Example sentences of "[noun pl] meet [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Mr. Denzil Davies : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he has any plans to meet in the near future the chairman of British Coal to discuss the state of the Welsh coalfield .
2 Alex giggled deep down in his stomach and his arms and legs met like a soft anemone over her hand in an attempt to come to terms with it .
3 They changed to a strategy-management mode in which each of the business heads met with the entire executive board once a year to define strategic objectives and once a year to establish a budget .
4 She unfastened her own belt , and as her arms wound about his neck their lips met in a long kiss .
5 Among the throngs of passing students I was thinking fondly of Jordi when someone who was obviously an American passed by , and our eyes met for a split second .
6 Their eyes met for a split second , bleak green against ice-blue , and in that fleeting moment she wanted to tell him the truth , she wanted to explain , repaint the picture that had been mistakenly built up .
7 STEVE : ‘ Our eyes met across a crowded ice skating rink when I was 18 .
8 You do n't believe all that rubbish about eyes meeting across a crowded room , and destiny and stuff , do you ? "
9 But his first probes to local schools met with an enthusiastic response .
10 Generally primary schools meet with a great deal of public approval .
11 Walkers meet at the Old Quay pub car park at 7pm .
12 The increased use of lower courts met with the general approval of officials .
13 As the two hellraisers met for the first time for the benefit of the world 's press , they exchanged jokes .
14 The five CODESA working groups met for the first time on Jan. 20 in Johannesburg .
15 All was in vain ; the poor law functions of the Boards of Guardians were transferred to the County Council , and on March 29th 1930 the Board of Guardians met for the last time .
16 Like most innovations potatoes met with a certain resistance from the public both in Britain and on the continent of Europe .
17 SOC was formed when a dozen outdoor enthusiasts met in a back room of the Oak Tree pub in Richmond .
18 In the I 9605 , the curriculum development tide carried all before it ; programmed learners and audio-visual enthusiasts met in the general activity of rethinking methods and redesigning curricula .
19 Reports of a possible attack on Kismayu by Mr Jess 's supporters came as 15 Somali factions meeting in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa neared agreement on a new transitional authority in Somalia , without a government since January 1991 .
20 Elsewhere , the Malla Park near Kilpisjärvi is famous for its flora , and walkers can reach the three-countries stone , where the three Arctic Scandinavian countries meet at a single spot .
21 In secular western culture , however , the physical events of women 's lives meet with a resounding silence .
22 The usual method for reconciling different shades of opinion within the authority ( or area ) is the book meeting , at which representatives of the bibliographical services department and/or the areas meet on a regular basis to discuss the selection of new books .
23 The party groups meet on a regular basis and make collective decisions on policy .
24 Fittingly the local-born lad took the first spot kick which completed the first leg of what could see the city 's two clubs meet for the first time in the last four .
25 ‘ In the meantime we must not forget that we have tough targets to meet for the current year .
26 When a group of individuals meets for the first time the process of group formation has begun .
27 Unit provision should enable pupils to have their special needs met in an individual way whilst they are benefiting from the environment of an ordinary school .
28 History in the making at Barbados : West Indian and South African players and officials meet for the first time in a Test match .
29 The plot comprises two linear portions meeting at a critical chain length c .
30 The reforms met with a mixed reception from unions , which see a register of individual members as a vehicle for democratic involvement of union members .
  Next page