Example sentences of "[to-vb] a new [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The person who , despite their concern about the loss of a company pension , leaves an organisation after many years of service in a disliked job to try a new field may well do better , in health terms , than the person who sticks it out in the miserable job . |
| 3 | Remember , it is very important to try a new foundation on your jawline in daylight . |
| 4 | ‘ They were going to try a new drug on him which had never been tested on a human being before in an effort to try and stop the progress of the tumour . |
| 5 | We need to try a new approach . ’ |
| 6 | Lisbon diplomats said Portugal had asked the United States to try a new initiative to bring the two sides together . |
| 7 | ‘ It would be interesting to try a new restaurant . |
| 8 | He says he was keen to try a new crop , and dwarf sunflowers ripen in time to harvest in late summer . |
| 9 | It is difficult at the best of times to persuade consumers to try a new product , but when it is more expensive than rump steak the problem is exacerbated , particularly when one of the undeniable attractions of vegetarianism is that it is such a cheap alternative to eating meat . |
| 10 | It is difficult to persuade consumers to try a new product , but when it is more expensive than rump steak the problem is exacerbated , particularly when one of the attractions of vegetarianism is that it is such a cheap alternative to meat |
| 11 | As air fresheners and other chemicals deliver only temporary results , it is now the time to try a new product which does n't just mask smells , but actually digests them , claim the manufacturers . |
| 12 | If you were to try a new carbon zinc battery on one of these testers , and then an alkaline one , in both cases the needle would bang hard over . |
| 13 | The government has at last realised the importance of preserving the eco system as a way to attract a new kind of tourist ( with more culture and money to spend ) who will see Gran Canaria not just as cheap holidays in the sun but as a living island . |
| 14 | Whannel believes that the main reason why this terminology has taken such an enduring grip is that it is being used to serve the commercial interests of Football League and club officials as part of a hidden agenda to attract a new type of football audience ( the ‘ family audience ’ ) and thereby solve the game 's economic crisis . |
| 15 | However , winning the Trophée des Mères Cuisinières will bring her valuable publicity : ‘ It 's an important media event which is bound to attract a new clientele . ’ |
| 16 | Brookhouse was fortunate for , as the cloth trade went into decline , it managed to attract a new industry that enabled it to keep going for a century longer than many of its counterparts . |
| 17 | YORKSHIRE 'S unsettled batsman Phil Robinson should find it easier to attract a new county after a change of heart by the Test and County Cricket Board yesterday . |
| 18 | His death-warrant bore 58 signatures , headed by that of John Bradshaw who , born in Marple in 1602 , may have attended the School in his youth ; however , if he did , it seems to have made but little impression on him , for in his will he made bequests to increase the Masters ' salaries at his other schools , Bunbury and Middleton , and to found a new school in Marple , without mentioning Stockport . |
| 19 | That the aim and purpose is to bring about the fall of the bourgeoisie and the rule of the proletariat , to abolish the old society based on class differences and to found a new society without classes and without private property . |
| 20 | The physical appearance of Chesterfield 's market place was altered by the erection of a huge market hall in 1857 , but even today the shape of the area is that determined upon back in the twelfth century when a decision was taken to found a new market at what was then the edge of the town . |
| 21 | Cuvier was determined to found a new science of the past by displaying the changes in the earth 's inhabitants revealed by the fossil record . |
| 22 | ( Mr Orlando soon left it in order to found a new movement of his own . ) |
| 23 | In a sign of discontent within the National Party over economic policy and particularly over the budget , two backbench MPs , Gilbert Mylesand Hamish MacIntyre , resigned on Aug. 15 , stating their intention to remain in parliament and to found a new party " that brings honesty back into New Zealand politics " . |
| 24 | There appears to be a wide variety of newspapers available to the public ( even though appearances deceive ) , and it has always been possible in principle ( if not in practice ) to found a new paper . |
| 25 | When a swarm of bees leave to found a new colony , they tend to build combs with the same orientation , say east-west , as the combs in their parent hive . |
| 26 | It is debatable indeed whether or not Jesus came to found a new religion . |
| 27 | Was it really Guru Nanak 's intention to found a new religion , or even a new religious community ? |
| 28 | If the government wanted to encourage a new trade in supplying meal to the populace , the last way to do it was to remove all profit from the enterprise . |
| 29 | Erm , I think I answered this question this morning in response to erm Miss Whitaker 's erm er question to me , erm Hambledon 's objection to the principle of a new settlement is based upon , erm , our interpretation of P P G three , we feel that , as I said , it would be disingenuous of us to support the principle at this stage knowing that we were unwilling to accept a new settlement in Hambledon . |
| 30 | But , as Ms Walls and Ms Marcus point out , a better way to direct the trade is through the solution that the market has come up with : private waste-management companies now typically pay host fees to places that are willing to accept a new landfill . |