Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun pl] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He soon started to gather illustrations for The Tourist 's New Guide to the Lake District , but as with the Manchester plan , it took much longer than he had hoped , and the final version was not published until 1819 . |
| 2 | But it still gives you a pang to see performers of the calibre of Stephen Moore , Sian Phillips and Sheila Steafel trapped voluntarily in a vehicle heading nowhere . |
| 3 | The government agreed , at the end of talks with Prince Sadruddin , to extend by six months a " memorandum of understanding " , due to expire in December , permitting UN relief agencies to continue operations in the north and south of the country . |
| 4 | I had some experience of this when I lived at home , having to wait hours for the district nurses . |
| 5 | Poles were appointed to administrative posts in local government , and the law courts attempted to accommodate requests for the use of the Polish language . |
| 6 | Similarly , the cars of ramblers who do n't like to see bikes on the hills are , by weight of numbers , forcing cyclists off the road . |
| 7 | To gather signatures for the petition was a formidable task indeed , because it had to be back in Helen Martini 's hands by the following Thursday , so she could present it to No. 10 Downing Street on Friday 15 March . |
| 8 | Erm the planning conversation act nineteen ninety one requires the development plans to include policies for the conservation and that of the natural beauty and amenity of their land . |
| 9 | Opportunities to take seriously such issues as girls and science or the merits of negotiated assessment , or to acquire skills in the areas of active tutorial work or special educational needs are few and far between , and often have to be carved out of evenings and weekends . |
| 10 | Next time we will have a basis on which to request a meeting , in advance — trying to arrange meetings on the spot becomes a nightmare of negotiating other prescheduled appointments . |
| 11 | ‘ To enable discussions of the project to take place in total secrecy , ’ he said , ‘ I 'm taking my four colleagues cruising in the Cyclades . |
| 12 | Shipping lines continued to carry emigrants across the Atlantic during the twentieth century . |
| 13 | Meanwhile , the national New Forum political movement — founded in September 1989 — began to sprout off-shoots in the provinces , including Lauchhammer . |
| 14 | An open invitation is extended to Mr Amos to attend meetings of the Village Association committee . |
| 15 | It is common for members of each to attend meetings of the others , at least as observers , and sometimes a project initiated by one body is subsequently brought to fruition under the aegis of another . |
| 16 | She was the first woman to receive such an honour , and it had to be accepted by Professor Bonney on her behalf , since women were not allowed to attend meetings of the society . |
| 17 | Early on , he asked John Wakeham , his one-time boss as chief whip , but now energy secretary , to attend meetings of the review committee , acting as an independent source of party-wise political advice and , later , as a fixer . |
| 18 | Copyholders were obliged to attend meetings of the manor court , and any changes in tenancy were recorded in the court rolls . |
| 19 | The industry body for many of the companies behind the leasing of photocopiers , the Finance and Leasing Association , has taken steps to curb excesses on the part of its members . |
| 20 | Soviet customs regulations were to be maintained in Lithuania ( the Lithuanian government on March 17 had announced plans to curb exports from the republic , including introduction of Lithuanian-run border checkpoints ) , and guards were to be posted around nuclear power stations and " other very important sites which are all-union property " . |
| 21 | Further to your report ( Echo February 4 ) , I am asking for volunteers from the Spennymoor Ward to form a steering committee to promote activities for the youth of the ward , such as Outward Bound , fishing , youth projects etc . |
| 22 | The main tasks of such an authority would be to issue contracts for the performance of particular tasks coupled with supervisory and inspection to ensure that they were adequately performed . |
| 23 | The Act does little more than authorise the Secretary of State to issue rules for the regulation of prisons and the Prison Rules 1964 , though subsequently amended , can be shown to be very out of date . |
| 24 | It had no requirements for audit , no requirements to submit accounts to the Charity Commissioners and no requirements to issue accounts to the public . |
| 25 | National Westminster has announced four thousand redundancies and yet you still have to wait ages in the queue at the bank , why is that ? |
| 26 | The Pleasure Dome is the host for Dave 's blend of up-front dance and indie tunes , where the sounds are likely to include ditties from the likes of Happy Mondays , The Charlatans , World Of Twist , 808 State , A Tribe Called Quest and The KLF , interspersed with a splattering of classic House tunes . |
| 27 | One answer might be for the EC to agree rules for the recycling of packaging that would reduce such disruption . |
| 28 | We found these very interesting and should be glad to see copies of the material you mentioned as about to go to print . |
| 29 | You can put an advertisement in the Law Society 's Gazette or write to firms at random , but if this method produces an offer you will need to take all possible steps to sound opinions upon the standing of the firm . |
| 30 | The unfortunate turn of events also threatened to disrupt plans for the Hamon Building , a 140,000-square-foot three storey annex slated for unveiling within less than a year . |