Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [to-vb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Miles used his connection with the starpod to dim the chamber lights , and the stars sprang into sharp relief .
2 The prioress instructed the porter to take the body into the nearby infirmary , ordered the crowd to disperse and asked one of the sisters to extend hospitality to the pedlar .
3 Ranulf sighed , pocketed the leather strap , waited for the porter to re-bury the bones and half-carried him back to the priory , listening to the fellow 's litany of self-congratulation .
4 Corbett filled the wine cup , drank some himself and then forced the goblet between his servant 's lips , snarling at the porter to bring a blanket .
5 This will leave the defence to raise the issue of consent , which will then be left to the jury .
6 But the lead lasted only eight minutes before Sterling 's right wing cross reached the far post , where David Robinson outjumped the defence to head the equaliser .
7 But one effect of this is to limit the opportunities for the defence to contest the issue .
8 Push the crate left to hit the switch , go down , collect the star and fly up , left and then down , go left , collect the star , fly straight right , then fly up , land on one of the platforms on the side of the wall , jump up and go right on the chair-lifts , go down , right through the wall , climb up the blocks , push the crate down two platforms and go back through the wall , go left , down , right and jump onto the boat , go right , up and left into the tent to complete the game .
9 So he says , might be a good idea t to you know put the van in front of the tent to break the wind .
10 Complete deadlock existed after the inability to resolve the intransigence in the Joint Commission .
11 One of the major disadvantages of MRI in the chest is the inability to visualise the lungs , which are simply seen as a signal void .
12 Although attempts have been made to solve these problems through the ingestion of radiotelemetric pressure sensors , these efforts have been hampered by intermittent signal loss and the inability to control the location of the capsule within the gastrointestinal tract .
13 For him , the inability to locate the source of the trouble resulted in unmethodical chaos .
14 This is not surprising , since other studies with natural DNAs have shown footprints around GC and GT sites , but confirms that the inability to produce a DNase I footprint in ( AT ) n is not merely due to the close proximity of the overlapping bleomycin cleavage sites .
15 there are two other problems : the c/k confusion , and the inability to understand the effect of the e-marker .
16 There were repeated attempts to negotiate a more satisfactory agreement , but these foundered in 1924 , 1926 and 1929 on the inability to match the aspirations of Egypt for full independence with Britain 's perception of the requirements needed to protect her interests .
17 Headache from the inability to focus the eyes rapidly enough , from eye strain .
18 Hold the leaders hostage in the hall whilst the larger force punch their way through the defences to take the Rorim from its leaderless and probably drunk defenders .
19 She pointed at the park to stress the word .
20 Each succeeding consortium sold a bit more of the park to keep the banks happy .
21 Give each child the opportunity to hit the bag with a stick .
22 Awareness of the opportunity to earn the rewards must be made clear to the children so that their interest and motivation is increased .
23 You may also have the opportunity to attend a course .
24 He also said we should be asked to give a few extra lectures , to a wider group of comrades , viz. teachers who did not have the opportunity to attend the course full time .
25 It would not appear that the debtor need be informed of the application nor be given the opportunity to attend the hearing of the application .
26 While the power of dismissal may be of limited use , where the government has been able to appoint a new rail chairman , it has the opportunity to shape a management team more in tune with its thinking .
27 But where local law is absent or ambiguous , and British courts have the opportunity to shape the law according to their notion of an appropriate public policy , they should give effect to the policy laid down by the Convention .
28 It gives us the opportunity to shape the direction of the Community and to establish its priorities .
29 In particular , he did not take the opportunity to restore the land to the heir general , his close ally Ralph lord Neville , but simply added it to his fund of patronage .
30 In particular , he did not take the opportunity to restore the land to the heir general , his close ally Ralph lord Neville , but simply added it to his fund of patronage .
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