Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new administration was given responsibility for preparing for the forthcoming general election and drafting a new constitution . |
| 2 | ‘ When Scotland met Germany in Norkopping during the European Championship last summer , we had 14 corner kicks and they had two . |
| 3 | The duty of external non-intervention prohibits States from interfering with the valid performance of treaties that do not affect their own rights and obligations . |
| 4 | Forget hours of hanging around the local job centre , just pop down the pub , have a pint , and see if landlord Charles Knowles has any new employment opportunities . |
| 5 | Only its large size and large stock of FDI inhibited creditors from over-reacting to the crises . |
| 6 | However , at a recent service I found signs of burning on the spark plugs and I have reverted to leaded . |
| 7 | He at least has experience of dealing with the Press and the company have already allocated another member of the team for tomorrow 's race . ’ |
| 8 | Which cricket county was fined £1,000 for tampering with the ball ? |
| 9 | When Geoffrey son of Sarah of Empingham resisted this illegal demand , the forester raised the hue and cry upon him , and distrained him until he gave him two shillings and found sureties for appearing at the attachment court . |
| 10 | I was learning German and found pleasure in talking to the guards on any subject . |
| 11 | The tomato plant attracts a pest called whitefly which causes harm by feeding off the tomato and leaving sugary deposits , disfiguring the fruit and causing it to go mouldy . |
| 12 | Sonya Jeffery , Belfast Parks Department , highlights opportunities for walking in the Cave Hill area , which includes part of the Ulster Way . |
| 13 | In the end they agreed that the 120 commissioners should hold their meetings in the church of St-Castor at Koblenz , lodging each night on opposite sides of the Rhine " to forestall outbreaks of fighting between the commissioners ' men " . |
| 14 | It has been argued that the scheme is geared too closely to the needs of the industrial worker disabled by accident or disease in middle life , who , following full medical care and rehabilitation , needs help in returning to the routine of work , in adjusting to disability and in finding new skills within his or her capacity . |
| 15 | Umpires Barry Dudleston and John Holder — the man who reported England for tampering with the ball on the same ground against West Indies last year — changed the ball because it had been suspiciously scuffed . |
| 16 | This whittling down of the 33% ( June ) or 30% ( November ) of pupils absent to a very small percentage seen as truants has implications for dealing with the problem of truancy . |
| 17 | ( 3 ) those who are vulnerable to particular types of event , but whose circumstances either make their occurrence unlikely , or provide resources for dealing with the event should it occur ; |
| 18 | When they arrived in Aswan , they found problems in getting to the Oberoi ; the river was patrolled and few people were allowed across . |
| 19 | If the government opts to include these former guerrillas in a National Unity Administration ; the President will be free to concentrate efforts on dealing with the cocaine traffickers . |
| 20 | Others described problems in dealing with the influences of culture and the ingrained systems of status attributed to ‘ real police work ’ . |
| 21 | The guillotine motion after 10 o'clock tonight will attempt to preclude sensible contributions , attempt to preclude people from dealing with the difficulties and technicalities in the Bill , and pose a real problem for those of us who believe that local government is not a political football to be kicked about at whim , but an essential part of our democracy for the provision of essential services . |
| 22 | It may well be possible to find ways of dealing with the demands of the various themes of these acts by yet greater dependence upon the hierarchical/control model — indeed it almost certainly will be — but at what level of success in terms of the educational needs of the pupils and at what cost to the motivation of staff ? |
| 23 | The government , while praised by local politicians for letting Mr Yang travel to the US , was criticised after police on Tuesday raided two television stations to seize films of a clash between police and demonstrators last Friday Police stopped protesters from marching to the World Trade Centre , where Xinhua was hosting a celebration to mark Communist China 's 40th anniversary . |
| 24 | Clearly , in the interests of staff morale and good personnel relations , this power should be used with great care ; governing bodies should always seek advice before embarking on the process . |
| 25 | Nor did the kingship make for singleminded action on the battlefield : Sparta found ways of getting round the more obvious difficulties of dual command , but a king could always be brought to book by the oligarchic element ( the gerousia or council of elders , which was responsible for political trials ) or by the democratic — the Assembly , which could fine a king and limit his powers ( cp. p. 161 for Agis in 418 ) . |
| 26 | Evelyn peered through the newly installed spyhole after turning on the porch light , unfastened the two fresh locks and gave her visitor a radiant smile . |
| 27 | They did n't really need it , of course , since it was a lovely warm summer 's day , but the twins clearly thought it a great adventure , busily insisting on helping Ross by scampering about the bay in search of small pieces of wood to add to the bonfire . |
| 28 | Although the Macmillan cabinet pressed management to delay a settlement , ministers were not prepared to take responsibility for a breakdown in negotiations ; when the industry settled , the Prime Minister publicly rebuked management for capitulating to the unions and breaching the pay pause ( 1982 : 225–6 ) . |
| 29 | The public telephones are built on very thick stone slabs , causing difficulty in getting into the box . |
| 30 | There must have been , for the time being at least , compelling reasons for embarking on the Foxton development . |