Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] the [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 What we can not do is ask questions about sub-areas of the cerebral cortex , for example the striate cortex of primates , and expect to get the same answers from studies on different groups .
2 Surely we all want to achieve the same objectives , an end to recession , low unemployment , a prosperous and fair economy , good education , training and health care .
3 Not only are we all primed to look for regularities , we tend to perceive the same regularities .
4 What is the nature of the relationship between proper names and descriptive referential phrases that happen to designate the same objects ?
5 It can only be hoped that the newly aggressive financial players of the Thatcher era manage to avoid the same errors .
6 Now that we have looked at Wharram Percy deserted village and seen something of the 30-year long excavations there , we should look at other studies and excavations on village sites which seem to suggest the same developments implied at Wharram Percy .
7 ‘ You and he seem to share the same ideas !
8 But both firms happen to have the same dividends and the same share price , so that the net and gross dividend yields are the same at 5.31 and 7.08 per cent respectively .
9 Seeing as you only like bands who seem to have the same attitudes as you , I 'm sure you will be pleased to know there is a band called Guns N' Roses who have this same attitude .
10 Some of the tense/aspect distinctions of American Black English which have attracted the attention of sociolinguists seem to introduce the same problems of underlying structural non-identity as the Irish English perfect — an example is perfective done , illustrated by 19–21 .
11 ‘ Somehow you manage to achieve the same goals , ’ said T.E .
12 The underlying attitude is perhaps that most people accept mentally handicapped people and are sympathetic towards them , but remain inwardly glad that it has not happened to them or to their children — ‘ there but for the grace of God , go I. ’ They also continue to believe the many myths surrounding the handicapped which have been passed on for decades .
13 Such human needs will range from the basic ones for security , which are threatened when other members of an organization wish to close part of the operation down or attempt to perform the same operations with fewer personnel , to the need for self-realization , which may be threatened by extreme specialization and limited capabilities within the division of labour perceived by those in authority to be necessary for the maximization of their objectives ( which will invariably be presented as the goals of ‘ the organization ’ ) .
14 The combatants try to score the most points possible , using techniques which involve actual body contact .
15 Crews and sponsors tend to frequent the same restaurants , pubs and hotels .
16 There is some repetition as the authors backtrack to report the same developments from different points of view and new characters are introduced ; the detailed mathematical discussions do become daunting for the non-specialist reader .
17 Whilst in no way related , the stories of the pea and the pine serve to illustrate the many facets of plant introduction through the ages , reminding us of those thoughtful , artistic , practical and often intrepid individuals who were responsible for the plants which grace our parks and gardens today .
18 However , if you are going to do this , then you need to set the same ACLs on all the relevant files .
19 It 's the monotony I do n't like — it 's repetitive and you have to do the same things each day .
20 Not that I have to make the same choices as someone I acknowledge to be more discriminating , since my differently constituted palate may react differently , but my own choice will be better informed if I heed nuances which I would have missed if he had not pointed them out .
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