Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This scheme is a great success as our trainees benefit from learning in a real working environment . |
| 2 | The Hammersmith & Fulham Group recommends that the change in Amnesty 's Mandate , extending the right of conscientious objection to include members of the armed forces who object to serving in a particular war , ‘ be rescinded ’ . |
| 3 | Beware of resorting to a visual aid because it seems to look impressive . |
| 4 | Not all the teachers look on tutoring as an unmixed blessing . |
| 5 | Tonight we start a series on architectural follies around the region.A folly is a building with no special purpose … often built at the whim of a wealthy landowner.We begin by peering into a concrete grotto … and touring some mock medieval cloisters , all built in the 1930s by the man who invented reflective road signs . |
| 6 | Shifting funds to primary care under the existing system will create some new opportunities , but only if general practitioners succeed in relating to a new managed system . |
| 7 | Just as it is easier to blame witches , agents of the Devil , for male impotence , famine , drought , war , plague and so forth than it is to blame God whom , in spite of all evidence to the contrary , we insist on regarding as a benign and even moral being . |
| 8 | They insist on continuing with an old structure ( that on amateurism ) which no longer exists anywhere else in the world . |
| 9 | Repeated non-availability or failures to show up after agreeing to an engagement are likely to result in a discontinuation of offers of work , and in this sense casual working requires an acceptance of many of the same disciplines as apply to working in a regular fashion . |
| 10 | Plenty have terraces from which to watch the world go by accompanied by a hot waffle or a glass of beer . |
| 11 | If time is at a premium or you really hate tack cleaning , think about investing in a synthetic saddle and bridle for everyday use and keeping your leather tack for best . |
| 12 | Alcohol can make a big difference to the final bill so take care choosing wines and think of opting for a good sparkling wine rather than Champagne . |
| 13 | Counselling , information and advice giving , respite from caring on a regular basis can all help . |
| 14 | Given that people die , sometimes fail to complete the registration forms correctly , or move without applying for a postal vote , the electoral register is never 100% accurate . |
| 15 | Start by measuring in a rough circle around the dog 's throat and up over the ears , and then add a further 5 cm ( 2 in ) to this figure . |
| 16 | However , there is a question about what a naturalized epistemology can offer by way of an explanation or justification of the contributions to knowledge that we make by contributing to an ongoing process of inquiry : we want to know , in such cases , not how we have arrived at the truth , but how what we do can be understood as contributing to the fact that someone else ( or perhaps ourselves ) can arrive at the truth at some time in the future . |
| 17 | When the company I work for went through a rough patch , there were no pay rises for two years . |
| 18 | Perhaps the biggest worry that most people have about embarking on an electronic coursework scheme is the problem of potential viruses . |
| 19 | And I dream of dying in a great tree … burning … is that the first forest ? ’ |
| 20 | I have to kept on a strict leash do I fucking |
| 21 | But I plan on living to a healthy old age . ’ |
| 22 | These examples , and many others like them , make it necessary for us to ensure that whatever reward we are offering a child actually leads to an increase in his desirable behaviour and whatever punishers we are offering actually lead to weakening of an undesirable behaviour . |
| 23 | No unless you wan na move for a specific reason , there 's just |
| 24 | Now I wan na go onto a Dear Anne one , which is very interesting . |
| 25 | you are in strange mood today , now you wan na run over a few cyclists , well there 's an old lady and man there , I mean , why not pick them ! |
| 26 | So if you wan na put like a hundred or something on |
| 27 | ‘ Anyways , I know that you still wan na ask 'bout a thousand other questions — do n't need imminence for that — but you need to use the facilities while I 'm here , and then I got to go hunting to keep the guys off my case . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I wan na die on a sunny day . ’ |