Example sentences of "[prep] [n mass] [verb] [conj] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | EXCLUSIVE Fashions worth £1,000 to win and save 20% when you buy from FASHION Extra Collection EXCLUSIVE Iris Bishop disc offer Brand new brother KH864 punchcard machine |
| 2 | In the first place the setting up of machinery for examination and selection predates the creation of means to plan and develop curriculum . |
| 3 | MIND is now a large ‘ direct-care ’ organization , that is , it receives money in grants from NHS and local authorities to provide some of the elements of the total service described in Chapters 7 and 8 , and it employs a large number of staff to support and enhance the work of the volunteers . |
| 4 | So you know there the recoveries are very good , very welcomed by us , but basically we 're two years now since this happened erm pensioners have been suffering extreme mental turmoil for that period , quite frankly they 're , they 're utterly confused , they do n't understand what 's happening and to ask those sort of people to rely and put their s their , their whole future security on the outcomings of out of court settlements where claims are made for two hundred million and there 's a thirty two million you know they 're getting totally confused and I think that that they just do not know what 's happening , they , they want long-term security , we 're now getting an increasing number of people who 've retired since the schemes were wound up and are therefore getting a hundred per cent of their , their money from the company fund , which we 're told is going to run out in two-and-a-half years time . |
| 5 | The new divisions of labour necessitated by the industrial economy were in fact obliging specialised groups of people to co-operate and work together . |
| 6 | There were thousands of people to alert and evacuate . ’ |
| 7 | It 's to do with the Government housing policy at national level , but there are certain things we can do , and I remember about two and a half years ago I arranged for a group of people to come and give a seminar to the Housing Committee . |
| 8 | body of people to try and reduce the rent they were paying erm but it , it 's er , it 's initially a difficult situation that we have said yes we do n't mind you erm we do n't mind granting you that , but we want to know if you will accept an assignment of the lease from the previous company cos |
| 9 | Sort out any matters that are bothering you , or make a list of people to phone or write to , shopping to be done , etc. next day . |
| 10 | Since returning from leave I have heard that ‘ Environment Wales ’ is unable to assist with funding , so I urgently need to find in excess of £2,000 to publish and circulate the document . |
| 11 | Well I 'm concerned Geoff as a Ward Councillor I read about this in the paper that the Environment Committee which David is on er agreed to this scheme which is I 'm all for having squares in the city centre and places for people to sit and enjoy and I 'm ambivalent about the leaf stem . |
| 12 | ‘ If it — whatever it is — matters enough , fifty years later , for people to kill and kidnap for … ’ |
| 13 | but I think for people to go and have plastic surgery of that length of time for erm any thing else other than medical reasons |
| 14 | We pay for people to go and live in for ever . |
| 15 | You see , they do charge for people to go and see it . |
| 16 | Developing Managerial Effectiveness — this highly successful five-day residential conference provides the opportunity for people to explore and develop their own managerial skills in work which requires leadership , communication , motivation and the use of one 's own authority . |
| 17 | You 're setting up a place for people to live and conduct their business , and the people most able to do that are the gipsies themselves . |
| 18 | Mr Kinnersley , a journalist who lives near Bath , Avon , said last night : ‘ I 'm very pleased about this decision but it is n't a charter for people to drink and drive . |
| 19 | There are several types … some suitable for use by a wheelchair user and others simply for people to stand or use a seat . |
| 20 | RENFE , like BR , had , in the words of a Spanish government official , ‘ not been at all concerned with capturing customers and markets , it was more a question of waiting for people to come and request its service ’ ( fieldnotes ) . |
| 21 | Any substantial town or city faced with competition from out of town shopping needs to ensure its historic centre is a pleasant and welcoming place for people to come and shop and browse ; and a lively , colourful market forms a natural focal point . |
| 22 | er we have er a ski machine coming from Gloucester which is going to let people have a go and er get them in the right position , and when they do it right all the bells go off , so it 's a fun day for people to come and have a go on things . |
| 23 | If I 'm making a film of myself and I 'm on probation , at the end of the year I can pass or fail or have my probation extended because I 'm not successful enough to be called a qualified teacher , then I 'm opening myself up for people to come and look at my mistakes . |
| 24 | The reserve is an ideal place for people to come and see butterflies . |
| 25 | And so it is possible for people to come and live here , |
| 26 | The lack of opportunity for people to travel and study abroad would have hastened that decline . |
| 27 | Just as the introduction of word processing made it easier for people to produce and maintain large documents , so desktop publishing makes it easier for those same people to produce professional looking publications . |
| 28 | Just as the introduction of word processing made it easier for people to produce and maintain large documents so desktop publishing makes it easier for those same people to produce professional looking publications . |
| 29 | For the good of the community as a whole to be realized , it is clearly necessary for people to think and act , not simply as self-interested individuals or as members of particular interest groups , but as citizens , as members of the community as a whole . |
| 30 | Cashcall : Property giant MEPC is calling on shareholders for £221.9m to refurbish and re-develop properties , buy new ones and strengthen its balance sheet . |