Example sentences of "a [noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I propose that the new Bill , like the Bill of 1938 , should contain a provision to carry out this recommendation . |
| 2 | Once again it has been left to a recession to catch out those who overstretched themselves in the boom years . |
| 3 | I felt sad about this as I have several friends from my Salford days in Hong Kong , but I understand a decision to carry out this action has been put off for some time , so perhaps it was a regrettable necessity . |
| 4 | She followed her last winter gas bill with a decision to turn off several heaters . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , I think it may be beyond my powers as a programmer to set up such a counterfeit world . |
| 6 | Rumours in the market said that Japanese banks which had initially indicated a willingness to put up some of the necessary funds , were behind the problems . |
| 7 | Now we , let's say for instance we 've got five hundred thousand members of the church , and they in turn have a circle of friends and relatives of ten now you do n't need to be a mathematician to find out that 's five million . |
| 8 | A secret report obtained by The Northern Echo says the authority has earmarked just £590 for publicity and advertising in a bid to drum up more visitors . |
| 9 | SPOT the dog is a greyhound in a million — he 's beaten cancer , and this weekend will resume his racing career in a bid to pay back some of the costs of two major operations that saved his life . |
| 10 | Formed this spring , in a bid to break down such oversimplifications , the members of the Bibi Crew are all experienced performers — including actress Judith Jacob ( Carmel in EastEnders ) and Janet Kay , singer of lover 's rock anthem ‘ Silly Games ’ . |
| 11 | I would reckon I 'll be finished with Norman about ten o'clock it takes me an hour and a half to drive down half past eleven say I 'm in here about twelve o'clock right , cheers |
| 12 | In Durham the engine came to a halt to take on more coal and water . |
| 13 | But she 's happiest working for TV and is a frontrunner to pick up another British Academy award next year . |
| 14 | Use a trowel to scoop up some of these and put them in a plastic bag . |
| 15 | Feeling euphoric at having won this ‘ victory ’ , they decided to extend their actions in a campaign to bring about more liberty and democracy in other areas of social life . |
| 16 | Once he went up to London with Trevor Proby and a crowbar to sort out that Des Lynam geezer . |
| 17 | The tenant has surely a right to carry out this lawful activity . |
| 18 | ( Pat has a good strong Catholic conscience , a desire to pass on some of her good fortune . ) |
| 19 | Section 47(2) of the FSA makes it an offence for a person to carry out any act or engage in any course of conduct which creates a false or misleading impression about the market in , or the price or value of , any investment . |
| 20 | And we understand that he is paid up to £500 a day to carry out those services . |
| 21 | Not every day I get a chance to pick up that kind of money for doing practically nothing . ’ |
| 22 | Apart from the Harris 's hawks , we did n't get a chance to pick up any more birds until late on the second day . |
| 23 | Their debts are now more than £6.5m and chairman Sir John Hall says he needs at least a week to draw up another rescue package before he and his fellow directors will be in a position to open talks with Kevin Keegan about the vacant manager 's position . |
| 24 | Under contract TEC come here usually one day a week to carry out these interviews erm they poke me in any corner they can find . |
| 25 | Exfoliate once a week to slough off any dry skin and unblock pores |
| 26 | Quite simply , the concept of agitation on civil rights , far less the creation of a movement to carry out such agitation , is missing from the documents . |
| 27 | " Some of the groups " , the White Paper said , " found themselves attempting to reconcile a wish for strict emissions targets , and hence a wish to phase out all fossil fuel burning , with a dislike for the nuclear option and support for coal in the short term . |
| 28 | Since one-day cricket does not count as first-class stuff — quite rightly , in the view of growling conservatives — there are no longer enough playing days for a man to pile up those 3,000 runs or those 200 wickets . |
| 29 | Robyn found herself saying , ‘ So he went for a drive to let off some steam and that was the last … ’ |
| 30 | And it was a mistake to bring in that counter-jumper , Trueman . |