Example sentences of "join [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I joined them for selfish reasons , ’ he admits . |
| 2 | I ) lay parallel to the earlier military ditches , while the other ( No.2 ) joined it at right angles , suggesting that the military plan influenced the layout . |
| 3 | Most people joined it for humanitarian reasons but it was an outlet for all kinds of disgust . |
| 4 | While Mary did her dance practice her husband Ian joined us with other families on some of the excursions . |
| 5 | A moment later , Dr Livesey , Gray , and Ben Gunn joined us with smoking guns , from among the trees . |
| 6 | ‘ You joined us from Central Records , I see . |
| 7 | [ One of the other Assistant Solicitors in the department also joined us from private practice ; another came from the Bar . ] |
| 8 | ‘ I am sure the whole House will join me in utter condemnation of this appalling attack . |
| 9 | I am sure that the whole House will join me in utter condemnation of this appalling attack . |
| 10 | For example : the traditional notation regarding ‘ on board ’ loading was replaced by a ‘ taking in charge ’ statement ; the traditional prohibition against transhipment was eliminated , because transhipment was of the essence in combined transport ; since the transport commonly originated and finished inland , the terms ‘ place of receipt ’ and ‘ place of delivery ’ were inserted in separate boxes , either replacing the traditional ‘ port of loading ’ and ‘ port of discharge ’ or joining them as additional specifications ; and since often times the name of the vessel was not known or could not be established with certainty at the time of issuance , the box for the vessel 's name was modified to refer to an ‘ intended vessel . ’ |
| 11 | Alright so if you go to your syndicate rooms now I will join you in due course . |
| 12 | He deduced that carbon had a combining power ( valency ) of four or two and a unique capacity for joining itself to other atoms of its own kind , the secret of the existence of millions of organic ( carbon ) compounds . |
| 13 | Mr Junejo was a conservative Muslim whose wife , following strict Islamic traditions , did not join him in public appearances . |
| 14 | Use ‘ faggot-stitch ’ to join them together ( see diagram for stitch detail ) or , if you want to make a really hefty decoration for a thick sweater , you could join it with buttonholed or blanket stitched bars . |
| 15 | ‘ How about joining us at Green Park tomorrow ? ’ |
| 16 | And I think it was , we were willing to go back to work and carry on discussions , albeit without earning any bonus because we were working to rule at the time , but it was what happened in er the quarry that really started the strike , when he laid the workforce off because they were helping us , or joining us in sympathetic action , you know there was a lockout up there , so I think that speeded up things considerably . |
| 17 | Unfortunately , however , Tony Walker will not be joining us until mid July , but I hope branches will be able to get going under their own steam in the meantime . |
| 18 | Charles , her husband , jokes all the time about what I 'm wearing , insists that I join them for formal dinners late at night , and then teases me throughout them because I 've never eaten squid before , and I do n't know what haggis is made of . |
| 19 | He led a march of several hundred miners and their supporters through Barnsley in South Yorkshire , and urged other trade unionists to join them on other days of action to defend coal , as well as jobs in other industries . |
| 20 | The skill of writing comprises components which include an ability to hold the pen or pencil , an ability to form letters of the alphabet and to join them into recognisable words and sentences , and so on . |
| 21 | They , in turn , join him in cheerful conspiracy to see that the great cathedral list of France is constantly and step-by-step updated . |
| 22 | Joshua Morris , who was not expecting Felicity to join him until late afternoon , determined to spend the morning wandering the streets of central Brighton . |
| 23 | She does not wish to conceal this news as she strongly believes that the mind can play a great part in overcoming such a complaint and she asks everyone to join her in positive thinking to help her to fight the illness . |
| 24 | The Foundation is always looking for others who can demonstrate an equal commitment to total quality to join it as full members , affiliates or subscribers . |
| 25 | It is a virtual certainty that the developed world will have to set standards for itself , probably through commitments within the ECE or OECD framework , before attempting the infinitely difficult problem of persuading the South to join it in global agreements . |
| 26 | If you ca n't make it , join us for Central South tomorrow . |
| 27 | It should be possible for your to join us at Big Ben on Wednesday 7 June : I have included your name on the list and I do n't foresee any problems . |
| 28 | ‘ We are urging licensees to join us in encouraging sensible drinking because it in their own interests . ’ |