Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] to create " in BNC.
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| 1 | My multiple personality required multiple scripts , and from my study of graphology I tried to create individual scripts that conformed to the analyses of heavy down-strokes , ‘ pasty ’ loops and uncrossed ‘ ts ’ : I was especially interested in ‘ pasty ’ strokes , which are supposed to indicate a rich sexuality , and disconnected letters , indicative of ‘ inspiration ’ . |
| 2 | Working the paint thickly with a knife I tried to create a jarring effect with colour and texture conveying the power and pain of the experience . |
| 3 | By using cords I managed to create a curvilinear band which is unusual in the sense that no two bands would ever be the same . |
| 4 | Even though I thought the job was really mine I thought I had to create the impression of somebody who was , you know , above board , for , you know , the Catholics . |
| 5 | Secondly , I wanted to create a factory where nobody would ever have to do any physical work . |
| 6 | In the shady corner , I wanted to create more of a woodsy atmosphere and probably went a bit over the top with primulas — not just wild primroses and oxlips but some of their prettier hybrids , like the dark-leaved , mauve-pink flowered ‘ Garryarde Guinevere ’ and the enchanting little double lilac primroses ‘ Quakers ' Bonnets ’ . |
| 7 | I had a rough idea in my mind , before going to Portugal , of the approximate shape and design of the picture I wanted to create . |
| 8 | I wanted to create a spacial sense of having a shadow ; the shadow reinforces the movement . |
| 9 | I wanted to create a symbol of all such communities . |
| 10 | ‘ I wanted to create something a commuter could go to work on , while cutting down on pollution . ’ |
| 11 | She helped to create for him widening circles of friends , the cathedral community , the university , the clergy of the diocese , the students . |
| 12 | He had taken over her affairs again , picked them up as if he had never been away , and she could do nothing about it unless she began to create a great fuss . |
| 13 | At this Mr Mitchell may have regretted his generosity for he coloured , but nothing could stop Granny when she wanted to create a drama . |
| 14 | She confessed to being a good but plain cook and she wanted to create the right setting to clinch the deal . |
| 15 | Her mouth she kept a pale peach , knowing that a stronger colour lipstick would n't be right for the effect she wanted to create . |
| 16 | And , you wanted to create a , a sub-directory off the root directories known as root directories you would type M D space suppose you wanted to create a directory named put , put your budgets in . |
| 17 | And , you wanted to create a , a sub-directory off the root directories known as root directories you would type M D space suppose you wanted to create a directory named put , put your budgets in . |
| 18 | As the Liberal Democrat leader , Paddy Ashdown , unwittingly intimidated , ‘ we are now haunted by a monster which we helped to create ’ . |
| 19 | We tried to create an exciting environment for people ’ . |
| 20 | Obviously , the government wo n't do anything , so we needed to create a pressure group . |
| 21 | In an effort to combat the isolation and fear I felt at the time , I sought out a number of parents in similar situations to my own ; we had to create our own support systems . |
| 22 | The Conservative Government always said that we had to create wealth first , and then improve our public services . |
| 23 | What we wanted to create was an easily accessible , one-stop-shop for country information . ’ |
| 24 | The Foreign Ministers of Colombia , Mexico and Venezuela signed accords on energy , transport and communications and announced that they planned to create a free-trade zone between their countries by mid-1994 . |
| 25 | In doing so they helped to create resentments against the Masai in the minds of those who came to power in the post-colonial state . |
| 26 | The nature of the genes is unaffected by their participation in bodily development , but their likelihood of being passed on may be affected by the success of the body that they helped to create . |
| 27 | Greek images were also used by physiognomists and ethnologists when they began to create racist classification systems which placed the Greek profile as the highest development of humanity , above Jewish people with African peoples lower down the scale , represented so as to approximate their profiles with those of primates and apes at the bottom . |
| 28 | With Ernie 's co-operation , the garden would be a picture next summer , especially if they managed to create a covered patio leading off the drawing-room , which Brian had suggested . |
| 29 | Meredith lost herself in the arrangements , and between them they managed to create a reasonable atmosphere again . |
| 30 | But , once converted , they needed to define their new identity : they had to create discontinuities which would draw a line between their Christian present and their pagan past . |