Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the women 's identity remained shielded during the trial , she was named by several news organizations in the pre-trial period , and she chose to reveal her identity in an interview shortly after the verdict . |
| 2 | The superintendent explained about the name of the guest Nicola was expecting to meet . |
| 3 | Two of the younger ones rather shyly explained about the workings of the creamery . |
| 4 | Gregson had called immediately and Houghton had explained about the fingerprints and how he was sure he now had positive identification of at least one of the bodies . |
| 5 | I was nervous and frightened about the future , yet excited because of being so . |
| 6 | The producers of public expenditure have helped increase public spending since the competition for votes has led politicians to promise more and more spending ; moreover , since governments come into office with a vast amount of spending commitments inherited from previous governments , their ability to reduce these commitments substantially is limited through the length of time that would be required to make such reductions , and further , they are unlikely to court unpopularity through doing so . |
| 7 | A discharge from the urethra can sometimes be demonstrated during the medical examination , but , since the urethral opening in the female is hidden between the folds of the labia , such a discharge will not be apparent to the woman herself ; even if she examines herself , the natural moistness of this part of the body will tend to mask any contribution from the urethra . |
| 8 | Whatever the specific features of the occupations chosen for study , samples tend uniformly to be male , or mostly male : this fact is hidden through the use of titles which purport to be describing work in general and the worker irrespective of gender . |
| 9 | By that time the information contained in the audited accounts would be so out of date that it would not reasonably be foreseen as the basis for a business judgment concerning the extension of credit to Berg or the discounting of bills . |
| 10 | Whereas Prost had been delayed as the Ferrari mechanics fiddled with the right-rear wheel , Senna 's stop went like clockwork . |
| 11 | It can be said to be the wind rustling through the trees , when first heard as the Tsarevich climbs over the wall to find his Princess . |
| 12 | Footsteps are heard all over the building causing surprise and apprehension and expectancy in those visitors who have heard about the phenomena but have n't experienced it . |
| 13 | He had heard about the lack of hospitals , the lack of schools ; heard that the same conditions exist throughout the Third World . |
| 14 | None of them had heard about the recall . |
| 15 | He also asked her to keep an eye on his widow because he had heard about the carrying-on with the women-folk . |
| 16 | The merits of the plaintiff 's objections to the means of valuation do not appear from the report , and did not need to , because this was a striking-out application under RSC Ord 18 , r19 , which allows no evidence to be heard about the case that the plaintiff wished to make . |
| 17 | HEARD about the Skoda that 's made of concrete and runs on uranium ? |
| 18 | But have you heard about the metamorphosis demonstration out on the main plaza ? |
| 19 | The pupils have heard about the Jospice — a clinic in Marazan , Honduras , where local nurse Rachel Birch , from St Edward 's parish , works , helping to care for sick and injured people . |
| 20 | have you heard about the wallet fiasco ? |
| 21 | Oh I 've heard about the abbey yeah . |
| 22 | Suppose for example that I am a smoker who has just heard about the dangers of lung cancer . |
| 23 | No , it 's just a general enquiry , really , I I guess erm , erm , you you 've , through you Chairman , I I 've I 've heard about the involvement of officers , but I wonder what extent there is involvement of of of members in the the the process of preparing those reports and presentations of the report , is is there any member comment on that . |
| 24 | We 've heard about the Education Area , but there is one very important unit that works largely in the wider community , and that is the Centre for Continuing Education . |
| 25 | And I 've heard about the problem on these new Glory models too . ’ |
| 26 | The method today is with beaters and guns , but in the 18th and 19th centuries the sound of horn and hounds was often heard about the village . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm so sorry , ’ Julia said , thinking of all she had read and heard about the battle at Monte Cassino . |
| 28 | Well that 's the first first I 've heard about the change to it . |
| 29 | Some members of the school first heard about the ESSE/L Project " on the grapevine " through contacts with one of the Major Project schools , and through the school librarian 's contact with the DCSL . |
| 30 | Have you heard about The Chokey ? ’ |