Example sentences of "[vb mod] present [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was whether they should present themselves to the voters as a continuation of the Thatcher governments ; or claim that the election of John Major represented such a fundamental break with what had gone before that there was no need for voters to respond to the classical call of opposition on such occasions : ‘ Time for a change . ’ |
| 2 | You should present them with a sense of commitment . |
| 3 | For example , one article , entitled ‘ Strategy — the way forward ’ , discussed whether the party should have a secret/clandestine leadership , which would be a ‘ revolutionary elite cadre ’ , or whether , as Vanguard advocated , the National Front should present itself as a ‘ democratic , electoral/community party ’ ( January 1987 ) . |
| 4 | She wants her image ‘ sorted out ’ before she signs a deal to prevent any manipulation , to ensure no one tells her how she should present herself to the record-buying public . |
| 5 | When she came back to him he must present her with a positive plan of action . |
| 6 | However , before competing again you must present yourself to the tournament doctor to have both the injury and your bandaging accepted . |
| 7 | Or a ready-made team may present itself with a management buy-out , buy-in or acquisition . |
| 8 | Come and see me in the studio any time after that and I 'll present you with a couple of bottles of duty-free in compensation for any hassle . |
| 9 | Very often , puberty for example , that depression will become more enhanced , so it might present itself as a problem that seems to be rising out of puberty , but as time goes on and through school help that does n't seem to be resolving that problem , I think that 's the point at which the specialist within the school , the teacher within the school , must think about , ‘ This does n't seem to be resolving itself . |
| 10 | ( 27 November 1777 ) Among his complaints were that Mozart and his mother had stayed too long in Munich and Augsburg using up their money on lodging expenses without having any means of earning money , that Mozart was not keeping him fully apprised of exactly where his plans lay , how he was proposing to get from one place to another and by which route and when , that he was not keeping up with his composition , nor arranging to have existing works copied so that he could present them to an influential Prince or noble , and that he had not taken the right sorts of composition with him — too many symphonies and not enough church music . |
| 11 | I was angry as hell at the time and disappointed , too , for this was a strongly Labour-controlled council , but looking back now I realize that this was the best thing that could have happened to the group , for now we could present ourselves to the people of Rotherham as a genuine minority with a grievance . |
| 12 | Having been primed by Draper back in the hotel room on who played or produced what , Branson would present himself with a box of tapes and play just one track by each artist ; enough to whet the appetite , but not so much as to test his customer 's patience — or indeed Branson 's own musical knowledge . |
| 13 | They will present him with an upbeat report claiming significant improvements in performance , with all lines beating Passengers ' Charter standards for timekeeping and reliability . |
| 14 | Lady Miriam 's three-year-old granddaughter , Franchesca Hubbard , will present her with a posy of flowers when she arrives . |
| 15 | His first major poetry collection since 1986 ; he will present it at the Edinburgh Festival . |
| 16 | If we get it wrong in year two , it will be even more wrong in year three , because the distribution is n't going to alter dramatically in our favour , so if there is under-funding in ninety four , ninety five that we manage , it will present itself as a larger problem in ninety five , six , and an even larger problem in ninety s six , seven , so that needs to be borne in mind . |
| 17 | This does not matter when Greece can present itself as a lonely outpost of western ideas , defying the barbarians ; then the West rallies round . |
| 18 | I should be grateful for a prompt reply so that I can present it to the Parish Council at their next meeting on 27th August . |