Example sentences of "[vb base] the [adj] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the exchanges were rather less thoughtful : eat the rich read one window , kill the poor replied another . |
| 2 | Special Effects , therefore , like fiction in general , make the unreal seem real , true to life . |
| 3 | It is quite possible that by taking care of the old , the very young , the sick and others ‘ public services replace the old fashioned enlarged family and make the adults more available for employment , particularly the women who were traditionally responsible for household work and bringing up children . ’ |
| 4 | Place the three strips one on top of the other with seams at the back ; slipstitch ends together . |
| 5 | Rather than target help on those who need it most , Mr Major may prefer to protect the middle class and let the poor get poorer . |
| 6 | Some of the exchanges were rather less thoughtful : eat the rich read one window , kill the poor replied another . |
| 7 | I understand the emotional pull that devolution has for people in Scotland , but I hope that every Scot will examine very carefully what it would mean in practice for Scotland and for the rest of the United Kingdom . |
| 8 | If you use the latter make sure they can not be got at by children , wild birds or pets . |
| 9 | and it was dark green oh it it 's not bad but you know I 'd just lost ten pounds to the taxi driver to him giving me the wrong change so I was feeling in a very frugal mood an and this the green of this candlestick holder you know what I call the old fashioned dark green , of some china ? |
| 10 | These differences in resources force the two to use different styles of influence . |
| 11 | ‘ They now think the British know more than they 're admitting . ’ |
| 12 | In a sense we do not really need to ask the question ‘ Does unemployment cause crime ? ’ or ‘ Do the under-privileged offend more than privileged . ’ |
| 13 | Knit together the first two stitches but only knit three stitches before you do the next knit two together . |
| 14 | Each Renault engine costs more than £100,000 and they rocket the 800 brake horse-power car to a top speed of more than 200mph . |
| 15 | Leave the second slit open , or fill it with compost or sand , and use it to water the cuttings with a can in dry weather , without splashing and wetting the foliage . |
| 16 | I wish the same held true of Hebron and Jerusalem . |
| 17 | The law may allow the huissier himself , given his semi-official position , to initiate contact with the competent authorities ( or a brother huissier ) in the state of destination , or may ( as has French law since 1966 ) require the huissier to take informal steps such as the use of the postal channel to supplement the official service initiated by the parquet . |
| 18 | inspection to proceed , that 's why were partial explanation and I have the English to explain that for you |
| 19 | In my tradition on a Christmas day and Hogmanay , we have the old fashioned Scottish Ceilidh |
| 20 | • Enter the lucky draw Any unclaimed prizes will go into a final lucky draw . |
| 21 | Lead the subordinate to see new possibilities and the need for more information by asking additional questions . |