Example sentences of "[verb] a proper " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our vantage point provided a proper perspective of the immense scale of this Himalayan giant . |
| 2 | I recommend it particularly for Sunday lunch with visitors from abroad whose eagerness to try a proper British pudding might grow a little faint if faced with a hefty suet pudding or steamed sponge . |
| 3 | Some idea of your particular model 's handling characteristics can be gleaned from doing steep stall turns , but eventually you will have to try a proper loop and see what happens . |
| 4 | ‘ And if Wavebreaker does sail across the Atlantic ’ — I was carefully not including myself in that statement , and I was also piling on the practical difficulties attendant on the cruise-cure — ‘ she 'll need a proper crew . |
| 5 | Britain does need a proper , tip-top museum of modern art ; and that does mean splitting the Tate . |
| 6 | At the same time all concerned should look carefully for ways of meeting the needs of all children , as well as those minorities for which the Authority demonstrated a proper and necessary concern . |
| 7 | The packing department show how to write a proper Quality Manual ! ( l to r ) , , , and . |
| 8 | Do you include a proper historical record ( usually a five-year summary ) ? |
| 9 | This must include a proper system of recording orders , stocks , issues , consumption and wastage . |
| 10 | He received a dressing down for not keeping a proper guard . |
| 11 | By the 1950s he saw his country 's salvation in keeping a proper distance , a real neutrality , between East and West . |
| 12 | He had stopped stealing , or , rather , Emmie thought he had : sometimes she wondered if it was just that she was n't keeping a proper watch on him . |
| 13 | ‘ I want a proper one , that show his face . |
| 14 | ‘ And there 's one other thing , ’ Tumbleweed said , addressing the Mayor , ‘ the gypsies want a proper site with lavatories and rubbish collection . ’ |
| 15 | I want a proper life the way other people have it . |
| 16 | I want a proper answer . ’ |
| 17 | They made enquiries from the Woolwich , and they said no , we ca n't accept this savings plan , we want a proper endowment policy . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't think you really want a proper relationship , ’ one of her more recent boyfriends had told her . |
| 19 | Yeah , but we want a proper greenhouse do n't have one in the stock room do you ? |
| 20 | She opened another door and found a proper farmhouse kitchen , large and homely , with quarry tiled floor , scrubbed table and four chairs . |
| 21 | When you have made safe access to the margins you must then decide whether to simply lay a number of planks to take a chair and your tackle , or to be more elaborate and build a proper stage . |
| 22 | At a time when product design has lost its way , the gallery fails to provide a proper historical context that might give it some sense of direction . |
| 23 | The fire was the result of the company failing to provide a proper safe environment for such work ( Health and Safety Executive 1980 : 15 ) . |
| 24 | Lists of books can be tedious but such a selection from various subjects is necessary to provide a proper picture of this collection . |
| 25 | It is similarly arguable that it should be up to the defence to provide a proper foundation of evidence for an assertion that a woman who has been robbed by a man nonetheless subsequently consented to sexual intercourse with him . |
| 26 | It is necessary to provide a proper asylum law to make sure that genuine refugees can be dealt with speedily and adequately . |
| 27 | R.7 provides that a recognised body shall at all times remain able to provide a proper service to its clients . |
| 28 | A recognised body shall at all times remain able to provide a proper service to its clients . |
| 29 | The Council needs to be satisfied generally that the company is able to provide a proper professional service to its clients . |
| 30 | Planners , with the support of officers , have twice called for the link road to be shelved until the by-pass is built , enabling a proper assessment of its likely effects on traffic patterns . |