Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is rarely mentioned in the press references to TI tend to go hand-in-hand with the name of its chairman and chief executive , the recently knighted Sir Christopher Lewinton . |
| 2 | Whole oats need to be fed in a larger quantity , as a proportion of them tend to pass undigested through the horse ; and crushed oats are usually smashed into oblivion , and reduced to a poor quality feed of husks and dust . |
| 3 | As they do so we tend to know fewer of the people we see in them . |
| 4 | One national paper reports its readers seven to one against closer ties with Europe ( such polls tend to attract more of the antis ) and a respected columnist bemoans the fact that cooked meats and pies are no longer sold at his favourite deli stall on Leeds market , apparently because of the dead hand of Europeanisation . |
| 5 | What chloroplast cells there are tend to concentrate near to the veins , so that the little carbohydrate that is elaborated is quickly moved into the nearby veins and carried to where it is needed , thus we get a characteristic green outline to the veins in an otherwise pale green , even yellowish , leaf . |
| 6 | ah , you want to see some of the twenty five year olds going to town down here |
| 7 | In addition there is in the surrounding parkland , a swimming pool , set in a panoramic position , ideal for a relaxing dip , a tennis court for the energetic and horse riding facilities for those who really want to enjoy one of the region 's favourite country pursuits . |
| 8 | In natural fibre-rich foods the taste-evoking substances appear to remain intact within the cell walls which have not been stripped away by refining processes . |
| 9 | Even so , expect to lose some of the fry despite these safeguards . |
| 10 | I want to catch one of the Uridian delegates before he leaves . ’ |
| 11 | Each exhibits a different character and , if used together , they interact to provide most of the popular metal-mania types of effect . |
| 12 | The protesters say they want to know more about the process , and that it 's a mistake for the government to legalize irradiation without proper research . |
| 13 | ‘ At home , children expect to come first in the life of the family and in school many of them behave in a selfish , uncaring way with no idea of consideration of others , ’ wrote another . |
| 14 | ‘ They appear to know some of the same people . ’ |
| 15 | What I want to suggest is that far from representing a glorification of a golden age , confident and stable in its social organisation , The Faerie Queene exemplifies a very uneasy social and cultural fabric and I want to indicate some of the reasons for that unease . |
| 16 | Fourth I want to eliminate some of the complexity . |
| 17 | If you want to discuss any of the matters raised in this letter please let me know . |
| 18 | You elect to win that with the ace , and lead a low club . |
| 19 | Or is it something slightly different that , that er er the actions of the peasantry I think are la are very largely restorationist but in the process they are actually going further that , th th that they have challenged that that th th they 've done more than just want to put some of the rights wrong , that they are actually beginning to challenge the system |
| 20 | If you want to put this to the test , simply present your membership , attendance and income and expenditure figures to the church committee in graph form without comment beyond that of simple clarification . |
| 21 | The MEPs want to do away with the Commission 's proposals for a three month contracting-out period during which the provisions in the directive would not be applied . |
| 22 | Both want to do this at the lowest possible cost . |
| 23 | And if I 'm saying I really want to do less for the cracker bar now , because that was hard pushed . |
| 24 | Without attempting here to formulate such a scheme in any comprehensive way I propose to consider some of the important elements which would enter into it . |
| 25 | ‘ Talking about work , as we were just a moment ago … perhaps you would n't mind explaining to me why you want to reject some of the new designs I 've just shown you ? ’ |
| 26 | Absolutely I was aware that Graham was very anxious to be involved in this process , er for example he wrote me a note and I think other members and it 's because of those , of those notes that I was anxious that we should inform them of what we were up to and if you want to share any of the papers or agendas please ask . |
| 27 | ‘ Shame to dump this on the dregs , ’ said Dennis , surveying his glass moodily . |
| 28 | In the end I 'll have to see him , but I want to keep that as the reserve move . ’ |
| 29 | So you want to be a boxer ; you want to be a champ ; you want to live one of the great sporting dreams . |
| 30 | The Liberal Democrats desperately want to inherit most of the old SDP vote . |