Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Menlo Park-based Objectivity also announced a partners programme for vendors of object information technology to promote provision of application development tools that increase software development productivity for object database applications . |
| 2 | Television in every home may be a blessing for the old and infirm , indeed for all of us at times , but that , the motor car , foreign travel and umpteen other things have all combined to affect attitudes towards sport and leisure . |
| 3 | Stirling 's decision not to continue writer in residence is ill-advised |
| 4 | We will also seek to promote forms of accountability which go beyond dinner parties at Stormont for selected priests and other notables . |
| 5 | In general , the courts are concerned to enforce contracts between businessmen , especially executed agreements even where the uncertain terms may be meaningless ( Nicolene Ltd v Simmonds [ 1953 ] 1 QB 543 ) . |
| 6 | As a result of the progress made , it was agreed to cancel the meeting in Tombouctu but to continue discussions on Jan. 16 in Algeria . |
| 7 | Thames Water has promised to continue discussions with objectors over the next two to three years before applying for planning permission . |
| 8 | At the same time Amersham is to issue $30m of loan notes and will make a cash payment of $12m from its own resources . |
| 9 | During the year , a new brochure was distributed to increase awareness in the project and to encourage companies to support Clubs with materials , trainers , visits and funding . |
| 10 | All our efforts to restore unity among Christians will be in vain if they are not carried out in total fidelity to the faith in Christ … handed on by the Apostles . ’ |
| 11 | Work is beginning on a geotechnical database , extending the current holding of shear-strength measurements to include values of moisture content , liquid limit and a variety of further data . |
| 12 | The WaterAid committee tends to support projects in traditionally-English speaking areas as it is likely to have more effect where it can be better understood . |
| 13 | Norris made a much greater impact than Keegan had done earlier , and his speech was followed by an appeal by Cardinal Frings for a concerted effort on the Church 's part to support projects in relief of poverty . |
| 14 | Speaking in a debate on the food question , J. R. Clynes , Minister of Food in the Coalition Government , used the apparent progress on the international front to preach patience at home : |
| 15 | I know my Spencer ancestors built their wealth in the sixteenth century on the rearing of sheep , and I believe one of the benefits of receiving the Freedom of the City is that Freemen , or Women , are able to drive sheep across London Bridge and through the City of London . |
| 16 | I believe that the old chapel was predominately a wayside chapel serving both the few local people and travellers , also being used by sheep drovers who used the lane to drive sheep from Meopham and Luddesdown , down to the meadows beside the river . |
| 17 | A Labour government might then choose to sacrifice defence for welfare . |
| 18 | She expected to see signs of fury in his eyes at that stab but she saw nothing to indicate any such irritation . |
| 19 | It is not surprising , therefore , that incomes have dropped severely during the last few years , with the result that we are now beginning to see signs of dereliction . |
| 20 | Of course it is good to see artists at work and artists discussing their work on TV , but so many of the programmes have been disappointing . |
| 21 | A racial equality steering committee has now been set up to monitor discrimination in Darlington and the county as a whole . |
| 22 | A steering committee has been set up to monitor discrimination in Darlington and the county as a whole and it hopes to get up to £40,000 from Durham County Council and eight district councils to fund the scheme . |
| 23 | A racial equality steering committee has now been set up to monitor discrimination in Darlington and the county as a whole . |
| 24 | The talks were due to include discussions of measures to reduce tension between the two states and to promote bilateral exchanges . |
| 25 | Nor was he the only one to see hope amid chaos . |
| 26 | The business world is one of constant change , and your business to be successful must be able to accommodate change without penalty . |
| 27 | The primary purpose of these data is to record assessment decisions , to support decision-making by management , or to enable monitoring of quality to occur . |
| 28 | EC environment ministers recently supported the commission 's proposed tax , which is designed to persuade energy-intensive sectors such as the chemical industry to curb emissions of carbon dioxide . |
| 29 | You got to go look for work tomorrow . |
| 30 | MacQuillan was n't only talking about getting the British out of Northern Ireland , he was using HM Supplies to channel money to terrorist groups . |