Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [subord] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he says he 'll go to court rather than pay for the round which works out at £17.50 a measure . |
| 2 | The question is difficult to answer especially when complicated by the possibility of re-use . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's a chance to play rather than sit on the replacements bench and I 'm always glad of that , ’ said Davies . |
| 4 | The wearing of breathing apparatus , although necessary , was known to be risky ; the trapped men were not accustomed to the equipment and anyone who has used it knows how alarming and claustrophobic the experience can be ; the effect can be a compelling desire to rip off the apparatus and if one of the trapped miners was to do so while passing through the gas in Bank mine , death would be almost instantaneous . |
| 5 | The main tube has to run freely while suspended on the kiteline , so pulleys are used at each of its ends . |
| 6 | It should be damp enough to hold together when squeezed in the hand , but not so wet that water still runs out through the fingers . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , house prices and rents were reported to have more than doubled in the last 12 months . |
| 8 | However , a realisation of the required changes is perhaps the biggest hurdle to overcome particularly when faced with the considerable barrage of recent legislation and the tight time-scale in which it has had to be implemented . |
| 9 | Repeated applications add to the costs but , unlike broad-spectrum insecticides , pheromones are more likely to complement rather than interfere with the biological control of the pests . |
| 10 | WITH increasing signs that people are preparing to spend rather than save in the run-up to the election , consumer confidence is at its highest level since July 1990 , according to a report from Business Strategies , the economic consultancy , and Gallup , the polling organisation , yesterday . |
| 11 | Any chance of a Government defeat when the white paper is debated in the Commons on Monday has now been averted with even the majority of hardcore rebels threatening to abstain rather than vote against the Government . |