Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In seeking to influence the size and timing of interest changes we can operate with a higher profile — through publicised 2.30 p.m. lending to the market , for example , which is the equivalent to the earlier MLR announcement ; or we can operate more discreetly through varying the scale of assistance in relation to the market 's needs or the terms on which we lend privately to the discount houses . |
| 2 | Worse still , Midgley then booked Hodge , presumably for questioning the leniency of the decision . |
| 3 | The student will learn more effectively through identifying the particular needs and problems of each patient . |
| 4 | It sounded stupid the way she went on about loving the sea . |
| 5 | ‘ He was going on about fighting the war and how there should be no place here for ‘ Pakis ’ , how they should go home , ’ said Safina . |
| 6 | Nigel did n't appear to notice her lack of ardour , but went blithely on about having the house to himself for the weekend , so there was going to be a party , and he 'd come and fetch her — |
| 7 | He carried on about crossing the Channel for years . |
| 8 | To eliminate any chance of the lathe being turned on during routing the router is plugged into the socket which the lathe normally uses . |
| 9 | ‘ Tony 's all right about drivin' the lorry as long as we load the stuff ourselves . |
| 10 | But what a thing to happen so close from home when you 're on for winning the Open ! |
| 11 | She and Jim talked together secretly about leaving the house and going off to somewhere ‘ more committed ’ , but Phoebe could not bring herself to give up the only home she knew of , could not bring herself to choose absolutely Jim 's commitments over the women 's commitments . |
| 12 | The number of times Maguire used the whip made suspension virtually inevitable but the horse did look a difficult ride , drifting right after jumping the last . |
| 13 | In early 1855 he intended to press on after assessing the degree of continuing Anglo-French hostility and the extent to which the Sultan 's Christian subjects had rallied to his banner . |
| 14 | He found the meter and turned on the mains , and then switched the lights on after closing the drapes — it would look a lot less suspicious than the occasional flicker of torchlight across the glass . |
| 15 | On first sight I thought the building the ugliest in Milan , but my opinion changed a little after seeing the Via San Barnaba façade , which is less sense-slaughtering and even has some redeeming features . |
| 16 | In peaceful times this levy might be enough for policing the Papal State , but to stave off imperial claims Innocent used paid troops and relied heavily on diplomatic manoeuvres to gain the support of allies . |
| 17 | Three charges are probably enough for seeing the general trend so we shall now sum up the two partial energies |
| 18 | It is perhaps worth mentioning the importance of the sale agreement stating that the independent accountant will act as an expert rather than as an arbitrator . |
| 19 | While it may be very pleasant to eat strawberries in December , it is perhaps worth remembering the energy used to transport these luxuries from abroad , the extra fungicides and pesticides used to ensure that during the journey they do not deteriorate , and the fact that though the strawberries may appear fresh , they have probably been shipped thousands of miles and kept in cold storage for months . |
| 20 | It is perhaps worth making the point ( for readers who are just beginning their enquiries into the history of this period ) that a lord did not usually own all the land on his manor but had certain defined rights , which differed from place to place and even between neighbouring settlements . |
| 21 | Yes I think it 's perhaps worth making the point erm to Rosemary that although , as you say , i it 's six feet high , that it does n't spread all that wide and it 's , it 's a mistake in a small garden to think that you ca n't have things that are on the tall side . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , in view of the controversy which was later to follow when illness brought my own tenure of office to an end , it is perhaps worth rehearsing the true story . |
| 23 | It is perhaps worth recalling the images of eyes which persist in his poetry — and " Do n't look at me like that ! " is also Harry Monchensey 's cry in The Family Reunion . |
| 24 | To put it into some form of perspective it is perhaps worth reviewing the whole issue of how fonts get displayed on a computer screen and why the method chosen to display them has become so important . |
| 25 | Since it is the charge still most frequently levelled against him , it is perhaps worth examining the evidence for it . |
| 26 | It is perhaps worth recording the remark of an eight-year-old boy on first seeing Ashton 's Symphonic Variations ( 1947 ) : ‘ That was lovely , I know all about the music now . |
| 27 | Once it 's properly launched , where everyone can see it , you wo n't have to worry too much about rocking the boat , ’ he said . |
| 28 | I did n't worry too much about leaving the children because my relationship with them had become very unhealthy due to the negative influence of my wife , and I knew divorce could only help in that respect . |
| 29 | ‘ Well — yes — I remember getting out of the car , but not much about climbing the hill or making the camp . ’ |
| 30 | The consumers of public expenditure have contributed towards the growth of public expenditure not only through expecting the government to spend more on them but also by increasing in number . |