Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact he had fully intended to wait for a suitable moonlit warm right , but the trying events of the day had put him so out of sorts that he could stand the waiting no longer . |
| 2 | A fourth example of a causal belief has to do with someone 's being taught to drive by a prudential instructor , whose car has two brake pedals , each moving the same single connecting rod . |
| 3 | Each item of such a carefully considered scheme will have been intended to stand in a specific position in Kent 's rooms . |
| 4 | There was indeed a steady brain drain ; and some , like Lieberich , had intended to come for a visit rather than to stay permanently . |
| 5 | My view was limited to sight of a wall , a tower over it , and a small patch of sky . |
| 6 | This may be a tutor , ward sister or charge nurse , or a member of the ward team who is designated to work as a ‘ mentor ’ — a personal counsellor and guide throughout your reorientation period and even beyond . |
| 7 | It was not until 1965 , however , that the treaties were revised to provide for a single Commission and Council of Ministers . |
| 8 | The UN Charter would have to be amended to provide for a special security council which would not , presumably , include the rights of veto held by the five permanent members of the existing security council . |
| 9 | Agree either that there continue to be no lower limit for the remuneration certificate jurisdiction or that the Solicitors ' Remuneration Order 1972 be amended to provide for a lower limit of £100 profit costs . |
| 10 | All rooms are pleasantly furnished to provide for a relaxed and comfortable stay . |
| 11 | They had arranged to meet at a pub in Soho , not far from Helen 's flat . |
| 12 | You 'll find in our newspapers many signs of a extraordinary mental instability leading to terrible deeds ( that theological student who killed a girl he had arranged to meet in a shed , and who was arrested a hour later eating his breakfast — and so on ) . |
| 13 | Norman , however , recollects that at first Minton did not take it very seriously ; but one evening , when the two men had arranged to meet in a pub before going to the opera , Norman arrived late , having spent the afternoon with Henrietta , and realised on seeing Minton that he had begun to feel left out . |
| 14 | Eye-witnesses observed the Cherokee descend on final approach to a height of thirty feet before the engine power was heard to increase as a go-around was initiated . |
| 15 | For example , a dog can be taught to jump through a hoop , but there is no stimulus to which jumping through a hoop is the unconditioned response . |
| 16 | Advanced Micro says a number of its personnel will be assigned to work on a full-time basis at Hewlett-Packard 's Deer Creek Research and Development Facility in Palo Alto , California over the next two years , although some tasks associated with the project will be handled at Advanced Micro 's Submicron Development Centre in Sunnyvale . |
| 17 | In Gever 's Application [ 1970 ] , data processing apparatus was arranged to work in a certain way associated with punched cards inserted into it . |
| 18 | Since 1601 there had been a system of parochial poor relief designed to cope with a small residue of the aged and unfortunate , financed by occasional and relatively infrequent rates on the principal landowners , and given sometimes in cash , frequently in kind . |
| 19 | To be truly effective a system needs to be designed to cope with a wide range of inputs . |
| 20 | Northern Ireland , with the pressure off , are expected to go for a win . |
| 21 | Augustus Aikhomu replacing it with a vice-presidency to which on Aug. 30 he appointed Aikhomu ; the appointment caused some surprise in that the job had been expected to go to a civilian . |
| 22 | Augustus Aikhomu replacing it with a vice-presidency to which on Aug. 30 he appointed Aikhomu ; the appointment caused some surprise in that the job had been expected to go to a civilian . |
| 23 | The issue is not expected to go to a vote . |
| 24 | Every Strathclyde pupil is expected to go on a school trip involving an overnight stay at some point during their schooling , though their parents would have to give their consent to this . |
| 25 | Designed to sit on a table or beside your bed , it contains a pad impregnated with natural oils that are warmed and released into the air ; three heat settings control the rate of vaporisation . |
| 26 | Personal bankruptcies may also slow down because of the recent interest rate cuts but are expected to continue at a high level for some time , he said . |
| 27 | They were expected to continue for a month , with a 10-day break in early September . |
| 28 | In Britain , water tables are expected to remain at a low level throughout the summer . |
| 29 | That is , continuous dynamic dealing with minor perturbations is automatic and so also is the application of basic rules about safety ; for example , the system or some part of it might be programmed to go through a step-change function such as a shut-down if certain parameters exceed prescribed limits . |
| 30 | GDP fell by 9 per cent in 1991 and was expected to fall by a further 14 per cent in 1992 , which may well be an underestimate . |