Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] [prep] [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Simply nervous trainers tend to stand in one spot , feeted feet rooted like a tree to the ground . |
| 2 | In this discussion we want to concentrate on one aspect of marking : how the source file can be sent electronically to the marker and how the marker can make use of this electronic form . |
| 3 | This is an acceptable solution if we expect to concentrate on one form of arithmetic for a number of instructions , but if we are using several forms ( for example , floating-point calculations with address computation in fixed-point format ) then we have to change the contents of the mode register continually . |
| 4 | In this paper , I want to look at one kind of way in which some feminists have tried to conceptualise what it is for a woman to be ‘ autonomous ’ , and at the implications this has for ways of thinking about the human self . |
| 5 | A valuable way of concealing them is to have bars , stripes or blobs of colour that appear to overflow from one section to the next , as though someone has splashed ink across the animal . |
| 6 | We want to settle in one school for a good period of time , because we have discovered how important are relationships , with both colleagues and classes , that have been built up and stood the test of time . |
| 7 | Like many conglomerates before them , South African giants , such as Anglo American , Rembrandt and Anglovaal , want to stay in one piece . |
| 8 | The arguments therefore tend to focus on three borderline questions : What is the minimum fault required for conviction of murder ? |
| 9 | The factory workers tend to stick to one task — neck shaping , spraying , buffing , kerfing etc. — and , with the exception of ‘ star pupils ’ who are groomed for higher things ( and therefore shown most processes ) , it stays that way . |
| 10 | While the major political parties are at each other 's throats over most areas of policy , they seem to agree on one idea to aid innovation — probably it is from an independent body . |
| 11 | It is as if strict legal considerations seem to pull in one direction , while supposedly practical policy considerations point in another . |
| 12 | Erm you know we sort of seem to limp from one meeting to another without really committing ourselves to anything much . |
| 13 | If you 've actually be wangling system on your way up , which is what most of us seem to do at one time or another . |
| 14 | Some species of anemone , such as H. gelam , are particularly prone to ‘ wandering ’ about the aquarium and never really seem to settle in one place . |
| 15 | As early as August 1986 he wrote to South West Water 's headquarters in Exeter complaining that ‘ we seem to move from one crisis to another . |
| 16 | Similar characteristics are piece mobility ( the number of squares open to attack by one side 's pieces ) and the control or occupation of the centre four squares . |
| 17 | Is you home security at the top of your list of priorities , or is it something which you intend to deal with one day , when you have the chance ? |
| 18 | I see some of these big photo-ops , the Berlin Wall , revolution in Prague — I did n't think would come out , but I 'll talk about it — I just see that it 's a manipulation of the press ; photographers all know to stay in one spot so we 're not in each other 's shot . |
| 19 | And for that we 'll pay the girls a retainer if you like to deliver from one customer to thirteen customers on that Saturday . |
| 20 | Then cover and turn off the heat and allow to stand for 1 hour . |
| 21 | Then try to think of one thing at a time as you write . |
| 22 | Mothers and babies are suitable cases for treatment because they tend to stay in one place , there are only two subjects at a time , and their behaviour together is relatively stereotyped and uncomplicated . |
| 23 | Place the skimmed milk , peppercorns , garlic , onion , bay leaf and nutmeg in a saucepan and leave to sit for 1 hour . |
| 24 | Never carry more than one-third of your body weight , and aim to carry about one quarter of it . |
| 25 | The team , led by sub-officer Harry Dawson , aim to ride in 25 mile stages and reach Dublin within eight hours . |
| 26 | Does conditioned responding fail to transfer from one context to another ? |
| 27 | ErgoClient is aimed at large networked enterprises that intend to migrate from one computing environment to another . |
| 28 | There are several routes open to qualified nurses and health visitors , although these will be limited if you wish to remain within one area of clinical practice . |
| 29 | Not all students wish to specialize in one area of Art and Design ; some seek to make an informed study of several aspects of the disciplines . |
| 30 | Today , some people actually prefer to live in one room : they even choose to take down partition walls in two- or three-roomed flats or apartments to make one big open-plan space . |