Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A library , like any other organisation , has a limited amount of manpower and money to carry out the activities required and expected of it ; training is just one way of ensuring that these resources are used in the most effective possible manner . |
| 2 | ‘ If a rusty water pipe bursts it takes an enormous amount of time to find the money to carry out the repairs . |
| 3 | It took me two hours to paint out the damage that Sweetman had caused to our hull . |
| 4 | Trent sprinted up the dock and spotted the President 's granddaughter . |
| 5 | Profit taking among construction groups wiped out the gains made in the wake of the Chancellor 's speech . |
| 6 | He had called in a local firm of builders to carry out the essential brickwork , plastering and re-tiling on the roof ; after that , he took a hand in the redecoration personally , splashing on new paint and putting up wallpaper . |
| 7 | The sketch for the Upper Pond , part of Brown 's great natural parkland at Petworth , was discovered in the Petworth archives some years ago but the backlog of work on the estate and the disastrous storm of 1987 which destroyed thousands of trees delayed plans to carry out the design . |
| 8 | The chestnut-seller laid out the chestnuts on the grating to cool and then brought them over to Owen and Georgiades . |
| 9 | The story bring out the significance of dreams and their interpretation at this time . |
| 10 | In 1971 an agreement was signed with the British Channel Tunnel Company Ltd and the Société Française du Tunnel Sous la Manche to carry out the project on the basis of a mixture of risk capital and government guaranteed loans . |
| 11 | If you have any views pick up the phone and call me now . |
| 12 | She 's got this cute little duffle coat on and a bobble hat with her hair sticking out the bottom . |
| 13 | Only after years of dogged activity by tenants backing up their own experiences with systematic surveys , did local authorities bring in the experts , and the tenants were right all along : they were living in leaking , sweating , unstable structures . |
| 14 | It means that there are holes in the DLV's willingness to connect up the evidence and enforce the conclusions it generates . |
| 15 | As a matter of fact , directly after today 's game I will be going into frank discussions with the chairman to search out the real dead wood . |
| 16 | In the case of the simple penal code , the essential reason it is in the interest of a firm in this case to carry out the threat of punishment is that it believes that if it does not it itself will be punished . |
| 17 | In both cases too , those private choices in some cases bring about the tragedy of the commons ( Hardin 1972 ) . |
| 18 | Colin fought back the inevitable question . |
| 19 | Only migratory birds sought out the marshes — in late summer on the way south to warmer climes and in early spring on the way north to breeding grounds . |
| 20 | On arrival , Stirling divided up the area between the two squadrons . |
| 21 | Yet exactly the same trait , if too high , can disrupt and disable , in some cases bringing about the symptoms of anxiety neurosis . |
| 22 | Some theorize that income distribution is mainly a result of government action ( wage policy , taxation , etc. ) while per capita income is mainly a result of transnational forces ( for example , the price that exports bring on the world market ) . |
| 23 | ‘ By this time I had waited about 15 minutes hanging on the phone and the clerk had not confirmed any booking . ’ |
| 24 | There was a dining-room , its vast table formed of two carved stone pillars supporting a smoked-glass top , and there was a bedroom with a display of silver-topped toilet jars , and a fragile lacy négligé hanging on the door . |
| 25 | Suddenly the memory of the négligé hanging on the door in Luke 's house and Elise 's painting in the corridor outside his room struck a chill . |
| 26 | The Norman Towers — Entering through these it is easy to imagine the Knights of the Middle Ages setting off for battle , banners flying and a host of bowmen and falconers bringing up the rear . |
| 27 | Their original term was to be twenty-one years , though extension was usual , and few restrictions were imposed on the trusts ' powers of raising capital on the security of the tolls , on their use of it , or on the appointment of toll gatherers , nor on the freedom to contract out the tolls at auction . |
| 28 | Those attending were given the opportunity to carry out the mock validation of a course which was defended by a very experienced course team . |
| 29 | The driver sought out the agreed parking space which was as far away as possible from the canteen and shop complex . |
| 30 | While the fireman attended to a brew , the driver sought out the R.S.F. in his lair , and enquired the loco number ‘ 4913 ’ came the reply . |