Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would n't have thought there was anyone left out there dim enough to still want to embrace the seedy ‘ glamour ’ of the Keef Richards ‘ elegantly wasted ’ image . |
| 2 | It is intended to monitor the economic relations between these Republics collectively or singly to provide a basis for future studies in greater depth . |
| 3 | A new bridge has just been completed to enable the railway to pass over the new Metrolink . |
| 4 | All that is required is that sufficient of the works shall have been completed to enable the premises to be used for the purpose intended , and if the tenant has any particular concerns as to the completion of the works then it should ensure that express provision is made for those concerns in the agreement ( see clause 2.8 ) . |
| 5 | UltraSparc-I — Sun Microsystems Inc 's 64-bit Sparc implementation ( CI No 2,127 ) is intended to carry the Sparc RISC design into the realm of 140MHz to 200MHz clock speeds , producing chips that measure between 220 and 300 Specint 92 and between 350 and 500 Specfp 92 . |
| 6 | A new role was then established , that of coordinator , which bypassed the head and was intended to carry the new vision of good practice directly from Merrion House ( the Education Department 's offices ) to the classroom . |
| 7 | Marjorie steeled herself , asked to see the vet again , and said she would stay while Lizzie was put to sleep . |
| 8 | When Dr Williams 's library opened he presented himself and asked to see the manuscript of Crabb Robinson 's monumental Diary . |
| 9 | She asked to see the daughter of the house . |
| 10 | The more the searcher asked to see the daughter , the more the daughter was hidden until that planned moment of ‘ chance ’ arrived when all was revealed , and all was , as my young Sheikh would have said , ‘ perfectly well ’ . |
| 11 | He asked to see the images in the church , of which there was so much talk . |
| 12 | When we asked to see the tape on Thursday , the Beeb said it had mysteriously disappeared without authorisation . |
| 13 | He asked to see the officer involved in the investigation of the earlier charge . |
| 14 | ‘ Oh , I was n't going to tell you this , but I went to the bank and asked to see the Manager . |
| 15 | I was told I was getting a direct order , but I refused to pack and asked to see the governor . |
| 16 | He asked to see the horse and they took him to the stable . |
| 17 | What happened was I happened to be in the corridors there and the gentleman came in , that 's on the Friday afternoon , gentleman came in and asked to see the Headmaster , so I took him along to see who was the Headmaster then , and erm shortly after that I was called up to see and erm asked me if I 'd like to apply for this job because had seen me erm bringing me up to , bringing him up to see and he said erm , well what about that young fella who brought me up there and would he like to apply . |
| 18 | Standing waiting in the yard , while another pony was being saddled , Gabriel asked to see the monastery chapel . |
| 19 | The doctor asked to see the fallen member . |
| 20 | Well only just to really , actually all Mr Mr has er said , and just one other bit of information , the time when the Chairman of the council extended the invitation to sixth formers , looking for alternative entertainment for the sixth formers of school , after they sat through a full council , I took them over to the er archivists er department , and we saw the paper restor , sorry , should n't say paper restorer , manuscript restorer at work , and these sixth formers , already knew of the existence , one of them asked to see the records of parish , because he knew they were there , and I mean , I think this is wonderful , that the sixth formers already , er children are being taught about the ar the records , and they will want to be sure that we kept them , and I think it 's our moral duty to keep er , the records of the past for future generations . |
| 21 | He could n't get an immediate break-down of where the money had gone so asked to see the manager . |
| 22 | So I said well I 've never been in the situation but I said if it , if it was , if I was in that situation I , asked to see the manager or person in charge , make an offer to pay for any damage that was done and if that did n't suffice then I would say well I am the care officer for a Mencap home and the only thing I can do is say will you er get in touch with my boss and it 'll have to be sorted out from Head Office and she said perfect , you could n't do anything better , then she give me all different things that we 've gone into the next day and the patient 's done everything down the bed , what would you do ? |
| 23 | In explicating this model , managers tend to emphasise the goodness of relationships such as one would find in a happy family . |
| 24 | Organisations tend to emphasise the benefits of policies rather than their costs , looking at the objectives to be achieved rather than the resources available . |
| 25 | Thus scientists in many fields tend to emphasise the practical pay-off of their research . |
| 26 | I do n't want to miss the start of the big picture . ’ |
| 27 | You do n't want to miss the surprise ! ’ |
| 28 | When YOU go there you wo n't want to miss the world-famous Pleasure Beach amusement park which teems with fun and excitement for everyone . |
| 29 | And we did not want to miss the opportunity of having such a wonderful day , complete with the white wedding car . |
| 30 | I had to go — I had a meeting in town and I did n't want to miss the train . |