Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] of " in BNC.

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2 And if for the time being , that 's a high price , then that is one of the things that we 've got to accept as part of what 's going on in the Gulf , however painful that may be .
3 Mm you 've got to keep on top of it and keep with it .
4 Now you 've got to keep on top of what you already know .
5 ‘ We 've got to stay on top of this story ’ , said Tom .
6 Yeah , but er , this is usually you 've got to work on top of course you 've got ta
7 Erm , the scheme itself is one which is very much in mind with er , various policies that you 've had put in front of you , in terms of er , provision er , for this type of scheme for people with learning disabilities .
8 And he said we have got to get on top of there and clean all the ovens .
9 I took that as a compliment — a sign that we have become accepted as part of everyday ( country ) life .
10 The chilling pictures of tiny James Bulger being led away to a brutal death have touched millions , not just because of the tragedy that befell a little boy but because they have made people realise how much their own lives have become defiled by fear of crime .
11 There is thus no doubt that on the older authorities the courts have refused to review by way of certiorari the decision of a visitor even though they were prepared to grant mandamus to require him to act or to prohibit him from acting in excess of jurisdiction .
12 Nevertheless , and despite these perennial financial difficulties , the BBC — and countless others — have continued to argue in favour of the licence fee .
13 Fish stocks have continued to decrease despite expenditure of over $1 billion during the last decade in building fish ladders , screens over turbine intakes and hatcheries .
14 For the past 300 years the substantial remains of one of medieval England 's most important fortresses have lain hidden beneath part of the city centre .
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