Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [verb] the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Federal funding for the arts occupies a tiny part of the national budget , but in the last administration became a cause celèbre when the question of National Endowment for the Arts ' occasional support for provocative and sexually explicit art aroused the fury of conservatives led by Senator Jesse Helms , who whipped up popular support for a move to curb or cut the N.E.A. 's budget . |
| 2 | Her deep involvement in the Falklands war and determination to retain British sovereignty over the islands has to be set against Britain 's negotiated return of Hong Kong to China with effect from 1997 and refusal to support or condemn the US invasion of Grenada ( part of the Commonwealth ) . |
| 3 | The next ten years of international arguments about whaling are best known as the period in which many more countries joined or rejoined the IWC , when the Indian Ocean was designated as a whale sanctuary and when the sperm whale was effectively protected after 200 years of exploitation . |
| 4 | When deciding whether to accept or reject the DC , bear in mind that acceptance means that you are agreeing either : |
| 5 | A deserted Disneyland-style House of Horrors , populated by ghosts , vampires and Frankenstein 's monster , proves equally useless in delaying or confusing the Daleks , and so reluctantly the Doctor decides they must stand and fight . |
| 6 | He thought for a moment and added : ‘ In fact , the further I get into it , and see all these boats and families aboard , the more I realise that crossing the Atlantic is no feat at all . ’ |
| 7 | We went to the museum with all aspects of the Great Western Railway and finally to the gift shop , the only one we visited that had the Bishop 's Castle Railway book on sale . |
| 8 | DEC will sell , install and service the Auspex servers . |
| 9 | Has anyone got the Leeds ticket office or fax number , We are planning to try and make the wednesday match on feb the 12th , that is if any tickets are still available . |
| 10 | Has anyone got the Leeds ticket office or fax number , We are planning to try and make the wednesday match on feb the 12th , that is if any tickets are still available . |
| 11 | A couple of Frenchmen last season were the latest to try and rearrange the Probyn features but to no avail . |
| 12 | I also admire Bethany Megan Robinson for efforts to try and improve the Skerne Park Estate . |
| 13 | The Count of Ostermark led a small army of local troops and Knights Panther to try and stem the Orcs ' advance , but his troops were hopelessly outnumbered and soon driven from the field in rout . |
| 14 | set about a campaign to try and persuade the Croydon voters to get the termination of the lease reversed . |
| 15 | I want to come and see the Auberge Clement with you and Mrs. Cornelius . ’ |
| 16 | From Lizard Point we entered and left the Culdrose MATZ . |
| 17 | SUMMIT leaders are today due to unveil a £5 billion recovery package to get Europe back to work and stop the EC falling deeper into depression . |
| 18 | In 1888 , in association with ( Sir ) George Newnes [ q.v. ] , a local benefactor , founder of Tit-Bits and Liberal MP for Newmarket , he designed and built the Lynton and Lynmouth cliff railway . |
| 19 | In practical terms they call for the government to help buy and protect the Mar Lodge Estate — 77 000 acre plot of land in the Cairngorms which has been up for sale since May . |
| 20 | Finbar O'Doherty presided and denounced the RUC ban on the original route : ‘ On future occasions the question of a police ban at the dictates of their Orange masters would be a matter for meeting in a different manner . ' |
| 21 | A major setback was the disappearance of all military force : the Japanese disarmed and dissolved the Peta and Hei-Ho . |
| 22 | He rose and addressed the Simonova 's officer-of-the-watch , his salute a travesty . |
| 23 | The OSS forerunner of the CIA — held joint meetings with M16 to hammer out a viable response , and Roosevelt was advised to cook up some scheme with his ‘ Former Naval Person ’ friend across the water suggesting that Hitler 's real hope was to bring about a peace in Europe so that he could attack and destroy the US and her interests . |
| 24 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is now the estimated total cost of acquiring and maintaining the Trident nuclear weapon system . |
| 25 | At first Colchester stumbled around court looking anything but promotion contenders , Nomads outserving and outhitting the Essex side early on . |
| 26 | The Animal Care Trust — ACT — supports the College by raising urgently needed funds to ensure high standards of facilities are maintained , to extend , modernise and equip the RVC 's three hospitals and also to provide endowment for professional staff . |
| 27 | The Single European Market , the demographic trough and the need to train and retrain the UK workforce to the higher standards of competence attained in many other countries are only three examples . |
| 28 | Later it said Bosnian Muslim forces counter-attacked and pushed the Serbs back two miles . |
| 29 | However each can learn something from the others , and it is thanks to International co-operation on this level that the RNLI began to operate the Waveney ( originally an American coastguard design ) , and that the Canadians now build and operate the Arun class . |
| 30 | Charlemagne 's baggage train is attacked whilst crossing the Alps on one of his campaigns . |