Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their only son at the time , a cousin of my father 's called William Bayles Brown , went out on Cotherstone Moor in a snow storm to gather up some sheep , and never came back . |
| 2 | In September 1981 this trade association brought together equipment manufacturers , Home Office and electricity council representatives in a study group to sort out some of their potential conflicts . |
| 3 | A further letter dated 9th July 1991 says that orders have been placed with your Direct Labour Organisation to carry out this work . |
| 4 | Sir , I thought it appropriate as someone with 11 years ' tree planting and habitat management experience to pass on some hedge-cutting tips . |
| 5 | For example , it is possible now for word processors with spelling checkers to take over some of the proof-reading aspects of writing and to produce impeccable print-out . |
| 6 | And after lunch , it was out to the village green to work off all those second and third helpings of delicious pub grub . |
| 7 | Care should be taken to ensure that the person or institution designated by the expert clause to take on this role is willing to do so . |
| 8 | Commit yourself straight down the fall line to pick up enough momentum to turn with minimum effort and use a vigorous down — and up ( unweighting ) — motion to turn . |
| 9 | However , it can often be very useful for the formulation chemist to carry out some ad hoc tests on certain aspects of the stability of his/her formulation . |
| 10 | He took the car and the warm evening seemed to have brought out hordes of motorists who were just strolling , and he chose a zigzag route to throw off any fan club . |
| 11 | And there are 150 members of the Royal Commonwealth Pool 's own judo club to back up that claim . |
| 12 | For example , having entered sales figures in the table shown in the screen dump , I used the new Auto Summation icon to fill in both the row totals and the column totals in a single operation . |
| 13 | Now the headmaster who brought them here wants to return to the war zone to bring out more refugees . |
| 14 | BARREN BUT desperate for a child , US Senator 's daughter Leo persuades her stiff-upper-lip Brit husband Wilby to soak up some fertility vibes at a Karachi shrine for three days . |
| 15 | This was true enough : the Company needed to sell about £100,000 of goods a year in West Africa to carry on enough trade to cover its fixed costs for shipping and for its forts ; it was never able to manage this and in a good year it could only take about 6,000 slaves across , which might be worth £90,000 . |
| 16 | So how does Rabbit plan to attract back these users ? |
| 17 | He divided his force into three , one division under Fraser to sack the village and set it on fire ; one under the Border chiefs to round up all the cattle and stock they could find in the vicinity — they were the experts at this ; and his own grouping to encircle the castle and at least present Dacre and Balliol with a challenge . |
| 18 | Gray 's Printing press in Strabane is also open on Saturday ( 2pm-4pm ) to show how text was composed by hand using individual metal letters to make up each word . |
| 19 | 5.12.2 Not without the consent in writing of the Landlord to apply for planning permission to carry out any development in or upon the Premises and at the expense of the Tenant to supply the Landlord with a copy of any application for planning permission together with such plans and other documents as the Landlord may [ reasonably ] require and to supply prior to the commencement of any development a copy of any planning permission granted to the Tenant |
| 20 | Choose fancy foliage begonias to brighten up any room in the house |
| 21 | It incorporates an automatic line-follower , a paint tool to fill in any gaps or theoretical lines , an eraser and automatic grid-removal . |
| 22 | Good luck with Manchester United , Eric , and let's hope your example leads more soccer players to take up such creative hobbies . |
| 23 | If , for some reason , you have to press some flowers that are not completely dry ( and you should only do so in an emergency ) , then you must first mop them with some clean paper tissues to soak up any droplets of water . |
| 24 | I knew something about the bird life of the islands , having read articles about the rare and endangered Seychelles kestrel and magpie robin , but it was a chance encounter in — of all places — the Falkland Islands , that inspired my partner in Island Holidays to seek out more information . |
| 25 | He also urges computer users to think up more imaginative passwords . |
| 26 | The first was stated by Lord Reid who said : Restraint of trade appears to me to imply that a man contracts to give up some freedom which otherwise he would have had . |
| 27 | Vanessa and I decided after a delicious cream tea to burn up some energy walking to Golden Cap , which at 618ft is the highest cliff in Southern England . |
| 28 | Less well run events rely upon the memories of the refereeing panel to screen out those who have won by two disqualifications . |
| 29 | Part II of the Legal Advice and Assistance Act 1972 contained provisions which appeared to be designed to give the Law Society power to carry out these proposals . |
| 30 | The War Cabinet on 4 September 1944 [ KP 12 ] approved the proposal " that we should instruct the Middle East authorities to send back all Russians whom the Soviet Authorities wished to have back irrespective of whether or not the men wished to return ; and the practice of obtaining statements from Soviet prisoners as to their willingness to return should be discontinued " . |