Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turn left at the A45 junction to return to Daventry along the main leisure route . |
| 2 | From the touch sensitive computer panel you can pre-set your sauna to automatically start the next day , and you can choose from a selection of five climate temperatures , you also have the added luxury of an AM/FM radio to listen to , there 's a digital clock and heater and there 's container system to add fresh herbs for richer and more exciting steam . |
| 3 | Of course , I 've never worked for McLaren ( even though , judging by its participation in F1 diplomacy , the team only deserves an RV8 engine to play with next season ) . |
| 4 | ICL is only announcing shipments of the 60MHz processor to start with — a pragmatic response to the shortage of the high speed parts . |
| 5 | ICL is only announcing shipments of the 60MHz processor to start with — a pragmatic response to the shortage of the high speed parts . |
| 6 | I think we should press for the International Olympic er Committee to look at their rules and see that er to ensure that you can not buy the Games , you , you win the Games on merit . |
| 7 | Critics of world systems theory have suggested that the idea of the semiperiphery is an ad hoc invention to deal with those cases that do not fit neatly into the core-periphery framework . |
| 8 | That , and a matching bed bedspread to go with the erm duvet |
| 9 | Because we believe very very strongly wi that with an organization like yours , where each piece of work that you do is slightly different from other pieces of work , to have er a single m way , an approach to following the work er is , is really not , not the right er thing to do at all . |
| 10 | Yes , erm , had er er thing to say about his character , without really being , erm , unkind about his brothers . |
| 11 | We believe that it would be more sensible if a proportion of the compensation would be met by people like pension fund managers if for no other reason that it would encourage them to er keep their own house in order erm and you know it 's not a bad er principle to operate in these areas . |
| 12 | Erm I have already referred sir to the investigations which are proceeding with regard to the ability to erm , as it were , encourage er this er amphibian to go to other ponds , and I would again call your attention to the state of the knowledge we have at the present time , which is that that is not possible . |
| 13 | Well , I 'll have to er , send you a copy of my er invitation to renew from the |
| 14 | Thomas Wilcox could hardly believe his good fortune and immediately put Midland 's money to use by expanding Crocker 's lending at a phenomenal rate . |
| 15 | Insolvency — Transaction at undervalue — Service out of jurisdiction — Director transferring company 's money to bank in Jersey — Bank having no place of business in England — Company 's administrators seeking order for recovery of money from bank — Whether jurisdiction to make order against foreign bank — Insolvency Act 1986 ( c. 45 ) , s. 238 — Insolvency Rules 1986 ( S.I . |
| 16 | Happily , she retains enough of Daddy 's money to live in comfortable circumstances in the Home Counties . |
| 17 | I mean I said to him oh er what he 's really got to get really is a cooker erm cos I said to him , I , I said to him if you really want to try and move in next week then you have n't got another week 's money to pay for that , you know |
| 18 | So it is to most fish 's advantage to grow to their maximum size as quickly as possible . |
| 19 | These parties are ideologically sound , all likely in Moscow 's judgement to evolve into fully fledged Communist parties : no ideological hybrids here which owe more to Mussolini than to Lenin . |
| 20 | Weather conditions had definitely worsened since she went to bed , and she needed Fen 's support to struggle along the towpath in the face of the gale , in order to reach his car . |
| 21 | Ministers would be angry , too — which might explain any reluctance on Mr MacGregor 's part to push for morning sittings . |
| 22 | You 'll find yourself taking a few measurements , unless you have the architect 's drawing of your abode , in which case the walls and doors and windows are child 's play to put onto your plan . |
| 23 | Following the Olympic bronze medalist Denis Stewart 's decision to retire from competition after a poor performance in the world championships in Belgrade , two months ago , the No.1 spot was up for grabs . |
| 24 | Following the Olympic bronze medalist Denis Stewart 's decision to retire from competition after a poor performance in the world championships in Belgrade , two months ago , the No.1 spot was up for grabs . |
| 25 | The election of Sir Michael followed Namaliu 's decision to retire from politics in order to spend more time with his wife who was seriously ill . |
| 26 | Lord Denning concluded that the proposition did not apply in this case and that there were reasons which a reasonable minister could entertain and so there was no ground on which the court could interfere with the minister 's decision to ask for a ballot order . |
| 27 | Labour 's decision to vote against the Government provoked a slanging match between all three major parties . |
| 28 | Thus , while the Profitboss might think that the red logo has more impact , he 'll accept his boss 's decision to go for green . |
| 29 | Mr Cubbage was like a cat on hot bricks , he was most distraught at Coleen 's decision to go to England , and he bombarded her with letters and flowers ; he could not wait for her return and for her to say the one word that would make her his wife . |
| 30 | Saatchi 's decision to sell through Gagosian is understandable purely on business terms , but other aspects of the sale are less readily explicable . |