Example sentences of "[to-vb] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Intramural physician monitors adjusted the cyclosporin doses to maintain cyclosporin trough levels between 80 and 120 ng/ml thus allowing the investigators to remain blinded to the study treatment . |
| 2 | If the heads are restricted to general terms they are a useful means of outlining the transaction and identifying the main areas the parties want to see included in the sale agreement . |
| 3 | On June 18 Shamir continued his efforts to appear committed to the peace process , proposing in an interview with the Egyptian magazine Mayyu to invite President Hafez al-Assad of Syria to visit Jerusalem for peace talks , and declaring his willingness to talk to any " elected Arab representative " from the West Bank or Gaza ( but not Jerusalem ) . |
| 4 | And something has to be done about the over-breeding of pedigree dogs : I 've met Home Office Minister Angela Rumbold to discuss important changes I would like to see made to The Dog Breeding Act . ’ |
| 5 | The coast attracts many species not found elsewhere in Britain , and sometimes quite rare birds are blown off course to land exhausted on the mainland peninsula or the Isles of Scilly . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , he could not fail to have heard of the protest movement which originated with Jean Jacques Rousseau ( 1712–78 ) . |
| 7 | His interest in polio is said to have originated during the polio epidemic in New York City in 1931 . |
| 8 | Nothing seemed to have come of the silver salver idea , no doubt because of the continuing need for secrecy . |
| 9 | It retains the font from the old priory church and the bell is thought to have come from the priory refectory . |
| 10 | It would have been interesting , and perhaps fairer , to have looked at the drama work in an authority either where no drama adviser existed or where he or she did not have the accolade of inspectorial approval . |
| 11 | At the presidential palace some ministers were said to have wept in the cabinet room . |
| 12 | Under a third of the 23,000 litres stored was thought to have got into the supply system . |
| 13 | Infiltration by Special Branch officers posing as miners is said to have occurred during the coal dispute ( McCabe and Wallington , 1988:145 ) . |
| 14 | The assault is alleged to have occurred at the Paradox night club in Aintree . |
| 15 | The assault is alleged to have occurred at the Paradox night club in Aintree . |
| 16 | The development of agronomic research into soil conserving practices also ( in four cases where the search discovered projects with this component ) seems to have occurred at the research station , and on the land of a handful of farmers . |
| 17 | Subparallel trails of very small inclusions , or Boehm lamellae , are the products of intense strain , and indicate strain to have occurred within the quartz lattice , either in situ or before incorporation in the present sediment . |
| 18 | No , I think that we would have liked to have seen more women , I would have liked to have stayed on the Shadow Cabinet , and I would have liked to have seen more women in the Shadow Cabinet , but to say it 's a disaster , and somehow we 've moved away from the path we 've set ourself is simply not the case . |
| 19 | If the Liberal Democrats threaten rebellion , Labour will say : ‘ We have a programme to get Britain out of recession ; we want to get rid of the poll tax ; we want to rescue the health service , and you are standing in our way in order to get petty party advantage . |
| 20 | That is not true of many Tory Members of Parliament in Scotland , who are desperate to get rid of the poll tax . |
| 21 | I confess that I literally gasped with disbelief when I heard him calmly announce his determination to get rid of the poll tax at the first possible opportunity . |
| 22 | The first motivating factor was the overriding need to be seen to get rid of the poll tax before the next general election . |
| 23 | I am disappointed that the statement does not contain a commitment to get rid of the poll tax in Scotland a year earlier , because it was inflicted on Scotland a year before everyone else . |
| 24 | I 've found out how to get rid of the cat scratching . |
| 25 | Somewhere further up the scale is the seasonal dieter who goes on a diet in spring to get rid of the Christmas over-indulgence ; in summer to get ready for the beach ; in autumn to lose the fat gained from too many chips , ice-creams , and Tequila sunrises on holiday ; and in early winter to help prepare for the Christmas binge . |
| 26 | No , it was to get rid of the Health Service . |
| 27 | It 's now illegal for farmers to get rid of the straw stubble left over after harvest by burning it . |
| 28 | ‘ We were n't expecting this but we have been campaigning to get rid of the car tax for 20 years . |
| 29 | The company would have a national insurance charge to pay based on the car scale charge ( and fuel scale charge if applicable ) . |
| 30 | Sunil 's a bright guy and he 's sufficiently clued into club politics to have known about the question mark over Chatterton 's conduct of the wine committee . |