Example sentences of "[verb] be [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pulses received are counted by the driving software and give a direct reading of the cursor 's position on the screen . |
| 2 | On the debit side of the cash book all amounts of cash received are shown in the cash column , and all amounts banked are shown in the bank column . |
| 3 | Similarly , letters received are filed for the same purpose . |
| 4 | You see I 've been entrusted with the task of getting him safely back to the Reich and I 've little more than three weeks to do it in . ’ |
| 5 | I do n't think we would 've been standing outside the gates . |
| 6 | ‘ You had them all the time — you trailed me round — you bloody filthy lying bastard — you poked my head into every shit-bin in Bristol — you led me up hill and down dale till my feet were dropping off — you made me steal some people 's boat — I could 've been got by the police — I might be festering in jail now — handcuffed — criminal — you do n't care , you 're criminal anyway — I would n't be surprised if you 'd murdered half a dozen innocent people and cut them up and kept their pieces stashed away in the hole where you 've been hiding my bag and my things and my money and my dreams … ’ |
| 7 | And there 's Master Tristram pretending he 's not listening to his father , who might 've been sitting in the Fowey stocks by now if it was n't for that same father 's efforts . " |
| 8 | The average bid and offer rates then calculated are known as the London interbank fixing rates and are used for reference purposes in variable interest rate loan agreements . |
| 9 | The circumstances in which this litigation arose are described in the judgment delivered by Vinelott J. on 19 December 1989 as follows : |
| 10 | There is every likelihood that the versions of antiracism I have criticized will wither away as the local state structures on which they have relied are destroyed by the conflict with central government . |
| 11 | Most of the tyres we change are worn to the legal limit . |
| 12 | There is talk , still unconfirmed but reasonable enough , that Sparc cloners anxious to finally turn their allegiance to profit are pushing for the port . |
| 13 | In the proposed research the potential contention and ambiguity in British social life which such matters entail are addressed through the study of self-consciously peaceful communities . |
| 14 | ALL events listed are led by the Countryside Ranger Service . |
| 15 | More details of many of the attractions listed are contained in the Association 's Yearbook ‘ Railways Restored ’ , published in March by Ian Allan Ltd and available at a privilege price to Association Private Members . |
| 16 | However , " intellectual property rights " includes copyright , design right and moral rights does not provide an exclusive definition ; it merely provides clarification by saying that the three rights listed are included in the definition . |
| 17 | But the desertion of a part of the crew is to be considered an emergency of the voyage as much as their death ; and those who remain are bound by the terms of their original contract to exert themselves to the utmost to bring the ship in safety to her destined port . |
| 18 | Members unable to attend are circulated with the research papers on request . |
| 19 | Application is made direct to the Polytechnic and decisions on whether to offer a place and what exemptions are to be given are made by the relevant Field Chairs , using an interview if necessary . |
| 20 | When the small claims and summary cause summons are returned from court , the two dates given are input to the system and various reminder memos are then issued in connection with those dates . |
| 21 | The two pieces of knitting to be joined are replaced on the needles . |
| 22 | The two pieces to be joined are replaced on the needles with the right sides of the fabric together . |
| 23 | Details on these craft are shown in the caption to the diagram on page 41 , but MTB 74 was an unusual ship even among these fast midgets . |
| 24 | Details of wounding are given in the legend to Table 1 . |
| 25 | Some good ones to try are suggested in the table . |
| 26 | Many young stock for fattening are bought in the market at York from the upland farmers of Ireland , Wales , Scotland and the Pennines . |
| 27 | When the dust settled yesterday Michael Knighton , a thwarted professional footballer who has been elected to the Manchester United board , spoke bitterly of the vilification he claims to have endured since moving in on the club and Martin Edwards , the chief executive . |
| 28 | Dr Keith Suter of Australia has been elected to the Club of Rome , the prestigious international group of some 100 leading scientists , educators , philosophers and activists from 35 countries . |
| 29 | Susan has been elected to the newly created Reserved Seat on the Executive Committee for Women , in Dublin . |
| 30 | Kate has been elected to the Executive Committee as one of the representatives of the Dublin District Committee . |