Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Here are some pointers on how to go about the writing task : 1 .
2 And the other half used to go as a window leather which are called st
3 and I 'd like to go as an army chef or an army mechanic
4 Seven days — a week — is a long time to wait for a telephone service nowadays .
5 To find its most lasting realization , Charlie 's vision would have to wait for a bank clerk who did understand metempsychosis , and who had not only a commercial education gained in an underground room at Lloyds Bank , but also a knowledge of Greek .
6 ( Of course , for my friends to stand a chance of receiving any correspondence from me means that I either have to wait for the guilt level to rise sufficiently ( which is a slow process ) , or to unearth other things to put on my list like ‘ Install central heating ’ and ‘ Decorate bathroom ’ . )
7 The visitors did n't have long to wait for the opening goal .
8 The part has an enlarged on-chip primary write-back cache rather than the write-through cache of the 80486 , which means that the CPU does not have to wait for the cache controller to copy stored data back to main memory .
9 There was full consultation between family heads at each stage of the project and only a handful of families , mostly shop-owners , opted to wait for the Government supply which reached Perteguhan 18 months later .
10 Although nationalists could express themselves freely in cultural terms , their aspiration for a united Ireland would have to wait for the ballot box to decide .
11 The simplest method would have been for a French submarine to wait for the Rainbow Warrior somewhere on the high seas and sink it with a torpedo but that posed the problem of what to do with any survivors .
12 Then over to see about the feed stores .
13 The erm , we did invite Ingy to come to this meeting just to report about the festival things , but er she , when I saw her , down at the Lyceum , she was sort of doubtful , erm just because you know
14 The perception of social advantage in general abstention from collective bargaining is too remote from the circumstances of the individual worker for him ever to support through the ballot box a general prohibition on trade unions , let alone to abstain privately from their immediate protection in a world where there is no reason to expect other workers to confer a reciprocal advantage on him by similar abstention .
15 Bleed holes within the dam allow water levels to equalise as the cistern refills , which prevents stagnant water build-up .
16 PPC If you are dead set against replacing your motherboard ( which is the option I 'd go for ) then your only alternative , other than buying a new set up , is to go for a processor replacement card .
17 ‘ The decision to go for a greenfield site was taken in June , 1992 , and the countdown to Highbridge — a site within reach of all employees , with good motorway links — began soon afterwards , ’ he said .
18 ‘ Odd place to go for a midnight stroll , sir , ’ said the older one sarkily .
19 They looked at the low asset base and in the end it was decided to go for a trade sale . ’
20 Seriously tho , it would make sense to go for a replacement midfielder , if Wilko IS looking for a centre half and hawking Hodge in a swap deal .
21 Being pushed for time , it can be tempting for midwives to go for a shortcut solution — one that does n't involve sitting with a mum for an hour or more , as often as necessary , supporting her , encouraging her and increasing her confidence .
22 Would you like me to check the mail — or attend to the women who were to go for a bush walk ? ’
23 ‘ Elaine said she had to go for a blood test .
24 ‘ Much as I 'd like to go for a hat trick , my sweet , I have to admit that I 'm not Superman .
25 After an hour or so of drinking , these two gentlemen decided they wished to go for an afternoon drive around the local villages — a motor car around this time still being something of a novelty .
26 And yes , a district general manager should 've resigned because he had an interest in the decision to go for the Trust status .
27 The set had reached deuce when Mrs Beattie decided to go for the advantage point .
28 British producers have little choice but to go for the home market , because the lion share of their budgets comes from the B B C , I T V or Channel Four who commission the programmes in the first place .
29 One of the few collectors dedicated enough to go for the company context is Peter Card , whose collection of 400 old bicycle lamps is without equal .
30 Once that 's secured and defended at least once , Weir wants to go for the flyweight title , held until recently by Pat Clinton .
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