Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] various [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The police began to search for various people but our security system was very good and we had been warned about what was happening . |
| 2 | It 's at a very early stage at the moment , there , there is a code being drafted ; it 's got to go through various processes and probably wo n't be in general circulation till December/January . |
| 3 | Despite corporate financial officers ' best intentions , firms tend to go through various stages of growth . |
| 4 | ’ Tom , therefore , had to pass through various stages of purification , in which water is the essential element , before he can be reunited in heaven with Ellie , the well-brought-up little girl , into those bedroom in Harthover House he had so unceremoniously descended by way of the chimney . |
| 5 | However information from this survey is used to assess the capacity to benefit of various groups of students , including those who entered first degree courses on the basis of non-standard entry qualifications . |
| 6 | They were Ellen Oliver , a girl who had arrived from Plymouth , and a boy whose name would seem to differ in various reports . |
| 7 | Most allow you to work in various colour modes ( RGB , HLS , or CMYK ) and to edit or apply changes to channels individually or collectively . |
| 8 | Of course we also have to recognize that in the kind of world in which we live , it is possible to have inward peace and security and yet to suffer from various problems with our bodies . |
| 9 | This is a descriptive vote because this hundred er women are not a representative cross section of the whole of Scotland they 're invited to come from various places and ninety six of them think that animals deserve a better deal . |
| 10 | The preferences were shown to relate to various characteristics . |
| 11 | In any case , the vacuous character of ( 14 ) and ( 15 ) can apparently be reduced or even made to disappear by various means without changing the elements or touching the intensional relations which bind them together . |
| 12 | Even when there was freedom to choose between various options , set books and so on , the menu itself was not open to negotiation , except in the special case of ‘ Mode 3 ’ , or through the protracted process of making representations to the Examination Boards . |
| 13 | Even a non-trading corporation may need to engage in various activities in pursuance of its objects . |
| 14 | I think this single gimmick was enough to provide the detection element wile Ghote 's investigations among the more likely looking suspects enabled me , with diversions , to tell my story and to reflect in various ways on lines drawn and wedges advanced . |
| 15 | The company expects a steady flow of orders follow ing recent decisions by the West German government to participate in various space efforts and several European military-aircraft projects . |
| 16 | And so we had discussions with them and I can tell you , you know , it was at least six months before the consultants ever made any specific move to introduce the system as such er because of our overtures to them , because of the fact that we asked regularly to meet them and to consult on various points . |
| 17 | They give details of what to expect of various opportunities open to you , and how to obtain further information on professional qualifications , future prospects , etc . |
| 18 | Alongside , you 'll find details of the BCMA grading scheme , which is your assurance that the carpet has been independently checked to comply with various BS tests . |
| 19 | A year ago a Working Party was formed by the Executive Committee to look into various aspects of membership . |
| 20 | In planning ward staffing , the ward manager should start with a clear view of the number of staff she is likely to require at various times of the day . |
| 21 | Captain Edward Tupper made attempts to organise at various fishing ports from April 1910 , and claimed a fishing membership of 5,000 for the NSFU in 1919 which appears not to have survived the post-war depression . |
| 22 | We used to play at various pubs , and the Pidar Wakefield in Grays Inn Road with The Pogues . |
| 23 | We are already too stretched , and the law does not give us automatic ex access to time off for training , but we have got to ask , and we should commit the G M B to lobby for an extension of existing laws , and to lobby for various E C funds , and then we can begin to make a real impact on the environment . |
| 24 | ‘ No , but Nick ( Logan ) would send you on jobs you did n't want to do for various misdemeanours . |
| 25 | To be sure , I have had to deal with various phenomena and minister to those who have experienced them , and there have certainly been some chilling moments , but in general a ghost would have to flay me alive with its chains before I raised an eyebrow at the possibility of its presence . |
| 26 | Water power is put to use in various ways throughout the brewery , including the pumping of beer to different tanks . |
| 27 | Fortunately , we seldom needed to call upon the doctor , but our daughter , as an infant , was obliged to submit to various injections , and usually responded with great violence to these administrations . |
| 28 | ‘ … the main idea is that social phenomena are seen as existing in relation to each other , and continually developing in and through such relations so as to form at various phases contradictory forces that generate qualitatively new formations . |
| 29 | Where a presentation is necessarily complicated and lengthy , the salesperson would be well advised to pause at various points and simply ask if there are any questions . |
| 30 | They are there to see in various books that have been published ; I suppose it is sad that they have n't been seen by a wider opera-going public . |