Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of land left restricted to the name of the family , if no voluntary alienation takes place but the property of the heir is sold up , the buyer ought to retain the land as long as the debtor would have had it if his property had not been sold up , and after his [ the debtor 's ] death he will not have it , because an heir outside the family would be compelled to make it over . |
| 2 | ‘ Looking to the future further controls on mercury ought to follow the path it takes before accumulating in the fish . |
| 3 | A reset button may be used to cancel operation and a further pushbutton switch used to trigger the unit at any time . |
| 4 | The term used to denote the relationship between the girl and her lover was sambandham which in other parts of South India denotes " marriage " of a more straightforward kind . |
| 5 | The type of instrument used to survey the population may well influence the resultant prevalence estimate . |
| 6 | Ideally I 'd like to return as the main ingredient used to make the suntan lotion Kim Basinger favours … work that one out for yourselves ! |
| 7 | The equation used to generate the graph is shown underneath , with the interocular distance IOD set to 6.5cm . |
| 8 | The equation used to generate the graph is shown . |
| 9 | It is believed to have involved flammable material , protective sheeting and scaffolding used to cover the tank , which was not in use , while building was going on . |
| 10 | A small fitting used to secure the control lines of the rig . |
| 11 | Third is the radiator bleed key used to open the air vent on water-filled radiators to allow air to escape . |
| 12 | BT will no longer make deposit decisions based on a customer 's address — the major criterion used to determine the level of deposit under the old policy . |
| 13 | The 1988 Education Reform Act ought to mark the end of elementary education for the under-11s . |
| 14 | Perhaps , therefore , we should say that public law ought to govern the exercise of public functions whether by governmental or non-governmental bodies . |
| 15 | While being loaded upon carried by or unloaded from any of the Insured 's vehicles specified in the Schedule or any vehicle used to complete the journey in the event of the said vehicle breaking down en route . |
| 16 | However , he explained without challenge that the true peaks were in excess of this measurement but were recorded at 80 because of the restrictions of the equipment used to compile the graph . |
| 17 | One girl used to do the housework , one girl used to do all the washing , she needed the water for the hot things . |
| 18 | This request for information provides a direction for the conversational fragment , so that we are considering speech with some purpose and not just social chat used to pass the time . |
| 19 | Once the A-CONFORMOLINES and E-VALUES data have been prepared it is a simple matter to use different electives in the F-MAP package in order to alter particular settings , such as the number of shading levels , the choice of class interval ( equal width , equal number of zones or user-specified ) , or the type of symbolism used to define the shading pattern . |
| 20 | They found the weapon used to stun the bookseller : a piece of half-inch iron pipe about ten inches long . |
| 21 | Suction could have been provided overnight only when clinically indicated and an assessment tool used to give the patient a longer rest period between interventions . |
| 22 | Also the name of the tool used to make the measurement . |
| 23 | The other general point is that the theoretical apparatus used to solve the problem is of much more general applicability . |
| 24 | On the other hand , as Pasteur so wisely pointed out over 100 years ago ‘ fortune favours the prepared mind ’ , and so we thought that a theme based on understanding the science rather than say on product development ought to tip the balance of probabilities in favour of the unexpected innovation we are looking for . |
| 25 | There are lots of superstitions which are linked to the moon , such as turning over the coins in one 's pockets as a form of luck when seeing a new moon through glass , while the phases of the moon used to dictate the timing of weddings and other important aspects of life . |
| 26 | ( 1988 ) describe the procedure used to develop the severity scale which ranges from 1 ( least disabled ) to 10 ( most disabled ) . |
| 27 | ‘ My wife used to do the gardening at home . |
| 28 | In the Blaxhall and Tunstall district earlier in the last century , the sexton used to ring the church bell at eight o'clock in the morning as a signal that the gleaning could start in the parish . |
| 29 | Perhaps , though , most of the lead came in the water used to make the cider : the purer the water in contact with air the better it was at oxidising and dissolving lead from conduits , pipes and cisterns . |
| 30 | VIM : What mum used to clean the kitchen sink with . |