Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our rotten mainmast began whipping sickeningly to and fro and required five men constantly clinging to its lee mainstay to cushion the strain . |
| 2 | The purpose of this relief is to permit the bobbin case hook to pass the needle without touching it . |
| 3 | It remains to be seen just how much public money has had to be promised for the Heathrow to central London fast rail link to break the deadlock between airports operator BAA and British Rail . |
| 4 | Customs have now used the Polysar decision to review the position and have stated that they will deny recovery of input VAT incurred by a holding company in carrying out its basic functions . |
| 5 | The hydrogens are probably removed one by one : first , the methane loses a hydrogen atom to give the methyl radical , CH 3 , and extremely reactive fragment . |
| 6 | Do not overfeed , only place in the tank enough brine shrimp to match the size of the brood . |
| 7 | I have to make decisions every second about when I leave the rhythm guitar part to play the melody and how I balance between switching the pickup selection , reach over , mute the strings and play . |
| 8 | On Oct. 18 the House approved , by 379 votes to 37 , another stop-gap funding measure to enable the government to keep operating for another week . |
| 9 | In addition , a purchaser should have the necessary funding support to complete the deal . |
| 10 | The Dolphin SCI Technology A/S arm of Oslo , Norway-based Dolphin Server Technology A/S , already has an agreement with Vitesse Semiconductor Corp to make chips for its Scalable Coherent Interface high-speed bus in Gallium Arsenide — it runs at 1Gbps — and with Convex Computer Corp to use the thing . |
| 11 | In particular , this instrument was used during the case study to examine the information needs of customers in terms of time , security , reliability etc , and to decide how these factors might be improved . |
| 12 | Finally , draught-proof the point where the sashes meet by pinning on a length of plastic or metal spring strip excluder to cover the gap . |
| 13 | This is common at the beginning of a behaviour change programme to enhance the process and speed up the initial rate of change . |
| 14 | Activists in rich countries will organise consumer boycotts of genetically engineered foods , while farmers in the south take action to oppose the patenting of genes . |
| 15 | The initiative comes from the industry following the setting-up of the first Chinese Takeaway Association to represent the country 's 10,000 shops . |
| 16 | THE International Equestrian Federation is taking action to combat both physical abuse of horses and drug misuse to protect the reputation of the sport , writes Genevieve Murphy . |
| 17 | In 1980 he moved to the computer industry to develop the use of microcomputers in the personnel field . |
| 18 | Neil Jenkins ’ restart was gathered by Gary Armstrong and the scrum-half , like some meteorological mystic , harnessed the swirling gusts in the corridor down the east stand side to hoof the ball a gargantuan 70 metres . |
| 19 | In 1980 , three ‘ Laura Ashley ’ shops opened in Atlanta , Georgia , Baltimore , Maryland and Costa Mesa , California , and Laura derived great pleasure from travelling to the West Coast to attend the opening of this shop . |
| 20 | In the Central Market in San Salvador , the manager , General Noel Aparicio , created a special uniformed and armed vigilante force to intimidate the market women , " It got to the point where we felt we were entering a prison , not a market . |
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| 23 | ( Tap a direction key to clear the highlight ) Proofread , correct , SAVE and log your work ( filename : YourInitials27 , see Task 4 ) . |
| 24 | The miraculous moment of transmutation , when lead turns into gold , as it were , can be proven to have taken place at the precise second when the first buyer hands over his American Express card to add the foreskin of the Infant Jesus or a mummified fish from the Miraculous Drought of Fishes to his collection . |
| 25 | The Law Societies have renewed the research contract to enable the Report to be kept up to date , and to help assess how the other Member States are implementing the Directive . |
| 26 | Yet when an attempt was made to obtain nicotine patches or chewing gum to help the patient over her withdrawal and reduce the chaos none were available . |
| 27 | This is a heathland course to gladden the heart . |
| 28 | IBM Corp joined with Phoenix Technologies Ltd to license the IBM personal computer BIOS : the program enables OEM customers to access IBM 's SurePath PC Standard specification for software compatibility interfaces , and through Phoenix , they will also get access to IBM 's Architecture Review Board to extend the SurePath PC standard specification for new technologies and features , the partners said . |
| 29 | Battling Boro came back from a 1–0 half-time deficit to take the semi-final into extra time through a fine goal by Bernie Slaven . |
| 30 | He will report on our Corporate Plan , international activities and current plans on the drawing board to improve the status and image of the Association and , importantly , the services and communications with our members . |