Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] the [noun pl] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any graduate visiting the University should first make for the Visitors ' Centre , where they can be sure of a warm welcome . |
| 2 | Agreement between ( the Insurers ) and ( the Society ) in relation to policies of insurance issued by the Insurers in the joint names of the Society and any of its borrowers on properties mortgaged to the Society and for which the Society does not act as the Insurers ' agent for the collection of premiums . |
| 3 | In 1983 Philip Hollins , audit partner at accountants Hacker Young , was asked if his firm would act as the Halls ' auditor . |
| 4 | Furthermore , the authorities did not control the supply of all the eligible liquid assets which could count towards the banks ' liquidity ratio . |
| 5 | Mind , I do like the girls I do n't know in the ladies ' room , gelling knives of black hair and saying , ‘ He 's a cunt , that one . ’ |
| 6 | So , if things go right , the men below should know from the dogs ' barking where the boar is coming out and be waiting with their guns to ambush it . |
| 7 | What do you think of the miners ' strike ? was my first ever searching enquiry . |
| 8 | Her husband died in 1909 but Mary Sumner continued to write and speak for the Mothers ' Union , taking a keen interest in all that was being done . |
| 9 | How do you feel about the Women 's Liberation Movement ? |
| 10 | No one can break into the miners ' housing area without ‘ security clearance ’ at the gate by the union guards … the orders from management are completely disregarded and the directions from union leaders are kept to the letter … |
| 11 | And what kind of work did you do with the tenants ' association ? |
| 12 | Yet this does not really speak to the conservatives ' point . |
| 13 | Hayling , Walsh and the others gravely signed undertakings to appear in the prospectus that they would look after the shareholders ' money and manage the company in a ‘ responsible and profitable manner ’ . |
| 14 | Whereas-it was common in their own time for the Teddy Boys to be contrasted with a nostalgically remembered state of pre-existing harmony ‘ twenty years ago ’ or ‘ before the war ’ , given the real horror which greeted their arrival we can perhaps only marvel at the way in which the nostalgic trick of amnesia can now work in the Teds ' favour . |
| 15 | Or you may transfer to the solicitors ' branch . |
| 16 | After the birth of the puppies the larvae can also migrate into the puppies ' system and infect them through the mother 's milk ( 4 ) The worms mature passing eggs in the puppies ' faeces which are consumed by the mother and can reinfect her ( 5 ) . |
| 17 | She did not consult with the children 's family doctors , or their class teachers at school . |
| 18 | He was followed in the same debate by a junior who informed the representative body that even if we did not vote for the juniors ' motion a solution would be imposed by the Department of Health in conjunction with the juniors whether we liked it or not . |
| 19 | This influences the expectations that the public in Easton have of the police , and of their role in the community — a point which one constable made by explaining that one resident in Easton , upon finding himself locked out of his home , called at the station asking for the duplicate set of keys to his house which he thought the police would routinely possess for the residents ' benefit ; phone calls from the public asking for air and train information also sometimes occur . |
| 20 | You 'll also have to measure the charges the plan managers will levy against the plans ' performance . |
| 21 | The change in bone density did not correlate with the patients ' age or number of years after the menopause . |
| 22 | Though , as I mentioned , I was unable to make contact with Mr Mint , a letter accompanying his essay did make clear the unfortunate fact that its standard — or perhaps the startling originality of its thinking — did not meet with the examiners ' approval . |
| 23 | They left Verdeţ unsure about how Ceauşescu would react to the miners ' insistence that he himself should come . |
| 24 | This will depend on the parents ' working hours , but it can be a long day , possibly 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.mm. , or even longer . |
| 25 | How much Mr Pringle receives ( tax free ) will doubtless depend on the Tories ' progress through the early hours . |
| 26 | In Al Ain I could not eat in the men 's majlis . |
| 27 | Where the Crown Court is dealing with an offender for offences for which he has been committed for sentence under Criminal Justice Act 1967. s.56 , whether they are summary or either way , the Court must observe the limitations which would apply in the magistrates ' court to the sentence for those offences . |
| 28 | A local authority seeking leave to apply for a prohibited steps or specific issue order may therefore apply in the magistrates ' court , the county court or the High Court . |
| 29 | Students may complete the course at diploma level , and if they attain a satisfactory standard in the diploma examinations , they may proceed to the masters ' course . |
| 30 | If you ask such a child " How should we respond to the aliens ' request for help ? " s/he 's not likely to respond very articulately . |