Example sentences of "meet [pron] [noun] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was how she met my father in the early years of the war . |
| 2 | The likelihood of Britain having to meet her obligations in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula increased in step with the raucousness of Radio Cairo 's ‘ The Voice of the Arabs ’ , adjuring all true followers of Islam to oust every vestige of European colonialism from their lands . |
| 3 | Agnes pushed Jessie towards the basin , hissing , ‘ Stay there ! ’ then hurried out of the room to meet her mother in the corridor , the while calling , ‘ I 'm coming . |
| 4 | This is , they say , a bit inconvenient as they have to meet their girlfriends in the Charles Hawtrey Patio at the Duck and Forceps at midday . |
| 5 | The trend for suburban dwelling was set by the wealthy , and planned suburbs appeared in order to meet their needs in the 1860s . |
| 6 | The railway companies built stations to accommodate passengers who never materialized , to flatter a vanity which was shortly to meet its fall in the face of both economic recession and the rise of alternative modes of transportation . |
| 7 | Now , with the expansion of availability of SCOTVEC awards to increasing numbers of candidates , to a wider range of centres and to a greater coverage of occupational areas , SCOTVEC 's Board decided that the time was right to review the quality system which supports our awards to ensure that the system could continue to meet its objectives in the years head . |
| 8 | He had provided the foundations for the strategic and tactical mobility that enabled the small regular Army to meet its commitments in the mid-1960s — but only just . |
| 9 | On Villa-Flotilla you have a chance to meet your companions in the first week . |
| 10 | We can help you devise the scheme you need to meet your needs in the most cost-effective way , to reward your employees without overstraining your cashflow or profits , and our specialists will come and explain everything to your employees . |
| 11 | We will , however , tailor our services to meet your needs in the light of the offer you have received from [ ABC ] and the potential offer from [ DEF ] . |
| 12 | The Army of the 1990s will be structured to meet our needs in the face of a changed threat , in particular the end of the Warsaw pact and the millions of Warsaw troops who previously were geared immediately to face us . |
| 13 | That orb of bone , holed and yellowing , was what killed all those little creatures who met their death in the mud on the far side of the creek . |
| 14 | Detectives do not know if she was attacked somewhere else and driven to her death , or met her fate in the lovers ' lane . |
| 15 | Lady Thatcher often accused her male colleagues of lacking guts … today she met her match in the Lady from Cheltenham . |
| 16 | Mick is already compiling a list of G M B councillors which will no doubt help in trying to er , ensure that that particular motion meets its objectives in the coming year . |
| 17 | Tracey meets her manager in the hall . |
| 18 | Gary , 25 , and Jean , 24 , are believed to have met their deaths in the woods after being lured to Chorley by a phone call to their flat in Jericho Farm Walk , Aigburth . |
| 19 | Gary , 25 , and Jean , 24 , are believed to have met their deaths in the woods after being lured to Chorley by a phone call to their flat in Jericho Farm Walk , Aigburth , on Tuesday , April 27 . |
| 20 | She had met her connection in the usual place but the moment the deal was struck they were busted by three plainclothes policemen who had been watching them from an unmarked car on the opposite side of the road . |
| 21 | My father was still forced from time to time to act as an interpreter , but from now on he spent much more time at home , rather than meeting his friends in the cafés for a game of cards . |
| 22 | Remembering how General Steiner had met his end in the Gestapo cellars at Prinz Albrechtstrasse , it seemed likely to Schellenberg that Himmler might have other reasons . |
| 23 | The Food and Agricultural Organisation estimates that each year upwards of 100 million cattle , 100 million sheep , 200 million pigs , 26 million calves and three thousand million chickens meet their deaths in the US alone . |
| 24 | For although thousands of people meet their partners in the workplace , an office affair is a sackable offence . |
| 25 | If you go to the lavatory , you meet your neighbours in the yard . |
| 26 | ‘ Did they meet their girlfriends in the hut ? ’ |
| 27 | Roscoe Boy , who won on his return a fortnight ago , has had a recurrence of foot problems and will not meet his engagement in the Puckeridge Ladies race . |
| 28 | I met his wife in the village shop and she was very concerned about him . ’ |
| 29 | Beales 's story was that he met his friend in the pub just after 1 p.m . |
| 30 | She met his eyes in the mirror and summoned up a weak , unconvincing smile . |