Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [vb base] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were some irreverent proposals to perform the ultimate experiment and try injecting material extracted from Ungar 's brain into his critics — a human trial that I suspect Ungar himself might have been rather in favour of ! |
| 2 | The first is the one adopted by the largest males : these defend territories in the pond and call to attract females who will lay their eggs there . |
| 3 | Encourage activity to improve the circulation and try to minimize stress as this exacerbates shock ( see Chapter 4 ) . |
| 4 | Sit on the lavatory and start to pass water ; stop the flow for a second or two , then continue . |
| 5 | My own view is that the Church of England must win its crisis of nerve and dare to do things differently as this millennium draws to a close . |
| 6 | The church can give care and compassion to those affected by AIDS and help prevent infection . |
| 7 | During this time , offerings are made to the gods and to ancestors in the hope that they will be pleased by such bounty and continue to send prosperity throughout the coming year . |
| 8 | Major industrial companies are contributing more and more funds to charity — some now belongs to the 1% Club and try to reserve 1% of after-tax earnings for charitable purposes . |
| 9 | join the Thirty Per Cent Club and promise to reduce sulphur emissions by 30 per cent by 1993 |
| 10 | It would have been even better had a Word for Windows style drag and drop edit facility been included with that , but , for the moment , you have to content yourself with good ol' cut and paste , I 'm afraid . |
| 11 | I mean in my opinion that 's a good thing , but it 's had the effect of school governors , not having had any training in appointing people , have this sort of stereotyped model in their mind and tend to give promotion to men rather than to women . |
| 12 | To provide guidance and support to enable branches and international groups to flourish and to provide a vital link between individual members at the centre . |
| 13 | They are maybe five or six gunmen who jump out in the road in front of the car and start firing shots . ’ |
| 14 | Oesophageal manometry was performed through the nose using a NARCO ‘ Bio-systems ’ ( Houston , Texas ) Motility Transducer catheter and Physiograph Recording System . |
| 15 | If the Prime Minister is really keen to assist families who now stand in danger of having their homes repossessed , will he recognise the anomaly that exists between those on low incomes who pay rent and receive housing benefit and those on low incomes who pay mortgages and do not ? |
| 16 | Will my right hon. and learned Friend therefore have a meeting with his opposite number at the Department of Trade and Industry and endeavour to bring ECGD rates down to a level which would be more favourable to British exporters ? |
| 17 | Medical sources of information have helped to clarify trends in violent crime especially in relation to unreported domestic and street violence and have identified causes of injury more precisely . |
| 18 | People who asked her why she did n't make use of her talent and give singing lessons had perhaps not tried to do this while living in two rooms over a greengrocers , and looking after young children . |
| 19 | However , any such strategy requires far more time and continuity of action and work to bear fruit . |
| 20 | The Penguin Book Of Rock And Roll Writing Clinton Heylin , editor |
| 21 | It also has the ability to handle loose wool and hank dyeing operations , a combination which traditionally require separate dye vats but are now possible from the one machine . |
| 22 | In areas where armed secessionist groups are active , women face rape and torture to extract information about their relatives and to deter them from giving shelter to members of armed opposition groups . |
| 23 | People say that when you are on the rostrum and start making music … |
| 24 | Certain men and women have a propensity for this type of spirituality and have devised techniques and disciplines to create the sense of presence within themselves . |
| 25 | On Monday , a number of our members took the day off work to help us set up our bar and begin to take deliveries and start tapping some of the beer . |
| 26 | Tate & Lyle ( the international sugar , cereal sweetener and starch processing group ) has anticipated the mandatory implementation of a change in accounting standards by adopting an accounting policy of recognising the liabilities arising from the provision of post-retirement healthcare and life assurance benefits for US employees on an actuarially-determined basis . |
| 27 | You fire at the barricade and think to gain merit by it … . |
| 28 | On coach/air and coach touring holidays , all road tolls , ferry and port charges are included and on self-drive holidays , port charges are included when you book our special rate ferry tickets . |
| 29 | Similarly , people have also suffered discrimination at work and have lost jobs because their employer or colleagues knew ( or suspected ) they were antibody positive . |
| 30 | He must acquire some knowledge of law and seek to settle disputes between parishioners , having three or four of the ablest men in the parish to hear the cause with him . |