Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " 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 | Did the experience of plenty bring about a fundamental change in the American or British character ? |
| 4 | The chestnut-seller laid out the chestnuts on the grating to cool and then brought them over to Owen and Georgiades . |
| 5 | The story bring out the significance of dreams and their interpretation at this time . |
| 6 | Only I misheard and thought he said a cow hanging over a chair . |
| 7 | She 's got this cute little duffle coat on and a bobble hat with her hair sticking out the bottom . |
| 8 | It means that there are holes in the DLV's willingness to connect up the evidence and enforce the conclusions it generates . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | On occasion it was vital in a really bad case to carry out a tracheostomy — that is , to put a small tube into the trachea or windpipe , below the level of the swelling which is causing the breathing difficulty — but this was only rarely required . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Just as in his rotation of Party officials to areas with which they had no connection and where they would have difficulty building up a power-base , so now Ceauşescu was transferring people into new places of work , forcing them to move from their old homes . |
| 13 | As for clothes , fashion consultant Barbara Thomas decided Norma had the poise and presence to carry off a sophisticated designer label . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Efforts to secure a ceasefire have so far failed to halt the clashes , which began when Serb nationalists launched an offensive to carve out a separate state which would be attached to a truncated Yugoslavia after Bosnia won international recognition . |
| 18 | provide an opportunity to carry out a few simple tests ( such as checking your blood pressure ) : |
| 19 | Those attending were given the opportunity to carry out the mock validation of a course which was defended by a very experienced course team . |
| 20 | ‘ The Territorial Army are using the opportunity to carry out an exercise in — ah — conditions where large numbers of civilians are present . |
| 21 | It points out that legislation designed to protect under-16s is not being monitored or enforced and argues that the draft directive presents an opportunity to carry out an urgent review of provision . |
| 22 | The driver sought out the agreed parking space which was as far away as possible from the canteen and shop complex . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | II , p. 258 ) — in other words mothers should have the wherewithal to carry out a household chore . |
| 25 | They do not have the wherewithal to carry out the administration and paperwork or to watch over them and ensure that they learn on the job and produce an effective piece of craftsmanship . |
| 26 | Campaigners have welcomed Cleveland County Council 's decision to carry out a road safety study taking in Sappers Corner and Truro Drive on the A689 on the outskirts of Hartlepool . |
| 27 | A SENIOR consultant admitted yesterday that the decision to carry out a Caesarian section on an expectant mother was left too late . |
| 28 | The decision to carry out a Caesarian section should perhaps have been taken after the 4.30pm examination when the heartbeat was known to have decelerated , he said . |
| 29 | And were your involvement the decision to carry out the search or was your involvement the operational search ? |
| 30 | The cost of checking that a loss has been reported to the Police , Hotel or Courier and the time taken to do so must affect the decision to carry out an investigation . |