Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In public bureaucracies there may be conflicts of interest between different levels of the hierarchy arising from the values which different strata bring to bear on the policies being pursued by the government . |
| 2 | If allowed to go overripe , barley ears tend to fall off the stems , and heavy losses can occur . |
| 3 | The time-travellers manage to escape from the Aridians and take off in the TARDIS , but the Dalek time-ship is in hot pursuit . |
| 4 | What will happen if schools fail to comply with the recommendations remains to be seen — so far introduction of reviews has resulted in substantial voluntary initiatives for change in all Dutch medical schools . |
| 5 | Even in Sicily , where unemployment is high , Tunisians come to work on the boats for low pay , no questions asked . |
| 6 | However , there are many exceptions to this rule because animals need to tune into the frequencies important for their survival . |
| 7 | Since these parameters have to do with the FMS drivers , checking and setting them is described in Appendix D , FMS Drivers . |
| 8 | Some of these sanctuaries appear to lie on the boundaries between civitates , an indicator that they almost certainly date back to the Iron Age and marked tribal limits . |
| 9 | Companies appear to rely on the perceptions of their own managers on the spot , with a loyalty to head office . |
| 10 | Of those that did , only a tiny proportion happen to lie in the rocks that outcrop on the surface of the ground today ; and of these few , most will be eroded away and destroyed before they are discovered by fossil hunters . |
| 11 | As a consequence , fiduciary duties continue to apply to the directors of a company and to 'shadow " directors ( persons whose instructions or directions often determine the decision of the board of directors ) . |
| 12 | By refusing to relist B's case to deal with the points undisposed of , the Court of Appeal was denying B his right to a judgment . |
| 13 | Nurses in that sector have to cope with the effects on their patients of poor housing conditions and a deteriorating social fabric . |
| 14 | One contained business matters of the sort that households — even households in the depression years tend to accumulate over the years . |
| 15 | So the whoopers tend to congregate on the lochs near the sea , many of which are fertilised by nutrients draining from the surrounding croft — and farmland . |
| 16 | Before any fluttering expectations begin to arise in the minds or breasts — I do not mind which it is — of Opposition Members , I should say that I can not advise the House to write the two clauses into the Bill , because they deal , for example , with administrative matters such as a once-off requirement for a report to be made to Parliament — new clause 2 — and the keeping of a custody record — new clause 10 — that should not be set down in primary legislation . |
| 17 | The age of the organisation : many businesses and other organisations begin to grow through the efforts of a few individuals ( eg. owner-directors , or the founder of a political pressure group ) and tend to be highly centralised ( power culture ) . |
| 18 | Although the people who built this temple have long since vanished , legend has it that during certain summer full moons the wild elephants arrive to roister amongst the ruins . |
| 19 | Since , however , cases concerning property which has devolved according to those provisions will for many years continue to come before the courts , they are summarized in a note at the end of the book . |
| 20 | Plant-eaters normally constitute the majority of any population , so the threat of extinction comes when the carnivores start to gain upon the herbivores . |
| 21 | In the meantime counsellors have to rely on the officers at the scene to specifically ask victims if they want help , perhaps with the use of a leaflet . |
| 22 | The ideas have to come from the facts . |
| 23 | Young male groups in primitive societies are seen as early proof of the formation of co-operative groups in which individuals learn to work in the interests of the wider group . |
| 24 | Nonetheless , just as computer scientists have had to solve the problem of mapping abstract functional languages onto unyielding and unhelpful hardware , so also will the EP community have to grapple with the difficulties of ‘ link-editing ’ and presenting suitable subsets of some highly abstract hypertext on conventional devices ( including plain paper ! ) . |
| 25 | As well as having to adapt to major changes in their status , environment , lifestyle and relationships , Elizabeth and Helen have to cope with the adjustments made by the people on whom they depend . |
| 26 | The most obvious questions have to do with the elements or components of the curriculum : the things that go to make it up ( see Figure 1.1 ) . |
| 27 | There is a limited amount of money available for these payments , so social fund officers have to look at the needs of all those who apply for help and decide which needs can be met . |
| 28 | Cheques have to arrive at the registrars by Thursday 10 September so post them by next Tuesday at the earliest . |
| 29 | The Republic 's Foreign Affairs Minister Dick Spring said today the new generation of Irish people want to escape from the shackles of the past . |
| 30 | Now I appreciate that some people seem to object to the words public protection , erm I 'm not certain why bearing in mind you have a public protection committee . |