Example sentences of "[verb] the [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Socially the target of Scottish Homes to diversify the rented sector and encourage community regeneration has also been achieved . |
| 2 | A delegation of five Conservative MPs yesterday met the Prime Minister and left Downing Street convinced they had made ‘ enormous progress ’ in persuading Mrs Thatcher to make a one-off ex-gratia payment to the victims . |
| 3 | There was a stool nearby , and , climbing on this , Seddon got on to the firm edge of the sink where it met the draining board and reached up to the hatch . |
| 4 | In April 1805 at Low Wood Green met the celebrated Mr. and Mrs. Young , who entertained him highly with their singing . |
| 5 | Patients were classified into three groups : ( a ) ‘ probable ’ Alzheimer 's disease if they met the clinical criteria and had a Hachinski score less than 5 ; ( b ) ‘ broad ’ Alzheimer 's disease defined after reclassification of all presenile patients by discriminant analysis ( this group included all probable Alzheimer 's disease ) ; and ( c ) multi-infarct dementia — a definite history of at least one cerebrovascular accident and a Hachinski score greater than 6 . |
| 6 | He argues that to focus analysis in this way neglects the disciplinary forms and technologies through which power operates . |
| 7 | A choreographer who neglects the old rules and any item pertinent to the unfolding of the plot , theme or music is demanding a great deal from an audience . |
| 8 | For all his efforts , he lacked the final touch and in the 65th minute he glanced his header wide from Holloway 's cross . |
| 9 | Three weeks later , at a time when the imperialist war thesis was very much in the ascendency , he was more specific : The French communists lacked the necessary cynicism and the capacity for political deception that would have been required to gain the maximum benefit from a dangerous diplomatic operation . |
| 10 | Both men 's views in the inter-war period were highly subjective and embittered ; both lacked the necessary detachment and sense of objective hindsight to bring the experience into proper perspective . |
| 11 | However , these were generally riskier and since many savers lacked the necessary information and confidence to invest overseas , it seemed a natural role for investment trusts that they should provide an indirect route into overseas markets for small investors who would benefit from the trust 's professional management . |
| 12 | Might proliferation occur because the cells in question lacked the essential material and got out of control ? |
| 13 | Success was not automatic , since the country lacked the economic base and domestic resources of France and West Germany , let alone the USA or Japan . |
| 14 | In fairness to Keith , he realised very quickly that he lacked the requisite qualities and threw in the towel . |
| 15 | Life had not prepared him for the task , and it soon became clear that he lacked the natural shrewdness and strength of character that a Gdansk plumber was to show the Polish bosses three years later . |
| 16 | Does a government of the left , for example , produce policy outcomes which favour the working class and organized labour , and shift power from the private to the state sector ? |
| 17 | Catholic insecurity merged with the understandable fears of the wealthy , especially in the countryside , that the Republic would threaten landed property and in general favour the working class and peasantry over the employers and large landowners . |
| 18 | This description fits the observable characteristics and progress of the disease , although it might be more appropriate to substitute the social term " " sensitivity " " for the strictly clinical term " allergy " . |
| 19 | Scotch Whisky accounts for over a third of UK food and drinks exports , and its contribution limited the total food and drink ( F&D ) trade deficit to £4 bn in 1991 . |
| 20 | Having witnessed the horrifying poverty and hunger in countries where there is just not enough food to feed the teeming masses , he feels depressed and worried about the future . |
| 21 | ‘ The rear was characterised by slightly excessive overhang — needed to accommodate the spare wheel and gearbox — terminating in a slightly recessed , clipped surface that reiterated the current thinking of Ferrari competition cars , enriched by the shaped light clusters and fine louvres . |
| 22 | Attached to the church was a large canvas annexe to accommodate the Abyssinian notables and the foreign dignitaries , and it was here that the crowning took place . |
| 23 | Second , there is the issue of what is to happen to Lord Denning 's tidal wave of European law , crashing the national barriers and submerging the legal and constitutional independence of the nation state . |
| 24 | He replied that an army of 5–6000 men might still successfully evade the Royal Navy and descend anywhere on the coast , so that the nation needed a minimum of 18,000 under arms , one-third to protect London , another third distributed throughout the country to crush any supporting rebellions , and the final third to provide a strategic reserve — an admirable analysis of the problem . |
| 25 | Knead the risen dough and divide into walnut-sized balls . |
| 26 | He unlocked the relevant locker and removed the pale-blue Adidas holdall ; but when he turned away he found his path blocked by an attractive teenager in scruffy jeans and a baggy floral T-shirt . |
| 27 | She crossed the dinosaur gallery , carefully averting her eyes from her own display , unlocked the solid door and arrived in the security and peace of her own office . |
| 28 | Adam unlocked the front door and they went inside . |
| 29 | Boyd Stych unlocked the front door and slung his knapsack into the corner reserved for the coats and hats of his wife 's visitors ; clumped through the lounge in his heavy , laced boots and shouted not very hopefully : ‘ Hi , Olga , I 'm back ! ’ |
| 30 | Emily unlocked the front door and stepped inside . |