Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was reassured that the nonsense would stop , and that people would use the bikes merely to get to the base of mountains , where the walk in was prohibitive of completing the hill in a day without some means of transport . |
| 2 | And secondly a lot of er a number of consultants want to leave their bonuses in to accrue during the year . |
| 3 | With just over two months still to go before the opening of the fair , 517 of the 540 stands available have been sold , and the remaining 23 are expected to be taken up shortly . |
| 4 | He willed himself to sit quietly , allowing his eyes gradually to adjust to the night . |
| 5 | The issue of whereby a breach of the peace is likely to be occasioned is also a question of judgement , and it would be somewhat unusual for a court erm perhaps erm months later to go against the policeman 's view , a view formed in the heat of the moment , where he had a firsthand erm taste of what was going on . |
| 6 | Mr Byrne visited Amiens , which is twinned with Darlington , a few months ago to look into the possibility of setting up a link . |
| 7 | ‘ Stay where you are , Judy ! ’ she cried , as she saw Judy on her hands and knees about to crawl under the wire to Mandy 's rescue . |
| 8 | A starfish on the reef can crawl across a clam , fasten its tube feet on either side of its gape and slowly wrench the valves apart to feed on the flesh within . |
| 9 | Protestors fighting plans to open a clinic for sex offenders have persuaded contractors not to work on the building . |
| 10 | Professional clubs formed themselves into limited liability companies not to speculate in the entertainment business but to make legally secure the cost of providing facilities . |
| 11 | Built by the North Eastern Railway No 2392 will probably be the first locomotive from the LNER constituent companies ever to run on the EX GWR line at Llangollen . |
| 12 | First , fold the napkin in half diagonally , then bring the left and right-hand corners up to meet at the apex ( pic 1 ) . |
| 13 | Archie Moore , one of the finest light-heavyweights ever to step into the ring , was 39 years old before he finally got ( and seized ) his chance to win the world title in 1952 . |
| 14 | More than 50 listeners jammed the Radio Cleveland switchboard for two and a half hours yesterday to complain about the company . |
| 15 | It was fairly clear that there was going to be some smuggling as well but , even allowing for the often-repeated story that other ships lay over the horizon and sent boats in to add to the stock on board the single ship , the net profits from the ship could hardly have been much more than twice those of the slave-trading . |
| 16 | Now , being left-handed I 'm well used to the pitfalls : reading reviews of great-looking and top quality guitars only to find at the end of the review , ‘ No left-handers available ’ or , more niggling , ‘ 10% extra ’ . |
| 17 | It 's a slow progression to unableness to perform their daily needs especially to start with the threat to the person , of opportunities to greater income . |
| 18 | These policies have , in many cases , been taken out by individuals on low incomes merely to provide for the cost of funeral expenses . |
| 19 | Phoebe dealt with Maggie 's immediate needs and took her trousers off to soak in the bathroom . |
| 20 | It also appears that dormant L3 in the muscles of both bitches and dogs can recommence migration months or years later to mature in the host 's intestine . |
| 21 | Joyce joined the advertising department as secretary in 1979 and moved to special projects eight years later to work in the department setting up the in-store coffee shops . |
| 22 | The following day brought several more guests and with two days yet to go to the start of the conference , Darlington Hall was filled with people of all nationalities , talking in rooms , or else standing around , apparently aimlessly , in the hall , in corridors and on landings , examining pictures or objects . |
| 23 | No , fortunately the other companies are stand alone companies erm making erm you know making their own way , and they do n't have to fear erm Richard coming and stripping them of their hard earned earnings to put into the airline erm because erm you know because fortunately we 've got resources elsewhere to look after the airline and see its development through . |
| 24 | The strained but defiant Premier pleaded with Tory Euro-rebels not to vote against the Government . |
| 25 | JOKES NOT TO TELL AT THE DOCTOR 'S |
| 26 | JOKES NOT TO TELL AT THE ZOO |
| 27 | JOKES NOT TO TELL AT THE TABLE |
| 28 | They allow leading firms continuously to adjust to the collapse of the timescales for the diffusion of products around the world ; people all over the world are increasingly aware of what others are buying . |
| 29 | ‘ If we put ten names in to speak against the motion , even that poor bugger Webb-Bowen will have to pick one of us . |
| 30 | He also urged party members not to resign over the issue , pointing out that nothing would be gained from such action . |