Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another course open to the High Court when it quashes the decision of a governmental body is to remit the matter to the agency with a direction to reconsider it in accordance with the findings of the High Court . |
| 2 | It comes complete with all fittings for usual tap-threads , and all you will need is a wrench to tighten it in position to comply with the law — incidentally , a fine of up to £400 can be imposed for non-compliance with the law ! |
| 3 | It comes complete with all fittings for usual tap-threads , and all you need is a wrench to tighten it in position . |
| 4 | There was no other option as the Hurseys live in a known highrisk parvovirus area and carrying around a Great Dane puppy in a blanket to acclimatise him to street life — as one might with Yorkshire terrier pup — is hardly practical AND needs a very large owner ! |
| 5 | I stated my views to Lord Stanley as fully as I could , but I fear that the Exchequer is not in a condition to enable him to second my views , 1 think you will do me the credit to say that if any man can organize an Expedition for interior research I can , and that there are few if any here more qualified from experience for such a task . |
| 6 | It is always a pleasure to meet you at Link meetings and other events . |
| 7 | We had only to go for a walk through the empty streets and someone would appear in a doorway to invite us for dinner . |
| 8 | The news will throw Tottenham 's future to fresh confusion and leave the club hoping desperately that manager Terry Venables can put together a deal to save them from collapse . |
| 9 | as if waiting for a command to bring them to life , Trent thought . |
| 10 | A frog asked a princess to take him to bed with her so that he could turn into a fairy prince . |
| 11 | An advancement means a sum of money paid to a child to start him in business or to make a permanent provision for him ; it does not include casual payments given as a present or to help to tide over temporary difficulties . |
| 12 | ‘ It would be a pity to turn it into firewood . ’ |
| 13 | It might be worth booking a coach to carry us between access points . |
| 14 | There are no articles on video technology , although a handful of book reviews perhaps indicate a determination to cover it in future . |
| 15 | Yet the very specially acute sense of deprivation found in the shorter of the two versions to be examined here argues the recognition of the possibility of the presence of just such joy ; " absence is not non-existence , and we are therefore entitled to repeat , " " come , come , come , come : " " " and both Rolle 's meditations on the Passion are such powerful works precisely because he enacts a sense of the gap between the body of sin and the joy of God and a longing to close it through penitence and love . |
| 16 | It 's a kind of sparkle , and it would be such a shame to extinguish it with duty . |
| 17 | If a module is offline , you may request it to be brought back online by generating a request to read it from LIFESPAN using one of the options in index 1.3.0 — Read or Enter Modules . |
| 18 | The type of substantive which occurs with the infinitive of specification also gives a clear view of the relation between the person outside and inside the infinitive event , for example : ( 35 ) A chance to put them into practice . |
| 19 | If you are not fond enough of a paper to buy it in bulk , it would be worth it for a group of friends or a class to get together and buy a mill pack . |
| 20 | The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents , the Consumers ' Association , and the Department of Trade and Industry have got together to produce a leaflet to warn you of garden hazards which you may not be aware of , and may not be aware of , and how to safeguard against them . |
| 21 | When we do find one , it takes me and my tech about a month to get it into shape for going out with the band . ’ |
| 22 | I 'd just get myself a fine eejit of a man to keep me in barley sugar all day . ’ |
| 23 | There are Houseparties on several other Greek islands , in Menorca ( with its own pool and tennis court ) , on the Algarve ( own pool ) , and at a lovely location in Kenya on Diani Beach , where once you 've gawped at the game there 's a centre to distract you with windsurfing , SCUBA diving and sailing just a few yards through the palm trees . |
| 24 | Aware that he had been taken on by the college as part of a programme of reform , Minton told Edie Lamont : ‘ They have inaugurated a drive to bring it in line with what they call Contemporary Trends . |
| 25 | The recognition of interests and groups in society , and a concern to see them in relation to government and the development of public policy represented an important breakthrough in the study of British politics . |
| 26 | And it was quite a sight to see him in flight , for he sped straight as a pole ; inclined , if anything , backwards ; but his great neck thrusting , a ginger balance , for one thrust too far and he would have all come tumbling down . |
| 27 | This is not a reason to avoid them for drama more than any other activity in school can help children find a mature approach to such topics . |
| 28 | Having laid the groundwork of his interest , the politician had to be ready when election time rolled around again , and at that point an incumbent who could re-apply to constituents whom he had frequent occasion to meet , and ask them for a continuation of their friendship , without suggesting for a moment that any of them had a duty to support him in recognition of an implied bargain for past favours , was in a far stronger position than a man whose only contacts with his constituents took the form of patronage letters . |
| 29 | I do remember saying that these Asian women had a lot to teach us about family life . |
| 30 | Ukraine , at loggerheads with Russia on military issues , insists that the accord must be turned into a multilateral one and that Russia is not in a position to ratify it on behalf of the other republics of the former Soviet Union . |