Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A reporter explained , ‘ NHS staff throughout the south of the city have been recalled to deal with the emergency . ’ |
| 2 | Also in group situations , it may be the case that the senior executives are employed by the top company , so it will be necessary if they are to continue to work for the target to negotiate with each of them a revision to their service agreements . |
| 3 | He writes : ‘ If we are pressed to see in the doctrine of the Trinity some clue to the sense that gender … must have something corresponding to it in the God-head , one would find in the unconditioned Unity of God something like the feminine in creation , while the differentiated Persons , on the other hand , have each a masculine denomination . ’ |
| 4 | Various techniques have been developed to respond to the problem of incomplete crime statistics , of which ‘ victim surveys ’ and ‘ self-report ’ studies are the most common . |
| 5 | The methods and techniques which have been developed to cope with the child-rearing process seem to apply equally to families who are experiencing the difficulties and frustrations of caring for an ageing relative . |
| 6 | A probabilistic syntax processor has been developed to assist in the selection of the correct words for a text recognition system . |
| 7 | As a soldier he had been taught to err on the side of caution . |
| 8 | Representatives from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees have been struggling to cope with the flood of refugees and have appealed to the international community to step up relief . |
| 9 | Had it been disguised to blend into the wall ? |
| 10 | from the process of the regular review of departments and faculties by ad hoc review bodies , which always include strong external representation ( this formal review procedure has recently been amended to provide for the review of all departments and faculties on , approximately , a ten-year cycle rather than , as previously , simply associating reviews with the impending retirement of a head of department ) ; and |
| 11 | Sharing Coleman 's opinion of President Hafez Assad as the evil genius of state-sponsored terrorism , NALA had been formed to press for the withdrawal of Syrian and Israeli troops from Lebanon and for the restoration of democracy under the aegis of General Michel Aoun , who , in September 1988 , had been appointed head of an interim military government in Beirut by outgoing President Amin Gemayel . |
| 12 | In preceding weeks a seven-member committee had been formed to prepare for the privatization of 76 state companies , in which foreign investors would be able to acquire minority holdings . |
| 13 | An advisory group , which includes distinguished engineers and scientists from outside BP , has been formed to advise on the effectiveness of the new research and engineering structure as it evolves , as well as on the relevance and potential value of emerging technologies . |
| 14 | Some have a loop around the spat , between stops , others have loops which are intended to go around the spar and the extension of the vinyl sockets . |
| 15 | The seminars are intended to act as the basis for developing a future programme of collaborative research in the periphery . |
| 16 | Read the manufacturer 's descriptions carefully , for some of the smaller pools are really rock pools which are intended to sit near the summit of a rock garden so that water tumbles down a cascade unit into a pool below . |
| 17 | It has been a fashion among Opposition Members — indeed , this was reported by the hon. Gentleman tonight — to suggest that the access funds alone are intended to compensate for the withdrawal of benefits generally and that the £25 million , which he correctly quoted , must , therefore , be inadequate . |
| 18 | To the extent that job cost records are intended to assist in the calculation of real profit margins these rates , excluding profits , are normally used . |
| 19 | Since then , my instruction on stalls and recoveries has been modified to emphasise from the start that there is no sensation , only symptoms , of stalling . |
| 20 | They are designed to cope with the fact that judicial review actions often raise complex issues of public policy administrative practice which go well beyond the interests of the parties to the judicial review application and of the applicant in particular . |
| 21 | Interestingly , these sounds are designed to flow over the patch changes so , while patch selection is already hardly noticeable , this extra feature masks the change very well indeed . |
| 22 | The portable screens are designed to fit round the witness box when needed to block the child 's view of the defendant but allow them to see magistrates and lawyers in the case . |
| 23 | 2.1 PSD modules are designed to provide for the development of skills and behaviours identified in the aims of the Action Plan ( Chapter 2 ) . |
| 24 | Freestanding machines are designed to slip under the worksurface and will line up with kitchen units at plinth and drawer level . |
| 25 | The main beds of the Silver Knitmaster , Brother and Toyota machines are designed to knit with the knitting hanging at right angles to the machine . |
| 26 | ‘ We looked with great interest at the issues raised in Professor Goode 's Consultation Document and our recommendations are designed to help in the task of securing a satisfactory basis for pension provision in the future ’ . |
| 27 | Ma was twisting a handkerchief in her hands , and her nose was as red as the apples Anna had been forbidden to pick in the garden because they were to be kept till Christmas . |
| 28 | Their bank accounts have been frozen and the trustees have been forbidden to act during the investigation . |
| 29 | A 100-strong team of scientists has been picked to work at the company 's laboratories at Caswell , Towcester , producing the first 3 inch diameter GaAs wafers in the UK . |
| 30 | Lord John , though a cavalry officer , had never been permitted to serve with the army . |