Example sentences of "[prep] the [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far as the privately rented sector was concerned , the government 's proposals were for the automatic decontrol of all dwellings with a rateable value over £40 in London and over £30 in the rest of England and Wales . |
| 2 | Large holds at the top are welcome for the strenuous pull out left onto easy ground . |
| 3 | There will be plenty of time for the softhearted to recover back at the hotel . |
| 4 | ‘ My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my spirit exults in God my saviour because he has looked upon his lowly handmaid Yes , from this day forward all generations will call me blessed for the Almighty has done great things for me . |
| 5 | And Naomi makes the mistake , do not call me pleasant , call me bitter for the almighty has dealt very bitterly with me . |
| 6 | Well-known for his displays over many years in Percival Provost G–AWPH , John flew the aircraft from Eastleigh Airport to the Science Museum 's airfield at Wroughton late September and plans to base and operate it from there for the 1992 airshow season . |
| 7 | This means , for example , being alert to ageist birthday cards ; every birthday card for the over-40s implies waning competence , especially sexual competence . |
| 8 | We are acting for the above named in connection with a claim for damages in respect of injuries sustained in a [ ] accident . |
| 9 | that it was equally essential for the rich to cease to patronize and exploit the poor . |
| 10 | For the rich get richer and the poor get poorer , and no one troubles to hide it any more ; to shut the poor away in poorhouses , the old in almshouses , the mad in madhouses , the orphans in orphanages . |
| 11 | They were the traditional way for the rich to travel by water — and in Egypt everyone travelled by water . |
| 12 | It 's easier for the rich to get a loan ! |
| 13 | ‘ The worst mistake that could be made is for the rich to apply conditionality to new aid and loans . ’ |
| 14 | Some feared the canal-digging ‘ navvies ’ about whom they had heard terrible tales , or saw the canals as a means for the rich to become richer . |
| 15 | The persuasive tax advantages for the rich to contribute works of art to public collections also play a part , contributing a measure of prestige shared between artists and the powerful in society . |
| 16 | Richard Baxter observed the truth of our Lord 's teaching that it is hard for the rich to enter the kingdom of heaven , but the poor received the Gospel gladly . |
| 17 | In recent years it has added to the services it provides for the retired to include financial services , retirement homes and magazine publishing . |
| 18 | A linguistic sign consists in the union of two elements , a sound-image ( or its written substitute ) and a concept ; for the first the term signifier is used , for the second signified ( signifiant and signifié ) . |
| 19 | ‘ Then , if we go ahead with the script , they pay , for the treatment … 50.000,00 then for the first draft … 120.000,00 and for the second draft another 120.000,00 making in all , for the script … 290.000,00 |
| 20 | For the second show their Captain stood by the pianist and rapped out the rhythm . |
| 21 | You 've got a meeting for the second have you ? |
| 22 | From 6 a.m. the morning was fairly quiet , except for the occasional sniping . |
| 23 | Here again it is easy for the unaware to extend their activities beyond the scope of their authorisation , a breach which , understandably , is treated particularly seriously . |
| 24 | It would be impossible for the affluent to live in peace if conflict after conflict exploded in the third world . |
| 25 | The tremendous solidity of the construction accounts for the substantial remains today . |
| 26 | For a demonstration or more information on how Victor can help you shape up for the 90's contact any one of our Victor Authorised Dealers or call Sarah Brown at Victor on . |
| 27 | One lady who 's gone for the 90's set in a big way is Lisa Stansfield — her sleek , kiss-curl style has been replaced with this fabulous mass of casual curls by a stylist in Paris . |
| 28 | Britain 's 56 area Probation Committees have a statutory responsibility for the efficient carrying out the work of the Probation Service , mainly through delegated management by the chief probation officer . |
| 29 | George Healey , as a young man in the early 1860s , paid a visit to London where he learnt of church services for the deaf conducted by the Revs . |
| 30 | St. Saviour 's Church for the Deaf owed its new electric lighting and heating system to his generosity , and he contributed to many deaf charities . |