Example sentences of "[verb] a whole [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The actions of human characters involve a whole grammar of visual signals which the audience will pick up if it is given the right clues . |
| 2 | Most studies have been carried out by watching just one plant species and drawing conclusions from that , though a study by Leighton and Leighton analysed a whole forest in eastern Borneo . |
| 3 | So she wanted it really dead level in the front I reckon you 'll need a whole inch off your back here . |
| 4 | Thus , the jury should be instructed that the term ‘ consent ’ covers a whole range of situations from actual desire to reluctant acquiescence , and that the dividing line between real consent and mere submission must be drawn by the jury by applying its knowledge of human nature to the facts of the case . |
| 5 | The obsessive compulsive neuroses such as obsessive washing and the various phobias will require medical assessment but may receive particular help from Emotions Anonymous , which also covers a whole range of other emotional disorders that may be significantly disturbing to the life of the sufferer and be beyond personal control . |
| 6 | I shall look into the matter that my hon. Friend has raised , because it covers a whole range of issues — resettlements and redundancy arrangements — and we are anxious that the fairest arrangements should be made . |
| 7 | No , I mean , I wrote down here what tone of voice — English obsession with newspaper class , which is what I was talking about format which you covered , and I said that I felt that in the States that seems to an outsider only the New York Times , but even that sort of , as you say , covers a whole range of non-quality , from a British point of view non-quality , press . |
| 8 | Face-to-Face ( see page 61 ) covers a whole multitude of different interactions between people . |
| 9 | The bones of Halling Man were removed and sent to Professor Arthur Keith the foremost archaeologist of his day who later as Sir Arthur Keith , was to write a whole chapter in his book The Antiquity of Man 1915 , on Halling Man . |
| 10 | It was twofold : first , the material of the book had a Wagnerian stimulus behind it and a discernible " Wagnerian connection " ; and secondly , the decision to write a whole book on the basis of that material was prompted by Wagner 's personal advocacy . |
| 11 | This morning I drew a whole series of quick sketches of bowls of fruit . |
| 12 | What we 're are saying is , There are the sites , they do n't have the development constraints that I would to the extent erm that you believe erm they have , and Skelton and the two objection sites are very well located a whole range of service facilities and employment opportunities , and development on those sites would fit squarely within local plan policy . |
| 13 | This year , however , new year greetings from Philip Morris , specifically addressed to the younger generation , occupied a whole page of the Italian newspaper La Republica on 31 December 1992 , and included a message singed by the Nobel prizewinner under the heading ‘ Culture of the modern time ’ . |
| 14 | The extra ribs had been added , giving an enormous rib-cage , topped by gigantic if flaccid breasts , powerful enough to suckle a whole brood of infant monsters . |
| 15 | Certainly they evoke a whole string of imaginings about past scenes — the construction , people travelling , especially on outings , steam trains with all the associations they conjure up , and so on . |
| 16 | And send a whole day with , and it never hurt them . |
| 17 | Soviet writers claimed that the Western states were employing a whole range of devices to undermine the neutralism or proclaimed neutrality of the new states . |
| 18 | Russell devoted a whole chapter to the topic , where he argued in favour of both the narrow , imposed variety and the more important ‘ constructive self-discipline ’ . |
| 19 | Further impetus to parent teacher co-operation was given by the Plowden Report ( 1967 ) which devoted a whole chapter to ‘ Participation by parents ’ . |
| 20 | Well I know you 'd love to debate that with me , but we devoted a whole morning to it yesterday so I 'm not going to . |
| 21 | This category of plan probably represents the outcome of a cumulative and spontaneous growth of internal streets , to meet a whole range of contributory factors including population growth , increasing functional complexity , the availability of resources and the intangible aspect of focal consciousness on the part of the resident community hence its importance as an indicator of increased urban status . |
| 22 | You expect a whole speech of explanation . |
| 23 | Over 70% of Siemens Nixdorf 's staff are involved in these activities , and Bearpark said that it is working ever more closely with other Siemens companies to secure a whole range of contracts . |
| 24 | But on the other hand as is often the case , there 's so much that you 've got you do n't need , that when you finish your removal you want a whole lot of boxes in the corner out the way until you 've sorted er everything else out . |
| 25 | There he found a whole drama of ‘ switches ’ and changes , ‘ the first open declaration of a real intimacy ’ coming in Sonnet 13 , with ‘ the humble poet ’ thereafter oscillating between Thou and You according to how things stood between him and his ‘ wealthy aristocrat ’ . |
| 26 | The average home and garden contains a whole bouquet of botanic hazards and small children are particularly at risk . |
| 27 | Act 3 contains a whole cluster of consecutive movements over which the score and the quarto disagree . |
| 28 | Individual psychological adjustment studies , then , fail to provide a useful analysis because they do not locate the disabled person in a society which contains a whole set of beliefs , practices , and so on , surrounding disability , and fail to see the consequences of these practices as expressed in the psychology of the individual disabled person . |
| 29 | Gradually there was added a whole range of extra payments to give doctors financial inducements to provide adequate surgery facilities and to encourage them to practise in unpopular industrial and inner-city areas , and in remote rural areas . |
| 30 | My first natural impulse was to shout , to get help from whoever had come : and between intention and voice a whole stream of thoughts suddenly intruded and left me silent , open-mouthed to call out but unsure of the wisdom . |