Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb base] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , since the wider range investments on the whole tend to increase in value more rapidly than the narrower range investments , then as the investments in the normal course of management are bought and sold , the proportion which you have invested in the wider range tends to increase faster than the proportion that you have invested in the narrower range . |
| 2 | Once stage three gets underway , however , the librarian finds that bibliographies of the subject tend to cut across classification boundaries with impunity , particularly in the humanities and social sciences , and a too rigid adherence to classification numbers means that a good deal of the material which is not easily pigeon-holed can escape the selection net . |
| 3 | An alternative would be a huge gift , something large which the drag brides have difficulty getting through the door , such as a golfing umbrella , or a garden umbrella if the couple hope to move from bachelor flats into a house . |
| 4 | All visitors to the company have to report to reception and are issued with security passes ; all the proofs are sent out in securities ; all stacks of printed brochures are protected with security covers . |
| 5 | Despite this interesting parallel with our own cultural heritage , the emphasis and indeed the trust which the Zande appear to place in witchcraft as a prime mover seems bizarre and even absurd . |
| 6 | The class have to plead for mercy on his behalf , but the King 's envoy will only accept written pleas . |