Example sentences of "[noun] [vb infin] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her hair had been flattened by the storm so that it made Trent think of a squashed astrakan hat . |
| 2 | Then dis discontinuity , does the function exist for a whole range ? |
| 3 | ‘ Ward councillors have received a number of complaints and we will be contacting the Association , asking them to make the builders behave in a responsible manner . ’ |
| 4 | Unlike a company , a partnership does Dot exist as a separate legal entity : for example , a partnership can not sue and be sued in its own right . |
| 5 | But my last word on the ex-patriots is can Kuwait survive without a foreign labour force ? |
| 6 | Mr Hutchinson said he saw Mr Deacon emerge from a back door . |
| 7 | The realisation made her lips curve in a self-mocking little grin . |
| 8 | She felt her mouth twist into a wry smile . |
| 9 | Sister Cooney watched the festivities develop with a benign eye . |
| 10 | While you 're waiting for the kettle to boil erm , get a cup from the cupboard and a tea bag from the tea jar , put tea bag in the the cup and then wait for the kettle to boil and o , once the kettle has boiled you put your hot water into the cup and le , and let the tea brew for a little while And then , after you let it brew you can either add milk to it or , do not add milk to it . |
| 11 | MALCOLM ALLISON watched his side lose to an injury-time goal and was told by Derby boss Arthur Cox : ‘ You deserved to win . ’ |
| 12 | I notice that you show jump … does your horse suffer from a dry mouth condition ? |
| 13 | He felt his eyes widen to an obvious and solving truth . |
| 14 | But it becomes clear that Krashen is not thinking of theory in general , that is to say of a theoretical perspective on pedagogy , but of a theory in particular which can be applied directly ; not , therefore , of the process of referring actual problems to abstract ideas but the process of making practice conform to a preconceived conceptual pattern . |
| 15 | You could of course invest in a total systemised tank . |
| 16 | In his white face , there was nothing but a stillness deeper than the farthest depths of the sea — a quietness that made Ruth think of a drowned body drifting on its slow journey down to the sea bed . |
| 17 | Can a cat survive on a vegetarian diet ? |
| 18 | His tenure saw the gallery grow from a provincial treasure house to a world-renowned showcase which challenged the Metropolitan as the country 's most prestigious venue . |
| 19 | They lay quietly , fingers just touching , Carolyn watching the lightshade sway in a slight draught , Alan watching the gentle rise and fall of her ribcage as she breathed . |
| 20 | If you are going to do many punchcards invest in a continuous roll for a treat . |
| 21 | did neglect ( or refuse ) to stop the vehicle ( or to make the vehicle proceed in a particular line of traffic or to make the vehicle keep to a particular line of traffic or to proceed to a particular point ) |
| 22 | ‘ did neglect ( or refuse ) to stop the vehicle ( or to make the vehicle proceed in a particular line of traffic or to make the vehicle keep to a particular line of traffic or to proceed to a particular point ) ’ This phrase means : |
| 23 | ‘ did neglect ( or refuse ) to stop the vehicle ( or to make the vehicle proceed in a particular line of traffic or to make the vehicle keep to a particular line of traffic or to proceed to a particular point ) ’ The proving of this phrase will depend on the circumstances of each case . |
| 24 | Manicures are , i , are ideal for trimming your nails , pushing down the cuticles , and making your nails look into a nice shape and nice and clean . |
| 25 | Bartocci made Zen sound like a mad dog he was managing to restrain only with the greatest difficulty . |
| 26 | In 1956 two American physicists , Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen Ning Yang , suggested that the weak force does not in fact obey the symmetry P. In other words , the weak force would make the universe develop in a different way from the way in which the mirror image of the universe would develop . |
| 27 | did neglect ( or refuse ) to stop the vehicle ( or to make the vehicle proceed in a particular line of traffic or to make the vehicle keep to a particular line of traffic or to proceed to a particular point ) |
| 28 | ‘ did neglect ( or refuse ) to stop the vehicle ( or to make the vehicle proceed in a particular line of traffic or to make the vehicle keep to a particular line of traffic or to proceed to a particular point ) ’ This phrase means : |
| 29 | ‘ did neglect ( or refuse ) to stop the vehicle ( or to make the vehicle proceed in a particular line of traffic or to make the vehicle keep to a particular line of traffic or to proceed to a particular point ) ’ The proving of this phrase will depend on the circumstances of each case . |
| 30 | How would the NHS change under a Labour government ? |