Example sentences of "and [vb base] a [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless he was at one with Wheatley on the need to abandon free trade and develop a protected imperial bloc . |
| 2 | I am trying , within the context of the debate , to identify how we can move forward from the 1990s to the 21st century , the problems that we as a nation will have to face , our relationship with Europe and how we can learn from the nations that we have said are the best , such as Germany , and develop a sound strategic regional policy . |
| 3 | Ultimately , however , the dog may become iron deficient and develop a microcytic hypochromic anaemia . |
| 4 | We will also continue to develop new high-quality National Vocational Qualifications , and introduce a new post-16 diploma which recognises achievement in both vocational and academic courses . |
| 5 | The Kurds regard themselves as a separate race of people from the rest of Iraq and wish to join with the Kurds of Turkey and make a new Kurdish state . |
| 6 | For a band now irritated by most dance music — ‘ most of it 's cack , I hate going into bars where they 've got it blaring out from everywhere , you ca n't hear yourself think ’ — and uncomfortable with the accoutrements of clubbing — ‘ I ca n't stand being under strobes no more , do me head in , make me lose my balance ’ — it was inevitable the Mondays would rake up their rock roots , ‘ mature ’ their sound and make a major musical transition . |
| 7 | The only way to redeem yourself is to check into a rehab clinic , suffer the torments of the damned and make a final public confession of your sins . |
| 8 | And make a safe green room |
| 9 | Downstairs the Disco provided a large crowd with the sounds that made them get on the floor and bring a whole new ball game to the w world of the Barn Dance . |
| 10 | Good for Annabel , who had the sense to quit the circuit in good time and launch a successful new career . |
| 11 | They should also be encouraged to take plenty of exercise and eat a good healthy diet . |
| 12 | On Sunday morning Eric and I would make a trip into the pre-Alpine hills behind Verona and eat a delicious simple meal , which was all that was available at that time , in a trattoria . |
| 13 | Never mind , it was a good feeling to put on dry clothes and eat a large cooked breakfast . |
| 14 | Just because not everyone may spot the toy gun in this ad and attach a certain symbolic significance to it , it does not mean that it is not there nor that it has no effect . |
| 15 | The trick is to apply a technique borrowed from optical audio Compact Disks and carve a tiny spiral groove in the surface that the head can follow to improve the tracking accuracy of the magnetic head . |
| 16 | The report of a nut of Trapa natans , the water chestnut , from Loch Ceann a'Bhaigh , S. Uist ( Heslop Harrison and Blackburn , 1946 ) would , if it is really of post-glacial age , indicate an enormous northward range-extension of Trapa ( see Flenley et al. , 1975 ) and suggest a major climatic warming . |
| 17 | Business Superstore will install the software , offer training and supply a full technical back-up . |
| 18 | There he turned and say a tall blond-haired man holding out an empty glass . |
| 19 | " We must also endeavour to recruit the doctor , teacher , student , architect , " he said , " and thus we will grow stronger and stronger and build a strong united front . " |
| 20 | Larger electric storage heaters will heat 91 or 136 litres ( 20 or 30 gallons ) and replace a conventional hot water storage cylinder . |
| 21 | The Company 's objectives are to : Manage effectively its existing reserves portfolio ; find and develop efficiently additional reserves which offer significant potential to add value for shareholders ; build a business which is profitable even at low oil prices ; and provide a strong financial base to support its operations . |
| 22 | Neural cells can be kept in good condition in vivo for many hours , and provide a good chemical test system and model for memory . |
| 23 | The aim of this project is therefore to undertake a comparison of South Africa 's labour legislation with the ILO standards in order to ascertain the degree to which the former conform with the latter and provide a comprehensive historical resource base . |
| 24 | Mr Maginess added he believed the only answer was to tighten security measures and provide a stable political situation where problems could be solved . |
| 25 | Failure to carry out an audit and provide a verified environmental statement as specified in the company 's environmental audit programme will lead to deregistration . |
| 26 | Efforts to establish professional standards and provide a sound educational basis for doctors were accompanied by anxieties about their status , which led to doctors often adopting , it seemed to their critics , a priest-like role . |
| 27 | The ability of salespeople to deal with complaints and provide a reliable after-sales service IS very Important . |
| 28 | in pairs compare and discuss lists and compile a new agreed list ; |
| 29 | My friend wanted to encourage them to come back , so we put the bales back where they had been and cut a suitable owl-sized hole in the wall . |
| 30 | In his ministerial programme submitted to parliament for the deputies ' vote of confidence on December 30 , Mr Badran said his government will study the legal and economic effects of martial law after taking steps to return suspended passports , restore the elected boards to the three Arabic dailies and abolish a previous martial law order to dissolve the Jordanian Writers Association . |