Example sentences of "of [to-vb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is not , in my opinion , appropriate that the remedy of judicial review , which is a discretionary remedy , should be made use of to monitor the actions of local authorities under the Act save in the exceptional case … |
| 2 | ‘ It was obviously the best way we could think of to catch the attention of the world , ’ said Bill Stokkan , CART 's chairman and chief executive . |
| 3 | He tried everything he could think of to tempt the Bookman into showing himself . |
| 4 | I have tried everything I can think of to rectify the situation , but to no avail . |
| 5 | We not have to give we 're obliged to give in terms of to keep the company going . |
| 6 | There was only one way that Lissa knew of to keep the demons of misery and desolation at bay . |
| 7 | If we should use what sort of to vary the style of questioning ? |
| 8 | Erm , amateur societies just ca n't exist without loyal officers and those officers have shown their loyalty by s standing again and we know the special circumstances appertaining to the , which brings us to the nitty- gritty now erm you said we have , Tracy , five erm perhaps you 'd better read those names out for us and then I think the best thing to do is to have a closed vote , where we give you all a piece of paper on which you state your nomination folded up so nobody else can see we 'll put them in a bag and then we 'll appoint a couple of to count the vote so that we do not the chairman . |
| 9 | So before this motion is proposed may I ask Mr John of to read the auditors ' formal report . |
| 10 | I wanted specifically to address myself to one rumour which seems to be a circulating dilemma , a great deal of enthusiasm and I heard that at er Chichester Railway Station today erm the staff at Chichester Railway Station seem to be under the impression that the erm the emergency planning authorities er have imminent proposals to breach the railway line south of to allow the flood water to escape to the sea , with the result so I was quite earnestly and er without any doubt that the railway will be closed for six months erm the , the Chairman of the County Council just raised this issue with the Emergency Planning , I understand that this is er an unsubstantiated rumour and er that there be a an immediate er destruction of the railways is not imminent but er I think perhaps it shows that erm probably due to the the great media interest and all sorts of stories are er doing a round but it goes without saying of course that the railway was n't closed for six months to the railway , but I do n't think there is any er any prospect to that , but I think the Chairman Council feels that . |
| 11 | and I 'm sure that there must be listeners who are very interested in this , perhaps as parents , or perhaps being involved in education , is there any book or booklet they can get hold of to learn a bit more about the subject ? |
| 12 | I exercised all the patience I could muster , trying every trick I knew of to get a performance out of Monty . |
| 13 | ‘ We did everything that we could think of to get the name Balbirnie flying up there , ’ Brown says . |
| 14 | It 's the only way I can think of to explain the coincidences in the tales you 've told me . |
| 15 | One of to bring the backbone we 've still got it . |