Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This scheme is a great success as our trainees benefit from learning in a real working environment . |
| 2 | Even these unpretentious , non-vintage champagnes benefit from keeping for a time ; the great champagnes repay keeping for years and years . |
| 3 | The Hammersmith & Fulham Group recommends that the change in Amnesty 's Mandate , extending the right of conscientious objection to include members of the armed forces who object to serving in a particular war , ‘ be rescinded ’ . |
| 4 | Beware of resorting to a visual aid because it seems to look impressive . |
| 5 | The baddies trundle back and forth like an expectant father and resurrect on returning to a screen , and you 've got this pathetic energy bar thingie which encourages you to ignore them anyway ! |
| 6 | Very few aestheticians , however , look at acting as a phenomenon — Edward Bullough ( 1912 ) , in his work on Psychical Distancing , is perhaps the notable exception . |
| 7 | Finally , draught-proof the point where the sashes meet by pinning on a length of plastic or metal spring strip excluder to cover the gap . |
| 8 | Tonight we start a series on architectural follies around the region.A folly is a building with no special purpose … often built at the whim of a wealthy landowner.We begin by peering into a concrete grotto … and touring some mock medieval cloisters , all built in the 1930s by the man who invented reflective road signs . |
| 9 | More simply , a crack on the head is what you get for acting in a perfectly natural manner . |
| 10 | Shifting funds to primary care under the existing system will create some new opportunities , but only if general practitioners succeed in relating to a new managed system . |
| 11 | Once we get to working on a piece , it becomes very personal . |
| 12 | Train for accuracy , range and control by aiming at a target mitt ( this is not suitable for front kick practice ) . |
| 13 | Similarly , girls and women suffer from living in a society in which sexism |
| 14 | Paratenic hosts such as rodents or birds may ingest the infective eggs , and the L2 travel to their tissues where they remain until eaten by a dog when subsequent development is apparently confined to the gastrointestinal tract . |
| 15 | ‘ Sometimes , ’ said Bernard , ‘ I too feel like going to a hotel somewhere and looking out over a blue Mediterranean sea . |
| 16 | I passionately believe by working as a team we can help young people to lead happy and successful lives , ’ he said . |
| 17 | Just as it is easier to blame witches , agents of the Devil , for male impotence , famine , drought , war , plague and so forth than it is to blame God whom , in spite of all evidence to the contrary , we insist on regarding as a benign and even moral being . |
| 18 | Often the task you end up doing as a result of management by inertia is not merely inappropriate for you but very time consuming . |
| 19 | Repeated non-availability or failures to show up after agreeing to an engagement are likely to result in a discontinuation of offers of work , and in this sense casual working requires an acceptance of many of the same disciplines as apply to working in a regular fashion . |
| 20 | The therapist 's main task was to help the patient grieve over her loss and adapt to living without a partner . |
| 21 | If your offer is acceptable then you proceed by applying for a mortgage and informing your appointed solicitor or conveyancing agent of the details of the purchase , so that he or she can then make formal overtures to the vendor 's solicitors . |
| 22 | ‘ That way you end by staring through a telescope poked up your own- ’ |
| 23 | Plenty have terraces from which to watch the world go by accompanied by a hot waffle or a glass of beer . |
| 24 | The COB Rules differentiate between dealing with a customer as a counterparty and dealing for him as an agent ; this chapter follows that differentiation and also distinguishes between " clients " and " mere " counterparties ( with whom there is no client relationship but who the COB Rules treat as a " customer " , as discussed below ) . |
| 25 | If time is at a premium or you really hate tack cleaning , think about investing in a synthetic saddle and bridle for everyday use and keeping your leather tack for best . |
| 26 | If you knock at the door of the gamekeeper 's house and he comes to the door wearing an antler head-dress , a black satin robe with a pentangle on it , and is holding a headless bleeding chicken in one hand , then even if he gives you permission to camp , think about going to a B & B. Some country folk are best left to their own devices . |
| 27 | Think of living in a yacht as living in a caravan , eating out in the evenings . |
| 28 | Alcohol can make a big difference to the final bill so take care choosing wines and think of opting for a good sparkling wine rather than Champagne . |
| 29 | Counselling , information and advice giving , respite from caring on a regular basis can all help . |
| 30 | Given that people die , sometimes fail to complete the registration forms correctly , or move without applying for a postal vote , the electoral register is never 100% accurate . |