Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the film did not accurately portray the attitudes and feelings of mentally handicapped people , it may be commended for bringing a sensitive subject into the public eye . |
| 2 | Milton 's Paradise Lost or Spenser 's Faerie Queene are applauded for bringing a sophisticated use of classical epic conventions into English , creating national works which stand comparison with those of antiquity . |
| 3 | Thank you for bringing a little bit of light in . |
| 4 | There is , therefore , a strong case for bringing an open mind to the richness of the subject . |
| 5 | In other words it 's about buttonholing a large crowd , together , instead of chasing them individually . |
| 6 | If you want to lay concrete , you can improve its appearance by giving it a surface treatment , such as drawing a stiff broom over it when the initial set has taken place , which gives a fine-lined texture . |
| 7 | No charge is made for including a potential purchaser on the database ; however , if we introduce an opportunity which leads to an acquisition we charge an introduction fee . |
| 8 | No charge is made for including a potential purchaser on the database ; however , if we introduce an opportunity which leads to an acquisition we charge an introduction fee . |
| 9 | Experience can also be evoked as the condition for attributing a characteristic behaviour to someone , however , and this explains the possibility of using to even with the operative sense of know . |
| 10 | In defence of the industries , however , one has to make an allowance for the social costs of policies ( such as maintaining an uneconomic rail service for a community or loss-making plants in areas of high unemployment ) and for decisions on pricing , investment , and employment which are shaped in part by the political calculations of the government of the day . |
| 11 | A large number of authors may be required in a study for various reasons : ( a ) the need for a large team of technically specialised laboratory workers ; ( b ) the need to accrue scarce resources for study , such as clinically derived material ( human tissue , blood samples ) or patients with rare diseases ; or ( c ) the inherent labour intensiveness of a given project , such as cloning an unmapped gene or cooperative management of a large clinical trial . |
| 12 | The recent case of a consultant convicted of attempted murder for administering a lethal injection of potassium chloride to a patient in intractable pain has highlighted the issue of pain that , contrary to expectation , does not respond to opiates . |
| 13 | In 1834 the Tolpuddle Martyrs were transported to Australia , ostensibly for administering a secret oath but in fact for forming a trade union . |
| 14 | He alleged that inquiry officers had lied about seeing a flickering light in a bedroom window of his home when they applied for a search warrant . |
| 15 | Thus , the school work in this first term consists of five complete mornings in school during which the time is divided between helping an individual child with his/her reading , and working with a small group of older children . |
| 16 | The Opposition may not like it , but does my right hon. Friend believe that there is a case for allowing a small part of parliamentary time for the Leader of the Opposition to be questioned ? |
| 17 | English Heritage has been severely criticised for allowing a Georgian chimney-piece to be removed from Stedcombe House in Devon , which is a listed building , and sold by the present owner . |
| 18 | However , the TCCB itself came under fire yesterday for allowing a similar attack by former England captain David Gower on India 's bowlers to be published in a new book — Gower : The Autobiography . |
| 19 | The leading modern case is Stone and Dobinson ( 1977 ) , where two people were convicted of manslaughter for allowing a sick relative , whom they had permitted to live in their house , to die without medical attention . |
| 20 | ( It may have been simple retaliation — he had been mildly reprimanded by the guardians for allowing an unqualified assistant to attend a midwifery case as his deputy earlier that year , and had been instructed to provide the name of a legally qualified locum . ) |
| 21 | Bureaux and micros are not suitable , so a choice must be made between using an in-house mainframe and buying a mini . |
| 22 | You should continue to lead a healthy life , such as eating a balanced diet , taking exercise and keeping warm . |
| 23 | You should continue to lead a healthy life , such as eating a balanced diet , taking exercise and keeping warm . |
| 24 | It is important to be aware of the ideal conditions for using a UV system and so ensure that fish enjoy the best possible environment . |
| 25 | As for the East , it is a curiosity that Egypt , from which almost all of the rest of the evidence emanates , seems to have had a preference for using a joint clause of damnatio and fideicommissum . |
| 26 | No doubt there is something to be said for beginning this task all over again , and for using a new technique for the purpose . |
| 27 | The case for using a Central Authority as a transmitting agency rests on the argument that the familiarity of its officers with the system of the Convention and with the practice of other countries would ensure that requests which it prepared or approved for transmission were in order and so would be handled expeditiously and without any need to refer a request back for clarification . |
| 28 | ATHLETICS : World 400m record holder Butch Reynolds yesterday won permission from America 's governing body to compete again after he was suspended for using a banned substance in 1990 . |
| 29 | THE Welsh National Opera company — Princess Di 's favourite — has been slammed for using a naked woman in performance posters . |
| 30 | The course would be a very detailed coverage of the potential of and techniques for using a particular DTP package ( e.g. , Ventura ) with some attention to questions of design . |