstonian last night . |
| 29 | She had been trying to marshal a persuasive line of argument in her mind . |
| 30 | Set up by one of Britain 's top tennis players , Sarah Loosemore , it 's out to redress a sporting imbalance . |