Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Joseph Parker urged a radical reorganization of the Congregational Union to create a ‘ Congregational Church ’ he asked pointedly , ‘ What right has Congregationalism to stand outside the law of evolution ? ’ |
| 2 | Fund raising began in earnest and a shares offer was also launched bringing in much needed cash to help with the loco purchase . |
| 3 | Next Saturday sees the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown but what a difference from last year when the much vaunted head to head between the Derby winners Dr Devious and St Jovite helped give the race no end of publicity . |
| 4 | Next Saturday sees the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown but what a difference from last year when the much vaunted head to head between the Derby winners Dr Devious and St Jovite helped give the race no end of publicity . |
| 5 | It took some years for a lobby to emerge , strong enough to bring pressure to bear on the scandal of the continuing presence of the nineteenth-century slums . |
| 6 | Decisions therefore can be influenced by these active movements , e.g. greens , peace , and feminists , which highlight issues and capture the public 's attention and thus bring pressure to bear on the government during inter-electoral periods . |
| 7 | The European settlers gradually increased in numbers and additionally brought over slaves from the Guinea Coast thus bringing pressure to bear on the already sparse natural vegetation . |
| 8 | Or alternately if it was n't then we would discuss it again on the Thursday and if it was a failure to agree situation , then we just registered failure to agree with the management . |
| 9 | Sharma v Knight [ 1986 ] 1 WLR 757 is authority for the proposition that jurisdiction conferred on county courts by statute is a general one and it is not restricted to the district in which proceedings should have been brought in accordance with Ord 4 , r 8 and that , if proceedings have been brought in the wrong county court , then the court nevertheless has jurisdiction to deal with the matter . |
| 10 | She had been so terrifically busy lately that she had scarcely had time to go near the beach , except for odd moments snatched while she was shopping . |
| 11 | Many of the newer halls have some rooms suitable for the disabled , who normally get priority to stay throughout the course . |
| 12 | I just had time to dive into the nearest ditch , dropping the bicycle on the road , before I heard another shower of bullets . |
| 13 | Zen just had time to cross to the phone booth , dial the police emergency number and give the message he had prepared before boarding the bus as the doors were closing . |
| 14 | Firstly , the Festival of Britain in 1951 and the Coronation in 1953 had focused the eyes of the world on Britain 's streets , and the number of tourists over here in those years gradually gave rise to concern over the embarrassment caused by prostitution . |
| 15 | Then , as to the doubtful ‘ shell ’ of the question , if you still have time to write on the question , you should expressly point out the doubt in your mind as to what you are being asked , and proceed to write on the doubtful part of the question for the rest of the allotted time . |
| 16 | The child also needs time to go to the lavatory ; a hurried and pressurizing parent or an overactive child who can not sit still can start a pattern of difficult bowel habits . |
| 17 | For the busy housewife has also found time to help with the Romanian Convoyaid , sending special parcels to thousands of orphans . |
| 18 | Home means family … and time to relax with his three and a half month old son Alexander … but it also means time to reflect on the disappointments . |
| 19 | We also had time to take in the caves of Qumran where the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered . |
| 20 | While it is still at a safe height , apply back cyclic to flare the model into level flight and simultaneously add power to return to the hover position . |
| 21 | Already they have seen the hip-swivelling dance trio The London Boys , comeback-making Curiosity Killed The Cat and the ebullient Sonia , latest perfectly packaged product to roll off the Stock , Aitken and Waterman production line . |
| 22 | ‘ This should now allow LEEL to focus on the real issues of training and economic development . ’ |
| 23 | The landlord Alec Crossley kept an orderly house and his buxom blonde wife Grace was always jolly and invariably found time to listen to the troubles of her customers , even when she was hard put to it behind the counter . |
| 24 | The plebs were getting everywhere , and in a survey of ‘ Cheap Literature ’ Mrs Bosanquet even found reason to frown upon the working-class lads who were now sauntering into the public libraries : |
| 25 | Later it was discovered that the council had written to the club months earlier demanding action to deal with the hazard . |
| 26 | I started putting in more hours and sometimes found reason to sleep at the office , hoping I could sleep off this feeling of falling out of love . |
| 27 | 1 he student will then have time to act on the report , and the ward sister will then be able to evaluate the ward teaching and rectify omissions in the student 's experience . |
| 28 | Look why not come down to my cottage now , and we 'll have lunch there — I never have much more than just a picnic myself — then we can go across this afternoon , and maybe take tea to have on the island ? |
| 29 | Indeed , he brings his own delicately poised irony to bear at the end of his book when he writes , |
| 30 | No mention was made of my helping with the editing , and when I enquired , I was told the programme was nowhere near that stage yet ; in fact , the producer had not yet had time to listen to the — what must be by now — at least four hours of tape . |