Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | unless you have a base to work off of started to do , once we started doing the er , the walls take the scaffold down out of the way and to release some area off our stock pile we decided to back build so that by the time that we 'd done six tanks we 'd got half our area taken up by all that material excavated and just flip back to the drawing here what 's going to happen is that stockpile here . |
| 2 | I propose that the new Bill , like the Bill of 1938 , should contain a provision to carry out this recommendation . |
| 3 | In tide free waters like the Mediterranean we do n't have the same problem but we still need to consult a chart to find out a suitable location for sailing . |
| 4 | Far better to build more advanced Airbuses for a new market than a Euro-fighter to take on a non-existent enemy which is increasingly an economic partner . |
| 5 | Far better to build more advanced Airbuses for a new market than a Euro-fighter to take on a non-existent enemy which is increasingly an economic partner . |
| 6 | Once again it has been left to a recession to catch out those who overstretched themselves in the boom years . |
| 7 | ‘ Mr ’ Habsburg may not have a throne to sit on , he does have a leg to stand on . |
| 8 | In your opinion , is there any point in carrying out a census to find out how many paintings , sculptures , and historic buildings there are in Italy ? |
| 9 | We can juggle the hours around a bit to fit in with other things . ’ |
| 10 | ( I even fancied that the prop-wash from our full power had blown the dinghy back a bit to make up for the slight delay in the drop ) . |
| 11 | I waited an hour for you to come , and , from the look of it , I 've got quite a bit to catch up on . |
| 12 | I 've got s do n't go yet , we 've still got a bit to get through . |
| 13 | I had to work a bit to keep up with him — the path is not as straight as the road ; also I had to be careful not to make a noise . |
| 14 | Joe saw an opportunity to get the couple to visit a branch to pick up a ‘ replacement ’ card but when they arrived the police moved in and detained them . |
| 15 | I feel around me and find a branch to sit on . |
| 16 | The deal provokes further speculation that Rowland is preparing the way for a successor to take over the group he has led for 30 years . |
| 17 | Elijah heard a divine message sending him back to troubled Israel , with intuition as to definite things to do , one of which was to find a successor to carry on the prophetic ministry . |
| 18 | He was put on a ventilator under sedation , and was given drugs through a drip to take down the bleeding and swelling in his brain . |
| 19 | I felt sad about this as I have several friends from my Salford days in Hong Kong , but I understand a decision to carry out this action has been put off for some time , so perhaps it was a regrettable necessity . |
| 20 | Net income on the group 's £52.3 million of net cash grew from £2.4 million to £4.1 million , with the help of currency gains and a decision to lock in at fixed rates last July . |
| 21 | A secret postal ballot of parents then determines the fate of the school , and once a decision to opt out of local authority control has been taken it can not be reversed at a later date , although there is , of course , nothing to stop a new government introducing a legislation to repeal this provision . |
| 22 | She followed her last winter gas bill with a decision to turn off several heaters . |
| 23 | A decision to lay off 10% of the work force tells the old story of the drone worker . |
| 24 | An agent looking at a student actor makes a reasonable commercial judgement ; he considers whether a decision to take on an actor will be financially justified . |
| 25 | S J Paliwoda ( International Marketing ) draws attention to the need to evaluate political risk in a country before taking a decision to set up operations within that country . |
| 26 | For example there may be a decision to set up an expensive data-processing facility in order to cut the costs of data-processing . |
| 27 | Talks held on July 23 between the deputy chairmen of the Russian and Ukrainian parliaments , Yury Yazov and Vasiliy Dudinets respectively , ended with a decision to set up a joint parliamentary commission based in Sevastopol to supervise observance of the Dagomys agreement . |
| 28 | SHEARSON Lehman , the securities house , has sparked fears of a fresh wave of job cuts on Wall Street with a decision to make up to 800 employees redundant . |
| 29 | There are fears over the future of a theatre following a decision to bring in new management . |
| 30 | There may be a decision to break off negotiations precisely in order to achieve some end in those negotiations . |