Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [verb] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A hypothetical situation or story used to illustrate the typical occurrence of a structural pattern . |
| 2 | A book of ethics does not have to spell it out , any more than a book about mathematics or zoology has to include the reminder ‘ Read me attentively , intelligently ’ . |
| 3 | The destruction of bridges across the Euphrates and Tigris rivers , together with the " extraordinary movement " of the XVIII Corps , he said , meant that " the door was shut " for any Iraqi armour or artillery attempting to leave the Kuwaiti theatre of operations . |
| 4 | Whatever the subject of the release there are a number of simple questions to which the editor or journalist needs to have the answers . |
| 5 | No vast islands with walls of rock or ice stand to disrupt the progress of the wind . |
| 6 | Using a finger or pen helps to guide the eye . |
| 7 | The advertisement appeared more than once , but no error was pointed out to us or alteration made to correct the description . ’ |
| 8 | I hope that by now you can begin to appreciate the delicacy of discrimination and the moral fervour which I have sought to bring to my work and that you will hold these qualities in your mind when the grossness , vulgarity and immorality of gossip or criticism begins to corrode the lucid purity of my text . |
| 9 | There is a clear need for any judge or court intending to exercise the wasted costs jurisdiction to formulate carefully and concisely the complaint and grounds upon which such an order may be sought . |
| 10 | Where Thatcherism sought to limit the power of organized labour , the PSOE was closely allied to the socialist segment of the union movement and promised to extend the rights of unions and workers . |
| 11 | She kept her back rigorously straight : the foetus or baby seemed to like the bicycle : its movement usually , and she felt happily , ceased as hers began . |
| 12 | Indeed , I sat there in the muggy warmth until the balding , bull-necked scruff of a proprietor or manager started to put the chairs upside down on the swabbed tables — a peculiar custom which is surely unhygienic enough to be banned by law . |
| 13 | Indeed , the Consumers ' Association have a publication entitled Taking your own case to court or tribunal designed to assist the layman wishing to take his own case rather than instruct solicitors ; but it warns potential litigants that to take on a particularly complicated legal action without legal help would be madness . |
| 14 | None of them had a coherent programme , or strategy designed to bring the mass movement into power . |
| 15 | Under s 21 of the Road Traffic Act 1991 , which has now been brought into force , it is an offence for an officer such as a company 's director or secretary to fail to give the name of a driver of one of the company 's vehicles where an offence has taken place in connection with that vehicle ( p 94 ) . |
| 16 | Under s 21 of the Road Traffic Act 1991 , which has now been brought into force , it is an offence for an officer such as a company 's director or secretary to fail to give the name of a driver of one of the company 's vehicles where an offence in connection with that vehicle has taken place . |
| 17 | The Wasserschutz Polizei , or River Police launch , Whose arrival had been expected much earlier , turned on its blue flashing light and jauntily turned to take station upstream , in order to intercept any barge or ship choosing to ignore the river closure order which had been imposed by the river authorities for the night . |
| 18 | Desire and reason do not make good bed-mates , for where reason tries to control the world , desire is aware of the vastness of life , which it knows it can never control . |
| 19 | ‘ In the execution of a letter of request the person concerned may refuse to give evidence in so far as he has a privilege or duty to refuse to give the evidence — ( a ) under the law of the state of execution ; or ( b ) under the law of the state of origin … |
| 20 | Furthermore , the tutor may be allocated to a particular ward or unit to help to co-ordinate the learning programme . |
| 21 | It is possible with all monitors or TV sets to turn the volume to zero . |
| 22 | Their use as a screen or selector seems to dictate the curriculum rather than merely to reflect it , and to bring it about that easily measurable accomplishments should be given priority , the repeating of acquired factual information , or the mechanical performance of skills picked up without understanding . |
| 23 | I prefer this blend with about 5 drops of bergamot or lemon added to brighten the aroma . |
| 24 | Holmes , the former IBF champion now close to his 36th birthday , simply did not have the legs or power left to unhinge the champion . |
| 25 | The reason why the House of Lords cut down the meaning of the phrase must have been because the House did not believe that Parliament intended to cover the particular situation . |
| 26 | Swords-Isherwood and Senker conclude that industry continues to underestimate the significance of marketing and sales functions , and that this weakness , if it persists , will make companies even more vulnerable in the future as the incorporation of microelectronics into products makes these products more complex . |
| 27 | We have studied the Labour party 's recent pronouncements and we now know that Labour proposes to renegotiate the whole deal . |
| 28 | The fact is that Labour wants to keep the poll tax so that it can attack us with it . |
| 29 | Maury believes that Aromatherapy helps to attune the body with the spiritual elements in the universe as practised in these religions . |
| 30 | The Tribunal found , however , that no employee had ever been told that the practice could result in dismissal and the practice had continued , although management trying to impose the change may not have been aware that it continued . |