Example sentences of "[vb base] the [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , the complexity imparted by the faithful physicalist version should not blind us to the features that distinguish the causal processes in the bees ' brains or whatever from those involved in the swelling after the swipe . |
| 2 | It is thus quite difficult to ; distinguish the various princes of the family of Augustus . |
| 3 | He could hear John breathing , and in the distance , distinguish the dim shape of the sapper . |
| 4 | If uniforms distinguish the different grades of nursing and domestic staff , then this is useful information for the nurse to communicate to the patient . |
| 5 | There are also systems ( e.g. in Australian and New Guinea languages ) that distinguish the three dimensions of space , having demonstratives that gloss as " the one above the speaker " , " the one below the speaker " , " the one level with the speaker " as well as distinguishing relative distance from participants ( see e.g. Dixon , 1972 : 262ff re Dyirbal ) . |
| 6 | In the previous chapter we identified the major variables which influence the current account of the balance of payments and examined how automatic and discretionary adjustments operate to rectify payments imbalances . |
| 7 | How far do select committees influence the general atmosphere in the House of Commons ? |
| 8 | The nature of the economic system and the conflicts within it influence the changing rules of the game . |
| 9 | The doctor 's expectations as to how the elderly patient should behave influence the actual behaviour of the elderly patient by non-verbal communication . ’ |
| 10 | Advocacy schemes focus on the rights , entitlements and choices of individuals , but they do not generally much influence the wider issues of the way services are planned , shaped and managed . |
| 11 | This data enables us to draw clear conclusions concerning the presence of B II conformations within the dodecamer under study and also points to more general rules which influence the probable appearance of such conformations within other sequences . |
| 12 | Less obvious , but equally important factors concern the economic and market distortions which influence the comparative disadvantage of many areas . |
| 13 | It is by following up such topics that this subject can truly come alive for the reader — banking and finance ( domestic or international ) influence the everyday life of most people . |
| 14 | On this account , several types of information influence the on-line interpretation of anaphors , though for any particular kind of anaphor one type of information predominates in determining considered judgements . |
| 15 | POU domain genes encode a family of highly conserved transacting factors that influence the transcriptional activity of several cell type-specific and ubiquitous genes . |
| 16 | Economic pressures producing changes in family structure may , for example , influence the higher-order structure of society only a generation or two later . |
| 17 | Whereas the aim of social advancement is to reduce individual inequalities but the social environment which produced them is left intact ( on the assumption that these inequalities are due to inadequate education effort on the part of individuals , the state or to inequality of ‘ education gifts ’ ) , the aim of the collective advancement is to give individual education and , at the same time , influence the social context in which the individuals live : an effort is made to involve as many persons as possible in the education campaign . |
| 18 | The European champions , who host the first leg in 11 days ' time , have lost Ruud Gullit and Marco Van Basten and are struggling for form . |
| 19 | Hartlepool 's Procession host the first show at the Empire in Middlesbrough on Monday ; Hug take the tour to Newcastle Poly on March 2 , and on March 5 the Poppyfield bring it to Perry 's in Darlington where the Autumn Divers will also be on the bill . |
| 20 | His songs today bemoan the rotten state of the world — Aids , police violence , the homeless , his ex-manager — these are now grist to his mill . |
| 21 | AN OBJECT lesson for all those who bemoan the artistic indifference of government , last night 's Omnibus ( BBC 1 ) looked at a political leader who took the closest interest in art , a mediocre and embittered water-colourist who eventually turned to another medium — mass emotion and warfare . |
| 22 | They favour the Elven greatsword above all other blades ; a wicked weapon a full five or six feet in length , double-edged and razor sharp . |
| 23 | They favour the Elven greatsword above all other blades ; a wicked weapon a full five or six feet in length , double-edged and razor sharp . |
| 24 | They favour the Elven greatsword above all other blades : a wicked weapon a full five or six feet in length , double-edged and razor sharp . |
| 25 | No one ( thank God ! ) says sex must stop and comparatively few favour the wilder flights of permissive fantasy . |
| 26 | I passionately favour the increased co-operation within the European Community and the developments that are taking place . |
| 27 | The outlook for Japan 's computer firms is made brighter by several major changes in the way the machines are sold which favour the existing strengths of its computer industry . |
| 28 | There we go ( Note that , in most cases , the three kinds of sentences only favour the three kinds of interpretation . ) |
| 29 | Knead the soaked fruit into the dough . |
| 30 | When we 're using the fax facility and we get a series of policy numbers and a problem coming through to us erm that 's not so bad cos that 's being amalgamated by the branch secretaries , when it 's going back , and we do it on the same one single fax going back , they 're sitting there snipping up individual replies , you know putting individual replies into consultants ' baskets unless they photocopy the whole sheet in which case they 've got a confidentiality problem . |