Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] [noun] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You need a four base width formation to get your rank bonuses , but it is better to sacrifice the bonus in favour of avoiding being dragged into a broader combat . |
| 2 | In this case mobility between firms is constrained because labour may have to sacrifice the growth in earnings they could expect if they remained with their current firm . |
| 3 | It is often suggested in the literature that male migration aggravates environmental degradation as women 's coping strategies are modified to accommodate the fall in labour availability in rural households . |
| 4 | The city of Lothern grew from a small fishing village to a great city to accommodate the increase in trade from the colonies and other realms . |
| 5 | There was therefore no desire to expropriate the Plantagenets in Aquitaine before 1294 . |
| 6 | I just wanted to alert the staff in case any of you have seen or heard anything suspicious . ’ |
| 7 | But it is important to affirm the independence in principle of the linguistic and social analysis at this stage of the work , especially as this does not always seem to be recognized . |
| 8 | Sharron Davies ' bid to win the 400 metres individual medley title for a record sixth time will be watched with added interest now that she has been given the opportunity to swim the event in Barcelona next month . |
| 9 | His winning formula has been to restore the houses in stages , a wing at a time : they are so attractive and such good value that they almost invariably sell before they are completed . |
| 10 | It should now be clear that you need to monitor the patient in order to know what to do . |
| 11 | A PUBLIC debate on new laws to monitor the Press in Britain takes place in Liverpool later this month . |
| 12 | Ensuring that services stay up to set standards by employing a team of inspectors to monitor the service in detail |
| 13 | As in previous years it was difficult to monitor the fighting in Cambodia during 1990 , as independent confirmation of conflicting claims was extremely rare . |
| 14 | Constitutional experts believe divorce is inevitable and that Prince Charles plans to renounce the throne in favour of Prince William . |
| 15 | ‘ Charles has at times given the impression that he would prefer to renounce the throne in favour of his son . |
| 16 | In his failure to sound the horn in time there is tragedy , but it is not of a very complicated kind . |
| 17 | The company collapsed , the ITA had to re-advertise the contract in July 1955 , and the ABPC film company , one-third owned by the American Warner Brothers , was persuaded firmly to accept it the very day before ITV started in London . |
| 18 | As a schoolboy prank he leaned forward to staple the boy in front 's jacket to his chair . |
| 19 | REGIONAL health trends uncovered in the survey show that men are least likely to hit the bottle in East Anglia , which has the lowest proportion of heavy drinkers . |
| 20 | Now all that 's left to do is wait for Carry On Columbus to hit the cinemas in October . |
| 21 | Meanwhile , his book , Black Coffee Blues , is due to hit the shops in mid-December . |
| 22 | The hindmost attendant was holding what looked like a large loaf of bread , and was using it to hit the minion in front , which was running almost doubled up , its little gloved hands held over its head , where the pursuing scullion was raining blows with the loaf . |
| 23 | WORK has started to demolish the flats in Weycombe Road , Haslemere , which over the years have been named the Barracks because of their appearance . |
| 24 | Satellite TV will almost certainly be prepared to outbid the others in order to boost audiences . |
| 25 | The system contract in Chapter 4 deals with this question at some length , but it is not unusual in standard terms and conditions to find a simple clause which permits the buyer to cancel the order in return for payment of a cancellation fee . |
| 26 | As a result of the progress made , it was agreed to cancel the meeting in Tombouctu but to continue discussions on Jan. 16 in Algeria . |
| 27 | Laud too was the King 's evil genius in persuading him to try to enforce the use in Scotland of a prayer book similar to that of the Church of England . |
| 28 | The Dutch types were overwhelmingly preferred during the 1940s , when there was a general boom for dual-purpose breeds in Britain , but a few Canadian animals were preserved , bolstered by Canadian gifts of heifers to promote the Holstein in Britain which led to the formation of the separate British Holstein Society in 1947 . |
| 29 | Very anxious to promote the Wales in Europe scheme because it 's been very important to us , including the links that er we have been able to build up with other regions of Europe in Catalonia , , Lombardy and Battenberkaburg above all er which our our sort of strong erm er neighbours which can teach us a lot about industry and these are the areas that we will want to link up with by having this extra seat in the European parliament , er and obviously I mean there are sorts of areas where we have some sympathy with the occasional point that is made by the anti-Europe speakers on the other side . |
| 30 | It was the military custom of the Franks to gather the army in spring , and to remain active for three to six months . |