Example sentences of "[verb] [indef pn] [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The SNP , if it maintains its principles , need change nothing to collect the electoral windfall left by Labour 's rush to the right . |
| 2 | She looked through the drawers of his desk and found nothing to indicate the financial problems her cousin had spoken of . |
| 3 | I want nothing to stop The New Hope from making its maiden flight three months from now . ’ |
| 4 | In fact it is just as misleading to ignore the packaging and expect someone to assess the new situation without any help . |
| 5 | And I want somebody to help the little ones later on . |
| 6 | Yet religious belief has something to teach the rational secular world ; some principles should be defended without recourse to a blurry halfway house . |
| 7 | Whatever the season , Ingleborough has something to offer the keen fell walker . |
| 8 | They had wanted an outright victory leading to the expulsion of all ‘ fundamentalists ’ , whereas the document allows everyone to join the new party . |
| 9 | Once more the West could do nothing to oppose the Russian action . |
| 10 | She knew Guy could feel the sudden acceleration of her pulse , but she could do nothing to stop the traitorous throbbing . |
| 11 | It will certainly do nothing to resolve the philosophical doubts of those who regard art and design as essentially different or yet others working in the art and design faculties of polytechnics who fear that the technological and scientific ambiance of the institution is inimical to the needs and style of high-level art education . |
| 12 | As with most good tumbles , you could see this one coming a mile off — and could do nothing to prevent the inevitable . |
| 13 | But they claimed the decision would do nothing to reduce the existing £240 million rates gap between Scotland and England . |
| 14 | by the late Seventies it was generally acknowledged that a funding system partially dependent on the departments would be unlikely to assure speedy progress towards a comprehensive service in the sector and would do nothing to reduce the substantial regional inequalities in the distribution of extra hospital facilities . |
| 15 | But that amendment will do nothing to change the first part of the Clause ... |
| 16 | It is repugnant to those of us who value civil rights in the community and will do nothing to alleviate the immediate situation . |
| 17 | Sitting up had done nothing to relieve the cramping agony inside me . |
| 18 | It 's done nothing to tackle the short-term nature of the market in energy . |
| 19 | It 's done nothing to tackle the desperate need for a balanced energy policy that looks at the long-term needs of the country . |
| 20 | Can I also add that it will also instigate centrally determined policing policies , very much akin to other government policies , particularly economic policies which have , as yet , done nothing to address the underlying causes of crime and there are fears and I 'm quoting here from the er the response made by the Association of Metropolitan Authorities , the Association of County Councils and the Association of District Councils that it could lead to a national Police force . |
| 21 | In quoting this extract twelve years later , the Report of the Inquiry into Prison Disturbances by Lord Justice Woolf found that the management changes which had taken place since 1979 had done nothing to reduce the deep-felt sense of dissatisfaction , and that in many establishments there was a strong feeling of distrust of headquarters . |
| 22 | It is perhaps surprising that Mr Lamont did not do something to stop the iniquitous practice of large firms delaying due payments to small firms , which has put may of the latter into serious difficulty . |
| 23 | It is perhaps surprising that Mr Lamont did not do something to stop the iniquitous practice of large firms delaying due payments to small firms , which has put many of the latter into serious difficulty . |
| 24 | Henry Ii planned to provide a legal framework for the continuance of his empire by asking both Richard and Geoffrey to do homage to their elder brother ; doubtless he also hoped that this clear recognition of his seniority would do something to allay the Young King 's sense of frustration . |
| 25 | When will the Government do something to protect the British beer drinker ? |
| 26 | On Nov. 29 he declared : " We must do everything to put the right-wing rabble in its place and hit the culprits with the full force of the law . " |
| 27 | What is important about this contribution to linguistic theory is that it allows one to analyze the personal or ‘ subjective ’ elements of language without having to resort to any real correlative outside language . |
| 28 | Donald Schon has shown how the displacement of a concept by analogizing not only initiates new thoughts but also , by changing the concept itself , forces one to rethink the old . |
| 29 | ‘ I would imagine she wanted you to tell her so that she can tell Alan , and he wo n't expect anyone to produce the actual tissue-typing results while they 're there . ’ |
| 30 | Nor , significantly , in the realm of religion does Jesus appear to have done anything to counter the inferior position in which women were placed . |