Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [verb] [adj -er] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | The more able pupils often produce stereotypical work which may generate the ‘ right ’ answer but may not stimulate them to ask further questions . |
| 5 | Senior officers now say they want tougher punishments for those found guilty of attacking the police . |
| 6 | I 've chosen you because I 've noticed you have better powers of concentration than either of my sisters . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | It says it rejected earlier offers of Fondiaria 's shares as too expensive . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Productivity on the whole range of plant , old and new , may be improved as experience in operating it breeds better methods of organization . |
| 11 | COLLEGE lecturers at Colchester Institute are to strike in protest over new contracts forcing them to work longer hours including weekends and bank holidays . |
| 12 | Alan Eastwood believes the the answer is to lock up young offenders instead of releasing them to commit further crimes . |
| 13 | He would never ask her why she was pulling faces , in case it encouraged her to pull worse ones . |
| 14 | At least now we know it makes smaller patterns , which we did not expect to see . |
| 15 | We hope that the results of the evaluation will enable us to make further improvements in time for the start of the next session . |
| 16 | Children were given care and attention 24-hours a day in an environment which would encourage them to lead better lives , he said . |
| 17 | FORMER transport minister Peter Bottomley today described as ‘ potentially murderous ’ a claim that wearing helmets gave cyclists a false sense of security and could encourage them to take greater risks . |
| 18 | I have to say though , that when we the Council advise other charities on the investment powers that they should take when they 're established and when they draft their Memorandum of Association , erm , we advise them to take wider powers er , than these , and we advise them that they should not seek to constrain themselves by the Trustee Investment Act nineteen sixty-one , as our own flexibility is constrained . |
| 19 | As we understand it , the Chancellor does not tax spirits more heavily because of their intrinsic properties nor because of the categories of persons who consume spirits , but because he considers that spirits face market circumstances which allow them to bear heavier taxes . |
| 20 | You 'll find that many of your creditors , such as a building society , credit companies and so on , will be as helpful as they can if you ask them to accept smaller payments for a while . |
| 21 | It does seem a pity that no one has bothered to look at the actual behaviour of the children in question in relation to such practices as might lead them to encounter greater dangers of lead pollution ; the almost entire absence of psychologists among the medical and other experts engaged in this research may account for their overlooking a very obvious alternative hypothesis . |
| 22 | Of course , improving the facilities ought to allow you to charge higher prices . |
| 23 | This speeds up calculations , reduces memory requirements and often lets you use narrower columns , so you can fit more on-screen . |
| 24 | This may mean we need younger managers , if we are to capitalize on the correlation of ‘ helicopter ’ ability with managerial performance . |
| 25 | They were helped by their post-war cost advantages — rapid reconstruction at home meant they had newer facilities than many of their competitors — but they were also pre-disposed towards exporting by the Allies ' confiscation of their pre-war overseas assets . |
| 26 | Just in case Lord Milton failed to appreciate his value , MacLachlan stressed that he had been approached by the rival interest in the county and had been offered sufficient to make him easy for life , and accordingly implied that Milton had an obligation to aid him with his creditors and enable him to arrange further loans . |
| 27 | Dr Alan Watkins , Hawker Siddeley 's chief executive , said the deal with GEC Alsthom would re-inforce its position in the fiercely competitive UK market and enable it to achieve greater exports than the two companies had separately . |
| 28 | Lotus is also used for creating quality printed output ; its WYSIWYG capabilities enable it to produce better prints than the current version of Ark , so Carello exports the data to Lotus prior to printing . |
| 29 | One way in which he does that he thinks is by plural voting , that you give the educated more than one vote , he says we have to make sure the educated do n't form their own class with their own class interests , but , but giving the educated a bigger say will lead us to make better decisions he thinks . |
| 30 | If it brings us closer together , and helps us to write better poems , I would be willing to trade some sex with you . |