Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [vb -s] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In contrast with the technological fixation which had previously dominated the control strategies of many states , the EPA stressed that the state implementation plan ( SIP ) should consider incorporating transportation controls to reduce the distance travelled by all vehicles , new and old alike . |
| 2 | As Mr Yeltsin preaches that Russia needs tax cuts to save the economy and brings in private contractors to manage a Moscow hospital , perhaps we should conclude that selling socialism , like selling moonbeams , is unlikely to be a lasting business . |
| 3 | Drill a small hole the rest of the way through the piston and countersink the opposite side to accept brass screws to attach the piston to the push rods . |
| 4 | An inverted , climbing helicopter tends to cause the brain and thumbs to go out of synch ! |
| 5 | Henry Moore argued that God created garden weeds to exercise the industry of man to dig them out ! |
| 6 | For this S-shape I used rose leaves to create the basic outline , added some blue larkspur and white hawthorn flowers , and then softened the shape with some sweet pea tendrils and small pieces of Russian vine . |
| 7 | The Board of Palatine Ales plc has seen the announcement by Anglo-Welsh Breweries plc of its offer to acquire the company . |
| 8 | The Rush die scandal has exposed the weaknesses of any benign multiculturalism premised on the assumption of easy harmony and pluralism . |
| 9 | Trade unions pledged themselves to resist government plans to rationalize the public sector , privatize state industries , and streamline the economy for export-orientated growth [ see pp. 37706 ] . |
| 10 | Rittner stood down as Arts Council Secretary General two years ago , believing government plans to devolve the council 's funding responsibilities to the regions would drastically reduce its role . |
| 11 | John says government has promoted the message that people should become more self-sufficient and rely less on the community . |
| 12 | Sun Microsystems Inc 's SunPics printing and imaging planet has introduced the firm 's first colour printer , the PostScript-compatible NeWSprinter CL+ , for use with Sparc systems : users can adjust colours and tones on-screen with SunPic 's BalanceTool software , which will be integrated with the Eastman Kodak Co ColorSense colour management system which Sun is integrating into future versions of Solaris . |
| 13 | I do n't think Daddy 's got the legs |
| 14 | I do n't think Daddy 's got the energy to run all round Tesco 's either . |
| 15 | Here Nuer theology seems to echo the thoughts of the ancient Sicilian philosopher Empedocles who spoke of god as ‘ a circle whose centre is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere ’ . |
| 16 | Foxes will often enlarge rabbit burrows to make the ‘ earth ’ in which they give birth to their young . |
| 17 | The aim of the research is to examine how the right to buy policy has affected the Afro Caribbean community . |
| 18 | This handsomely produced volume manages to convey the character of a remarkable house in which tapestried corridors leave as indelible an impression as the many great works of art in the state rooms . |
| 19 | DAVID WHITE 'S explosive return to scoring form threatens to increase the agony at Anfield today for Liverpool boss Graeme Souness . |
| 20 | Miscue analysis seems to affect the way in which teachers approach their practice in a quite radical way . |
| 21 | These berths might also be improved for the build-up phase , by bulldozing earth ramparts to speed the offloading of bulk stores carried by many LSTs . |
| 22 | The Ramsar Convention commits signatory states to promote the conservation of particular wetland sites and the wise use of all wetlands within its territory . |
| 23 | SOUTH AFRICA hope to be the first country to use television replays to assist the umpires when they play home Tests against India later this year . |
| 24 | Since the early 1970s rising unemployment has encouraged the re-adoption of protectionist measures , e.g. tariffs , quotas , subsidies , to protect certain industrial sectors from overseas competition . |
| 25 | You know , suppose parliament starts breaking the rules and acting arbitrarily and I say the mechanism is not clear . |
| 26 | Intergraph Corp has wielded the axe half a dozen times since last August : 100 employees were laid off a couple of weeks ago — the company reported a $12.5m first quarter loss on revenues of $282m and has 7,000 staff worldwide . |
| 27 | The Insured Person has to bear the first £25 of each and every claim , except in respect of claims for deposits only where the Insured Person has to bear the first £10 of each and every claim . |
| 28 | The Insured Person has to bear the first £25 of each and every claim , except in respect of claims for deposits only where the Insured Person has to bear the first £10 of each and every claim . |
| 29 | The Insured Person has to bear the first £25 of each and every claim . |
| 30 | The Insured Person has to bear the first £25 of each and every claim . |