Example sentences of "and [noun] [noun sg] [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as if they had served to draw some morbid agent from her blood , as if they had been a great black and damson poultice to draw off her petulant humours and leave her as placid as a Madonna . |
| 2 | Piechnik and Walters set to roar back |
| 3 | But , having given permission and encouraged the port authority and dock company to move in and operate a port , which is a major long term undertaking , it is hardly reasonable to seek to stop or materially limit it without compensation and when the dock company is doing no more than making a success of that for which permission was granted . |
| 4 | Most of them do all they can for the elderly with their limited resources , but if your parent is badly in need of a telephone and there is no way of your managing to install it for her , you should bring every possible pressure to bear to produce some speedy action on his or her behalf ; for sudden illness , and the need for medical attention , does not wait for lengthy negotiations and committee work to rumble on indefinitely before it puts in an appearance.With very few exceptions , blaming individual social workers for delay in providing any particular service is usually an unfair and useless exercise , for they are only part of a large organisation and if things go wrong an approach to the local Director of Social Services is the best course of action . |
| 5 | IDB Communications Group Inc , Culver City , California international telecommunications services company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to offer up to 1m common shares to raise some $28m to buy in , discharge or repay in full at the earliest possible date the company 's 13% senior subordinated notes due 1998 . |
| 6 | Both companies are reputable chip makers with the technology , manufacturing capacity and marketing muscle to take on Intel . |
| 7 | Use a club hammer and steel chisel to open up a crack until it is about 25mm wide |
| 8 | Officers , workers and congressmen decided to fight the decision , mostly by persuading the Defence Base Closure and Realignment Commission to shut down Everett instead . |
| 9 | However , anyone who is on the move , under stress or is likely to skip meals should think about taking a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement to make up for any deficiencies in diet . |
| 10 | Such a system does mean that we need to rely on the local press and Shropshire Radio to send out messages , but I think that it allows flexibility . |
| 11 | Eye-witnesses claimed that troops of the elite Special Presidential Division used rifles , hot-water cannons , metal-tipped canes and tear gas to break up the crowd , many of whom were reportedly carrying rosaries and prayer books . |
| 12 | The new combined course was launched in 1991 , and the Service is now developing a research and evaluation package to find out how effective it is . |
| 13 | From their boatyard you can travel down to London , through Colne Valley , Cassiobury Park , Regents Park and London Zoo to end up at Little Venice or Camden Lock . |
| 14 | Choose teams for bulk work providers that are large enough to include lawyers at different levels , and small enough for expertise and client contact to build up . |