Example sentences of "[vb infin] [art] [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we mere mortals need a rod that will give when this happens ; a rod that will absorb the shock the instant a powerful fish pulls against the line . |
| 2 | In other words , can a computer imitate the process the archaeological expert carries out by eye when he constructs his standard typologies ? |
| 3 | If I can build the squad the way I wish and not be forced to part with exceptional talent like Colin Webley , then anything is possible . |
| 4 | Indeed one of the main arguments against the televising of Parliament was that it would damage the way the House works , although some thought it would change for the better . |
| 5 | Erm and you never know who 's coming in , it could be anybody and if we start saying things which are n't to , then we 'll eventually damage the project a great deal . |
| 6 | My right hon. Friend the Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup ( Mr. Heath ) echoed Harold Macmillan 's theme when he spoke to the House on 28 October 1971 : ’ I can not over-emphasise the importance the scale and quality of the decision whether we are going to decide that Western Europe should now move along the path to real unity our decision tonight will vitally affect the sort of world in which we British people and many generations to come will live their lives ’ . |
| 7 | The notepad is for you to write down any ideas which might aid the crusade the Conductor outlined . ’ |
| 8 | Well I think it the they 've small workforces in each of the three quarries , I think there are twenty in , and twenty odd in and we thought well twenty men are n't really gon na hurt the quarry the companies , the group of companies that much , because slate will still be produced in the other two . |
| 9 | Look too , for models with the sort of shelving that allows you to programme the machine to start work hours later and will make the operation a whole lot quieter , and the kinds that have soft food disposal units to prevent blocked drains . |
| 10 | Unlike the agricultural workers in an occupational community , the newcomers do not make the village the focus of all their social activities . |
| 11 | Nothing daunted , Havelock Wilson , having just returned from his foreign travels , accompanied by Tom Mann , recently released from gaol following a term of imprisonment for inciting troops to mutiny , set off to visit four or five provincial ports , not only to appeal for funds for the London men , but also to persuade workers at these ports to join in and make the strike a national one . |
| 12 | This factor … should make the court the more cautious before holding that the defendant had had both a factual possession and animus possidendi sufficient to confer on him a possessory title … |
| 13 | In short , it means that it becomes possible to impose almost any character you want on it , which should make the Standard a session player 's dream . |
| 14 | He could , of course , make the child a ward of court , but I doubted if any wardship would persuade the court to take a child away from a young and devoted mother . |
| 15 | Anyway , as they were summer clothes , and it had been the start of winter , that had helped make the decision an easy one . |
| 16 | Nigeria 's vast size , and its complicated ethnic and religious make-up , do not make the country a comfortable candidate for democracy . |
| 17 | Let us now make the problem a little more complicated by assuming that only part of the disc is in an appreciable magnetic field , as shown in Fig. 4.17(a) . |
| 18 | ‘ But that does n't necessarily make the man a coward ? ’ |
| 19 | — THE organisers of National Music Day are looking for clubs to help make the occasion a big success . |
| 20 | Yes , 3Com is trying to solve the right problems , says Proteon , but no , it does n't believe that 3Com will ever make the technology a widely implemented standard . |
| 21 | He exhibits a number of adjectives which differ in precisely the way required while maintaining the same or essentially the same lexical value ( we modify his examples slightly where it is possible to do so without damage to his case , so as to make the distinction sharper ) : ( 19 ) visible stars vs stars visible the only navigable rivers vs the only rivers navigable a handy tool vs are your tools handy ? guilty people vs people guilty As it happens , the examples which Bolinger uses employ words which can make the distinction a rather subtle one , with perhaps the exception of visible stars ( a group recognized astronomically ) beside stars visible ; but it is quite easy to produce further instances which seem to confirm his view : ( 20 ) a complaining visitor vs a visitor complaining the eligible bachelor vs the bachelor eligible In other cases , the divergence of lexical value between the two positions may be greater but still with the characteristic value for the former , and the occasion value for the latter : ( 21 ) the responsible man vs the man responsible a sorry sight vs the girl is sorry He notes that the acceptability of an adjective in pre-adjunct position may apparently depend on whether or not it can be regarded as indicating a relatively enduring characteristic of what is expressed by the noun , as in : ( 22 ) the faint girl vs the girl is faint an asleep man vs a man asleep This possibility of course depends not only on the adjective itself but also on the nature of the noun being qualified , so that " when one scratches one 's head the result is not *a scratched head but when one scores a glass surface the result is a scratched surface " . |
| 22 | Although it was stressed at this meeting by one speaker that the school should make the appraisal a valuable exercise , other teachers expressed concern over whether their reports would actually be read . |
| 23 | One evening at Pack Meeting Beegee , which was the name the Pack had made up for their Guider out of the initial letters B and G of Brownie Guider , told the Brownies that the County Girl Guides ' Fete was to be held in a few weeks ' time in Morley Park and that the 3rd Shortfields Pack must think what to do to help make the fete a huge success . |
| 24 | The five-year plan would make the plant the first of its size to meet the target of the Netherlands ' 20-year national environment plan . |
| 25 | For Horton staff , particularly the medical staff , the loss of ‘ acute ’ ( short stay ) admissions would make the hospital a far less attractive place to work in . |
| 26 | A few hours of your time can make the Fund a fortune so please phone Jane Milligan . |
| 27 | Once that happens council officers would then be able to look at specific ways of reducing the risk of accidents in Darlington and help make the borough a safer place . |
| 28 | Lord Mayor Bill Turner and Assistant Director of Public Relations Trevor Hines have expressed particular enthusiasm , and believe Birmingham 's recent development will make the city an ideal venue . |
| 29 | Well I would say Not being a riveter I would think it it did make the job a bit easier for them . |
| 30 | In fact the United States boasted of its capacity for ‘ overkill ’ — another euphemism in the nuclear vocabulary — as if to wipe out one 's adversary several times over could only make the world a safer place . |