Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " 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 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 .
4 This will leave the defence to raise the issue of consent , which will then be left to the jury .
5 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 .
6 But one effect of this is to limit the opportunities for the defence to contest the issue .
7 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 .
8 So he says , might be a good idea t to you know put the van in front of the tent to break the wind .
9 Complete deadlock existed after the inability to resolve the intransigence in the Joint Commission .
10 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 .
11 For him , the inability to locate the source of the trouble resulted in unmethodical chaos .
12 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 .
13 there are two other problems : the c/k confusion , and the inability to understand the effect of the e-marker .
14 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 .
15 She pointed at the park to stress the word .
16 Give each child the opportunity to hit the bag with a stick .
17 You may also have the opportunity to attend a course .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 It gives us the opportunity to shape the direction of the Community and to establish its priorities .
23 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 .
24 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 .
25 The British note gave Acheson and other officials the opportunity to force a decision .
26 I can recall no initiatives from the myriad environment and energy groups about seizing the opportunity to force the pace on alternative energy policies .
27 Indeed , few annual reports of Liberal organizations missed the opportunity to reiterate the need for free trade , peace , sound finance and a modicum of reform .
28 The subject of the appraisal should be given time to prepare and the opportunity to corroborate the report .
29 I am grateful for the opportunity to record the fact that the Government support the Bill and encourage all hon. Members to vote in favour of Third Reading , so that the Bill can proceed to another place for further consideration .
30 It is not wrong and I understand that next week we shall have the opportunity to debate the correctness of what I have said .
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