Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wanted to continue my studies as a postgraduate at U.C.L. I was now interested in modern linguistic research , but knew very little about it , since linguistics had so far made little impact in the U.K. , and there was no teacher in the Department who could adequately supervise me in that area . |
| 2 | So it is possible to meet my standards for a quality basic marine system for below £250 and it was time to go cap in hand with a swift apology to the PFK Editor for doubting his judgement . |
| 3 | Although I managed to flog my tickets to a couple of touts , this month 's expenditure still leaves 40 quid unaccounted for . |
| 4 | Subjects affected by such apprehension will tend to modify their responses in a way they think the experimenter considers them to be healthy . |
| 5 | She felt unable to marshal her thoughts into a semblance of logic . |
| 6 | One way in which such factors are isolated is by comparing parents known to batter their children with a control group of parents who have no history of child abuse ( Lynch and Roberts 1977 , for example ) . |
| 7 | In its initial statement , UNITA said that Gen. Miguel N'Zau Puna and Gen. Tony da Costa Fernandes had asked to be relieved of their duties in order to concentrate their efforts on a resolution to the issue of the secession of the Cabinda enclave . |
| 8 | Some of the plants they drew were diseased ; it is always a matter of difficulty to know which features of a plant or animal are individual peculiarities and which are specific characters . |
| 9 | Ask the trainees to write their answers on a sheet of paper and hand it to you . |
| 10 | It may be necessary at this stage to release further information , such as current trading and sensitive information such as detailed customer and supplier analyses , which will enable the offerors to finalise their offers into a Heads of Agreement . |
| 11 | The P&O Group aims to meet its responsibilities through a variety of means as appropriate to the industries in which its companies operate . |
| 12 | It is possible for a contracting party to modify its obligations in a number of different ways . |
| 13 | Director Stephen Lee said : ‘ Charities are under enormous pressure to increase their services at a time when fundraising has never been so constrained . |
| 14 | One might think that a politically dominant class would be able to impose its interests on a formation as a whole and take control of the state . |
| 15 | Dane Jacobsen was one of the best known and most accomplished actors of his generation , so it had been a real coup for the tiny television station to secure his services for a drama serial on the Vikings , to be shot in Cumbria . |
| 16 | The relationships are not always clear , and we must feel the puzzlement of the young child 's attempt to find his bearings in a world of hidden meanings . |
| 17 | The decision was taken after other member countries refused to accept US demands for a reduction of its contribution to the ISO 's budget and for its redefinition as a " study group " rather than a body with price-stabilizing powers . |
| 18 | These comments allow us to understand why have could be substituted for get in ( 176 ) but not in ( 177 ) : ( 176 ) The teacher got us to write our names on a sheet of paper . |
| 19 | The French shared their reluctance at this time to sink their identities in a United States of Europe . |
| 20 | In all probability there were always a few freeholders in any county who could be prevailed upon in this way to swing their votes behind a candidate who offered a guarantee of advantage . |
| 21 | In higher education an estimated 400,000 students were expected to lose their grants as a result of a proposal to target the federal student grant fund of $5,800 million , a rise of 7 per cent , at students from families with incomes lower than $10,000 . |
| 22 | Ninety people are to lose their jobs at a bleach factory . |
| 23 | The Building Societies Association assured the Government at the time that , when the rule was introduced , there would be no reason to expect people to lose their homes as a result and they have not done so . |
| 24 | It was still necessary for planning to pay sensible attention to the need to provide essential public services economically , but modern industrial undertakings had to be prepared to conduct their businesses in a way which minimised ugliness and to accept any reasonable cost involved in making their buildings , plant and operations acceptable to public opinion . |
| 25 | BREWER and retailer Whitbread has begun advising more than 1,000 of its tenants that it has arranged deals to lease their pubs to a string of brewers and pub groups as part of a move to comply with the Government 's beer orders . |
| 26 | Although Greece itself is not a CITES signatory , it is obliged to implement its decisions as a member of the EC . |
| 27 | So perhaps another note for Mr Patten 's no doubt very full in-tray is to look again at the decision to close down the body responsible for developing Milton Keynes , and start a new government initiative to encourage more new settlements throughout the region , rather than leaving it to private consortia to chance their arms through a development control system which seems unable to accommodate new initiatives in planning . |
| 28 | One of these is to support their schools with a range of expert services . |
| 29 | And , while Folly tried to gather her wits for a retort , he turned to the maid . |
| 30 | The speculation at Westminster last night was that Mr Kinnock was preparing the ground for a dignified exit by leaving his colleagues six months in which to mount their campaigns for a contest in the autumn . |