Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [verb] [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | When I was out of the room , he told Margaret that he wanted to see me write weightier books than that . |
| 2 | Both of the general SVQs in science are designed to provide students and trainees with a broad grounding in science , while allowing them to develop higher levels of competence in their chosen areas . |
| 3 | Again , this is not radically different from the attitudes of many parents towards children of higher intelligence , who believe that their children should experience pre-school education , perhaps attending a play school or nursery from the age of three onwards , and then encouraging them to pursue further education at school leaving age . |
| 4 | I believe that many visitors would like to have available a short paper about the early history to enable them to derive greater enjoyment from their stay and I hope those who want to know more will be stimulated to consult the Inventory . |
| 5 | Training is needed to enable them to derive greater value and information from the source . |
| 6 | The aims of the workshop are to help young people in the South Pacific to understand and respond to the mass media ( TV , video , radio and print ) and to enable them to recognise better quality media programmes . |
| 7 | We must also consider the opportunity that some occupations have for deliberately restricting access to the acquisition of the skills needed to do the job , thereby keeping down their distribution amongst the population , and enabling them to claim higher rewards in the market place . |
| 8 | The more able pupils often produce stereotypical work which may generate the ‘ right ’ answer but may not stimulate them to ask further questions . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , some people say he died in the town , always trying to make a broom that would last ; others say he just gave up and wasted away , others that he got somebody else to make the brooms and found somebody to provide better twigs , and got people to sell the brooms in other towns and cities , and hired more people to make more brooms , and built a broom-making factory , and made lots of money and had a splendid house made … |
| 10 | Let us suppose you have decided that regression therapy might be helpful to you , either in overcoming a persistent problem or by enabling you to gain further insight into your own spiritual development . |
| 11 | Len possessed that amazing ability that is sometimes found in footballers , to ‘ hang ’ in the air for a fraction of a second , so enabling him to obtain greater power and better direction from the ensuing header . |
| 12 | One person assembles one product from beginning to end ; the workers say it 's more satisfying that way and Peavey say they get better quality work , as well as being able to respond quicker to market demands . |
| 13 | One person assembles one product from beginning to end ; the workers say it 's more satisfying that way and Peavey say they get better quality work , as well as being able to respond quicker to market demands . |
| 14 | Senior officers now say they want tougher punishments for those found guilty of attacking the police . |
| 15 | The rescue co-ordinators include Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals abandoned plans to use whale song on Sunday , when Mr Goold found he needed stronger amplification of his recordings . |
| 16 | In addition , people are going to find themselves paying higher rents , irrespective of whether they live in privately rented , housing association or local authority property . |
| 17 | So successful have these videos been that a partially self-supporting unit , NACAB Vision , has been formed which produces further training videos on a wider range of topics . |
| 18 | Normally the faculty will not make offers to candidates who have yet to sit their SCE Higher grade examinations . |
| 19 | Although the PTR is the measure on which decisions about resource allocation are often based , it is the size of the class as taught which has greater implications for children 's learning experience . |
| 20 | Their accountants advised them to put further capital into the business or sell it . |
| 21 | I 've chosen you because I 've noticed you have better powers of concentration than either of my sisters . ’ |
| 22 | I hope you feel better matey ! |
| 23 | ‘ I hope you have better luck at your next port of call . ’ |
| 24 | While we are now well aware that too much fat , especially in saturated forms , increases the risk of heart disease and certain cancers , the latest from the World Health Organisation ( WHO ) — Diet , nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases — says we run further risks if we do not eat enough fruit and vegetables . |
| 25 | I just hope we get faster ground , ’ Doumen said . |
| 26 | Leonora 's heart sank at the prospect of a whole fortnight without him , and as if scenting victory Penry moved closer , his long forefinger caressing her drooping lower lip . |
| 27 | It says it rejected earlier offers of Fondiaria 's shares as too expensive . |
| 28 | The redemption will be funded using cash from operations and earnings in the quarter ended December 31 1992 and the company says it intends further redemptions of the 10% debentures throughout 1993 — after April 1 , some $427m of the 10% debt will remain outstanding . |
| 29 | Because the neutrons are not slowed by any moderator at fast speeds it breeds further plutonium in the blanket of uranium which surrounds the reactor core . |
| 30 | Then in 1879 he sought affiliation with the University of Durham ; but objections by the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music prevented his developing stronger links with either university . |