Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The publication by an LEA of a scheme such as Solihull 's is implicitly intended to signal this newly emphasized responsibility to teachers , to persuade them to accept it and to provide them with an agreed agenda for the review . |
| 2 | Routine control visits by VAT inspectors frequently raise queries on businesses ' VAT returns . |
| 3 | Variety offers opportunity for comparisons and the discovery of new and different properties , which may be generalised later ; experience of many rounded things will suggest that ‘ rounded things roll ’ . |
| 4 | Managing director of the family-run firm , Owen Patterson , said : ‘ We are looking at rationalising the workforce but it is not fair to talk about numbers until we have completed discussions with unions . |
| 5 | It slinks greyly among the marram grass ; it slides over and under barbed wire ; it makes an eagle lose direction and settles a dank wetness on his feathers ; it softens the landscape into obscurity , it hides the familiar cliffs , it turns sheep into monsters and highland cattle into roaring mountains which lurch up towards an eagle out of the clinging mist . |
| 6 | Undergraduates were also given groups of consonants and asked to recall as many as possible in their correct position after various time delays . |
| 7 | It has been suggested that the Soviet political process produces tendencies for problems to be faced too late and for decision-makers then to push too fast and too far paying little heed to the impact of their decisions in other realms . |
| 8 | And you must also make provision for things going wrong : |
| 9 | Organisations may pay for just the employee and spouse to view accommodation or may make provision for children to go too . |
| 10 | Fixed-term contracts may make provision for employees on leave to have their passage(s) to and from home paid for by the employer . |
| 11 | With a view toward facilitating the use of electronic bills of lading , the Law Commissions recommended that the Secretary of State be empowered to ‘ make provision by regulations for information given by means other than in writing to be of equivalent force and effect as if it had been given in writing . ’ |
| 12 | The group also offers support for individuals going through difficult periods . |
| 13 | In general , the courts are concerned to enforce contracts between businessmen , especially executed agreements even where the uncertain terms may be meaningless ( Nicolene Ltd v Simmonds [ 1953 ] 1 QB 543 ) . |
| 14 | Thames Water has promised to continue discussions with objectors over the next two to three years before applying for planning permission . |
| 15 | We have heard cases of players being offered £5,000 to change clubs . |
| 16 | During the year , a new brochure was distributed to increase awareness in the project and to encourage companies to support Clubs with materials , trainers , visits and funding . |
| 17 | It is essential that the flora writers themselves should make contacts with GIS users to assess the possibilities of these systems for their own work . |
| 18 | All our efforts to restore unity among Christians will be in vain if they are not carried out in total fidelity to the faith in Christ … handed on by the Apostles . ’ |
| 19 | This is to be contrasted with the flexible Capital Gains Tax rules for partnerships outlined in Statement of Practice D12 of as amended on . |
| 20 | So erm what I 'm trying to say here then is that the federal government is important , the federal government tries wherever possible to guide states into , into good practice and it offers rewards to states to comply with , with federal er guidelines so that , you know , if you want federal aid for er a particular project you have to , if you accept federal money , you have to ensure that you meet certain standards or certain conditions , but a very convenient way of enforcing civil rights er policies . |
| 21 | ‘ Because if you do , ’ said Owen , ‘ I will tell everyone that you are the man who receives money from Copts . ’ |
| 22 | MIND is now a large ‘ direct-care ’ organization , that is , it receives money in grants from NHS and local authorities to provide some of the elements of the total service described in Chapters 7 and 8 , and it employs a large number of staff to support and enhance the work of the volunteers . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's disgusting , ’ contributed Mrs Harper from time to time , presenting her flat , mean , worthless little counter simply because she could not bear to remain silent , to sit back where others played , although she recognized herself temporarily outnumbered , ‘ disgusting , I call it , ’ and Shirley , hearing this phrase for the millionth time , had a vision of households all over Britain in which censorious , ignorant old bags like her mother-in-law , who had never done anything for the public good , who had nothing positive ever to contribute to any argument , passed judgement on others while stuffing themselves with goose and roast potatoes and sprouts and apple sauce . |
| 24 | The Nuffield hospital says sessions on the scanner are allocated first according to urgency , and then according to who 's placed contracts for scans with the hospital . |
| 25 | Student Enterprise projects are also being funded , allowing groups of students to develop their own projects which develop these essential skills . |
| 26 | Using groups of objects |
| 27 | The research will be conducted using groups of schoolchildren drawn from minority and majority language communities . |
| 28 | With the right kind of self-certainty goes sympathy with others and a sane balance of mind . |
| 29 | Zenith employs an ex-programmer of Acme who is familiar with the program ; this person writes a program for Zenith using copies of listings and flowcharts that he retained . |
| 30 | For instance , the chairman of an Italian company that Morton acquired in the 1970s has been given responsibility for adhesives throughout the region . |