Example sentences of "they [verb] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leek Town 1 Southport 0 : The Sandgrounders ' 20 match unbeaten run came to an end as they failed to score in the HFS League for the first time this season . |
| 2 | The twelve environment ministers of the European Community have agreed that market forces can and should be used to environmental ends , but they failed to decide on the measures to be used or what the environmental ends should be . |
| 3 | This particular America 's cup bears no comparison to the trophy they failed to capture at The Belfry . |
| 4 | Commentators claimed that the UN would implement its threat of economic sanctions against the Khmers Rouges if they failed to comply with the deadline . |
| 5 | In those circumstances the plaintiffs were entitled to obtain possession of the premises unless they failed to comply with the terms of s.146 of the Law of Property Act 1925 . |
| 6 | If the union struggle was to have any success it would need to have the complementary support of a political party , but as the ‘ parties ’ were preoccupied with the fight for short term gain and not permanent principles , they failed to capitalise on the situation . |
| 7 | In the light of our discussion in Chapter 2 , it could be argued that in so doing they failed to get to the root of the problem . |
| 8 | It was only 31 1/4 miles , with a branch of 6 1/4 to Kells , so they expected to finish within the day . |
| 9 | This finally freed Raybestos to begin production , which they expected to start by the end of the month . |
| 10 | Moreover , in the national survey , almost 60% of those who responded did not expect to take part in further training and only 8% identified specific topics they expected to cover in the future . |
| 11 | As he touched it Ramlal imagined the great gleaming motor-pump that they planned to set on the river bank to irrigate their fields . |
| 12 | ‘ Mme Verard , ’ he wrote , ‘ for so they called her , in order to pay her that honour due to her staunchness and fidelity ( though the union had never been blessed in God 's sight ) , had heard among her people that they planned to fall upon the settlers and massacre them in their beds one moonlit night . |
| 13 | To understand what the issue is really about , we must look more carefully at the premises they bring to bear on the discussion of reduction ; for this debate functions as a strait-jacket , stifling the very assumptions and aspirations which lie at the heart of the dispute . |
| 14 | They were , however , guaranteed state immunity from any new charges after they agreed to co-operate with the government investigation . |
| 15 | The plaintiffs sued for the defendant 's failure to honour this promise and the defendant pleaded lack of consideration , the plaintiffs being already under a duty of delivery by the contract with A. The Court of Exchequer ( Martin and Wilde BB. ) found for the plaintiffs : Wilde B. thought that the plaintiffs might have found it advantageous not to comply with their contract with A so that their agreement with the defendant was a detriment to them ; in any event , they agreed to part with the cargo to the defendant which was a benefit to him . |
| 16 | They agreed to come to the negotiating table and Robert Carnwath , with their counsel , drafted terms of agreement under which a settlement could be worked out . |
| 17 | He had raised his glass civilly enough in recognition of Vernon 's presence whenever their eyes had met across the floral displays , and he had always been very effusive if they chanced to meet in the queue for the cloakroom or on the pavement outside the State Restaurant , but he had held his distance in mixed company , had never introduced him , for instance , to Mrs Harcourt . |
| 18 | Other protestors , including the Cleveland-based Neon , also gave details of the evidence they intend to give at the inquiry . |
| 19 | ‘ When clients have gone to a firm and believe that they have been treated badly , they tend to complain against the firm , not the engagement partner , and are surprised when the Institute tells them that they can not do so , ’ said Elwyn Eilledge , head of the working party . |
| 20 | However , paper labels should not be used for those sections destined for use in cathodoluminescence and scanning electron microscopes or microprobe , as they tend to char in the beam and may interfere with conductive coatings . |
| 21 | They tend to sleep in the afternoons . ’ |
| 22 | In the more seasonal forests , hummingbirds may be migratory , but in all forests they tend to breed at the time when the flowers on which they depend are most abundant , though as with the thrips and the Shorea species , there is some staggering of flowering times and avoidance of competition for pollinators between plants . |
| 23 | Local authority loans for house purchase are more likely to be made to manual groups and they tend to concentrate on the purchase of older dwellings . |
| 24 | ‘ They live , or they 're supposed to live , in the paddock between the Rectory and the House , but the fencing needs seeing to , so they tend to wander round the Rectory when they want . |
| 25 | Because police procedurals , though they tend to have from the nature of their subject matter rather more social content than the straight murder puzzle , are still books written primarily as entertainment . |
| 26 | Er not so much on Street because they tend to stand near the flats . |
| 27 | They want to talk about the AOL , of course . |
| 28 | They want to vote for the party which makes them better off . |
| 29 | The mixture will leave young cricket-lovers wondering whether they want to ascend to the spotlight or make do safely with their humdrum jobs . |
| 30 | Tory vice-chairman Andrew Mitchell has written to all candidates asking if they want to remain on the list and requesting a new CV . |