Example sentences of "meet [noun] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | She worked very hard for good causes and , during the war , in the village and on the buses you often met servicemen in the light blue uniform the wounded wore , who were recuperating at Lartington Hall . |
2 | Miss F met Courtney at the Royal Free Hospital when she had her baby by caesarean section . |
3 | Angie Bowie : I actually met David for the first time when he was with feathers at the Roundhouse and I was with the European head of Mercury Records , a gentleman called Lou Reisner . |
4 | He made his official Palace debut in the FA Cup tie with QPR on 5 January 1946 and was between the posts when Palace met Mansfield for the first post-war League match on 31 August 1946 . |
5 | ‘ I met Veronica at the Anglo-Catholic church in putney — St Mark 's . |
6 | James Williamson and Partners as the employer was prepared to meet part of the extra travel costs . |
7 | The only exception was in war periods when it became customary to meet part of the additional spending through borrowing . |
8 | we went to meet mummy at the Jolly Farmers |
9 | This enables the National Central Control to supplement supplies coming ashore in order to meet demands during the coldest of winter days . |
10 | This was the commission 's first visit to meet people at the sharp end of the system . |
11 | He said : ‘ One of the things most appreciated by those running smaller businesses is the chance to meet people in the same boat and discuss matters of joint interest and concern . ’ |
12 | This enabled the Electricity Boards to meet demand in the late 1950s despite under-forecasting of loads and overrun construction times ( see p. 213 , below ) . |
13 | He said the products shortages that hurt the company in the first half are virtually behind it now , and Apple will be better able to meet demand in the second half . |
14 | After I had arranged to meet Jack on the following Wednesday , the Masons left for home , and I had an early dinner with my parents . |
15 | Bates , who beat Byron Black of Zimbabwe 3–6 6–3 7–5 in his first round match , can find comfort , too , in Wilkinson 's victory because he is due to meet Frana in the first round at Wimbledon . |
16 | In early January the Prime Minister and the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary ( Douglas Hurd ) had each visited the Gulf and surrounding areas : Major on Jan. 6-9 to meet members of the British armed forces and to hold discussions with the Amir of Kuwait , King Fahd of Saudi Arabia and Mubarak , and Hurd on Jan. 10-14 for talks in Bahrain , Qatar , the United Arab Emirates , Jordan and Turkey . |
17 | Young people were normally allowed many opportunities to meet members of the opposite sex , and though examples can be quoted of disinheritance because parental wishes had not been met , the prime consideration in choosing a wedding partner was undoubtedly mutual love . |
18 | This plan is useful only for people whose incomes have risen fast enough to meet payments on the new loan and the debt on their old mortgage . |
19 | When a borrower was systematically unable to meet commitments by the required date he became insolvent , the final stage when all his remaining assets were repossessed . |
20 | The biggest long , Phibro , is said by traders to need cocoa to meet commitments in the physical markets . |
21 | The development of income raising schemes and projects will significantly increase the pressure of work on the Finance Section , even when linked directly to the Bank 's own Royline and while it is envisaged that the existing system should be able to meet requirements for the next four or five when replacement will be under consideration , additional staff will probably be required . |
22 | The development of income raising schemes and projects will significantly increase the pressure of work on the Finance Section , even when linked directly to the Bank 's own Royline and while it is envisaged that the existing system should be able to meet requirements for the next four or five years when replacement will be under consideration , additional staff will probably be required . |
23 | TRANMERE 'S young goalkeeper Danny Coyne was yesterday included in the Welsh under-21 squad to meet Belgium in the European Championship qualifier in Belgium on Tuesday , November 17 . |
24 | Certainly the young middle-class , or rising middle-class person can be guaranteed to meet others of the same age who are respectable but not too serious . |
25 | It can be very supportive to meet others in the same situation as yourself . |
26 | England were due to meet Wales in the final match of the round robin series today knowing that a share of the honours would give them the crown . |
27 | To mark the country 's first successful bone marrow transplant involving an un-related donor , Norwegian television arranged for her to meet Janet for the first time in front of an estimated two-and-a-half million viewers . |
28 | The following day she is to meet representatives of the Irish community at London 's Camden Centre . |
29 | To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he next intends to meet representatives of the European Commission to discuss regional policy . |
30 | To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he next intends to meet representatives of the European Commission to discuss regional policy and the implications for the manufacturing sector of industry . |