Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] [det] [noun pl] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the museum to attract the same visitors more than once there must be some evidence of change . ’ |
| 2 | Keep the rudder where it is and allow the speed to increase a few knots so that both you and the student can observe the exact position of the rudder pedals . |
| 3 | I raced against Cameron Sharp a number of times and beat him , so it was galling to find a few weeks later that he was racing Carl Lewis on the Continent . |
| 4 | He discarded his captain Wayne Shelford in a rather messy episode in mid-1990 only to find a few months later that Shelford 's replacement also had his faults . |
| 5 | One occupation which requires people to work a few days now and then is market research , and you will usually see advertisements for this work in local papers . |
| 6 | Cough worse ( < ) lying down which causes the most violent cough to appear a few moments later . |
| 7 | If we are sceptical that an evidential base with intrinsic credibility and a isolatable and justifiable conception of rationality can be found , then we might try to tackle the same problems non-reductively , in which case anti-naturalist scruples seem out of place . |
| 8 | This was applied in Dixons Ltd. v. Roberts ( 1894 D.C. ) where it was held that section 14 did not catch a trader who gave a false indication that a refund would be given on any goods purchased , if within seven days the customer was able to buy the same products locally more cheaply . |
| 9 | Drawing on North American experience , the Commission concluded that ‘ poor management was an important contributory factor to New York 's problems ’ , and sought to apply the same lessons here ( p. 2 ) . |
| 10 | As Montag begins to realise how wrong his community is , he starts to steal a few books rather than burn them all . |
| 11 | There is no question but that it would have involved tough chairmanship and I am convinced that the Minister — whom I should have expected to chair the conference — would have had to hit a few heads together . |
| 12 | but I hope however that he will be willing to go a few steps further . |
| 13 | By this time I was beginning to gather a few ladies together who were interested in having a go at making vestments . |
| 14 | We were beginning to see a few icebergs now , incredibly blue and in all kinds of weird shapes ; we had another reminder of just how far north we were , when a biting breeze blew up and it started snowing . |
| 15 | For a moment I did n't even recognise it as the same owl Derek and I had been round to see a few weeks before . |
| 16 | At the same time , great advances have been made in finding out how best to use the many drugs now available . |
| 17 | Are we not allowed to use the same things twice ? |
| 18 | Furthermore , if both LIFESPANs are instructed to use the same units simultaneously , they will compete for access to those units ( on a first-come first-served basis ) . |
| 19 | An " unseen " exam paper allows different examiners to mark the same answers independently and to arrive at a fairly consistent and impartial assessment of the candidate 's overall performance and potential . |
| 20 | If you want to go sailing , play volleyball or have a round of mini golf it wo n't cost you a penny and the kids can be left in the Pirates Club while you spend the afternoon doing things you want to do … but you may have a job persuading them to leave a few hours later . |
| 21 | But things have turned round slightly in the last few weeks and erm the players have got themselves together and erm we 've managed to string a few results together . |
| 22 | Living in both Manchester and Leeds , I am in the position to be able to put a few things straight . |
| 23 | Oh and his wife 's got the first name too and the name of the his wife too and then you begin to you begin to put a few equations together . |
| 24 | One bar had even gone so far as to put a few tables outside , and on impulse Zen settled down to enjoy the sunlight and watch the show on the Corso . |
| 25 | So you 're doing exactly what we were telling you to do a few weeks ago , that you had to er take money out of reserves or you had to cut down on the level of services if you were to avoid putting that thirty four pounds on the council tax bills this year . |
| 26 | The aim of this chapter is to summarise the many arguments currently being canvassed about the effects of high technology on employment . |
| 27 | The ‘ false ’ bus , used for escaping refugees , is carrying Michael ( Paul Newman ) and Sarah ( Julie Andrews ) , American scientists on the run from the security police , to the comparative safety of East Berlin ; it has to keep a few minutes ahead of the real , scheduled bus , so in fact most of the shots out of the bus windows concentrate mainly on the distance between the two buses , gradually diminishing and so raising suspicion . |
| 28 | To Hazel , it seemed a likely place for a weasel : or the white owl , perhaps , might fly along the escarpment at twilight , looking inwards with its stony eyes , ready to turn a few feet sideways and pick off the shelf anything that moved . |
| 29 | It 's nice in the studio to have a few things here and there , but live , that 's what it hangs on . ’ |
| 30 | We were to stay a few days longer here , for Flora 's sake . |