Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus scientists in many fields tend to emphasise the practical pay-off of their research . |
| 2 | High average wind speeds tend to stunt the upward growth of plants and encourage the lateral growth of dwarf forms , e.g. of Calluna vulgaris or Juniperus communis , though prostrate forms of the former are not encountered as frequently as expected on exposed mountain plateaux . |
| 3 | Within lesson structures of this kind , teachers do not , in fact , orientate themselves so much to the needs of individual students , but tend to treat the whole class as a kind of ‘ collective student ’ . |
| 4 | There will , however , always be those who tend to see the negative side and may well suggest you ‘ do n't lose weight too quickly or you 'll look old ’ or ‘ you 'll only put it back on twice as fast if you lose it quickly ’ . |
| 5 | Golf enthusiasts flock to enjoy the 18-hole course at the nearby Wildmoos , three miles away , and from mid June to mid September the tourist Office provides transport from the resort to the golf course ( AS20 each way : Summer ‘ 89 price ) . |
| 6 | F. Tourists flock to see the steep valleys and limestone gorges , such as Dovedale in the Peak District and Cheddar Gorge in the Mendips . |
| 7 | We intend to implement the new Quality Framework in session 1992/3 . |
| 8 | Small shopkeepers tend to support the Liberal Democrats , but Mr Kaifu wants to please a more important supporter , Mr Bush . |
| 9 | Such results as are available tend to support the associative view . |
| 10 | Politicians tend to support the traditional approach to budgeting . |
| 11 | Professor Nils Shakkabaek of Copenhagen University , who co-ordinated the study , says that a corresponding increase in genito-urinary abnormalities and incidents of testicular cancer tend to support the environmental conclusion . |
| 12 | Several pamphlets issued recently by the Publications Department of the Cooperative Union are eminently suitable for this purpose ( 1 ) ‘ United action : Trades unionists and cooperators combine to meet the capitalist menace ’ , ( 2 ) ‘ Cooperation and Labour unrest ’ , ( 3 ) ‘ Cooperators and reconstruction ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ It is a particular shame for Neil because there were far worse things going on in the game but some people only want to see the dark side of him . |
| 14 | well we 've erm we 've erm we 've been rather tempted by the west coast er I personally want to see the Grand Canyon and erm I 'd like to see San Francisco so the package which is being offered to the Boots Association with whom we 've been away several times and we lo we like it as , as a , as a background because you 've got a rough idea , you know , the people you 're going with |
| 15 | " We want to see the Chief Rabbit , " said Hazel . |
| 16 | Some " birds " nests are hemispherical , but only on the inside ; you must cut a honeycomb with a sharp knife if you want to see the accurate hexagons of its construction ; the geometry of spiders ' webs is astonishing but much less regular than it at first appears . |
| 17 | Leading the first contingent will be Japan and Norway , which want to see the current moratorium on commercial whaling lifted . |
| 18 | I want to see the right kind of deal for electricity consumers in Northern Ireland . |
| 19 | Novels are much more difficult to place and from a new writer , publishers normally want to see the whole book . |
| 20 | On a visit to the United States on May 19-21 Kohl , accompanied by Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher , assured his hosts that his government did " not want to see the long-standing Atlantic alliance in any way weakened , still less replaced by a European structure " . |
| 21 | ‘ The only way we can know that people want to see the Fun Factory becoming a success is if they vote with their feet and come to a meeting to show their support . ’ |
| 22 | I want to see the National Health Service properly financed ’ . |
| 23 | Thus we want to see the representational role of the newly juxtaposed elements as recognisably preserved within , and thereby helping to determine the new representational role of , the new signal in which they occur . |
| 24 | We want to see the British standard on vehicle security adopted as a compulsory European Community directive . |
| 25 | Only if you want to go the whole way and produce typeset quality data will you ever need to consider anything better than VGA . |
| 26 | Sooner or later I want to acquire the full range of British birds of prey , and the next bird I hope to work with is a goshawk . |
| 27 | However , the authorities in general appear to support the following propositions . |
| 28 | With continued cell proliferation and development of new crypts , colonies enlarge , become visible to the naked eye , then ultimately coalesce to restore the mucosal layer . |
| 29 | President , colleagues , I am so proud and honoured to receive this gold badge , more so because this is the award given to me by you President , I do want to thank a number of people I also want to thank the regional secretary , Steve , who thank you , Steven , for your support and guidance . |
| 30 | How I long to see the black kid depicted as something other than the tam-donning , dope-smoking , unemployed gang member , structuring his life around reggae music , blues parties , and thieving , and phrasing his life 's ambitions in terms of one day to the next with little or no positive orientation to the world and an outlook flavoured by prejudice and ignorance . |