Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] [prep] the [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Okun ( 1975 ) characterized this sort of trade-off as a ‘ leaky bucket ’ , which lost some of its contents ( disincentive effects and administration costs ) when used to carry income from the rich to the poor . |
| 2 | It is a good idea to designate part of the lost for this , and to lay boarding on top of the insulation to provide a firm , safe storage platform within easy reach , safe storage platform within easy reach of the loft hatch opening . |
| 3 | This enables the National Central Control to supplement supplies coming ashore in order to meet demands during the coldest of winter days . |
| 4 | The first charity began in 1659 , when Simon Smith gave by his will £5 , the interest of six shillings to provide bread for the poor on Easter Day . |
| 5 | For the last 10 years I have worked to create environments for the millions of pilgrims who come to Saudi Arabia . |
| 6 | The aim was to reach students in the Fourth to Sixth Form age group by setting up workshops and visits to the Hayward Gallery , persuading professional photographers to go to as many schools as possible to talk about their own work and the Magnum show , and encouraging ‘ young hopefuls ’ to shoot and print some of their own work . |
| 7 | Why is it necessary to value stock at the lower of cost and net realizable value ? |
| 8 | Ray Floyd , having dumped his ball in it to help Faldo to the second of his titles , would not deem it so . |
| 9 | It is hard to imagine circumstances in the 1990s in which they will have no significance . |
| 10 | But even in those circumstances the new rules hopefully should make sure that it is more difficult for managements to buy companies on the cheap from under the noses of their shareholders . |
| 11 | Father Kleinsorge went to fetch water for the wounded in a bottle and a teapot he had borrowed . |
| 12 | The process of law enforcement , in its broadest possible interpretation , operates in such a way as to conceal crimes of the powerful against the powerless , but to reveal and exaggerate crimes of the powerless against ‘ everyone ’ . |
| 13 | Former East Coast flyer , Deltic 55015 Tulyar prepared to leave Hammersmith with the 13.40 to Riddings Junction . |
| 14 | Also included here is a section which encourages pupils to do Homework to the best of their abilities . |
| 15 | By 1916 it had become obvious that the war was not likely to be over for some time and the government round that it was necessary to introduce military conscription in place of voluntary conscription , in order to ensure replacement of the thousands of soldiers being killed and wounded on the battlefields . |
| 16 | This weekend and , back home , the Kilmarnock tournament on Sunday when the likes of Brian Renwick , Rob Wainwright , David Millard , Ian Jardine , Mark Moncrieff , Kenny Milligan and Graham Shiel might be expected to feature , will be the selectors last chance to assess candidates for the ten for the World Cup Sevens , who must be named by 31 March . |
| 17 | This tendency is further emphasised by ‘ a conscious attempt to shift costs from the governmental to the private , family sector ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ I chased after them , caught up with them and I managed to get hold of the three of them . |
| 19 | Er I ca n't , you know , there seems to be an inconsistency in so many people who are against national wars but er would say that what we need is a revolutionary situation in order to change things for the better within society . |
| 20 | Where is the Wagon Train that seemed permanently to be circling its wagons waiting for a drunken pioneer 's wife to have twins in the last of them ? |
| 21 | A star studded array of jockeys are lined up to take part in the first of seven races , The Classic FM Celebrity Riders Handicap Stakes at The Newmarket Countryside Race Day . |
| 22 | They , along with the newcomers , may hope to take advantage of the best of both rural and urban worlds . |
| 23 | You should , if possible , have a cold tap and open drain outside the back door to facilitate removal of the worst of the mud from boots and leggings . |
| 24 | For example , one of their star turns , David Swift , whose appearance in the first programme of the series staring out at the world through bright blue eyes beneath a battered trilby marked him out as a natural , recalls going to dance halls in the 1950s in search of girls : ‘ I mean there were plenty of songs coming out then where they say , Look at the way she walks . |
| 25 | So are you saying then effectively that looking towards the post two thousand and six scenario , and bearing in mind that that review will not be let , will , is likely to take place at the most within the next five years ? |
| 26 | In 1904 he left the teaching profession to become missioner to the deaf in Carlisle for the next thirty-one years . |
| 27 | Within 15 minutes or so , Alan Fordham would turn up at the commentary box , ready to resume discussion on the latest of the batch of modern drama texts through which he was picking his way . |