Example sentences of "be [prep] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 've been off screwing the rich-bitch . |
| 2 | All these crops are for feeding the farm stock , the swedes often being grazed in situ during the winter . |
| 3 | Welcome though many of the Government 's proposals are for reducing the demand for aggregates ( PIP 6.20 ) , the efficient use of materials , different approaches to construction , increasing the price of aggregates , making better use of waste materials and introducing voluntary codes by the public sector to use less material , will prove insufficient unless they are reinforced by a development strategy that questions the need for aggregates-intensive development , such as roads . |
| 4 | Welcome though many of the Government 's proposals are for reducing the demand for aggregates ( PIP 6.20 ) , the efficient use of materials , different approaches to construction , increasing the price of aggregates , making better use of waste materials and introducing voluntary codes by the public sector to use less material , will prove insufficient unless they are reinforced by a development strategy that questions the need for aggregates-intensive development , such as roads . |
| 5 | I do n't look at this end of the market very often , so it is a bit of an eye-opener for me regarding the amount of controls there are for changing the sound . |
| 6 | They are about recognising the reality of the problem and taking all reasonable steps to ensure that the well-being of both staff and clients is not unnecessarily put at risk in having to deal with such situations . |
| 7 | In this sense , social policy is a field in which disciplines are there to be used in order to enhance the development of policies , and policies are about changing the way things are now . |
| 8 | In addition , it says manufacturers of multi-port board solutions are considering incorporating the window manager as a whole into their firmware products . |
| 9 | ‘ Some of the happiest are of playing the piano , after I had worked on something for hours , then suddenly it came … it could be the most wonderful thing . |
| 10 | It , it has been , anyhow they 're about having the thing and |
| 11 | I 'm just wondering if you 're over egging the pudding there . |
| 12 | It had been like kicking the hell out of a two-hole outhouse ; a lot of shit had gotten out and the stink rode free on the four winds . |
| 13 | Like him , she had been against destroying the revolution with massive bloodshed . |
| 14 | These gadgets are like keeping the dustbin in the living room . |
| 15 | The research aims to discover how successful the formal language-planning has been in assisting the implementation of the policy of ‘ Swahiliization ’ . |
| 16 | Few heads had allocated any of their extra capitation to the development of productive links with parents and the community , while nearly all of them considered that such PNP resources as the Authority 's advisory and support staff , the INSET programme and even the refurbishment of their own schools had made little or no impact on home-school links , however effective they may have been in furthering the programme 's other objectives . |
| 17 | Working in close co-operation with others along the coastline , a vital part of the warden 's work has been in protecting the shingle nest sites of this slender and graceful bird . |
| 18 | The in-depth research programme showed that farm incomes in the region are likely to suffer a direct loss of between £6 million and £6.5 million per annum , depending on how responsive farmers are in meeting the stocking density limits . |
| 19 | No matter how busy headteachers are in shifting the paper work disaster looms if they fail to keep in daily contact with teaching and children 's learning . |
| 20 | Key ways in which they have worked to lower costs are in reducing the prescribing rate ( which is often high in poorer areas ) ; increasing generic prescribing by informing people of the savings , addressing concerns , and , in the west midlands , offering laboratory analysis if patients believe there to be a difference in symptom control ; and providing draft formularies and guidance on their management . |
| 21 | New boys , however grand they may have been before entering the House , go to the back of the queue . |
| 22 | It would presumably not be worth splitting the task into two for small batches because the communication costs between programmer and operator , with the frequent interaction needed given the small batch size , would outweigh the savings made in wage costs from hiring someone semi-skilled to do the machining . |
| 23 | If ivy starts to grow up the trunk of a tree with attractive bark , it may be worth removing the ivy , but only to preserve the appearance of the tree , not its state of health . |
| 24 | if you rely on the loop , it may be worth moving the set around to find the best location for receiving . |
| 25 | If you 're the owner of a rogue tank and you 've tried everything else , it may be worth moving the set-up to another area of the room . |
| 26 | In a wrongful dismissal case , where there is no equivalent to the statutory ceiling on the amount of compensation that may be awarded , it will often be worth taking the trouble to investigate the pension position in much more depth . |
| 27 | As there were signs of some useful action by the Government on cold weather payments , I believe that the struggle may avail something , so it may be worth pursuing the point . |
| 28 | If the frame is a particularly good one with relatively little damage , it may be worth repairing the problem areas with gold leaf . |
| 29 | Thus , it may well be worth considering the possibility that sex-differentiation in language contributes to simplification patterns and hence to the establishment of supra-local norms . |
| 30 | In situations where public transport arrangements can not be adjusted to suit the needs of the staff , then it might be worth considering the provision of health authority transport , especially during the hours when public services are greatly reduced . |