Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pensions are usually compared by converting the annual pension paid to an average earner into ecu , using ‘ purchasing power parity ’ to accommodate for the various costs of living in each country . |
| 2 | Khrushchev , who was preoccupied with trying to promote a policy of peaceful coexistence with the United States ( Khrushchev and Eisenhower met at Camp David in September 1959 ) whilst at the same time seeking to contain the emerging Sino-Soviet rift , had little thought to spare for the bearded revolutionaries in far-off Cuba . |
| 3 | If , if there 's an incident happens , does n't mean you have to wait for the local police officer to tell , to come along and tell him , you 've still got police support all round you anywhere . |
| 4 | I am just not prepared to wait for the green shoots of recovery . ’ |
| 5 | A surprising contrast to what any anthropologist would have to report about the religious beliefs of modem Westerners is Turnbull 's authoritative and intimate account is of the lives of pygmies in the forests of the Congo — containing no references to dreaming at all , and very little evidence of pygmy mysticism . |
| 6 | The water has to flow through the stiff bristles , which filter out particles and also encourage them to settle to the bottom of the chamber , by slowing the flow . |
| 7 | Atlas 's purpose is to sit between the corporate systems and the EDI network , allowing messages to be generated to various standards and in various formats . |
| 8 | Heinzer , the Mister Nice of the Swiss Team , exploiting an avowed intent to turn Mister Ugly — ‘ I want to go for the big wins ’ — won the first race . |
| 9 | It is even possible that if you decide to set up your own business , you may be able to claim for the initial costs of this . |
| 10 | After the nightmare images conjured up by John and Charles it was reassuring to drive through the historic streets of Sandwich and return to the sane world of the golf tournament . |
| 11 | I am afraid that I have to confess that we allow a substantial number of people to remain simply because we have not had the staff to pursue their claims to remain through the various hoops available to them . |
| 12 | ( Incidentally never forget to plan for the practical needs of the press when you 're drawing up your arrangements . |
| 13 | In the loyalist camp an intense controversy on strategy was in progress and was to continue through the following months . |
| 14 | There 's a lot to like about the Inspiral Carpets . |
| 15 | The fact that the people involved who killed Chai in the snackbar fight were mostly ‘ unemployed youths ’ , seemed to emphasise for the young intellectuals the disrespect for knowledge prevalent in a money-orientated society . |
| 16 | the participants for H Two will have already discovered , we are still tackling part of H One from yesterday , but , and I apologize that you will have to sit through the outstanding items of discussion . |
| 17 | Like most Chinese children unfortunate enough to grow up in the Sixties , Zeng 's education was severely disrupted by the Cultural Revolution , and he had to sit through the shouting matches and brain-washing sessions just as everyone else did . |
| 18 | They would even have to go through the new routines in between shows . |
| 19 | But of course it would be possible to go through the behavioural motions of requesting without having any of the requisite beliefs and intentions . |
| 20 | Well could I have comments on the principle or principles of er by using criteria and then I 'd like to go through the individual criteria or individual criterion one by one . |
| 21 | In other words , while the court would not have imposed liability in respect of the decision itself ( except if it had been perverse ) failure to go through the preliminary steps of obtaining essential information could have grounded liability . |
| 22 | Fortunately , the researcher does not have to go through the bound volumes one by one to see what they contain . |
| 23 | I see no reason for us actually to go through the whole pros and cons . |
| 24 | I thanked him for his help , assured him that we would begin to go through the proper channels tomorrow , and said good-night . |
| 25 | Even with the best economic policy it will take two years from this point to go through the unavoidable stages of deflation and recession to reach the start of recovery . |
| 26 | A freezer well stocked with little bags , each containing a prepared calorie-counted and fibre-counted meal , provides excellent protection against temptation to break your diet simply because you have n't had time to shop for the right foods . |
| 27 | The bank undertook to arrange for the necessary documents to be drawn up and the manager gave instructions that both the husband and the wife were to be made aware of the nature and effect of the documents they would sign , and that the wife should be advised to take legal advice if she had any doubts about them . |
| 28 | Bush said that Iraq should designate military commanders to meet their coalition counterparts within the next 48 hours to arrange for the military aspects of the ceasefire . |
| 29 | Furthermore the appearance of Saruman to drive off the borrowed horses is coincidental with the arrival of Shadowfax — the note of joy in their whinnyings puzzles Legolas , though their eventual return with Shadowfax provides an equine equivalent for the unexpected return of Gandalf . |
| 30 | Learn To Drive Off The Public Roads |