Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This kind of work can be achieved with someone who is mentally impaired by using skills that build trust , and trying to understand the meaning of the experience in the light of the person 's past history . |
| 2 | as if sensing she had finished , Lyddy came softly in and began to light lamps and draw the curtains , gently pulling Alexandra back to reality . |
| 3 | He was not in the business of inventing metaphors or illustrating stories with moral cameos . |
| 4 | The dog relaxed , too , settling more comfortably under her stroking fingers and closing his eyes . |
| 5 | Cut 4cm ( 1½inches ) off the ends of two of the rectangular cakes and sandwich all four cakes together with some of the buttercream , the shorter ones on top , centred widthways but aligned at one end . |
| 6 | Moreover , to see policies as having objectives may involve confusing the character of the policies with the motives and purposes of the people who advocate , adopt and implement them . |
| 7 | We are always keen to support projects that offer social and economic benefits to the communities of Wales while protecting and enhancing the natural and built environments . |
| 8 | He may be mute for some minutes and have difficulty in naming objects and carrying out commands for a little while thereafter . |
| 9 | About a stone-age chappie setting snares and sharpening flints and talking to his dog and snuffing the weather in the air . |
| 10 | We would have to develop an ingrained self-confidence in our ability to navigate across featureless terrain without any back-up whatsoever and using maps that gave little or no detail . |
| 11 | The Skeffington Report of 1969 emphasised the importance of public participation in the planning process , and local authorities were urged to publicise plans and encourage the public to contribute to the process . |
| 12 | The mustard seed produces a shrub about eight to ten feet tall , with branches strong enough to support birds and give them shelter . |
| 13 | A dive simulator allows you to plan dives and predict stops . |
| 14 | TWO men who braved flames and choking smoke to rescue a Motherwell couple from their blazing home were yesterday given Firemaster 's Commendations for ‘ courageous and unselfish actions ’ by Strathclyde Fire Brigade . |
| 15 | As Bauer put it in a recent BBC television discussion of covert recognition , ‘ Our normal experience of perception , of seeing objects or faces as an all or none process , is a trick that the brain plays on us ’ . |
| 16 | I put on a jersey and jacket and lay with head and shoulders propped against a locker , eating sardines and mopping the oil from the can with fresh bread . |
| 17 | In some magazines they ask men to fill in questionnaires about beauty , and loads of men seem to be using cleansers and having facials . |
| 18 | Finally , once you feel confident that you have selected the appropriate information , you can make notes and review your reading ( see next stage of strategy ) . |
| 19 | By then , in any case , Thorfinn was in Scone with Osbern of Eu , drawing maps and discussing strategy . |
| 20 | Without doubt , the late Victorian and Edwardian gangs did not restrict themselves to fist fights or kicking contests . |
| 21 | East German decisions to cancel contracts and revalue the mark against the convertible rouble ( the accounting unit for trade within COMECON — Council for Mutual Economic Assistance , or CMEA ) sparked off a dispute with its COMECON partner Czechoslovakia . |
| 22 | He made notes and said that if he had a key to the house he 'd be able to plan what was needed in a shorter time . |
| 23 | The solicitor made notes and promised to do all that he could to help if contacted . |
| 24 | Readers can check this result by subtracting Project C's cash flows from Project D's cash flows and solving for the IRR as outlined in the previous paragraph . |
| 25 | He told of Tim 's ‘ captivating smile , flashing teeth and twinkling eyes ’ . |
| 26 | It followed a day of incidents yesterday when people in the Breton ports of Concarneau and Roscoff staged protest marches , attacked warehouses and forced a British cargo ferry carrying lorries loaded with fish to switch ports . |
| 27 | Make copies and circulate them amongst your friends and family , asking them to check with you before they make their choice — to avoid duplication . |
| 28 | He says the men got out , produced firearms and went to a picnic area . |
| 29 | contacting employers and encouraging them to use the ES to fill their vacancies ; |
| 30 | Little can be more disreputable than a Government who hang on to their jobs while pursuing policies that guarantee that thousands of other people will lose theirs . |