Example sentences of "in [noun sg] and [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were calls to strengthen the role of the Agricultural Training Board , which had been founded amid great acrimony and much suspicion among farmers in the late 1960s , and there were also suggestions of a campaign in schools to extol the benefits of working in agriculture and to counteract the industry 's image of unskilled drudgery . |
| 2 | There were reports throughout September of violent anti-government protests in North Korea , apparently ignited by the government 's decision in July to reduce the amount of money in circulation and to devalue the won by around 70 per cent . |
| 3 | They did , however , want to experience this new approach in isolation and to transfer the lessons . |
| 4 | Where existing downpipes are sound and disappear into , say , a concrete path , it may be easier to leave them in place and to fit the new system so that the outlet matches up with the top of the existing pipe : 68mm plastic pipe will fit into 2¼ in cast Iron pipe . |
| 5 | These are then buried in the gravel to hold the features in place and to conceal the heaters and powerheads in my marine tank . |
| 6 | The administration 's " empowerment " agenda was intended to help low-income families with home ownership , to encourage parental " choice " in education and to increase the " choice " of poor families in such areas as child care and child health insurance . |
| 7 | The ‘ Plan for Coal ’ of 1974 , very much at the centre of the case put forward by the NUM , was intended to produce over 40 million tonnes of new and modernised capacity to meet the expected increase in demand and to offset the exhaustion of old capacity . |
| 8 | The aim of the new Flight gallery was to provide a more cohesive view of the advances in aviation and to make the whole presentation more accessible to the public . |
| 9 | To make sure the G M B is at the head of the field we must have a reasonable Health and Safety Officer who would ensure that our safety reps and full-time officers are kept up to speed with all the changes in legislation and to provide the adequate training . |
| 10 | We will encourage industry to invest in innovation and to improve the provision of seedcorn capital . |
| 11 | While the survivors were treated for shock and hypothermia the acting coxswain used all his skill to keep the lifeboat in position and to minimise the violent motion caused by the sea conditions . |
| 12 | The works of mercy are practically : to feed the hungry , to give drink to the thirsty , to clothe the naked , to shelter the homeless , to visit the sick , to help those in prison and to bury the dead ; and spiritually : to give counsel , to reprove wickedness , to comfort the sorrowful , to pray for sinners , to be patient in misjudgement and to forgive wrong-doing . |