Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Throughout the 1980s , it battled to achieve two crucial , strategic shifts : to reduce its dependence on bulk , low-margin , commodity chemicals which tend to swing wildly with the economic cycle — in favour of high value-added , high-margin ‘ effect ’ chemicals ; and to cut the share of sales accounted for by the UK . |
| 2 | It 's quite usual to pay a deposit to show that you intend to go ahead with the deal and if you back out the repairer is entitled to keep the money . |
| 3 | HEAVYWEIGHTS , it is said , take a while to mature but tend to remain longer in the sport . |
| 4 | The fish tend to spawn all around the same time and pay attention to their own broods — equally the parents will see off any attempt by another pair to eat their brood . |
| 5 | They tend to go always to the top of the |
| 6 | Can you tell me something about the crowd itself , erm did particular age groups tend to stand together around the ground or were the young |
| 7 | Insurance defence lawyers , however , tend to concentrate more on the legal process and procedure . |
| 8 | Skills develop and change to compensate partially for the changing capacities . |
| 9 | Students appear to acquire more in the way of fluency than accuracy : |
| 10 | But his interests appear to remain firmly with the purchasers ' ‘ needs ’ — and pockets — as he advises : ‘ If you want to buy a girl from one of the escort firms it will cost you quite a lot . |
| 11 | The script assumes that this is your LSTRAIN process — if it is a live process , then make sure that the user you create to do the QA is a name that you really want to sit directly under the Manager . |
| 12 | Ideally , of course , there should be the choice , especially for islanders having to work on the mainland who want to come home for the weekend . |
| 13 | Since mid-January , the Open University 's information service at Milton Keynes has been astonished to receive a record 1711 letters from people who are not OU students but who want to know more about the schedules for OU transmissions . |
| 14 | If you 're unsure of the kinds of things they sell or simply want to know more about the kind of service they provide , give them a call before paying them a visit . |
| 15 | If you want to know more about the Aquarian electronic thermostat drop me a line at |
| 16 | They also want to know more about the movements of the Ford Sierra , TBO 592Y on Saturday night . |
| 17 | However , I want to concentrate here on the technical work that the Faculty does on behalf , not only of its members , but of the Institute membership as a whole . |
| 18 | I want to comment briefly on the Government 's proposals and to support wholeheartedly the new clauses and amendments tabled by my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) . |
| 19 | And I want to hear more about the kissing and canoodling . ’ |
| 20 | St Katherine Yacht Haven , located under the shadow of Tower Bridge in London , is the best known marina in central London , but it is not the only convenient haven for visitors who want to sail right to the heart of the city . |
| 21 | ‘ And I want to stick close to the TARDIS , ’ Ace said , appearing on the stripped-down rear platform . |
| 22 | And of course if you want to use somewhere like the bowling green for bowls or croquet then you 've got to pay the going rate . |
| 23 | The three issues I want to put forward to the minister are , number one does this matter ? |
| 24 | In this section I want to deal only with the question of selection of a code for a particular interaction . |
| 25 | ‘ I want to do well for the club but I seem to be heading up a blind alley and maybe a move is the only solution . |
| 26 | I want to do right by the kid , give them a good home . |
| 27 | I 've forgotten my troubles ; now I want to climb just for the good performance itself . |
| 28 | Do you ever feel that life is getting on top of you or that you want to run away from the demands made on you by career or family ? |
| 29 | The problem in the doctors ' surgery , I mean you 've got people taking ill sick children round there with high temperatures and , and they do tend want to park close to the surgery , er and if they see a space they will obviously use it . |
| 30 | If you want to understand more about the society in which you live , if you are curious about why groups of people behave the way they do or hold particular sets of beliefs , if you are intrigued by how societies change , then Sociology may be your kind of subject . |