Example sentences of "[to-vb] and [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In the west it is the prices which are hard to accept and in the east people are unhappy about unemployment . |
| 2 | For drama school it is the first taste of things to come and on the whole a good thing . |
| 3 | I believe it can be made to work and with the background of the proposed Amendment and what b can be done by Parliament as a result of that , that can be a sensible way of proceeding . |
| 4 | It is a tale full of interest , and it reveals an attitude to work and to the Service that makes pleasant reading ( unhappily some authors give the impression they had a less than fulfilling time while in the RAF ) . |
| 5 | Conscious that she must make the most of these last weeks , and grateful for all the happiness and love which she had enjoyed in childhood , she was nevertheless eager for the days to pass and for the news to come that João had arrived from Lisbon to collect his bride . |
| 6 | Kraus taught him to listen and about the limitations of judging . |
| 7 | erm Arthur used to listen and in the end er , I think Johnny went off , you know , satisfied that somebody had listened to him |
| 8 | The initial allocation of system design responsibility was negotiated between the four aircraft companies , Deutsch Aerospace , British Aerospace , Carsa and Allenia and against the background of an M O U which said we must share the technology on this project between the four nations and in a particular way which ensures that each of the nations has got access to all the high technology aspects of the project er therefore the individual companies identified those areas of the project , were they felt they either could lead best or wish to lead and for the United Kingdom British Aerospace erm identified the avionics system integration as the major complex task that they would take responsibility for . |
| 9 | The programme has also run exactly to schedule and within the £1.3 million budget . |
| 10 | toilet , in Bon 's , in Dan 's loo at Bon 's party cos I 'm going round going oh no no no no I 'll give you a fiver for it I went I really do n't want to sell and in the end like I just said to him look just fuck off , you know cos like he was just persistent |
| 11 | These are : ( a ) a request for entry of appeal ( N209 ) stating the names and addresses of persons intended to be served ( the respondents ) and the appellant 's address for service , together with as many copies as there are respondents ; ( b ) a copy of the order , decision or award appealed against ; ( c ) where the enactment under which the appeal lies requires the appellant to give to the other parties notice in writing of his intention to appeal and of the grounds of his appeal , a copy of such notice ; in any other case the request for entry of appeal must include the grounds of the appeal ; ( 3 ) payment of fees for issue and for service by bailiff if appropriate ( see Table of Fees ) ; ( 4 ) a self-addressed envelope if issued by post . |
| 12 | If we allow the King 's Cross Railways Bill to proceed and in the end no high-speed link or underground link between Stratford and King 's Cross is built , we shall be left with an enormous white elephant at King 's Cross with no means of getting to it from the channel tunnel . |
| 13 | And what 's more , we want to see that ice rink filled because it 's the greatest family sporting entertainment you could ever wish to see and with the crowd behind you it gives you that extra buzz . |
| 14 | That 's what it is Martin , confirmation really of what er Mick said to you in that interview , Steve , Tommy two , three but playing at central defence , Dean 'll be the skipper playing in midfield , Michael at the heart of the defence , Phil in midfield , Paul wears seven but will play up front , er Mark at eight in midfield , wears nine , well that 's a bit of nonsense is n't i in terms of numbering , cos he 's gon na play at left back not at centre forward , Gary is ten , Tony eleven , then on the bench , really good to see David and Rod , Bob 's there as well along with er Paul and that 's er possibly a a first chance for the youngster there , and Michael who has been bloodied already but er a little bit of experience in and er the youngsters , and as I say again it 's really good to see and in the number and er I 'm still practising and I shall give you the Pisa team when you return to the er rather sodden Lane with the spectators all huddled towards the back of the stands to get er extra protection from the er rain that 's being swept a on to the stands and er has obliterated the markings on the pitch . |
| 15 | Catesby was rapping out orders for us to mount and within the hour we had left St Mary Grace 's , striking east for Canterbury . |
| 16 | This year it was Canon Barry 's turn to preach and despite the snow a huge Congregation turned up in Corpus Christi Church . |
| 17 | It arises from the failure of the lecturer to tell the class in advance what he is to discuss and from the student thus being unable to read in advance the relevant pages in the textbooks . |
| 18 | A sergeant with a large area to cover and under the necessity of visiting each constable , which visits have to be duly recorded , becomes testy if one or two of those under his charge are late arriving at certain points on their beats . |
| 19 | Suppose , after all , that he had not gone to look and in the morning they had found her stiff and cold in her cot , her eyes glazed and unfocused , her lips blue ? |
| 20 | This study primarily related to stress and to the use of alcohol and illicit drugs . |
| 21 | The Bank discusses regularly with each GEMM about the size of transactions in which it is committed to deal and about the risk exposure that it can accept . |
| 22 | Minton went to apologise and by the end of his visit both he and Lindsay are said to have been very drunk and reconciled . |
| 23 | The authority of the United Nations is mentioned in the Queen 's Speech and the Foreign Secretary spoke of what we are trying to do and of the involvement of the United Nations in Yugoslavia . |
| 24 | However , another striking example of this type of mismatch arose when a student teacher CDL used a very simple program that asked children to estimate angles : it was simple to run and at the time had no documentation . |
| 25 | The existing case law is for the citizen impossible to understand and for the lawyer difficult . |
| 26 | The vast majority of these fish I have kept over long periods and know to be reliable , easy to keep and in the case of some , very long lived . |
| 27 | In fact , no player received the required three votes to qualify and in the players ' ‘ Player-of-the-Year ’ award each player voted for himself . |
| 28 | Azzam says that the gel , which can be produced from waste material of oil refineries , petrochemical plants and nuclear facilities , is relatively cheap to manufacture and within the budget of a rural community . |
| 29 | She swallowed hard and waited for the ringing in her head to clear and for the room to steady once more , then , summoning all of her courage , she looked at him with icy contempt . |
| 30 | For the last two lines I usually get everyone to clap and at the end to raise their hands and shout ‘ Oi ’ |