Example sentences of "[verb] [det] [noun sg] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the trip progressed group leaders met each night to discuss problems and timetables . |
| 2 | The exact amount is decided by Parliament and usually revised each year to take account of the rise in prices . |
| 3 | Control is obtained by allocating ownership of space depending upon a person 's position in the organizational structure , allowing that person to change details only in his own space . |
| 4 | It 's grown into a different shape over the years , ’ she says of the abundance of jugs , pebbles , paintings ( almost all done by members of the family ) , china , and even animal skulls , which jostle each other to form displays everywhere you look . |
| 5 | The relative ignorance of judges and barristers about such films led the Criminal Bar Association to testify to Williams in 1978 that the deprave-and-corrupt test had outlived its usefulness , which led that Committee to recommend replacement of the criminal test by a scheme of prohibition based on physical rather than psychological harm to ( 1 ) children involved in child pornography , and ( 2 ) humans or animals involved in so-called ‘ snuff movies ’ . |
| 6 | The university experience , however , is more than merely attending lectures and seminars ; it allows and encourages each student to make contacts and gain experience which will be useful in later life ; it teaches participants to think logically , to approach problems with an open and enquiring mind , to form lasting friendships and to organize , perhaps for the first time , their own financial , academic and social affairs . |
| 7 | And it was a little later that same night that his lordship said with some gravity , shaking his head : ‘ I fought that war to preserve justice in this world . |
| 8 | When would you prefer this meeting to take place ? |
| 9 | Vaisey J went on to say that the employers had shown " the utmost carelessness in allowing this defendant to get knowledge of what they knew was a very valuable secret … |
| 10 | We thank him sincerely for his generous gesture in allowing this debate to take place . |
| 11 | So I 'll just say thank you to the management of the Seraglio for allowing this conference to take place in such pleasant surroundings , and to you ladies for giving up your weekend to be here . |
| 12 | He never got another dog to replace Captain . |
| 13 | It does seem fair to contact the child 's existing school before any decision is made so that the school can make some attempt to reconcile differences with the parent and also to avoid the accusation of pupil poaching . |
| 14 | The movie that provoked most debate around rape and its representation before The Accused , was Lamont Johnson 's 1976 film Lipstick , which at least did make some attempt to make connections between the rape and the wider social implications of how society constructs images of women . |
| 15 | Trips to Vienna were arranged this year to reward sales successes . |
| 16 | You may want another approach to get people to sign on the dotted line . |
| 17 | And although the er , the causal relationship is not completely established , it is a very helpful way of remembering that one of the principle distinguishing features of this organism which separates it from other members of the genus staphylococcus it pr it produces this enzyme to coagulate things on and the effects of this enzyme are illustrated here as against the control preparation , you see a clot form due to the action of this enzyme on clotting practice which has been put into this test tube serum . |
| 18 | Immediately this happens , the reader has the problem of identifying who is speaking , and using this knowledge to make sense of what is being said . |
| 19 | The four stages are : 1 Goals — determining goals or aims ; 2 Plans — making plans to achieve these goals ; 3 Implementation — carrying out the plans ; 4 Development — evaluating success , and using this evaluation to review goals and plans for next time . |
| 20 | Please try to persuade anyone contemplating using this method to seek advice from a vet , animal behaviourist or reputable dog trainer . |
| 21 | Although the decision to enter a ‘ courtship ’ is based on sufficient common interest ( we are using this term to include values and tastes ) , the purpose of courtship is to explore , ensure and expand that base of common interest . |
| 22 | Policing this activity to ensure submission of the reports is an unenviable and thankless task . |
| 23 | After re-uniting Tony Cooper with his Spitfire , the restorers now hope to start working on the wings and are looking for bigger premises to enable this work to take place . |
| 24 | However , the fact that the child has language difficulties is probably a good indication that exposure to the kinds of language which enable most children to learn will not be sufficient to enable this child to make progress ; she may require adult input which is specially tailored to help compensate for particular areas of weakness . |
| 25 | Which of us does not need that grace to give purpose to our lives , one we could not have by inventing meaning ourselves ? |
| 26 | Yet we know that when life gets tough and we both feel weary , we can trust each other to provide safety , security , love and truth . |
| 27 | Twenty-two years of war had honed that skill to near perfection , and as a result a mother in France would soon be weeping . |
| 28 | Having half expected that hair to feel crisp , to prickle beneath her palms as it had against her breasts , she was surprised to find that it felt as soft as down . |
| 29 | Re-planting will have to take place each spring to encourage wildlife and gamebirds . |
| 30 | Is it any wonder that I now plead with my right hon. and learned Friend to intervene on behalf of pupils and parents who wish to move their children over the border to Staffordshire because they are fed up with their own high-spending council and they want that council to take responsibility ? |