Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He studied how seeds could be carried in the mud clinging to the feet of birds , and also experimented on how long seeds could remain immersed in salt water and still be fertile . |
| 2 | Prejudice , such as that exploited by Tupper in Cardiff in 1911 , became mixed with self concern — the belief that Asiatic crews would work for lower wages and in worse conditions than British , and so undercut the union 's effort to improve both in the British seaman 's interests . |
| 3 | If the specimen is immersed face-down , bubbles can not be released and remain attracted by surface tension to the surface , locally impeding further reaction and giving a very uneven etch . |
| 4 | I refer to your fax of 24 May 1993 asking for comments/answers on various questions to enable you to reply on behalf of the Convener to correspondence he has received from Council Tax payers . |
| 5 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received from motor car manufacturers regarding their intentions to improve motor car security . |
| 6 | No computer industry in the world has developed without government support of some kind , although the mechanisms of this support vary considerably in market and non- market economies . |
| 7 | In addition , if you are delayed more than 12 hours and you have chosen to take the recommended Holiday Insurance Policy that Club 18–20 has arranged with Eagle Star , you have the right to cancel and receive a refund , or , at your preference , continue on your holiday and receive compensation of up to £65 per person . |
| 8 | Opus , meanwhile , which focusing on its SparcCard add-in business , has arranged for Apex Computer , the large Sun maintenance vendor , to do customer support for its Personal Mainframe customers . |
| 9 | In Quebec as a whole , the birthrate has fallen below replacement level , which means that total numbers are maintained by immigrants . |
| 10 | The private work she has undertaken in bereavement counselling and nursing the terminally ill has given her intense fulfilment . |
| 11 | Bob Gallagher , 55 , has joined as insurance manager from Legal & General . |
| 12 | Ian Pearson , 30 , has joined as management accountant . |
| 13 | Rovers winger Stuart Ripley has shaken off ankle injury , while Leeds have doubts over Mel Sterland and Scott Sellars . |
| 14 | The Thai government has responded to conservationist pressure by announcing its intention to crack down on its illegal wildlife trade [ see ED no. 45 ] . |
| 15 | The MP , David Mellor , has resigned as Heritage Secretary . |
| 16 | Mr Blunkett has protested to Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley about the way the rise was announced . |
| 17 | Leave the compress in place until it has cooled to body temperature ; renew at intervals as required . |
| 18 | The reason the County Council has picked on Tank Farm is purely because it owns it and it 's the easiest way out . |
| 19 | Incidentally , though Walker is held to be still more than a touch rusty after so long away from rugby — inclined , for instance , to carry the ball under the wrong arm — the rapidity with which he has come into cap contention ought to be food for thought for our own Jamie Henderson . |
| 20 | And twice this week a bus has come down School Lane . |
| 21 | I , I 'm a general practitioner and I would like to back up initially what the convenor has said about the study pack that has come on child abuse but I have a question . |
| 22 | The biggest change has come in office building , particularly in London , where in 1989 and 1990 the City , West End and Docklands were full of cranes , hard hats and builders ' wolf whistles . |
| 23 | The latest stage in the Guinness growth story has come from TV advertising , with the Guinness commercial in Indonesia being perhaps the most unusual in the group . |
| 24 | The most important evidence relating to such differences has come from CT brain scans ( computed tomography ) , which have shown appearances suggestive of slight cerebral atrophy in at least a quarter of schizophrenic patients in varying diagnostic subgroups and at varying stages of the disorder . |
| 25 | Liz Headleand stared at the scene with a marked lack of dismay , as Kate Armstrong knelt down and started to dust the earth off Giles , looking up to ask anyone who might be interested about the little blobs of white polystyrene that always seem to come mixed with bulb fibre : ‘ What is this stuff ? ’ asked Kate , ‘ I 've often wondered , ’ as she proceeded to re-pot a hyacinth with one hand while stroking Giles 's shoulder with the other . |
| 26 | Man , 23 , found hanged at play area |
| 27 | Missing man found trapped in slurry pit |
| 28 | But why buy made to measure furniture , when you can easily install your own for a fraction of the cost ? |
| 29 | As concern has grown over lake acidification in diverse parts of Europe and North America during the last 20 years , the influence of changes in land use has become a prominent part of the debate . |
| 30 | So I , I , I think that er one of the , the comforting things which er I c I can see is that she has grown in self confidence , not cockiness , self confidence . |