Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun] [prep] the [noun prp] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Supporters , incensed by Flashman 's comments on BBC Radio 5 earlier this month , when he alleged ‘ fans do n't matter — they just pay their entrance fee ’ , are bound to vent their feelings during the Bournemouth Cup tie . |
| 2 | ‘ To meet her couturier at the Hilton . |
| 3 | This is , they say , a bit inconvenient as they have to meet their girlfriends in the Charles Hawtrey Patio at the Duck and Forceps at midday . |
| 4 | Charleston has continued to supervise its health in the US . |
| 5 | A win which leaves Terry Yorath 's men in a strong position to secure their passage to the USA in the forthcoming campaign . |
| 6 | Under the captaincy of Tom Ingledew , the Hopewell had returned late , but safely , the first autumn of their occupancy of Everhope , laden with goods , with candles , skillets , nails , lace shirts , hats , hammers and other necessities of civilisation ( but no shoes , unfortunately ) , as well as several more of their countrymen willing to try their fortunes in the Americas . |
| 7 | Hundreds of Teesside families are being asked this week to pull their caravans off the Stockton site by April 31 , which Keepsafe opened without permission in 1989 . |
| 8 | In 1600 ocean voyages were a rarity in England , but by 1700 ordinary English ships were able to find their way around the Atlantic and Indian oceans with little difficulty , and the money that Charles spent on Greenwich was among the most useful items of government expenditure of his age . |
| 9 | UNITED Biscuits , the food conglomerate , yesterday moved to tighten its grip on the UK snacks market with the £24 million takeover of Derwent Valley Food Group , makers of Phileas Fogg snacks . |
| 10 | So far the APT system has proved to be a highly effective way of extending trading hours until approximately 6pm , which enables LIFFE to increase its overlap with the North American time zone . |
| 11 | The PNSF had previously been staunchly anti-Arafat and the initiative was regarded by some sources as an attempt by Syria to strengthen its influence over the PLO [ for March reports of Syrian plans to increase its influence within the PLO see p. 38121 ] . |
| 12 | Although there are no plans yet to increase their presence in the Gulf , a defence official said last night : ‘ We are ready to deal with anything that confronts us . ’ |
| 13 | The president is taking the key decision as to whether to increase his forces in the Gulf and to switch from a defensive to an offensive posture . |
| 14 | It was not difficult for Lewis to find his way to the Kemps ' home in Cherwell Lodge , the ground-floor flat on the extreme right of the three-storey building , since it was the only window in the whole street , let alone the block of flats , wherein electric light still blazed at a quarter to one that morning . |
| 15 | ‘ While we were trying to find our way in the Wolfwood , ’ said Snodgrass . |
| 16 | Our main European markets would appear to be around the Mediterranean , but with statistics showing that northern European summers are apparently becoming warmer I 've decided to launch our system in the United Kingdom as well . ’ |
| 17 | Blackpool , the other club to lose their place in the RFL , will compete in the Alliance Second Division . |
| 18 | SunSelect has already signed ComputerLand and Access Graphics to peddle its wares in the US . |
| 19 | In their efforts to impress the United States , the Romanians went so far as to compare their position vis-à-vis the Kremlin with Cuba 's in relation to Washington . |
| 20 | It sculptures caves in its banks as it falls into a deep ravine , and becomes sedate only in its later stages as it leaves its dale to lose its identity in the River Lune . |
| 21 | This raid had prompted the USA to suspend its dialogue with the PLO [ see pp. 37547-48 ] , and it was hoped that this dialogue would now be resumed . |
| 22 | The alteration in 1983 in DHSS benefit rules that enabled older people living in private residential care to claim their fees from the DHSS brought dramatic increases in the number of private residential homes , and in the number of older people living in them . |
| 23 | At the same time , UK paperbackers are contractually bound not to issue their paperbacks into the UK before the hardback editions of the same titles have had a chance to prove themselves in the bookshops . |
| 24 | On Wednesday mornings the Piazza Garibaldi took on a completely different aspect : it was monopolized from an early hour by farmers who came to town to sell their livestock in the Mereato del Bestiame on the outskirts of the city . |
| 25 | Thursday : Liffe allowed to sell its contracts in the United States from today . |
| 26 | ( On Feb. 4 the permanent representative of Zimbabwe , the holder of the Security Council presidency for February , had held talks with the 14 other members to explore their views on the Gulf war . ) |
| 27 | It was also necessary formally to sever its links with the Odiham Agricultural Society so , on 19 April 1791 , a letter was sent to the Society , saying that the College would not now persist in the Odiham plan of sending youths to France to be trained . |
| 28 | If the UK rate of interest goes up , people will want to deposit their money in the UK . |
| 29 | If it raises interest rates , using the techniques described above , this will encourage people overseas to deposit their money in the UK . |
| 30 | Since he had no arabition to sell his films in the US , there was no reason why he should be more adventurous . |