Example sentences of "[to-vb] the [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One problem that can arise is that of a particular school being full and so unable to accommodate the newly arrived expatriate 's children . |
| 2 | The purpose of such an exercise is not so much to remove dirt ( mulm in a healthy filter is quite inert ) , so much as to restore the even filtering capacity of the media . |
| 3 | The Mikulić government , which took office in May 1986 , was clearly influenced by such attitudes when it set out to curb the rapidly rising inflation of that year by it policy of ‘ programmed inflation ’ . |
| 4 | Concern exists that once a threshold of a certain concentration of chlorine in the Arctic stratosphere has been passed , a large Arctic ozone hole will become a regular spring feature which will grow and deepen annually to affect the highly populated regions of northern Europe . |
| 5 | Recently he had had to have a catheter fitted for some medical problem and because of his absconding behaviour , the nurses had hit on a really original wheeze — to force him to carry the slowly filling urine bag in one of those four-milk crates one sometimes sees on doorsteps . |
| 6 | To combat the often heard argument of too early specialisation the Government intends to introduce A/S levels from September 1987 . |
| 7 | Environment Minister , Tony Baldry was here to see the nearly finished project . |
| 8 | As the coach swung around the mountain 's impressive edge , directly below the vast height , I looked up and seemed to see the grimly laughing face of one of the woodcarver 's gods . |
| 9 | Much of the vessel is often black , and there seems a desire to emphasise the sharply defined contours which is to remain a feature of Greek ceramics , and mutatis mutandis of Greek art in general . |
| 10 | I believe bus drivers already have radio communication ; could they perhaps use it to report the illegally parked vehicle and summon a towaway unit ? |
| 11 | Moreover , these successes have to be set beside the less successful regeneration projects attempting to replicate the well known formula in cities such as Richmond ( Virginia ) , Toledo ( Ohio ) and Flint ( Michigan ) , all of which are faltering ( Guskind , 1989 ) . |
| 12 | This seems to support the previously observed dissociation between generally dangerous and generally safe situations in the relationship between risk and recognition performance . |
| 13 | The error response in the Gloucester-Holyhead question is of interest because it is the top band pupils who are most likely to treat the obliquely placed town names as arrows pointing in the directions of the required figures . |
| 14 | Because the cause is not understood , the non-commital name ‘ painful rib syndrome ’ was chosen to include the previously mentioned terms . |
| 15 | That night I watched television and did some paperwork , amending the maps to include the newly named Black Destroyer Hill , writing a brief description of what I 'd done to the rabbits and logging both the effects of the bombs that I 'd used and the manufacture of the latest batch . |
| 16 | The classification of gastritis was according to the Whitehead system modified to include the newly described entities of lymphocytic and chemical gastritis . |
| 17 | Lori waggled her fingers and sauntered off , obviously in no hurry to meet the patiently waiting Chuck . |
| 18 | Andrex cleaned up yesterday in a survey to find the best remembered TV commercial . |
| 19 | This was clearly intended to be used not only during the workshop to receive the professionally published course material [ not the usual duplicated sheets ] but as a personal organizer which would be a continual reminder to the participant of the course content . |
| 20 | In his post-election Cabinet reshuffle Sandys was sent back to the Ministry of Supply to use his undoubted energies to create the much needed Ministry of Aviation . |
| 21 | Not content with the dull stage shows , and even duller songs , that have clogged the nation 's more modest venues over the past couple of years , Adorable are determined to resuscitate the long ignored notions of ‘ stardom ’ and , gulp , ‘ entertainment ’ ! |
| 22 | A cricket scorebox is to be put up at Mainsforth recreation complex in Ferryhill to replace the recently demolished box . |
| 23 | It was intended to replace the recently abandoned Gold Standard , but gives a much greater latitude . |
| 24 | Those first six dancers had come to celebrate the newly awakened school of English classical dance that was establishing itself with the coming of peace . |
| 25 | Nearly two generations have passed since Hollywood introduced the larger format ( incidentally not 16:9 ) in an attempt to halt the then falling box office revenues . |
| 26 | The generalized ability of B to evoke the newly trained CR ( of suppression ) is displayed in Fig. 5.6 . |
| 27 | Dalziel 's gaze wandered suspiciously round the room as if seeking signs ‘ that someone had had the effrontery to deface the slightly peeling wall with festive decoration . |
| 28 | We have witnessed a further attempt on the part of the Fascist element in Spain to supersede the democratically elected Government of the People of Spain by force of arms . |
| 29 | Indirect Rule with capital letters was born in Northern Nigeria in the first decade of the twentieth century , as a result of Sir Frederick Lugard 's compulsion to justify and elaborate in writing his decision to administer the newly conquered Fulani emirates by installing a British Resident at each of the emirate courts . |
| 30 | It was found that one additional car was required on route 42 , to cover the slightly extended journey time . |