Example sentences of "to perform [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a calculation procedure could be embedded into any CAD system to perform the calculation of concentration values , employing any three nominated entities . |
| 2 | said he was particularly pleased to perform the opening of the Chilton factory . |
| 3 | We have to start with some broad-cut view of the areas of the company which we believe should be encouraged to go ahead , the areas of the company which we believe have got to be held back or even disposed of , those which are to perform the function of cash cows , and those we wish to encourage to develop in more aggressive and adventurous ways than they have hitherto . |
| 4 | On the other hand , public authorities do not usually commit illegal acts deliberately , and if an atmosphere of opinion were created in which compensation for illegality were seen as being simply compensation for loss and not as carrying any stigma of fault or as being designed to perform the function of deterring illegal conduct , public authorities might be able to put the chance of an award out of their mind in deciding the applicant 's case the second time round . |
| 5 | Ever since the departure of Nik Powell , it had fallen to Simon Draper and Ken Berry to perform the function of attempting , where necessary , to temper Richard Branson 's more fanciful , grandiose and outlandish schemes . |
| 6 | By calling on his fellow socialists to perform the equivalent of a collective hara-kiri , he paradoxically appears to have given them back hope of a new life at the moment of their deepest despair . |
| 7 | By calling on his fellow party members to perform the equivalent of a collective hara-kiri , he paradoxically appears to have given them back hope of a new life at the moment of their deepest despair . |
| 8 | Rather than disappoint the young actors plans are in hand to perform The Wizard of Oz instead . |
| 9 | The next day in the House of Commons he was able not only to listen to tributes to himself — a rare experience normally confined to a man 's widow — but to perform the role of an out-of-season Father Christmas . |
| 10 | In ( 2 ) , for instance , the idea of unmanly seems to correspond to what caused the person represented as the support of the infinitive to perform the action of treating a woman badly , and the sentence suggests that the speaker did not expect such unmanly behaviour from the person he is addressing . |
| 11 | The Substitute had refused the chair offered to him , choosing instead to wander about the room , taking brief puffs on his cigar and regarding everything and everyone with an amused detachment that gave the impression of his being mildly surprised but pleased at having to perform the office of Public Prosecutor . |
| 12 | So it seemed to us that the the general sense and purpose of the policy was was not in a sense disputed but that er in order to avoid a leng what was considered at the time to be perhaps unnecessary detail and going into erm too much detail that er we felt that the agricultural land policies could be left to perform the sort of main objective that we were seeking through , I think it was E three at the time , was was the proposed policy . |
| 13 | That round-the-clock open church door meant a succession of welcome visitors – the givers of goods , our learned advisers , chance visitors , and even a London actor , Roger Rees , of R.S.C. 's Nicholas Nickleby fame , who is to perform the Book of Revelation in St. A's & St. G 's Church in October . |
| 14 | Elderly people 's ‘ need ’ for support is difficult to measure directly , but a reasonable indicator can be obtained by asking them about their capacity to perform a range of daily living activities and self-care tasks , and about their mobility . |
| 15 | In 1986 , the satirical TV programme Spitting Image recorded The Chicken Song , in which the lyrics invited the listener to perform a range of bizarre activities , such as ( as I recall ) bury all your clothes , paint your left knee green , climb inside a dog , and ( the climax of the first verse ) pretend your name is Keith . |
| 16 | In this part of the interview the respondents were asked to perform a variety of tests so that the interviewers could observe their capacity to cope with some of the tasks usually needed for people to live independently . |
| 17 | These defences seldom attempted to enclose the total area of occupation , partly because of its pre-existing shape and extent , and partly because the defences were designed to perform a variety of different functions , many of which fell in the official sphere . |
| 18 | The 8 cameras are powerful enough to perform a variety of surveillance tasks . |
| 19 | Since retiring as a GP he has continued to perform a variety of tasks for the Order . |
| 20 | It is the object 's relationship to the social group which is crucial , rather than its ability to perform a transformation of nature under the sign of utility . |
| 21 | Milan was one of the first composers to give specific direction on how to perform a piece of music ( 1536 ) and King follows them in the most natural- sounding way . |
| 22 | The state is called on to perform a number of functions necessary for the smooth development of the capitalist system . |
| 23 | They can of course call themselves Slavophils , but that is to try and wish away Peter , to perform an act of mental regression , not to be a Russian . |
| 24 | Its purpose Augean — no less than to perform an act of reparation for the sins of students everywhere . |
| 25 | It is further the case that a father who gets his 14-year-old daughter to perform an act of fellatio on him or to masturbate him is not criminally liable . |
| 26 | The voice of ‘ Cassandra Castratrix ’ is adopted strategically to perform an operation of creative mut(il)ation on the text of Herodotus . |