Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Harrison , I want to come to a stop on their starboard beam . |
| 32 | Both of them appear to suffer from a form of mental myopia in imagining the consequences of such proposals , and I am not here referring only to Mill-type consequences of harm brought about by unwise decisions . |
| 33 | In the form of a very brief list of what we want to know about A Level , could you do it ? |
| 34 | I think it is right that everyone should be given the freedom to choose whether or not they want to work in a smoking or non-smoking office and separate areas created to cater for both factions . |
| 35 | This is because many intending EFL teachers have already obtained QTS ( perhaps through a modern languages PGCE ) and are now looking for an ‘ add-on ’ EFL qualification ; others may have decided that they want to work in a context ( usually adult education in Britain or overseas ) where QTS is not necessary or appropriate . |
| 36 | There are a number of routes you could take if you want to work in a job where you 'll be looking after the countryside . |
| 37 | If you want to home to a beacon , find out what your QDM is , by turning the OBS knob until the left/right needle is centred with TO showing . |
| 38 | If you are using a lot of roses in your pressed flower pictures , you may find it worthwhile making up a small stock of finished roses in different colours to save time when you are in an inspired mood and want to concentrate on a design rather than the various techniques involved . |
| 39 | It is your responsibility and yours alone to choose which voice to listen to , which voice to accept as a guide throughout your daily life . |
| 40 | We expect to come to a conclusion on that in the next few weeks . |
| 41 | The second point is on correspondence , I 'm absolutely certain that when a member of public writes in to any department , not necessarily highway , he expects and needs an immediate response , now I know you have , you have started the acknowledgement of our system , but I think it 's , it does n't go far enough , an acknowledgement card that simply says the thing is received and is receiving attention , needs to then indicate the individual to whom that matter has been passed for attention and that leads me to the third point and I think the general complaint on the public is that local government is seen as faceless people and I think we have to get in our mind to name people within our department , there 's not one mention about it in our promise , I think we need , unless I 've not read it , but I think , I think we , yes , but I think we need to mention people by name , senior people within the department who will respond to particular things and certainly where public comes into contact within the offices we must get around to wearing a name badge who says who that person is , people want to relate to a person and I think we can do that if we try . |
| 42 | ‘ You know , Hank , if you really want to write for a living you should go to London and Edinburgh , go to Europe , too — perhaps try working for a newspaper or magazine . |
| 43 | Residents who want to participate in a group and share their experiences may find it easier if residential staff are not present , so that frankness can be risked . |
| 44 | No , I never pick up the phone , they do that , pick up one phone and speak for a minute , while that ones ringing they say hold on a minute , and pick up the other one . |
| 45 | Now police want to talk to a man in his fifties who was walking a black labrador-type dog in the area at the time . |
| 46 | Addressing a crowd of 25,000 in a black township near Johannesburg , Mandela said that he could " no longer explain to our people why we want to talk to a regime which is murdering our people " . |
| 47 | Police now want to talk to a number of people who were in St Giles just before the attack … they think they are vital witnesses . |
| 48 | Well now , I want to talk to a guy . |
| 49 | He said , ‘ I want to talk about a donation you made to Sinn Fein . |
| 50 | Local Conservatives want to sell to a property developer so he can erect two shops , but lovers of Elgar 's music say the builders would be destroying the peaceful haven where the composer wrote his Enigma Variations . |
| 51 | They expect to sell to a developer and move into a modern bungalow on 13 acres less than a mile away . |
| 52 | Now if you want to serve as a Local Councillor , Councillor where you are told by any Government what the priorities of people are , on the services that we deliver , than I want no part of that in Local Government . |
| 53 | It 's significant that when I get home at night and want to listen to a record for pleasure I usually choose a disc made over 30 years ago — the message survives the medium to an astonishing extent in the best old records . |
| 54 | Theresa just how do we justify that and then I want to hear from a lawyer about this . |
| 55 | Some people take furniture to her that they do n't like or are tired of and want transformed into a work of art ; she optimistically feels that no piece of furniture is totally without hope . |
| 56 | He swam up to her and said , ‘ If you want to surf like a man you 're going to be treated like a man . ’ |
| 57 | ‘ We prefer to have working capital rather than interest from money held in a Trust account , so we expect to apply for a bonding arrangement in the future , ’ adds Ms Burrows . |
| 58 | Because of the size of the data this is a large commitment to space which is only worthwhile where a large number of people want to look at a lot of the data . |
| 59 | So if you want to look for a short-term , meaning 18 months , competitive battle that will be the most interesting , the server battle between NT and NetWare will be a major area of competition . ’ |
| 60 | So if you want to look for a short-term , meaning 18 months , competitive battle that will be the most interesting , the server battle between NT and NetWare will be a major area of competition , ’ he said . |