Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | George was probably wise to kill Lennie the way he did , preserving Lennie 's dignity . |
| 2 | For Paul Slay coming to Oxford to shop takes a lot of effort . |
| 3 | For Paul Slay coming to Oxford to shop takes a lot of effort . |
| 4 | For Paul Slay coming to Oxford to shop takes a lot of effort . |
| 5 | ‘ The first set was incredible — it was like a final — but after I got that set David seemed to lose heart a bit , ’ said Corsie later . |
| 6 | go into the Brownies and I used to go Windsor every year actually with my two . |
| 7 | To lose weight the intake of calories from the diet must be less than required — so that the shortfall is made up by burning off some of the excess weight , which is mainly , fatty tissue deposits . |
| 8 | Mindless of the fact she was in a flannel nightie , and had a green face , she looked quite prepared to go den the dragon . |
| 9 | To attract money the government will have to offer higher interest rates on bonds . |
| 10 | Despite its bid for attention , it failed to obtain Minton an ARA , a disappointment that may have been enhanced by the fact that this year Rodrigo Moynihan was made a full Academician . |
| 11 | Simply to pass risks a sense of purposelessness ; but the purposefulness of approach requires delicacy and tact . |
| 12 | In the first attempts to write words the letters are just shapes to be copied like any other shapes . |
| 13 | He was to ask the good bishop to grant Corbett an interview and to have the late King 's confessor present as well . |
| 14 | The path goes to the right to reach a stream at a small gorge and then goes slightly to the left to pass Loch an Fhir-bhallaich . |
| 15 | In order to increase revenue the IMF recommended raising indirect taxes and reforming the fiscal system in order to broaden the tax base and to reduce tax evasion . |
| 16 | To retrieve data the controller has to tell the drive to move its heads , one track at a time , to the requisite track and where to start reading on that track . |
| 17 | Christopher also seemed to indicate that the United States and its allies were considering a programme to provide Russia a kind of social safety net as it moves to free markets . |
| 18 | In making time to provide reflection the head not only has to be clear about the relative priority of helping out , taking on chores and providing workaday leadership but also has to have confidence in the extent to which his or her colleagues expect leadership . |
| 19 | At about the same time a consortium of West European banks refused to grant Cuba the credits it had requested , apparently as a result of US pressure . |
| 20 | After August 1939 Nizan was no longer willing to grant Stalin the benefit of the doubt . |
| 21 | Using a pole , fixed line , size 24 hook and wisp of fish or half a harbour rag it would be possible to catch fish an inch long one after another . |
| 22 | I was never given the chance to write Stephen a letter explaining why I gave him up for when he is older or anything . |
| 23 | The fund raising we did covers our cost and we rely heavily on the goodwill of parents and friends to provide transport every Sunday . |
| 24 | On the question of whether or not to grant immigrants the right to vote in local elections , Michel Rocard , the PS Prime Minister , stated that the " extension of the right to vote in local elections to immigrants must be the consequence of successful integration , not its prerequisite " . |
| 25 | Vice Chancellor Sir Donald Nicholls , declining to grant Venables the injunction he sought yesterday , said that to have done so would override the majority decision of the Spurs board , which had the right to ‘ hire and fire . ’ |
| 26 | He argued that rational people drawing up a just social contract would only be willing to grant governments the power to punish to the extent that was necessary to protect themselves from the crimes of others . |
| 27 | unemployed people will have to provide evidence every week to prove that they have been actively seeking work ; |
| 28 | The RHS Diary ( £9.99 ) and Rosemary Verey 's Book of Days ( £9.95 ) are beautifully illustrated to provide inspiration every day of the year . |
| 29 | Do you erm have you got to know people a bit on the flats ? |
| 30 | Edwards has emphasised , ever since the annual meeting two weeks ago when he used his majority shareholding to secure Knighton a place on the United board that he would make his decision at the end of this season . |