Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [conj] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In conclusion , my Lords , it seems to me that , unless the procedure adopted by the moving party is ill suited to dispose of the question at issue , there is much to be said in favour of the proposition that a court having jurisdiction ought to let a case be heard rather than entertain a debate concerning the form of the proceedings . |
| 2 | The management of investment needs to be optimised so as to deliver a fully commercial return . |
| 3 | Book debts arising from these credit sales were to be assigned in blocks , containing substantial numbers of such debts to the plaintiffs in return for a lump sum , calculated so as to provide a discounting charge to the plaintiffs . |
| 4 | At the meeting Eduard Shevardnadze , the Soviet Foreign Minister , proposed the " decoupling " of the internal and external aspects of unification so that the former could be completed swiftly while allowing a unified Germany 's security status to be resolved over a number of years . |
| 5 | The mode of operation can be adjusted so as to produce a high content of aromatic ( benzene-like ) molecules which give the product its characteristically high octane number . |
| 6 | That law might have developed so as to recognise a condictio indebiti — an action for the recovery of money on the ground that it was not due . |
| 7 | Among these benefits were : 1 ) Bill of lading provisions that granted the carrier the benefit of the shipper 's insurance were outlawed ; and 2 ) The right of the carrier to limit liability to a fixed sum per package or shipping unit was modified so as to specify a mandatory minimum of 100 Pounds Sterling ( or English Gold Sovereigns ) or the the national currency equivalent per package or unit . |
| 8 | Downstairs the bar 's lay-out has been cleverly designed so as to lend a feeling of space without losing a certain cosiness . |
| 9 | I must n't have been out of that office half an hour and I 'd , she 'd rung here and left a message to say I could go on it . |
| 10 | some Babycham and she said they 'd sat there and drank a bottle of brandy and Babycham all night she said . |
| 11 | She turned to gaze at the man who 'd approached silently and stood a little behind her on her left . |
| 12 | A situation can be structured and comprehended so as to indicate a direction for proceeding . |
| 13 | It is generally fitted with an additional diffuser such as a glass cloth scrim , and positioned so as to give a lighting intensity of about one half of that of the key light . |
| 14 | The seat , provided with a division of about 6in. in height , was positioned so as to afford a clear forward view of the horses and the surrounding countryside . |
| 15 | The patient should also be seen alone and have a careful history and physical examination taken . |
| 16 | These take a variety of forms and are thus difficult to summarize ; basically statistical properties are measured whilst some condition is fulfilled , such as the velocity being above some level , the velocity varying particularly rapidly , or different velocity components being related so as to make a large contribution to the Reynolds stress . |
| 17 | Some spectrometers can be operated so as to produce a spectrum of absorbance A , where peak height is a direct measure of intensity . |
| 18 | The items were selected so as to give a quick overview of performance in relation to a range of topics including number concepts , measures , spatial concepts , algebra , graphs and number patterns . |
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| 20 | When he was able to be put in a wheelchair he was strapped upright and wore a collar . |
| 21 | I sense that you are suggesting the County Council should have done more than write a paragraph or two |
| 22 | I decided this had to be done puristically and had a young boy dressed up as a girl in the play . |
| 23 | If it is possible to get rid of it then do so , if not , then screen the hideous concrete with heavy planting as we have done here and grow a rampant climber over the top . |
| 24 | I like to design things that can be made simply but create a dynamic relationship when the elemental parts are put together . |
| 25 | Fiction and drama , when they are done well and provide a convincing , realistic context in which serious crimes occur , can often enable us to imagine ourselves doing things which , in the abstract description , we would consider impossible . |
| 26 | They have prepared fully and have a good depth of experience . |
| 27 | Ironically , the most noticeable example comes at the end of scene ten , when Broadbent admits that Anderson 's advice on the Czech team 's tactics has proved depressingly sound : Anderson 's laconic replies implicate his loss of interest in the topic , following scene six , even now that Broadbent actually shows interest in what he had said earlier and allocates a turn to him twice . |
| 28 | Most burglars will flee empty handed rather than risk a confrontation . |
| 29 | The only viable alternative is to ‘ mimagree ’ otherwise , to mime agreement in such a way as to contest subtly the authority of the language used rather than launching a direct challenge to male discursive authority . |
| 30 | It therefore becomes imperative that the scriptures be interpreted so as to form a consistent whole . |