Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [prep] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wherever possible automatic safety factors are built into the machines , for instance by making them unworkable unless the guards are in place . |
| 2 | The usual way of coping with their father had been to make no reference to anything untoward that might have happened , for fear of bringing it all upon them again . |
| 3 | The court heard that it was a nursing auxiliary who had spoken to her about Liam after finding him alone in his room and looking pale in his incubator . |
| 4 | However , the critical few moments at the start of the launch are not always fully understood , and often there is an element of luck in getting it right . |
| 5 | DBRW chairman Glyn Davies says the programme would not only increase opportunities for young people , but also the effectiveness of employers by making it easier for them to recruit suitable employees . |
| 6 | Thereafter , the authorities had the evidence from the JCP 's own objectives to justify the suppression and extinction of opposition by labelling it Marxist . |
| 7 | Kate Taylor has lots of ideas for keeping him amused — and they wo n't cost you a single penny ! |
| 8 | I was appalled by that , and I realised there was a real need to support new members of staff by giving them some basic information . ’ |
| 9 | Well er I had a lot of friends here and there , and when I 've had a lot of photos to develop for them , and then when I got everything done , you felt a sigh of relief at getting it all done . |
| 10 | He was much richer than Louis , able — as the French king was not — to hire large armies of mercenaries and to reduce his leading vassals , the Counts of Flanders , Boulogne and Blois for example , to a position of neutrality by paying them substantial pensions . |
| 11 | We can describe a list of numbers without writing them all out if it is a particular set of numbers . |
| 12 | Either attempts can be made to ensure that corporate managers behave as profit-maximizers by making them responsive once again to the market ; or , alternatively , new life can be breathed into the legal model of the company so that managers are once again forced to act in the interests of the shareholders . |
| 13 | Subsequently the 1947 Town and Country Planning Act brought almost all development under control by making it subject to planning permission . |
| 14 | In addition to bringing you instructional and informative features , written by experienced tutors and professional artists , you will see that we have also been very busy organising events , activities and opportunities in which you are invited to participate . |
| 15 | Flatbed scanner users ( like us ) have to feed the sheets in by hand ( but can read text from books without photocopying them first — swings and roundabouts ) but retain the facility to read multiple pages . |
| 16 | Presentation techniques , a few things here that might help you in terms of making it interesting as it were and the actual delivery of your training your posture , keep your posture erect , but relaxed I do n't really know what that means but er er stand up . |
| 17 | My deliberate actions are means to ends , and are defended in debate by proving them adequate to the ends . |
| 18 | I would be in favour of making it illegal to smoke while driving . |
| 19 | Of the residents who voted 53.4 per cent were for closure and 46.6 per cent in favour of keeping it open . |
| 20 | ‘ Ballad Of The White Horse ’ starts beautifully and threatens to break down , with Louise babbling like she 's speaking in tongues before bringing it all back into some semblance of melodic order . |
| 21 | ‘ Ballad Of The White Horse ’ starts beautifully and threatens to break down , with Louise babbling like she 's speaking in tongues before bringing it all back into some semblance of melodic order . |
| 22 | I do n't stand a hope in hell of answering them all but I 'm going to try my damnedest , and to that end have missed out on most of the company parties and outings . |
| 23 | Imagine introducing young people to molecules by giving them wooden cubes as atoms and dowel rods as bonds . |
| 24 | SCIENTISTS on Orkney will today attempt to use sexual attraction to lead six male sperm whales to freedom by playing them female whale song to tempt them into the open sea . |
| 25 | He felt a certain gratitude to Eleanor for giving him this idea . |
| 26 | There is a rapidly-growing belief in Italy that Sampdoria are ready to part company with England defender Walker because he has not lived up to expectations since joining them last summer . |
| 27 | The first little bit of time is spent just to sort of take it easy , take our time , get to know another , and for us to assess the drive . |
| 28 | So I phoned her last Nancy phoned me last Friday afternoon before she went on holiday to tell me , and I phoned I was n't sure whether just to sort of play it low key or then I thought , Well I know I really should just give here a wee ring . |
| 29 | I am very grateful to Dounreay for making it all possible , to the Library for their help with my research and to my colleagues for their assistance . ’ |
| 30 | Can we make the Church real to society by turning it political ; by making its essence not old creeds but moral judgements on bombs , or on socialist policy ? |