Example sentences of "[to-vb] [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather , I would like to see developed a Code of Practice binding on doctors which would grow out of the views of all interested parties : doctors , patients , and the public . |
| 2 | Some of the things a good caddie was expected to know included a good knowledge of the game , to be able to advise the player on which club to use at any given moment ; a knowledge of the course , the length of its holes , its geography from tee to green and the subtleties and borrows of those greens , as well as the way it played in all weather conditions . |
| 3 | She added that Howarth 's failure to appear prevented a full debate on science policy . |
| 4 | By the end of the reign it was already falling off , and while Henry VI had much noble support for his coronation expedition in 1430–1 , those who continued to serve him in the French war in the years to come constituted a relatively small group of men . |
| 5 | I note in particular the first meeting of the National Committee which I was glad to see made a good start . |
| 6 | To those brought up on E. alpinum , the viciously prickly glaucous sea holly , E. eburneum is novel if not a revelation and surprisingly easy to grow given a deep well-drained soil in sun . |
| 7 | Sudden and final loss of ability to walk turned a chronic problem into a crisis : emotionally she could not face this added challenge , and her marital relationship collapsed . |
| 8 | The vote , when it came , broke five days of deadlock for a post that will give Yeltsin no executive powers , but huge authority and the opportunity to help set a new political agenda for the Russian parliament . |
| 9 | Because it was a Peculiar , the priory church had four wardens — one of their duties was to enforce the wearing of woolly hats on Sundays : failure to comply brought a fine of fourpence . |
| 10 | I must again stress how very grateful we are to the IBOA and AIB for their kindness in continuing to help put a little additional pleasure into the lives of our members . |
| 11 | On the stroke of half-time , Alborne 's one-legged defender , Brown , successfully dummied the entire Whaddon back row to give Alborne a 5–0 lead at the interval . |
| 12 | But earthlings attempting to borrow found a different reality . |
| 13 | After the success of the centenary festival it was hoped to hold the sing outdoors again , and for the 101st event in 1987 the committee worked hard to set up the staging and prepare the venue ; but a cloudburst just an hour before it was due to start necessitated a change of plan . |
| 14 | Such flexibility was easier to foster given a basic consensus amongst the staff . |
| 15 | Santa Cruz has to date kept a very low profile in Japan , although it has had a product available on NEC 9800 series personal computers for some years . |
| 16 | Shamir would have preferred to have formed a broad coalition government with Labour , but this became impossible for him in view of statements made by Labour Ministers suggesting that they supported contacts with the PLO , and in view of pressure from hardline Likud members such as Ariel Sharon to form a right-wing government . |
| 17 | A group of People 's Liberation Army ( PLA ) officers was reported to have formed a secret group backing the reinstatement of the former party chief , Zhao Ziyang . |
| 18 | In June rebels claimed to have formed a " provisional government " and , for the first time , they used rockets during one of their attacks [ see p. 37530 ] . |
| 19 | ‘ It will not be satisfactory to have marched a lot of money up the hill , only to march it down again . |
| 20 | Intel , after all , is said to have lopped a year off its P5 ( 80586 ) design cycle just to compete with RISC chips . |
| 21 | Having won the Cabinet 's acceptance ofthe economic strategy , she has been more concerned with implementation and this appears to have given a greater role to her Policy Unit , members of ‘ think tanks ’ , and ad hoc groups of officials , advisers , and ministers . |
| 22 | Mary Leapor appears to have given a great deal of thought to Pope 's ‘ Epistle to a Lady ’ . |
| 23 | One of those charged was George Finbar O'Doherty , who was alleged to have given a command in Irish to the colour party . |
| 24 | Dr Thomas Arnold in 1836 described him as a man of incomparably greater genius than any of the Anglican divines and theologians , and to have given a far truer and more edifying picture of Christianity . |
| 25 | It is only necessary to reverse the meaning of the sentence to realize how difficult it would have been for Baldwin to have given a negative answer . |
| 26 | 660 if the king , Swithfrith , who appears to have given a foundation gift to the monastery ( CS 87 : S 1246 ) , was a co-ruler with King Swithhelm who died c . |
| 27 | Again , during the American War of Independence , their colonel is said to have given a long speech under heavy fire about Spartan discipline and the efficient military system of the Lacedaemonians . |
| 28 | He seems to have given a sketch of the evolution of sovereignty from the king of the golden age to his own time ( Sen . |
| 29 | We must of course make full allowance for the disappearance of the most important historical sources of the third century B.C. Hieronymus of Cardia is likely to have given a precise account of the Celtic events of 280–275 B.C. Later Phylarchus continued the story . |
| 30 | A committee of shaikhs representing Yemen 's highly armed traditional leaders was reported to have given a warning on Dec. 15 that the tribes would intervene unless order was restored . |