Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tonics , restoratives and health remedies provide an opportunity to invest in the non-toxic remedies of the future . |
| 2 | And while the Führer and his army could claim the glory for military successes , the increased — and often voluntary — efforts of members of Party affiliates to cope with the social problems of individuals or groups particularly affected by the war tended to bring contact with disgruntled ‘ people 's comrades ’ but few plaudits and little prestige . |
| 3 | Yes , so I thought , I might erm , cos I bought a jumper , I bought a pale blue jumper to go with the flowery leggings , but , I 've decided I 'll take blue jumper back , cos , although it would be alright with plain white trousers I thought that 's all I would wear it with , I would n't wear it with anything else , so , I think I 'll change that , if I get the dark blue leggings like Jamie , then I 'll get the striped jumper the same . |
| 4 | We do not wish to be the first case of this kind to go before the Special Commissioners . |
| 5 | He booked a flight for the afternoon of Friday , 24 March with Delta to San Francisco to connect with the British Airways flight for London . |
| 6 | Life is full of ups and downs and I know that there are going to be bad times to go with the good ones . |
| 7 | Bush said that Iraq should designate military commanders to meet their coalition counterparts within the next 48 hours to arrange for the military aspects of the ceasefire . |
| 8 | Do n't expect Schedule Express to go into the fine details of resource management . |
| 9 | This indicates that drinking is often a response to an inability to cope with the many losses of old age . |
| 10 | But the most damaging problem was the Scots ' inability to cope with the driving mauls of Gaul . |
| 11 | It was only after the demise of the ruling reptiles that the class had the opportunity to capitalize on the evolutionary advantages which propelled them to the dominance they have enjoyed ever since . |
| 12 | ‘ Photo ’ regulating — it allows the skin to benefit from the positive effects of daytime whilst preventing the formation of free radicals . |
| 13 | The bill 's most contentious provision , which has polarised the profession 's two branches , sets up a framework for solicitors to appear in the higher courts , now the barrister 's preserve . |
| 14 | The bill 's most contentious provision , which has polarised the profession 's two branches , sets up a framework for solicitors to appear in the higher courts , now the preserve of barristers . |
| 15 | In fact this put severe restrictions on the committee 's deliberations , and the chairman repeatedly had to advise counsel for both the GMC and the defence that it was not their function to comment on the relative merits or otherwise of alternative forms of medicine . |
| 16 | I was more of an outsider than ever , but something in me must still have wanted to belong to the family because I was still making deliberate attempts to communicate with the other members . |
| 17 | Floy remembered what Nuadu Airgetlam had said about the Robemaker taking sacrifice from the ordinary Irish people and putting the sons to work in the Dark Workshops and guessed that the people had simply lost heart . |
| 18 | These were held in belated recognition that the entirely private exercise last time had given the public not even a token opportunity to comment on the various applicants . |
| 19 | Cattle stealing provided certain groups in rural areas with an opportunity to benefit from the economic changes along the coast and in the central highlands , but it did not long survive as an organized business once a district was penetrated deeply by plantations . |
| 20 | Less reliance on power bases is found in managers who have the tactical and interpersonal skills to concentrate on the essential objectives . |
| 21 | I think , therefore we are extremely fortunate , that so many people of distinction and talent are willing to give up time to serve on the Executive of the N C V O to work with the honourary officers and the Director and her team , to ensure that N C V O maintain such a central role in watching over our interests and in promoting the concerns of the people of this country , that we are all so active about . |
| 22 | To create more of an atmosphere , you could invite some of your ardent fans to indulge in the free drinks and snacks which are generally provided for the guests , along with a band publicity pack . |
| 23 | She spent time shelling boiled chestnuts to sit amongst the traditional sprouts . |
| 24 | In spite of the inclement weather there were opportunities to stroll in the beautiful grounds , and some people visited the salmon leap in the River Kent . |
| 25 | One is even tempted to propound a theorem to cope with the bewildering thickets of paradox obstructing every path , namely : every attempt to ameliorate nuclear doctrine in one respect produces an equal and opposite effect in some other respect . |
| 26 | Whether the prosecution can prove attempted rape rather than the lesser offence of indecent assault will often depend on proof of the defendant 's intention to go beyond the indecent acts already committed . |
| 27 | Some of the latest equipment is designed to use automation to cope with the combined problems of filtration and misuse of equipment by staff . |
| 28 | It became necessary to develop a number of change-management organizations to cope with the various matrices and to move the company toward some of the major changes that were essential to the total transformation . |
| 29 | By a notice of motion dated 14 February 1992 the local authority appealed against those parts of the order which directed that there should be no contact between the father and the girl until after the local authority review and that there should be supervised contact between the girl and her half-sister , on the grounds that ( 1 ) the justices had been wrong in law in failing to invite the parties to comment on the agreed proposals for contact ; ( 2 ) the justices had been wrong in law in failing to indicate to the parties the nature of the orders for contact which they proposed to make , thereby depriving the parties of the opportunity to make submissions relating to those proposals ; ( 3 ) the justices had wrongly exercised their discretion in authorising the local authority to refuse contact to the girl by the father for only six months when they had found as a fact , inter alia , that the father had abused the girl over a period of at least 18 months ; ( 4 ) the justices had been wrong to impose the condition of supervision on contact between the girl and her half-sister when there had been no application for such contact to be supervised , the evidence was that the half-sister had been enjoying unsupervised contact and that there was no evidence that there was any risk of the girl coming into contact with her father while having contact with her half-sister , and the justices had heard evidence that the local authority were considering placing the girl with her half-sister and by their order they had precluded the local authority from making such a placement and had fettered the discretion of the local authority ; and ( 5 ) the order was therefore contrary to the girl 's best interests . |
| 30 | I would like readers to know of the excellent efforts you have made to stimulate community action in Wales . |