Example sentences of "[verb] the [noun sg] [vb -s] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once the deal is completed the German holds a dollar bank deposit and the American holds a DM bank deposit . |
| 2 | It is this too which causes me personally to be deeply resentful of the practice so prevalent in the mass of fiscal and planning legislation of relegating provisions of real substance to Schedules which are sometimes cross-referenced between one another , so that construing the statute becomes a sort of verbal jigsaw puzzle that can only be solved by laying out numerous copies of the Act open at different pages or by the judicious use of more fingers than the number with which nature has been pleased to endow us . |
| 3 | Between the grantor of a leasehold and the tenant ( lessor and lessee ) there is a relation of tenure , and while the lease subsists the lessor has a reversion . |
| 4 | ‘ There is no magic left in the festive practices of Oxford , or Grimley , or wherever-the Morrismen and Mummers no magic unless the mind that enacts the festival has a gate opened to the first forest- ’ |
| 5 | Orc Warlord Azhag the Slaughterer leads a huge army of Orcs and Night Goblins into the northern Empire . |
| 6 | Because the person using the system brings an amount of skill to the task , it would not be unreasonable to suggest that he is the author . |
| 7 | ‘ A true story that crosses the galaxy becomes a lie , Jaq . ’ |
| 8 | To see the aura requires a certain amount of esoteric training ( unless you are a natural sensitive ) , but most people can feel it to a greater or lesser degree . |
| 9 | So good can the simulation be that the player handling the joystick receives a powerful illusion that he himself is part of the counterfeit world . |
| 10 | This bothers the commission 's president , Jacques Delors , who thinks the Community has a part to play in the Middle East . |
| 11 | ‘ When making weft cloth , before starting to weave the weaver needs a supply of cops of all the colours required in the carpet . |
| 12 | I mean the unconscious becomes a sort of god in that case . |
| 13 | Seems to me a very reasonable conclusion , I mean you can redress it up in Freudian terms and say their conscious did it , which is really very similar thing to say , I mean the unconscious becomes a sort of god in that case . |
| 14 | Often this seems to be taken to unnecessary lengths , since there are relatively few instances where seeing the book helps a selection decision , and even fewer where it is significant . |
| 15 | I do n't think the man has a sense of humour — how she lives with him is beyond me . |
| 16 | Between each excitation change the processor executes a WAIT instruction , in which the delay value is counted down to zero ; high delay values produce a long delay time and therefore a low stepping rate . |
| 17 | Once registered the candidate prepares a plan of action for obtaining evidence of existing competence and achieving the outstanding competence needed to complete the NVQ . |
| 18 | As for incitement , if the crime is actually committed the inciter becomes an accessory to it . |
| 19 | While all this is happening the computer compiles an historical record of what goes on — a valuable data base from which lessons can be learned . |
| 20 | If the degree of moral outrage is widespread and simmering then the individual who ignites the fire has a high chance of success ; the enormous , potential power of the base of the hierarchy is ignited . |
| 21 | I expect the cab weighs a ton , but the whole kit is still very portable , size-wise . |
| 22 | The Government White Paper Crime , Justice and Protecting the Public proposes a radical change for probation practice . |
| 23 | Critics say the plan represents a flawed , ‘ image-above-all-else ’ , attempt by the Ministry to beef up the Prado 's revenue-generating potential , and thereby reduce State support . |
| 24 | Some say the Duke has a new bedfellow — a southern lady . |
| 25 | Supporters of the scheme say the town needs a new supermarket to boost a flagging economy and that the site is suitable for a new store . |
| 26 | Since there is only one opening the base has a simple podium on each side instead of a series of pedestals . |
| 27 | By exposing a disinfectant to dirt in the cleaning process the dirt forms a physical barrier , protecting micro-organisms from attack , and as a result much of the disinfectant activity is expended uselessly against dirt . |
| 28 | ‘ The man who beats the victim holds a Koran under his arm , ’ an official said . |
| 29 | Passing the test allows a character to sense that there is some magical allure or drawing-in effect here which is dangerous . |
| 30 | When mature the cap forms a pale pink flat disc up to six inches across . |