Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hasty note , the spluttering pen , the exasperated correction , the careful clerkly hand , the grandiloquent flourish , the obsequious subscription , the torn seal , the glint of sand still held in the writing from the hand that strewed it centuries ago — all these and much else bring me into close company with the past , more than the rooms in which men sat , the streets they walked , the clothes they wore or the trinkets that adorned them . |
| 2 | • Any burns may be deeper than they appear , so cool them with cold water and cover with an antiseptic dressing or clean cloth . |
| 3 | Revitalise them with conditioning serum . |
| 4 | Fence Them In British soccer 's first spiked steel fence will form an impenetrable barrier to unruly … fans next season . |
| 5 | Then if you feel it is appropriate , address them to their homes and send them by registered mail . |
| 6 | They would also remove any personal belongings which were removable and next day place them on prominent display , according to Polperro 's Quiller Couch , ‘ … to disclose the disgraceful want of vigilance supposed to characterise the owner ’ . |
| 7 | And we now have the final symbolism of Ross Perot , the white knight set to storm Washington , who has in the not-so-distant past said that it might be necessary to suspend the constitution and cordon off black neighbourhoods and place them under martial law . |
| 8 | Check all the facts and refute them with sound evidence . |
| 9 | They also learn the position of the wetlands that provide them with crucial staging posts where they can feed and rest before starting on the next part of their journey . |
| 10 | As is usual among deviations , most men and a good many women have some fetish object or objects which provide them with sexual stimulation and can increase the enjoyment of sexual activity . |
| 11 | They must be a priority target group , so we can prevent exploitation and discrimination and provide them with adequate training in health and safety and other matters . |
| 12 | The qualitative methods provide them with feminist validity , while the quantitative methods ensure the reliability which psychology values . |
| 13 | Barber argues that the knowledge and skills of professionals provide them with considerable power and it is therefore essential for the well-being of society that this power be used for the benefit of all . |
| 14 | Their shells provide them with valuable protection but like all armoured species they are at certain disadvantages — they are nearly always less mobile , less flexible , and suffer the consequences . |
| 15 | In each of the two Ranges of the New Forest there is a Head Keeper , with six beat keepers under him , who take censuses of the deer , cull them in due season , guard against poachers and check pests . |
| 16 | After cleaning out gutters ( or fitting new gutters ) , test them by pouring water into them ( or use a hosepipe ) |
| 17 | I now wean them onto prepared food . |
| 18 | ‘ Lots of people at school have commented on it and now associate me with Tory party propaganda . |
| 19 | We provide you with individual index cards for each of your staff , giving details such as names , addresses , tax codes etc . |
| 20 | In addition , if you have taken out insurance with Norwich Union as detailed above , we provide you with additional protection . |
| 21 | Just three Calcia tablets a day provide you with sufficient calcium to supplement your diet , supplying both your immediate and your long-term needs . |
| 22 | As well as sharing Chris Brokaw — Come 's guitarist and Codeine 's drummer until recently when the umbilical chord was reluctantly severed — both envelop you in bleak vulnerability , put you under mild anaesthetic . |
| 23 | We want you for Good Money . |
| 24 | A few says later the Shah sought assurances from the US Embassy that he was still welcome in the United States cabled Rabat to say , " we assured the Shah publicly as well as in private messages that he would be welcome in the US should he choose to go there , and that there should be bo doubt whatsoever as to our willingness to receive ( him ) and provide him with appropriate protection " . |
| 25 | Will my hon. Friend emphasise that Labour 's only policy on air pollution is to abolish nuclear power and replace it with coal-fired power — the net consequence of which could be only a massive increase in global warming ? |
| 26 | The embalmer helped them replace the planks , and then fussed about whether to sweep up and re-use the original natron , or replace it with fresh salt . |
| 27 | Note that , following completion of the buy-out , both Newco and Target 's accounting periods must also correspond , especially if group relief is being relied upon to fund Newco 's liability to meet interest payments to its investors and provide it with tax-efficient servicing of interest on its debt . |
| 28 | Send it to Personal Story at the address given on page 3 . |
| 29 | Send it to Personal Story at the address on page 3 . |
| 30 | Write your answer on a postcard and send it to Good Food Competition , TODAY Features , 1 Virginia Street , London E1 9BS , to arrive by Monday November 9 . |