Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 It can also enliven many subjects and you can use a child 's interest and enjoyment of drawing and Painting to carry through to his enjoyment of another subject .
2 The event took place at Middlesbrough Botanic Centre , where 30 youngsters from Kirklevington primary school , aged between three and five , braved the wind and rain to carry out their important work .
3 The changes were more a reflection of her anti-establishment outlook and determination to shake up the civil service hierarchy .
4 However , the capacity and temptation to take back this decision remain throughout the whole of recovery .
5 The problem here is not just possessiveness and failure to live up to the high ethical ideals proclaimed by a religion .
6 UI has drawn up a ‘ statement of SVR4 commonality ’ that it says it is trying to get both Sun and USL to agree on .
7 I got the woman who comes in to clean the hall and stairs to go up and wash off the floors but I have n't been up there myself since the fuzz left .
8 He also does painted constructions , some of which have been known to hang from the ceiling and others to rise up from the floor like tents .
9 The extras huddled in coats between takes and were served frequent meals of chilli con carne , curry and chips to ward off hypothermia .
10 Drawcords at the waist and shoulders to close in to give a more snug fit — a novel and effective touch .
11 As for clothes , fashion consultant Barbara Thomas decided Norma had the poise and presence to carry off a sophisticated designer label .
12 John Routly , the Ffestiniog Railway chairman , recently told members of the Ffestiniog Railway Society : ‘ Discussions are taking place between us the Welsh Highland and Gwynedd County Council , the aim being to create a divisional board representing both the FR and WHR to take over responsibility for the Welsh Highland if the Minister of Transport makes the transfer .
13 Dr Penry Vaughan , she learned , had come to Gullholm for peace and solitude to get on with a series of articles .
14 A library , like any other organisation , has a limited amount of manpower and money to carry out the activities required and expected of it ; training is just one way of ensuring that these resources are used in the most effective possible manner .
15 You knew everyone who went to work in the early morning — the chappie who came round on his bike and rod to put out the gas lamps or to light them .
16 Professional associations would seem to be well placed in terms of expertise and disinterest to carry out this kind of selection .
17 There was nothing in the tradition which implied a man with the humility and charity to sit down and wash the feet of a common prostitute .
18 Their strategy is based upon the idea that the boss has only a limited amount of sympathy and benefits to go round , and that their herd 's problems should have priority .
19 Where Conrad was essentially dramatic in his use of a background of storm and danger to show off his characters , Masefield in Victorious Troy and The Bird of Dawning gives character and background equal rights .
20 Permission was obtained from the APU and HMSO to make up a test of APU items for the purpose of comparing different samples participating in the project .
21 Depending on the status of the borrower , fees may be charged by the lender for arranging the loan , managing the loan throughout the period of the loan , early payment and failure to take up the loan .
22 Clearly at a basic level if you just gave someone a board and lake to practise on , apart from being dangerous it would take many months of frustration for them to work out what to do .
23 Since then has had to develop his senses of touch , smell and taste to work around his nursery at Hornton near Banbury .
24 The children 's club keeps the youngsters happy most mornings with sports , videos and competitions , leaving Mum and Dad to soak up the sun around the pool or make use of the sports facilities ranging from the relaxing to the exacting .
25 So far , man has described and named about 700,000 of them and there are certainly three or four times as many still unnamed , awaiting the attentions of anyone who has the time , patience and knowledge to sit down and make a systematic review of them .
26 Many saw it as an ideal opportunity for the Prince and Princess to put on a united front , quashing speculation over their marriage .
27 Parke , 17 , needed all his creativity and courage to hold on for a 15-10 , 9-15 , 15-12 , 15-14 victory just when his resources were beginning to flag .
28 Will he use his experience and wisdom to sort out the ridiculous dispute affecting the coalfield communities and the money that is due to them ?
29 The ‘ potentate ’ may have to be interviewed to obtain permission and goodwill to carry out a study in the institution he controls , such as a factory , office , school or youth club .
30 Medical consultants have traditionally taken it as their right and responsibility to speak out when any resource shortage lowered standards of patient care .
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