Example sentences of "[vb infin] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | which , Julie still cooks everything straight from Marks and Spencers on it , I mean you only dirty the bowl , I mean you do n't even dirty the microwave |
| 2 | It is through the ‘ windows ’ that survive that we can glean the evidence necessary to permit environmental reconstruction and , necessarily , the amount of evidence surviving in a particular area will depend upon the age of the landscape and the subsequent changes to which the landscape has been subjected . |
| 3 | A person whose reputation is criticised in the press is privileged to make honest , if defamatory , replies to those criticisms , and this privilege will shield the newspaper which publishes the defamatory response . |
| 4 | Prevention is better than cure , and the sensible thing to do is to physically shield the mike , either by angling the shot out of the wind , or by getting an assistant to shelter it bodily . |
| 5 | As soon as the salmon had passed between the prongs and into the net , he would scoop the net up triumphantly to inspect the size of the catch . |
| 6 | Few thought that the winner 's cowboy hat ( and $25,000 cheque ) would come his way but rather that American Paul Pilkington , the 1990 winner , or Soviet Ravil Kashapov , or even Kenyan Sam Ngatia , a frequent competitor over 26 miles , would scoop the lot . |
| 7 | If his Subaru Legacy is first back in Chester tomorrow evening , Britain 's brightest rally star will scoop the cash prize being offered by Lombard — to mark their last year of sponsorship — for a home win . |
| 8 | ‘ You really have worked this one out and we will scoop the pool . ’ |
| 9 | And last but not least is Ross Hickling 's pastel study of the Gateshead Garden Festival ( 057 ) which , if his present run of good fortune still goes his way , might well scoop the pool . |
| 10 | Swing mostly form the arms and shoulders , limiting the use of the hands and wrists which will scoop the shot upwards . |
| 11 | How do I sex the Labidochromis caeruleus and the Os. socolofi ? |
| 12 | At their most basic this might be a name and address book that can dial the number selected , but the target is for more sophisticated uses , such as the shared white board approach , where workers can doodle their ideas on the computer screens linked by one 64kbps B channel , while chatting about them on a phone connected over the second channel . |
| 13 | ‘ The phone will automatically dial the number of a local taxi firm . |
| 14 | Maxim wished he had made the call himself even if George had had to look up and dial the number for him . |
| 15 | If a problem is suspected with any programs in the system the lexicographer should invoke the Problem Management Procedures . |
| 16 | A full sale of the property ( for whatever reason ) back to the father might invoke the inheritance tax gifts with reservation provisions if the son continued to live there and the property was sold at less than full value . |
| 17 | However , one could invoke the concept of ‘ moral luck ’ , discussed by both Nagel and Williams . |
| 18 | Still , there 's nothing secretive or lacking in discussion on the new laws in operation — and how refreshing to mention something that does not invoke the subject of money . |
| 19 | Mr Pinochet junior , asked if he used his father 's name to get business , replied : ‘ One does not invoke the name of God . ’ |
| 20 | Who can invoke the dispute resolution procedure and how ? |
| 21 | Prior to running the software , the user should check that LIFESPAN is running with facilities made available , and should then invoke the LIFESPAN user access file to set up the necessary logical names ( see the ‘ Installation and Management of LIFESPAN ’ ) . |
| 22 | Prior to running LIFESPAN PMR , the user should check that LIFESPAN is running with facilities made available , and should then invoke the LIFESPAN user access file to set up the necessary logical names ( see ‘ Installation and Management of LIFESPAN ’ ) . |
| 23 | v. Kantner ( Case 38/81 ) [ 1982 ] E.C.R. 825 the Court of Justice held that a plaintiff may invoke the jurisdiction of the courts of the place of performance of a contract in accordance with article 5(1) even where the existence of the contract on which the claim is based is in dispute between the parties . |
| 24 | We do not invoke the use of every single management procedure and every single quality procedure on all projects . |
| 25 | Signor Cossiga could invoke the constitution and form an emergency executive himself , although he is due to leave office in July . |
| 26 | One need not invoke the authority of the law over the defamer to justify such action . |
| 27 | She would still invoke the aid of neighbours but would be more likely to take in lodgers or do homework in the form of sewing , for example , than use credit systems ( especially the pawnshop ) or go out to work . |
| 28 | It must have been a daunting task to know how to encompass and animate such an extensive and familiar subject , but the Royal College of Art , which was commissioned to organise and design the event , enlisted that most reliable of cultural populists , John Julius Norwich , to curate , and he has proved a model of Dimblebyan dependability , as well as introducing the commendably brief but informative and well laid-out catalogue . |
| 29 | They will partly design the course themselves , concentrating on using local produce and designing menus so that preparation can be fitted in round all the other pressures on a farm . |
| 30 | If we are cunning , we can design the hierarchy so that every path at every level is just two or three steps long . |