Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [adv] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Local councils can get a warrent to tow away illegally parked caravans . |
| 2 | In the aggregate , however , the community can not reduce its bond holdings and the attempt to do so only drives down bond prices and , therefore , leads to an increase in interest rates . |
| 3 | Even after one brief meeting she knew that Rohan 's future wife was n't the type to creep tamely away to avoid discovery . |
| 4 | This is the key to creating the vastly increased capacity to train so urgently needed without dramatically expanding the available human resources . |
| 5 | In addition , the police are requiring promoters to observe the appropriate minimum age and failure to do so often results in permission being refused . |
| 6 | David had n't been on duty at the factory that afternoon and Rachel had wondered if he would suggest picking her up from her flat and taking her to the hospital , but he had n't , and his failure to do so only emphasised the coolness that was rapidly growing between them . |
| 7 | Greenpeace executive director Lord Melchett said that if the government gave the go-ahead without calling a public inquiry , Greenpeace would return to the courts to seek a second judicial review " with our right to do so already established " . |
| 8 | Similarly , buyers of goods susceptible to being sold without a right to do so also need notice to determine the advisability , as well as the validity of acquisition . |
| 9 | It sounds to me as though you 've allowed your Battersea belle to become too closely bonded to you , which is never a good idea because she will only suffer when you are out of sight . |
| 10 | We have 200 packs for dry/damaged hair to give away so write to . |
| 11 | With justice the treaty of Brétigny is often regarded as the moment at which , for the first time , both sides decided to call a halt and have their willingness to do so formally recognised in a treaty , one of the most important of the whole war . |
| 12 | Mr Weld therefore submitted a bill this week to try once again to transfer the Walpole site — and satisfy the judge . |
| 13 | The great endeavour which Peter Scott and a small group of inspired people began in 1961 may be said to have only just started to have the worldwide impact which will help mankind to learn once again to develop in full harmony with the natural world , but it is already indelibly clear that Peter 's influence and determination has been crucial in creating a force that will not be denied its place of importance on a planet which , in the foreseeable future , may be required to support a human population of double its present size . |
| 14 | Many observers saw her wish to return as also motivated by the desire to use the Marcos patronage network to participate ( directly or indirectly ) in the 1992 elections . |
| 15 | In life , the right man to love hardly ever comes at the right time for loving . |
| 16 | You 've got a project to do okay just do what you thought . |
| 17 | This rise in the rate of interest leads to a fall in investment spending , as shown in graph ( ii ) , which in turn causes the unc line to shift downwards thereby reducing the equilibrium rate of national income in the same way as in Possibility 1 above . |
| 18 | mm , I 've got a long way to go yet then have I ? |
| 19 | Kirkbymoorside deserves sympathy for having lost its status as the only town in the country to have so far escaped the painter 's handiwork . |
| 20 | It is not precisely clear why there should be this relationship , but fruit , in general , is more difficult to find than leaves , and requires an animal to range further afield to acquire it . |
| 21 | The scheme was expensive , with in effect £8000 of public money being spent on each dwelling , since the local authority contribution to UDG almost exactly cancelled out the price it received for the land . |
| 22 | The current managerial restructuring of the NHS offers an ideal opportunity to involve more clinically based nurses in decision-making and agenda-setting within the organisation . |
| 23 | It was inconvenient for a villager to walk that far to report a theft , especially since he often had to make the trip several times if he wanted to complete a prosecution . |
| 24 | Your plants will need time to become really well established to give them a better chance of surviving a harsh winter . |