Example sentences of "a bid [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The move also meant that the £10 BILLION spent by the Bank of England yesterday in a bid to prop up the sliding currency was wasted . |
| 2 | the pretty girl victim … four months after The Fox subjected her to a three-hour sex ordeal — and forced her brother and her boyfriend at gunpoint to perform degrading acts with her — the girl crawled into an airing cupboard in a bid to shut out the memories . |
| 3 | Brian Atkinson goes hunting for goals at Peterborough today in a bid to cash in on his new role at Sunderland . |
| 4 | Graham Kelly , FA chief executive , yesterday morning abandoned England 's team headquarters in Santander to fly to London in a bid to sort out the crisis . |
| 5 | MICK Jagger and Jerry Hall have spent a secret weekend together in a bid to thrash out their marriage troubles . |
| 6 | PONY-owners in Hampshire 's New Forest have launched a Neighbourhood Watch-style campaign in a bid to ward off horse-thieves . |
| 7 | The prospect of a coalition government led by the Japan Socialist Party ( JSP ) resulted in increased financial support and funding for the LDP from the business community , the Economist of Dec. 23 , 1989 , reported that , in a bid to ward off a possible LDP defeat , 13 national and commercial banks had provided US$104,000,000 in emergency finance to the LDP 's electoral campaign funds , repayable at 1 per cent over the prime rate . |
| 8 | NORTH Wales Police are stepping up patrols of flood areas in a bid to ward off looters . |
| 9 | But the agreement has been interpreted here as a bid to stave off a likely request that Peru leave the Fund because of its violation of the rules . |
| 10 | A NEW reward of £5,000 has been offered in a bid to track down the killer of sunbather Ann Heron . |
| 11 | In IBM 's method , the electrode tip moves up and down in a bid to pick up a constant current . |
| 12 | SHOPKEEPERS in the North-East will take a tough line on the sale of solvents in a bid to clamp down on glue sniffing . |
| 13 | British Coal Enterprise Ltd has recently set up a Fast Track Loans Scheme to provide almost ‘ instant loans ’ for small businesses in a bid to speed up job creation in pit closure areas . |
| 14 | Slaven has trained on Redcar beach in a bid to speed up his recovery . |
| 15 | Among the ideas under consideration are : — changes to bus lanes in a bid to speed up services ; — giving buses priority at traffic lights ; — contraflow bus lanes allowing public transport to travel against the main flow of traffic in a one way street ; — measures to protect bus stops from careless motorists who park illegally . |
| 16 | Meanwhile , Coventry have brought in hot-air blowers in a bid to thaw out their frozen Highfield Road pitch in time for the Boxing Day Midlands derby match . |
| 17 | AN MP has called for immediate action to stop finance companies using ‘ blatant political scare tactics ’ in a bid to drum up business . |
| 18 | A secret report obtained by The Northern Echo says the authority has earmarked just £590 for publicity and advertising in a bid to drum up more visitors . |
| 19 | A bid to step out of her husband 's shadow ? |
| 20 | Today in a bid to keep down the voles , the Department of Transport and the Forestry Commission began placing Kestrel nesting boxes along the M40 motorway . |
| 21 | Sunday trading introduced in a bid to fight off competition and a total of 14 stores now open on a Sunday . |
| 22 | Animal welfare officers plan to examine the body in a bid to find out how the dog died . |
| 23 | The magazine carried an article which announced that due to the high cost of electricity , there was a large growth in membership of specialist goldfish societies , as fishkeepers deserted their tropical tanks , in a bid to cut down their electricity bills . |
| 24 | An increasing number of pubs in the Northwich area are barring the younger drinkers on Friday and Saturday nights , in a bid to cut down on trouble . |
| 25 | TRANSPORT links in Livingston are to come under scrutiny in a bid to cut down the number of cars on the roads . |
| 26 | The brave eight-year-old will mix with her classmates again at Basildon , Essex , in a bid to get over her ordeal . |
| 27 | SPOT the dog is a greyhound in a million — he 's beaten cancer , and this weekend will resume his racing career in a bid to pay back some of the costs of two major operations that saved his life . |
| 28 | A RETIRED tax man turned to crime in a bid to pay off his debts . |
| 29 | Formed this spring , in a bid to break down such oversimplifications , the members of the Bibi Crew are all experienced performers — including actress Judith Jacob ( Carmel in EastEnders ) and Janet Kay , singer of lover 's rock anthem ‘ Silly Games ’ . |
| 30 | The mother has written to the European Court of Human Rights in a bid to win back her child . |