Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | JH : I suppose the ideal must be that you drive headlong , for example , into the opening bars of the ‘ Hammerklavier ’ , or the opening piano cadenza of Brahms 's B flat Concerto , you convey a musical imperativeness , but not technical frailty ; that fine dividing line between suggesting the physical challenge without sounding as thought your technique is being pushed to the limits ? |
| 2 | Adam lost his spiritual purity through eating the forbidden fruit , so God gave him the opportunity to reinstate himself partially through immersion in the original water which came from Eden . |
| 3 | Unless you are addicted to Brussels sprouts and fortified cereals , you will find taking this amount of folic acid unachievable solely through eating the right food . |
| 4 | Vitamin deficiency Vitamin deficiency can only be properly diagnosed and treated by a doctor , but there are certain fairly obvious signs which should be noted , bearing in mind that an old person who is obese can still be suffering from malnutrition and vitamin deficiency through eating the wrong kinds of food . |
| 5 | This massacre of the innocents I blame on The Silk Plant Company whose trees , plants and flowers are so lifelike , one can be forgiven for doubting the real thing . |
| 6 | The goals would include development of the patient 's self-esteem through encouraging the positive aspects of personality , and helping the patient to communicate needs and feelings verbally . |
| 7 | Those responsible for bringing the Imperial War Museum to Hartlepool fully deserve the congratulations of the town . |
| 8 | I 'd just like to say thank you to WOMAN ( and my son ) for bringing the outside world to me . |
| 9 | SCOT Colin Montgomerie , who produced a disappointing performance in the Moroccan Open , is also facing a possible £1,000 fine for bringing the European PGA Tour into disrepute . |
| 10 | ‘ Do n't think rubbish , ’ she muttered to herself , and made a mental note to castigate Ace for bringing the anachronistic device along . |
| 11 | The Council , and subsequently the Group , gave their approval and the target date for bringing the new system into service has been set for 31 May . |
| 12 | And strong cultural norms of open participation , shared communication , and emphasis on task-relevant knowledge as the basis for credibility and authority provide a vehicle for bringing the local knowledge into decision making . |
| 13 | And to Gerry Marsden for bringing the whole event together . |
| 14 | Now , from a team at La Trobe University in Victoria , Australia , comes evidence that a pineal hormone , melatonin , is responsible for bringing the free-running activity into line with the outside world ( Science , vol 219 , p 1089 ) . |
| 15 | With young children it is often not appropriate to offer food as a reward for eating the main course . |
| 16 | is not responsible for administering the general services of Northern Ireland . |
| 17 | Other enhancements include a compilation environment that allows users to build and install both uni-processor and multi-processor versions of the system , installable reference binaries for the Intel platform , system management commands for administering the multi-processor features and a preliminary version of the application programming interfaces for multi-threaded enhanced security features . |
| 18 | Complementary to its role as banker to the government is the responsibility for administering the public sector debt . |
| 19 | The Law Society recommended the appointment of a minister of justice to end the ‘ shambles ’ caused by half a dozen Whitehall departments having responsibility for administering the judicial system . |
| 20 | Lord Denning said : In my opinion any behaviour , by words or conduct , is sufficient to be a misrepresentation if it is such as to mislead the other party about the existence or extent of the exemption . |
| 21 | Apart from my own pride , what on earth would the public think about seeing the European champion and double sprint winner at the European Cup running in the reserve relay team ? |
| 22 | He had been there so long , had been so doubtful — and , until recently , so indifferent — about seeing the outside again that the mention of discharge took him by surprise . |
| 23 | Benny 's mother seemed excited about seeing the new outfit herself . |
| 24 | But she had qualms about encountering the royal family , wondering if they would see her , not as Anne Mowbray , but as a stranger . |
| 25 | So symptoms that are common and occur in most or all cases of that type of complaint are useless when selecting a remedy , for example , nausea worse for eating , pains worse for touching the sore part , dry mouth with thirst . |
| 26 | Through its control and regulatory functions it was viewed as the primary mechanism for transforming the anarchic tendencies of individualism to the collective good . |
| 27 | Obviously , the Nimbus pilot was at fault for allowing the other people at the launch point to influence his judgement . |
| 28 | There is some precedent for allowing the extra costs of subsistence when working away from home , by virtue of Statement of Practice SP16/80 , which specifically applies to lorry drivers . |
| 29 | The Chancellor 's announcement of extra money for allowing the long-term unemployed help for full-time higher education or return-to-work schemes would have been ideal . |
| 30 | This principle now has statutory approval in s1(2) and it is unlikely that courts will agree to adjourn care proceedings unless there are particularly compelling arguments for allowing the criminal trial to proceed first . |