Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] [prep] a [adj] [unc] " in BNC.

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1 the subordinate 's ability and experience must be borne in mind when allocating tasks and responsibilities , since it is highly damaging to allocate tasks beyond a subordinate 's capabilities ; and
2 In order to cater for this anomaly the microcontroller will continue to recognise characters for a further 4mS by which time the host computer should have ceased sending characters .
3 The listing , which is to raise £4.8m through a 38.5 per cent placing , will give the club a market capitalisation of £13m , worth about the same as Tottenham Hotspur , the only other English football club to be publicly owned .
4 She had invited the housekeeper , a Mrs Parsons , to have dinner at a nearby de luxe hotel .
5 The deal does not involve them getting options on TVS shares or any large stake in the company like the package offered to executives at London Weekend Television who stand to become millionaires through a 15 per cent holding .
6 The deal does not involve them getting options on TVS shares or any large stake in the company like the package offered to executives at London Weekend Television who stand to become millionaires through a 15 per cent holding .
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