Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] the local [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the latter did keep shop , he might also double up as the local undertaker , as was the case in Essex between 1770–88 at Great Clacton , Thorpe , Toppesfield and Weeley , whilst the London precedent of upholders furnishing funerals ( in addition to their established role of auctioneers and general tradesmen ) was evident at Chelmsford and Halstead . |
| 2 | There will be video feedback too , and those who feel up to it can go in for the local skischool giant slalom race . |
| 3 | If the tax is not based on where people live , how will the money eventually end up with the local authority in which they live ? |
| 4 | The only thing that stopped them cutting us to ribbons was that one of my friends had the gift of the gab and gradually defused the situation by talking good sense in a calm reasonable way ; finally he pointed out that we would all end up in the local police cells if anything happened anyway . |
| 5 | Right , I 'll , what I 'll do I 'll try and pick up on the local electrician or something . |
| 6 | ‘ It gave me something that I am sure I can put back into the local community , ’ he said . |
| 7 | The widower will receive many more invitations out to meals in other people 's homes in the early days too , and he will have the advantage of never having to feel trapped in the isolation of an empty house in the evenings ; for if his emotional condition after his wife 's death is reasonably steady and he feels the need of company , he can always stroll out to the local pub for a drink , where he can remain in complete control of the amount of conversation he wants , or can endure , and can head for home again just when he feels like it . |