Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [to-vb] an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | FOLLOWING two weeks in Romania helping to renovate an orphanage , believes that she has found her true vocation in life and on is leaving her job at the Ipswich Grain Terminal to return to the orphanage and continue the work . |
| 2 | Durkheim sought to provide an answer to this question by demonstrating that society forms an integrated unity similar to that of living organisms . |
| 3 | Last June David Ennals tried to introduce an amendment to the Mental Health Act which would have allowed nurses to withdraw from ECT . |
| 4 | Travis seemed to make an effort . |
| 5 | Moves under the aegis of ECOWAS to consolidate the fragile ceasefire were reported on Jan. 21 to be deadlocked over the issues of disarmament and confinement of troops , with the NPFL refusing to sign an agreement . |
| 6 | Darlington Council has given permission for Conder Projects to develop an office block on Russell Street car park just outside the ring road halving its total spaces . |
| 7 | Apparently , within Gaul the writing of history had no appeal from the early fifth century until Gregory determined to write an account which would put his own times on record and set them in perspective . |
| 8 | Although at times Freud seems to hold an empiricist view of science — one based on collecting observations and then finding theories to explain them — he did also use the insights of myths , as with Oedipus . |
| 9 | The KGB managed to infiltrate an agent into the British factory who was discovered by MI5 ( a rare achievement indeed ) . |
| 10 | An expanding Colombian trade surplus with Venezuela and Ecuador threatens to cause an upset . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , Hilton continues to delineate an image of inner development which will stimulate the imagination of his disciple and enable her to recognise and order her own experience ; his great skill is to tie in the particularities of his teaching with the overall pattern of the Incarnation so that meditation on the Passion provides the constant focus for an ever deepening understanding . |
| 12 | Workers at the right-wing newspaper Le Figaro refused to print an article by sociologist Raymond Aron unless he had ‘ more respect for the facts ’ . |
| 13 | Their coach hit a bridge at 60mph on the M40 near Tetsworth , Oxon , after driver Peter Wright swerved to avoid an overtaking Citroen car . |
| 14 | Vagnorius failed to give an explanation for the crisis to the Supreme Council before the end of April . |
| 15 | As Ruth tried to find an answer , a faint lost crying sounded far above , like seagulls . |
| 16 | In Brent , council leader Merle Amory had to organize an emergency meeting of the pension-fund investment panel . |
| 17 | Denofa wanted to achieve an edge over rivals by marketing its Solidox brand in tubes that stand upright on their caps without outer cartons . |
| 18 | If , however , the Bank of England attempts to maintain an exchange rate below the equilibrium , it must continue to supply extra sterling to meet the shortfall and thus continue to expand the money supply . |
| 19 | Argentina failed to produce an accord to avert over-fishing in waters around the Falkland ( Malvinas ) Islands . |
| 20 | Mr Mowatt agreed to write an Operations check-list , outlining routine procedures , and how to carry them out , and listing actions needed in the event of problems occurring . |
| 21 | In some of these places direct contact with Cluny was slight , in some it was frequent ; but it was not until the middle of the eleventh century that Cluny began to form an order — a group of houses scattered about Europe owing direct allegiance to her . |
| 22 | Bibbs ' effort was cancelled by Larder 's second try on the hour , Steadman managing to hit an upright with the kick from under the posts , and although Knapper was successful with two further penalties , David Plange tied the scores when Gary French squeezed a pass out of a tackle on the line 12 minutes from the end . |
| 23 | Fred begins to feel an appetite for something a bit more substantial than speculation . |
| 24 | Isabella and Mortimer began to plan an invasion of England in July 1326 and the Count of Hainault placed shipping and men at their disposal . |
| 25 | Minton began to take an interest in this working-class lad with his Italian ice-cream-seller looks , sunny character and ebullient gregariousness . |
| 26 | Competitors from mainland UK failed to make an impact against the local talent in the Standard and Latin American sections . |
| 27 | The fact that Lili seemed to take an interest in me led me to think that she had never been very close to my mother . |
| 28 | The convoy 's Canadian military escort had refused to allow Serb forces to make an inventory of their arms and ammunition . |
| 29 | Possibly in the nick of time , Israel began to export an appetite killer , consisting of pulverised algae . |
| 30 | Karpov decided to enter an end game in the hope of relieving the pressure , but Short skilfully took control of the only open file on the board with both his rooks and activated the king and advanced his pawn majority on the queenside . |