Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | All that is required is that sufficient of the works shall have been completed to enable the premises to be used for the purpose intended , and if the tenant has any particular concerns as to the completion of the works then it should ensure that express provision is made for those concerns in the agreement ( see clause 2.8 ) . |
2 | A new bridge has just been completed to enable the railway to pass over the new Metrolink . |
3 | UltraSparc-I — Sun Microsystems Inc 's 64-bit Sparc implementation ( CI No 2,127 ) is intended to carry the Sparc RISC design into the realm of 140MHz to 200MHz clock speeds , producing chips that measure between 220 and 300 Specint 92 and between 350 and 500 Specfp 92 . |
4 | Well only just to really , actually all Mr Mr has er said , and just one other bit of information , the time when the Chairman of the council extended the invitation to sixth formers , looking for alternative entertainment for the sixth formers of school , after they sat through a full council , I took them over to the er archivists er department , and we saw the paper restor , sorry , should n't say paper restorer , manuscript restorer at work , and these sixth formers , already knew of the existence , one of them asked to see the records of parish , because he knew they were there , and I mean , I think this is wonderful , that the sixth formers already , er children are being taught about the ar the records , and they will want to be sure that we kept them , and I think it 's our moral duty to keep er , the records of the past for future generations . |
5 | What happened was I happened to be in the corridors there and the gentleman came in , that 's on the Friday afternoon , gentleman came in and asked to see the Headmaster , so I took him along to see who was the Headmaster then , and erm shortly after that I was called up to see and erm asked me if I 'd like to apply for this job because had seen me erm bringing me up to , bringing him up to see and he said erm , well what about that young fella who brought me up there and would he like to apply . |
6 | When Dr Williams 's library opened he presented himself and asked to see the manuscript of Crabb Robinson 's monumental Diary . |
7 | Marjorie steeled herself , asked to see the vet again , and said she would stay while Lizzie was put to sleep . |
8 | She asked to see the daughter of the house . |
9 | The more the searcher asked to see the daughter , the more the daughter was hidden until that planned moment of ‘ chance ’ arrived when all was revealed , and all was , as my young Sheikh would have said , ‘ perfectly well ’ . |
10 | He asked to see the officer involved in the investigation of the earlier charge . |
11 | He asked to see the horse and they took him to the stable . |
12 | He asked to see the images in the church , of which there was so much talk . |
13 | Standing waiting in the yard , while another pony was being saddled , Gabriel asked to see the monastery chapel . |
14 | When we asked to see the tape on Thursday , the Beeb said it had mysteriously disappeared without authorisation . |
15 | ‘ Oh , I was n't going to tell you this , but I went to the bank and asked to see the Manager . |
16 | He could n't get an immediate break-down of where the money had gone so asked to see the manager . |
17 | So I said well I 've never been in the situation but I said if it , if it was , if I was in that situation I , asked to see the manager or person in charge , make an offer to pay for any damage that was done and if that did n't suffice then I would say well I am the care officer for a Mencap home and the only thing I can do is say will you er get in touch with my boss and it 'll have to be sorted out from Head Office and she said perfect , you could n't do anything better , then she give me all different things that we 've gone into the next day and the patient 's done everything down the bed , what would you do ? |
18 | I was told I was getting a direct order , but I refused to pack and asked to see the governor . |
19 | Organisations tend to emphasise the benefits of policies rather than their costs , looking at the objectives to be achieved rather than the resources available . |
20 | In explicating this model , managers tend to emphasise the goodness of relationships such as one would find in a happy family . |
21 | And we did not want to miss the opportunity of having such a wonderful day , complete with the white wedding car . |
22 | You do n't want to miss the surprise ! ’ |
23 | I do n't want to miss the start of the big picture . ’ |
24 | But I suppose if you do n't want to miss the start you could just go straight in . ’ |
25 | I had to go — I had a meeting in town and I did n't want to miss the train . |
26 | I was in a hurry to catch the tube — it was the rush hour — I did n't want to miss the train — Cedric … you see , Cedric was waiting — ’ |
27 | Undoubtedly there is a need to continue to emphasise the importance of change in an area where exhaustion of general practitioners is clear . |
28 | And he added , ‘ This will be the first time Ah 've visited the country , but havin' read Prescott myself Ah do n't think Ah 'm goin' to like the Spaniards and what they and the mestizos have done to it . ’ |
29 | Nevertheless , the boundaries of the application site should be amended to include the school site , station car park extension and sheltered housing site . |
30 | The satisfaction of belonging to a worthwhile organisation and helping to promote the development of Medau work |