Example sentences of "[to-vb] the [noun] [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My bedroom , for instance , had a ghost that used to come through it every night — it was n't a visible ghost but it was audible — and I used to see the door open at the other end of the room when I was in bed and then would hear this ‘ clunk clunk ’ … . |
| 2 | The main consequence of these discussions was to set up an International Commission of Chemical Nomenclature to continue the work started at the conference . |
| 3 | The European Association for the Conservation of Energy says member states will not now be able to meet the targets set at the UNCED Rio summit [ see ED 59/60 ] . |
| 4 | The purpose of the experiment was to train the dog to salivate at the sound of the tuning fork without food being present . |
| 5 | In my judgment , as a matter of principle the colore officii cases are merely examples of a wider principle , viz. that where the parties are on an unequal footing so that money is paid by way of tax or other impost in pursuance of a demand by some public officer , these moneys are recoverable since the citizen is , in practice , unable to resist the payment save at the risk of breaking the law or exposing himself to penalties or other disadvantages . |
| 6 | I set her the first day to clean the floors starting at the top and expecting her to reach the bottom at the end of the day or at least the last floor , but Ellen she had not managed more than two rooms in eight hours and those not well done . |
| 7 | The final direction of outcome may well be different from the intentions of the participants at the start of the meeting but time and care have been applied to help the participants to arrive at the most effective consensus . |
| 8 | Terry Guy ( 32:00 ) held off the challenge of clubmate Ray O'Fourman ( 32:44 ) to win the Vets race at the Warwick University 10K … |
| 9 | And the chairman added : ‘ While we will have to strengthen the squad to compete at the higher level , we are certainly not looking for a lot of new players . |
| 10 | She has great hopes of the new self-help group , which is now determined to press the Government to look at the use of the compound . |
| 11 | to let the plumber get at the water-main . |
| 12 | She was walking up the Mound to do the lunch shift at the Right and Wrong . |
| 13 | With correct positioning , to ensure the join came at the right point with the stairs , and a generous overlap , we could cut the correct angle through both . |
| 14 | NORFOLK gamekeeper Mervyn King swept to a commanding 21–9 victory over Tony Allcock to lift the singles title at the Manchester Unity National Indoor Championships at Melton Mowbray on Saturday . |
| 15 | Before climbing a steep , stiff staircase back up the cliff to Rhossili , I paused to watch the waves licking at the oak ribs of the Helvetia — a Norwegian coaster driven aground in 1887 , whose remains are still half buried in the sand . |
| 16 | Whither Brecht now , on the lure of the good old days ; not to mention the nostalgia laid at the door of romantic anti-capitalism ? |
| 17 | If you have a 2.25 the cost of a new 2.5 head is not economically viable , so the alternative is to have the head machined to take the 2.5 inserts ( ETC 6278 ) at £6.58 each plus VAT and probably £50 to £75 to have the head reconditioned at the same time . |
| 18 | It is hard to fathom the pain felt at the death of a son or daughter , husband or wife , partner or friend . |
| 19 | I do not think Russia means to remove the missiles pointed at the West . |
| 20 | All patients received ursodeoxycholic acid ( 5 mg/kg/day ) and chenodeoxycholic acid ( 7 mg/kg/day ) for a period of at least three months after the procedure as previous experience with percutaneous cholecystolithotripsy had suggested that this helped to remove the fragments noted at the review examination . |
| 21 | It is about all manner of motoring matters such as improvements in vehicle safety and construction , raising of driving standards and an attempt to get the authorities to look at the whole business of motoring in a different way for the good of all . |
| 22 | little support are most affected and we need to er , go back to what Kathleen was saying about education , we need to help young girls get self-confidence , more se , coping skills to deal with these pressures , but also , as other people have said , we need to get the government to look at the fact as , that encourage women to keep smoking and address those issues as well . |
| 23 | There is no greater way to get the adrenalin flowing at the start of a race than when the commentator builds up to my name , the crowd waiting and then at its announcement bursting into loud cheering . |
| 24 | Right now to read er we first call upon Labour er Bob to move the motion standing at the erm . |
| 25 | At the outset it is necessary to reiterate the point made at the beginning of this chapter , namely , that accurate up-to-date and spatially relevant data on rural employment , like rural population , are difficult to obtain . |
| 26 | However , the aileron may well still be effective , and in most gliders applying the aileron to stop the wing dropping at the stall , while not recommended , does not have any noticeable tendency to cause further stalling at the tip . |
| 27 | The weight of gear hanging form my harness does n't bother me , because all my worries have fallen away to spend the day sulking at the foot of the crag . |
| 28 | You 'll probably have to unscrew the joint to get at the basin of the U-bend . |
| 29 | The third solution to the natural monopoly problem is to order the monopolist to produce at the socially efficient point E ' ; and the corresponding price P C but to provide a government subsidy to cover the losses that this will inevitably imply . |
| 30 | For example , one migrant volunteered to organize the meal served at the annual Harvest Home , but he replaced the traditional supper of Orkney dishes with a meal that could have been served in any restaurant in the south of Scotland . |