Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [noun] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | As their ‘ Eva Luna ’ album gathers plaudits for its unflinching portrayal of urban life , London 's eclectic revolutionaries take DELE FADELE round the East End to see Jack The Ripper 's old haunts . |
2 | In the first attempts to write words the letters are just shapes to be copied like any other shapes . |
3 | Lastly , he made up his mind to see Charlie the Pigeon , who could tell him all the things happening in the neighbourhood , because he could fly so high + see so much . |
4 | In a bid to encourage councillors the company has offered to increase Darlington 's commission to 12.5pc . |
5 | I can if necessary put the achievements and remaining problems of my writers into words to save people the trouble of making up their own minds . |
6 | A spokesman for the union said that if negotiations failed , there would be no alternative to strike action.If the strike goes ahead it will be the first ever nationwide strike to take place in The Royal Bank of Scotland . |
7 | It was not until Ismail became Sultan in 1863 ( soon changed to Khedive ) that there was another major drive towards modernisation , including an attempt to make Cairo the Paris of the East . |
8 | For modern reference it has included centre pages which give useful notes which enables 1992 readers to pin point the location of the original advertiser . |
9 | The bespectacled motormouth gets a cover splash on the New York Post for urging black kids to skip school the day his Malcolm X biopic opens , claiming that ‘ the teachers ca n't hold it against them if they write a report on what they see . ’ |
10 | With a circuit to race Nick The Brief was pulled up , and though Desert Orchid continued to dispute the lead with Ten Of Spades as the runners went away from the stands for the second circuit Toby Tobias and Norton 's Coin were making noticeable progress through the field . |
11 | NFC 's caring approach makes it more reluctant than most companies to show employees the door . |
12 | This has worked in the past : in 1990 the indignation of the world 's intelligentsia stopped the plan to make Venice the site of Expo 2000 when most Italians had resigned themselves to its being inevitable . |
13 | The return to rock means the supercession of demystification by re-mystification , giving people back their sense of worship , rather than forcibly opening their eyes to the nuts and bolts of how ‘ myth ’ is constructed . |
14 | Working , living and playing together in the knowledge that this may continue for many years to come increases the pressure to conform to the wishes of the group . |
15 | ( 2 ) A general immunity , possessed by all persons and bodies , from being compelled on pain of punishment to answer questions the answers to which may incriminate them . |
16 | ( 2 ) A general immunity , possessed by all persons and bodies , from being compelled on pain of punishment to answer questions the answers to which may incriminate them . |
17 | In Much Ado the shift to verse expresses the bitterness and sense of betrayal felt by Claudio at Hero 's supposed infidelity . |
18 | With such diverse facilities and wide ranging activities , we have found that many young mothers attending the Sportcentre require a private room to feed or change the youngest member of the family — to satisfy that need we are pleased to provide a fully equipped Baby Care room to give mum the privacy and comfort she and junior deserve . |
19 | It will be the usual exhaustive ballot procedure and if the first vote does not give an overall majority to one of the candidates there will be an adjournment for fifteen or twenty minutes in the same room to give candidates the opportunity to withdraw . |
20 | My basic criticism of all three judgments in the Court of Appeal is that in their desire to do justice the court failed to do justice according to law . |
21 | Her mother , Valerie , had returned to teaching after her family were off her hands , but she had been forced to give up her job to give Jennifer the care she needed . |
22 | SIS will also be covering Kelso , Newbury and greyhound racing from Bristol so the need to give punters the opportunity to additionally sample delights from the orient hardly seems necessary . |
23 | DEC 1992 Safetips launched at the Staff Conference to give staff the opportunity to contribute towards a safer working environment and to enhance the safety culture . |
24 | Edgar ravaged the Isle of Thanet in 969 , and Æthelred the estates of the bishopric of Rochester in 986 , while it was Earl Godwin 's refusal to obey Edward the Confessor 's order to attack Dover which precipitated the crisis of 1051 . |
25 | The governor of Cochin-China had arranged the meeting ; on hearing of Mrs. Sherman 's arrival in Hue he had invited them to join his official entourage for the imperial New Year ceremony and had also arranged for Tran Van Hieu to show Joseph the palaces beforehand . |
26 | As we have seen , current educational thinking tends to dismiss the idea of ‘ reading readiness ’ , but there is a need to show children the benefits , the rewards , and the access reading gives to information , knowledge , and entertainment . |
27 | Byas held on to his third catch in the slips to gain Carrick the wicket of Harvey Trump , and after Robinson had returned to account for Andrew Cottam , Carrick rounded off the innings by getting the stubborn Andrew Caddick caught at extra cover for 37 . |
28 | Case White , as the invasion was codenamed , was aborted by a signal issued at about 7.30 p.m. on August 25 , because Mussolini and Ciano , when it came to it , summoned up the courage to tell Hitler the truth at last . |
29 | That 's why his desire to tell Pooh the truth will in fact make him tell Pooh what he believes , whether that is actually true or not . |
30 | Two minutes after the break , Dwight Marshall 's optimistic 25-yarder beat Dorking keeper Lee Orkney 's dive to give Plymouth the lead . |