Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For trimming , allow enough braid to go round the pelmet outline , or fringing for the bottom line of pelmet only . |
| 2 | ( If you 're standing , you tend to fall towards the front rather than the back of the train now . ) |
| 3 | I shall also want to talk with you about the ffruit Trees I intend to plant against the wall next y Pump Court . |
| 4 | For lunch I intend to go to the Strawberry Duck pub , Entwhistle , Saturday afternoon is free for shopping in Manchester 's Arndale Centre or whatever and for the evening meal the plan is to go to the new Indian take-away which has opened near Castle Irwell — the ‘ Tandoori Cottage ’ . |
| 5 | They give better support at the edges than a sprung base so they 're a practical choice if you tend to sit on the bed . |
| 6 | It is the latter view which at first sight seems to challenge Tormey 's theory , for any ‘ expression ’ by the actor implies a subjective/objective relationship , the inner meanings of which remain hidden from the audience . |
| 7 | It seemed somehow deeper , as if its roots lay hidden in the past . |
| 8 | We share that judgement and intend to continue with the passage of the Bill . ’ |
| 9 | A small white plastic bag containing various packets of waxed paper marked ‘ For Foodstuffs ’ lay propped against the gear-lever of the little Fiat . |
| 10 | Against these dramatic changes , we intend to remain at the centre as an effective resource for the voluntary sector , and an important bridge between the sector and others . |
| 11 | later than that , it 's er I mean to go to the crematorium at quarter past eleven , we would n't be back here before twelve o'clock . |
| 12 | If you are not aware that your eating habits change depending on the time of your menstrual cycle , it would be worth keeping diary for a few months to check . |
| 13 | Our claim form includes advice on the action you may take if you intend to claim under the policy but we wish to emphasise that IF YOUR MOTOR CAR IS INSURED AGAINST DAMAGE and is IMMOBILISED AT THE REPAIRERS ' PREMISES your local Motor Claims Office will arrange for an inspection by an Engineer immediately on receiving details from you by telephone , whether the claim form has been completed or not . |
| 14 | Those who are brave enough to hope for one of the few lectureships around tend to go for the astronomy or nuclear physics . |
| 15 | Sometimes it is awkward because with all the excitement you tend to go to the lavatory a number of times before the race , which leads to difficulty later on . |
| 16 | If the kick is too hard the crampons tend to rebound from the ice , and a hard kick can be painful on the toes . |
| 17 | The transactional desktop element allows networked personal computers running MS-DOS or Windows to run the client portions of Open/OLTP downloaded from the server . |
| 18 | This dissonance is one of the most characteristic sounds of Bulgarian women 's traditional singing ; other striking features are the high-pitched yips which punctuate singing from the Shop and Pirin regions , and Pirin songs also feature strikingly beautiful na visoko ( high ) voices . |
| 19 | [ I ] f you intend to cope with the jungle out there , you need to make the Wall Street Journal and similar publications such as The Economist your favourite comic books . ’ |
| 20 | Speeds greater than zero correspond to flow from the west to the east . |
| 21 | If you intend to proceed with the appeal on your own , you should contact me for a copy of the relevant parts of the Sheriff Court process . |
| 22 | ‘ Most people tend to gather at the track and do the group session , without even stopping to think what the training effect is doing to their body , or how they are going to progress next week , or the week after . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Gottle a geer ’ Gazza would undoubtedly be a tremendous asset to the team , but after Silvers recent professions of poverty , I tend to agree with the Guardian that this is a ‘ We are still a big club ’ smokescreen . |
| 24 | Denis Healey is another politician I admire , and I tend to agree with the view that he is the best leader the Labour Party never had . |
| 25 | It 's not unusual on girls ' weekends or at women workers ' conferences for them to be demonstrative with each other , or with the young women , while we remain caught in the straight-jacket of frigidity while we are in the public eye . |
| 26 | We tend to work from the Centre in the friendly critic role . |
| 27 | Having become established , people tend to work within the tradition for reasons which are never properly articulated . |
| 28 | Mrs Keating shouted , ‘ I think you 'd better know , I intend to write to the school about this . ’ |
| 29 | Initially , the chemical potential µ 1 , of the solvent in the solution , is lower than that of the pure solvent , µ 1 ° and solvent molecules tend to pass through the membrane into the solution in order to attain equilibrium . |
| 30 | In Britain ( with all too few honourable exceptions ) we tend to accept as the norm , prefab huts equipped with smelly loos , worn carpets or line , tatty curtains and torn seat cushions . |