Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I enjoy the magazine but would prefer to see more of the subscription used for the work of the Institution . |
| 2 | Though he sought to remain neutral during the English civil war , commissioners empowered by Parliament took control of the colony in 1652 and continued to administer Maryland until Oliver Cromwell restored Calvert 's proprietary rights in 1657 . |
| 3 | The much vaunted privatization of state companies , scheduled to begin in July , was repeatedly postponed due to legal and technical difficulties , and the promised cut of 360,000 civil service posts failed to materialize due to the constitutional safeguards protecting their employment . |
| 4 | He planned to acquire one of the Agricultural Project smallholdings , and although he was not eligible , he had some hopes since those who were qualified were not applying . |
| 5 | Cinemagoers meanwhile got to see more of the ‘ bum ’ than he intended . |
| 6 | Father rushed down and began yelling instructions ; the gentleman and his gillie just stood , mouths open , hardly believing what they were seeing , as Mother struggled and splashed in the river , fighting the salmon with one hand whilst struggling to remain decent with the other . |
| 7 | He is rarely mentioned in the press references to TI tend to go hand-in-hand with the name of its chairman and chief executive , the recently knighted Sir Christopher Lewinton . |
| 8 | Thus the expedition is neatly manipulated to include many of the requirements of the national curriculum : ‘ We are very keen to make sure that we do n't lose all the good things that have been going on in schools , ’ she says . |
| 9 | Whole oats need to be fed in a larger quantity , as a proportion of them tend to pass undigested through the horse ; and crushed oats are usually smashed into oblivion , and reduced to a poor quality feed of husks and dust . |
| 10 | As they do so we tend to know fewer of the people we see in them . |
| 11 | Concerned about the possibility of food riots which would disrupt the peace process , the USA sent 450,000 ready-made meals from its Defence Department stocks in Europe and the Gulf ; officials said that the USA planned to provide one-third of the nutritional needs of the troops for a year . |
| 12 | On a slightly happier note , the Bass Centre would like to thank Johnny Roadhouse in Manchester for helping to retrieve one of the Status Empathy basses whipped from our Northern Music Show . |
| 13 | The strike ended on May 16 , when the government agreed to meet many of the key demands . |
| 14 | On Oct. 15 , prison officials agreed to meet some of the prisoners ' demands , including the improvement of conditions in isolation cells . |
| 15 | But part of her did want to repair some of the damage they had done to each other . |
| 16 | In my view these characteristics serve only to require the court to be more than ever cautious before concluding that Parliament really intended to exclude one of the immunities which I have listed ; and as I have suggested , the words of the Act of 1987 admit of no doubt . |
| 17 | ‘ His tactical awareness was second to none — but he did n't want to know some of the more boring aspects of management . |
| 18 | One national paper reports its readers seven to one against closer ties with Europe ( such polls tend to attract more of the antis ) and a respected columnist bemoans the fact that cooked meats and pies are no longer sold at his favourite deli stall on Leeds market , apparently because of the dead hand of Europeanisation . |
| 19 | Mr Gordon added : ‘ Quotas were never intended to benefit some at the expense of others . |
| 20 | What chloroplast cells there are tend to concentrate near to the veins , so that the little carbohydrate that is elaborated is quickly moved into the nearby veins and carried to where it is needed , thus we get a characteristic green outline to the veins in an otherwise pale green , even yellowish , leaf . |
| 21 | They fell into step , heading for the pub where they 'd arranged to meet some of the other girls prior to going on to the dance . |
| 22 | Almost everyone will want to juggle some of the items between the two lists ; or add their own particular commitments or special enthusiasms , omitted by us . |
| 23 | Nevertheless , I got to know many of the leading linguists of the subsequent generation : , , , all passed through the MIT graduate school at that time . |
| 24 | We gradually got to know some of the members of our Pathfinder Squadron , and to realise that they were in fact rather special . |
| 25 | At least I got to know some of the background to the paintings ; the symbolism and the profundity of meaning . |
| 26 | Soon Endill got to know more of the library . |
| 27 | We had arranged to meet Mrs Newton at her home at ten o'clock and I left my flat earlier than necessary to try to miss some of the rush-hour traffic , though how you avoid a rush hour which lasts from around seven in the morning to nine o'clock at night , I do not know . |
| 28 | ah , you want to see some of the twenty five year olds going to town down here |
| 29 | In addition there is in the surrounding parkland , a swimming pool , set in a panoramic position , ideal for a relaxing dip , a tennis court for the energetic and horse riding facilities for those who really want to enjoy one of the region 's favourite country pursuits . |
| 30 | He can ask the school , the major motoring associations , his social worker or his general practitioner whether he needs to attend one of the recognized centres for handicapped drivers . |