Example sentences of "[verb] is [verb] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Finally , the combination of the ‘ toxic mix ’ of prisoners with these deteriorating conditions within which they are contained is thought to trigger off the periodic riots and disturbances to which the prison system is increasingly prone . |
2 | And he did train , he actually trained for five years , and instead of holiday he got , and something he 'd like to have done is learnt to compete in the Whitbread Round the World . |
3 | Still , it is an election year and the nominally apolitical Fed is expected to rally round the incumbent president and dole out the credit with a liberal hand . |
4 | For instance there is electronic software distribution , an area that Legent reckons is set to explode over the next five years . |
5 | the service requested is intended to confer on the tribunal making the request jurisdiction over a person who by the law of the State of execution can not be subjected to such jurisdiction . |
6 | We shall find that there is a very good general rule that , while adjectives may qualify verbs or verb phrases as well as nouns , the property which an adjective designates is understood to apply to the entity of that noun phrase with which it is in construction most directly ( but not necessarily immediately , as we see in Chapters 3 to 9 ) . |
7 | The speed at which ejaculate is estimated to spurt from the penis says a lot about the pressure that 's built up before its release . |
8 | However , all this is doing is attempting to build into the machines the intelligence that would have been exercised by a skilled worker in going through the labour process . |
9 | But then I thought actually all this adds up to what you want is someone you feel safe with , someone you feel is going to look after the country and its people well , and I thought is Major somebody I feel safe with , and I thought well in some ways because I do n't think he 's going to turn round and do anything nasty to me , but on the other hand erm I wonder — I 'm going back to your question — is he a man of substance ? |
10 | The current phase of SAPS work is scheduled to finish by the end of 1993 , and it would be inappropriate to discuss future proposals here , save that no major additional IT items are envisaged . |