Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [adv] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The question was whether , in the harsher climate of the late 1970s and early 1980s , the fragments could be welded together to form a new force in British politics . |
| 2 | The three different unit sizes can be arranged together to form a natural stone effect . |
| 3 | Although a habitat may be manipulated particularly to encourage a bird species or group of species , this would involve the conservation of other forms of wildlife essential to that bird 's existence . |
| 4 | The photograph on the facing page shows various ways in which miniatures can be grouped together to make an effective display . |
| 5 | But they could be expected especially to move a religious audience committed to a divine order comprehending all men . |
| 6 | If a related question ( eg ‘ Have you received any training or instruction in setting up or keeping accounts ’ ) resulted in a negative answer , then this could be pursued further to find a way of improving the situation ; for example by arranging for accounting instructions to be held at the EPH , or by ensuring that newcomers received formal or informal training in accounting procedures , and so on . |
| 7 | The following shows how chord shapes can be varied considerably to give a more fruitful harmonic language . |
| 8 | From a boat it can be squeezed enough to get a grip on it , and when it hits the water it sinks in a big brown cloud . |
| 9 | It is then possible that a sequence both of coordinate transformations ( 12.19 ) and Ehlers transformations ( 12.20 ) in the potential space can be applied alternately to generate a further class of solutions with an infinite number of parameters . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , a start needed to be made somewhere to build a cumulative and objective body of knowledge of the relationships between the properties of social phenomena as a prelude to the formulation of substantial theoretical laws . |
| 11 | Occasionally , a student — perhaps in mathematics or logic — can be seen actually to make a contribution to the research literature , but that is so rare as to appear precocious . |
| 12 | For a striking effect , several stems should be grown together to form a cluster . |
| 13 | Thus , by selecting the right ‘ task ’ , we have constrained a system we know , because we designed it that way , to be organized redundantly to give a double dissociation . |
| 14 | There are a number of variables against which a language can vary , e.g. time-span , geographical origin , gender of author , discourse type , subject area , etc. , and the sources from which the corpus is compiled must be selected carefully to maintain a representative balance . |
| 15 | Turn the right side ( smooth side of knitting ) to the inside and fold it so the two side edges of the knitting can be sewn together to make a tube . |
| 16 | This will also affect how far the stick has to be moved forwards to effect a recovery . |
| 17 | Remembering a scratch match played in 1879 , which had provided plenty of fun for both players and spectators , Bill Lister had an idea : ‘ Thinks I ta meself , if nobbut t' tradesmen cud be gotten together to play a match once a year , ah 'm sewer it wod goa , an' 'specially if it war ta tak' place at t' feast . ’ |
| 18 | This can reduce the tax liability on the estate , and can mean that money which might otherwise go to the taxman will be used instead to support a worthwhile cause of your choosing . |
| 19 | It is very unlikely that a Labour Prime Minister would be deprived of his seat in this way , but it deserves to be noted that , however unwittingly , a piece of machinery has been created which could be used locally to deprive a Labour Prime Minister of his seat . |
| 20 | A small generator can be used primarily to stop a battery discharging and it will only be able to recharge a battery if it is small and has a long time in which to do it . |
| 21 | Common law legislation can be used here to force a landlord to make repairs . |
| 22 | The mould-pieces are removed , and in principle can be used again to produce an identical statue , but there is little evidence for this being done in Greece . |
| 23 | These can be used both to complete an on-exchange contract by substituting an off-exchange contract , and to bring an off-exchange contract on-exchange , to be completed by immediate offset or through the exchange clearing system . |
| 24 | Both the border and the single motifs can also be used upside-down to give a solid edge at the bottom and an irregular edge at the top . |
| 25 | Pupils in all bands had more difficulty when decimals were involved and when the 30cm ruler had to be used twice to take a measurement . |
| 26 | This traditional-style comfort room shows how plains , patterns and stripes can be used together to give a lived-in look . |
| 27 | Facts which are individually correct may be used together to distort a picture . |
| 28 | It expects a non-Russian contractor to be commissioned soon to construct an international terminal at Domodeovo . |
| 29 | The unwanted side strips can then be peeled away to reveal a perfect seam . |
| 30 | In other words , she is someone who might have difficulty with spelling as she grows , but could be helped now to become a competent speller . |