Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Captain Hamilton , living in a modest flat in Fulham , was only too relieved to get rid of the house and the whole burden of debt . |
| 2 | Ian Traill , director of the Glasgow-based EuroInfo centre , said last night : ‘ We are delighted to have collaborated with The Scotsman in promoting this service and bringing the single market to the doorstep of Scottish business . ’ |
| 3 | It was easy to become mesmerized by the size of the budget , but when you looked at it in detail you found that almost half went on pensions and other payments to the elderly ; that 20 per cent went to families with children ; 17 per cent went to the unemployed ; and that 13 per cent went to the sick and disabled . |
| 4 | Churches which escaped are likely to have paid for the privilege : the raiders had threatened to destroy Christ Church in 994 unless they were given a sum promised them by Archbishop Sigeric . |
| 5 | If it can not be proved wrong , then the scientist will conclude that there is a causal law in operation , and will advise farmers , who are likely to have paid for the research , of this . |
| 6 | The last three cases are also authority for the proposition that it is proper , though not obligatory , for the trial judge to tell the jury that , as well as going to credibility , good character is relevant when considering whether the defendant is the kind of man who is likely to have behaved in the way that the prosecution alleged . |
| 7 | ‘ So he 's not likely to have knocked on the door yesterday evening and asked Sir Paul to let him in . ’ |
| 8 | IN ANCIENT Greece men were supposed to get married by the age of 30 . |
| 9 | When am I supposed to have broken into the house , and why on earth should you think I know anything about any of the guns ? ’ |
| 10 | The Hound of Ulster is supposed to have lived at the beginning of the first century AD . |
| 11 | His first wife was supposed to have died at the end of the war . |
| 12 | If aphids are a big problem outside too , buy some ICI Rapid to get rid of the lot . |
| 13 | Oh to get your bargains oh yes they would n't , there were n't really good fridges in those days , there was co col cold rooms but erm they would be glad to get rid of the meat that they 'd already got cut up you see , and the barker , they used to call them the barkers , standing outside you see and get your fresh meat and so on , so on , so on , so you know and er to get the custom in you see , oh there was real competition between the barkers and there were barkers standing in road . |
| 14 | Once again Day-Lewis manages almost chameleon-like to become subsumed by the part he is acting and although here it is basically one dimensional he persuades easily that this is his actual persona . |
| 15 | ‘ I suppose it would be stupid to get arrested in the process , but … |
| 16 | Are there any particular topics that you think would have been useful to have seen in the course that were n't ? |
| 17 | But Shelley was unable to get rid of the sense of shame , of being exposed and cheated . |
| 18 | Unable to get rid of the feeling that the glass belongs to another time , another person . |
| 19 | Outdoor types who would like to know more about dowsing will be able to get started with The Pendulum Kit ( Virgin , £12.99 ) . |
| 20 | You see at Banbury School our governing body erm has expressed itself clearly as against the tertiary education proposals as they were first put forward , and I am very pleased to have heard during the debate that they 've been amended as a result of quite a lot as a result of the discussion that has gone on . |
| 21 | That is not true of many Tory Members of Parliament in Scotland , who are desperate to get rid of the poll tax . |
| 22 | Yes well , they get on top of mountains if possible to get rid of the shimmer . |
| 23 | ‘ It may not be possible to get rid of the mite completely but we can learn to live with it . |
| 24 | Is this just to get rid of the nomenklatura or will it be a permanent feature ? |
| 25 | Children years too young to vote boogied in the street . |
| 26 | In respect of consort composition , John Bennett finds in Richard Mico a composer whose output suggests affinities with Byrd ; the two composers ' paths appear certain to have crossed within the orbit of the Petre family between 1608 and 1623 . |
| 27 | By the time Frodo reaches Mount Doom he is loath to get rid of the Ring . |
| 28 | It 's very hard to find a vet to fire a horse , they 're liable to get prosecuted by the RSPCA . |