Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Delegates representing 166 member states of the World Health Organization ( WHO ) met for the 44th World Health Assembly in Geneva on May 6-16 . |
| 2 | Delegates representing the 167 member states of the World Health Organization ( WHO ) met for the 43rd World Health Assembly in Geneva on May 7-18 to consider the biennial report of the Director-General , Hiroshi Nakajima . |
| 3 | Caro got off the near-empty Sunday bus and walked quickly through the light drizzle towards her parents ' house . |
| 4 | She pushed back her hair , as bright as copper in the sunshine that slanted through the big bay window . |
| 5 | He thought that architects should design for the new life style which was to arise , and design " for service " , making economical and logical use of space and using mechanical devices in order to provide comfort and to make housework pleasant by lightening the time and effort spent doing it ( 1934 p 32 ) . |
| 6 | Oh God you have n't , have you heard about the fifth year toilet yet ? |
| 7 | HAVE you heard about the dyslexic devil worshipper ? |
| 8 | She had heard about the little boy Grégoire — Jean-Paul 's son , so people said . |
| 9 | If Richard had heard about the old Angevin claim when he began work on a castle within the political orbit of Châtellerault he probably thought it had long since lapsed . |
| 10 | With regard to the public interest , the important figure is the sum that is realised for the Scottish Bus Group as a whole . |
| 11 | Instructional holidays likewise can be traced through the British Horse Society or the Association of British Riding Schools . |
| 12 | In fact , unreasonable behaviour is often used as a means of getting a quickie divorce where husband and wife both want one but do n't want to wait for the two-year separation period ; and because the age of chivalry is still not dead , men are often willing to let their wives petition for divorce when the fault is fifty-fifty , or even when the women are more to blame . |
| 13 | If , if there 's an incident happens , does n't mean you have to wait for the local police officer to tell , to come along and tell him , you 've still got police support all round you anywhere . |
| 14 | I shall just have to wait for the next Guinness Book of Records for the answer . |
| 15 | If an injury is serious i.e. where marked residual aspects claimed and/or lengthy absence from work involved , it is not advisable to wait for the third party solicitors to produce a Medical Report . |
| 16 | If the budget worsens after revenue-yielding tariffs have been reduced , governments may not be able to wait for the longer term trade gains to emerge to replace the lost revenue . |
| 17 | A few of the offers to made during the first trading session have already been publicised . |
| 18 | ( Three separate negotiating teams were sent to each country tendering offers for the Urengoi gas pipeline , as a result of which the FRG , much to her surprise , found herself underbid at the end of the day . ) |
| 19 | He also wants Bovril designated as the national football drink . |
| 20 | THE long-mocked idea of reparations to compensate black Americans for the slavery experienced by their ancestors is now before the US Congress , and its supporters say the $1.25 billion package to compensate Japanese-Americans who were interned during the second world war has created a legal precedent . |
| 21 | A few years ago Japanese-Americans were compensated for being interned during the second world war , and some ( mostly white ) people have begun to point out that blacks have yet to be compensated for centuries of slavery . |
| 22 | On Oct. 26 , 1989 , the House of Representatives fulfilled a commitment made in 1988 [ see p. 37081 ] when they voted that $20,000 should be paid to each of 62,000 Japanese-Americans who had been interned during the Second World War . |
| 23 | Well , he 'll have to see about the next time Kyle cos he was |
| 24 | Wilko came top by miles in a phone in vote of who YEP readers wanted to see as the new england manager ( 2nd coppell , 3rd keegan , 4th Atkinson , 5th Gerry Francis , 6th screaming lord such ) |
| 25 | The research aims to bring out the character of the efficiency-effectiveness debate and the nature of accountable management as it is being developed through the Financial Management Initiative , the efficiency strategy and associated developments . |
| 26 | Close , mutually supportive partnerships existed through the joint responsibilities for Tutorial Classes and between WEA courses and university extension provision from its own establishment in 1903 , and the identification of shared objectives developed through the 1908 Oxford Report . |
| 27 | The Structure Plan Review ( to 2005 ) , under preparation , will not achieve significant levels of materiality until well after the initial Consultative Draft stage , indeed , until Lothian Regional Council has publicly determined its support for the premises , assumptions , forecasts , policies and proposals developed through the public participation process and subsequently supported by the Director of Planning . |
| 28 | Only within the last 20 to 25 years has there even been an identifiable cohort of ageing disabled adults ; first , life expectancy for many types of impairments prior to this was low ; second , people who became disabled as a result of injuries received during the Second World War are now entering older age ; third , many children and young adults disabled as a result of the polio epidemics of the late 1940s and early 1950s are now in their 50s or older . |
| 29 | Over 150 Safetips were received during the three month period from all three locations . |
| 30 | One boy , Dai Knoyle , was caddying for the great rugby player Barry John and took him back to his house to change . |