Example sentences of "[vb base] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | at present , one major illness is enough to financially ruin and emotionally wreck a white middle-class family . |
| 2 | Just as syntax or semantics must determine whether the correct word is meat or meet , such considerations must ultimately decide whether the correct response is recognise or wreck a nice . |
| 3 | A very constrained grammar might not contain any template or rule allowing the phrase wreck a nice , instead of the item recognise , at a particular point in processing ; a more general grammar might have to consider both interpretations . |
| 4 | What if Famlio sends up a ship t'make a sweep ? |
| 5 | Once we try to lift the imagination away from the idea of God as a person ( another unfortunate implication of the old man on a cloud motif ) into another form of personality , we encounter a number of interesting arguments . |
| 6 | We encounter a string of bawdy limericks , a dream-poem ( with woodcuts ) , a film-script , and the recording of a Kazakh singing duel , among others . |
| 7 | Moving through the customs shed , itself a film set from Casablanca , new arrivals encounter a pantomime . |
| 8 | To say ‘ good morning ’ when you first encounter a colleague or employee is a convention , but to fail to do so is none the less offensive . |
| 9 | Insects that fly in at the sides encounter a vertical baffle of netting that divides the trap along its axis , and tend to fly or clamber to the highest point of the baffle where the only way out is into a collecting jar . |
| 10 | In Lewis Carroll 's Alice in Wonderland we encounter a large cat , lying on the hearth and grinning from ear to ear . |
| 11 | When children are actually involved in making things they often do not need an adult , unless they encounter a real difficulty and need help to cut or find a particular shape or material not already available . |
| 12 | Now , with Benjamin James Titford , the eldest son of Benjamin the Silversmith and Elizabeth , we encounter a craftsman 's son who would establish himself as a member of the professional classes — by becoming a schoolmaster . |
| 13 | On the other hand , if I encounter a text which deals with an unfamiliar content area and does so in accordance. with communicative or rhetorical conventions which are new to me , then I obviously have to look much more closely at the language itself as a source of information as to what might be meant . |
| 14 | But in the New Testament we encounter a change : the tense is a resounding present indicative — the Kingdom is here ! ’ |
| 15 | But the actual experience of all mystics is strikingly similar : all encounter a reality in the depths of the self , which is , paradoxically , Other and irrevocably separate from us . |
| 16 | They encounter a presence which transfigures their lives and , provided that they are temperamentally suited to this type of spiritual activity and have the benefit of expert advice , they experience a satisfaction which is real but inexpressible . |
| 17 | Here we encounter a mystery that is common to all aspects of any discussion of energy or matter at the quantum level . |
| 18 | If you encounter a specific behavioural problem later , it may also be worth discussing this with your vet in case a medical condition could be responsible , and treatment can be provided . |
| 19 | My point , however , is that here we encounter a main morality-religion sustained by a complex and composite spiritual hierarchy which is a veritable fount of divine justice and retribution . |
| 20 | Preventive vaccines are introduced into an immunologically naive system , whereas therapeutic vaccines encounter a system already immunologically primed . |
| 21 | This may be from chronic stress , where our stress tap drips constantly a small amount at a time for months or years , or from sudden stress , when we encounter a specific fear , problem or major life event , which causes the stress tap to turn full on . |
| 22 | At once we encounter a problem , namely which legal theory do we contemplate ? |
| 23 | But the depth of experience on which children can rely when they encounter a new topic varies from one topic to another . |
| 24 | Does this mean that , whenever we encounter a deviance that can be cured either by adjustment of grammar or lexical content , we can take it that semantics is involved ? |
| 25 | Among the best remembered are Anchors Aweigh ( 1945 ) , in which Gene Kelly as a sailor on leave in LA , teaches Jerry Mouse to dance ; Kelly again in the ‘ Sinbad The Sailor ’ segment of Invitation to the Dance , with music from Rimsky-Korsakov 's symphonic suite , Scheherazade ; and Mary Poppins ( 1964 ) , in which Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke encounter a variety of Disneyfied animals . |
| 26 | Cohen and Uphoff ( 1 ) have shown that genuine participation happens only when there is involvement in decision-making and evaluation ; at a time when we often encounter a definite cynicism in many quarters concerning the whole matter of community involvement in health such examples are inspiring . |
| 27 | The ministers involved recognize that MPs are being well briefed and though they will not necessarily concede directly they encounter a good case , they will usually move the amendment themselves at a later stage . |
| 28 | WE encounter a difficulty at the beginning of this part of the book by directing our attention to the solution of ‘ legal ’ problems . |
| 29 | Whenever you first encounter a new programming language the ‘ Hello World ’ program is a good starting point . |
| 30 | During the first year , if you encounter a problem with your CompuAdd 200 , 300 , or 400 Series desktop or deskside system which ca n't be resolved by our Telephone Technical Support Staff , we provide On-Site Service in most parts of the country within the next business day . |