Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [prep] the uk [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | US dollars build up in the UK bank 's NOSTRO account when US importers pay UK exporters in US$ ( see next example ) or when the UK bank buys in US$ in the foreign exchange market . |
| 2 | WORLD snooker champion Stephen Hendry 's miserable season continued last night as he crashed out of the UK Championship in Preston . |
| 3 | Richer households produce twice as much domestic waste by volume as poorer ones and also throw away more potentially useful material , according to research carried out by the UK government 's Warren Springs Laboratory for the Department of the Environment . |
| 4 | Proposals for bilateral agreements , put forward by both these countries , have been turned down by the UK Department of the Environment on the grounds that Britain , along with other European Community countries , is aiming to achieve self-sufficiency in waste disposal . |
| 5 | Earlier this year , the Ince-based agricultural chemical firm , warned that jobs were under threat if the European Commission did not take action to prevent cheap Russian fertilisers being dumped on to the UK market , making competition virtually impossible . |
| 6 | ‘ She looked over at the UK block as she ran past and the place just erupted , ’ Stoy Hayward 's Olympic hockey player Don Williams told ACCOUNTANCY . |
| 7 | I was thrilled when we won through to the UK team chase finals — many people thought she was n't capable and we proved them wrong . ’ |