Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun pl] [prep] the [noun sg] " 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 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ To enable discussions of the project to take place in total secrecy , ’ he said , ‘ I 'm taking my four colleagues cruising in the Cyclades . |
| 10 | An open invitation is extended to Mr Amos to attend meetings of the Village Association committee . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Copyholders were obliged to attend meetings of the manor court , and any changes in tenancy were recorded in the court rolls . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 " . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | It had no requirements for audit , no requirements to submit accounts to the Charity Commissioners and no requirements to issue accounts to the public . |
| 20 | National Westminster has announced four thousand redundancies and yet you still have to wait ages in the queue at the bank , why is that ? |
| 21 | One answer might be for the EC to agree rules for the recycling of packaging that would reduce such disruption . |
| 22 | We found these very interesting and should be glad to see copies of the material you mentioned as about to go to print . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | If one writes and asks — or begs — British Rail to include improvements in the Bill which it could easily have done by extending part III , one gets the same treatment . |
| 25 | A statement to input values from the console input device ( usually keyboard ) . |
| 26 | Learning how to categorize cases for the purpose of decision-making in pollution control may , however , be a lengthy process , since the solitude of the job and the absence of any formal training restrict the field officer 's access to the agency 's fund of knowledge about different types of case . |
| 27 | Editor , — In recent months dermatologists have been under increasing pressure from fundholding general practitioners to conduct clinics in the community . |
| 28 | The Fundació 's maintenance costs eat up the lion 's share of government subsidy , and as the programme is expanded the directors hope to cultivate funds for the exhibition and education programmes from sponsorship and patronage . |
| 29 | Oh oh oh not really , but it was when this chanting came in that the young fellas seemed to like gangs in the crowd and this when all the trouble started |
| 30 | Now walkers along the ancient Oxfordshire Way near Tetsworth , have to wear hardhats through the basement . |