Example sentences of "[prep] the road " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE spectre of road pricing — charging for the roads on the basis of pay-as-you-drive — is again lurking in the political shadows . |
| 2 | ‘ What do you think is more important : to protect the historical and nature sites , paying more for the roads , or let the roads go through the areas as originally planned ? ’ |
| 3 | The scheme could help to curb traffic on Hong Kong 's crowded roads as well as distributing the cost of paying for the roads more fairly . |
| 4 | To pay for the roads ‘ tolls ’ were collected from travellers . |
| 5 | David Bigg of the Braintree and Witham Rail Users Group said he was surprised that extra money could be found for the roads when the railways were desperately in need of extra investment . |
| 6 | These products also demanded a large African labour force , both for the plantations themselves and for the roads and railways leading to the ports . |
| 7 | Paid for the roads being done up and everything you know . |
| 8 | and as it 's checking the list for the roads in the town |
| 9 | We were on the south side of a small sea fjord , the head of which formed a junction for the road to Nusfjord . |
| 10 | The result is a mid-engined sports racing car for the road that borrows its styling from the Pininfarina Mythos . |
| 11 | ‘ One for the road then , Jack ? ’ |
| 12 | A similar line of reasoning — warm the skin if the body is cold — explains the idea of ‘ one for the road ’ or the ‘ stirrup cup ’ . |
| 13 | Though the big R100 BMW has been designed as much for cross-country work as for the road , the wheels bucked and skidded in the grey waterlogged soil as Trent fought the handlebars , weaving between scrub bush and clumps of hagara grass . |
| 14 | More work for the road gang ! |
| 15 | It was made clear to us that Operation ‘ Brisket ’ for the road haulage dispute , ‘ Bittern ’ for the rapidly growing ambulance drivers ' dispute , and ‘ Nimrod ’ in the case of the water workers ' action , were all long on detailed planning , but short on how much could actually be done in a major dispute . |
| 16 | The evening was one of international good will , ending with another round of vodkas ‘ for the road ’ . |
| 17 | He was a long way from being an alcoholic , but he was vulnerable to heavy social drinking and was a sucker for the old Scottish adage ‘ One For The Road ’ . |
| 18 | It is divided by an inner wall giving four bays on the northern side for road vehicle building and the other three for the road vehicle paint department . |
| 19 | Wolverton took over the whole of the design work for the Road Vehicle Department of the LMSR , the Chief Designer being Mr Fred Purslow , with a team of young draughtsmen . |
| 20 | Another coffee for the road ? |
| 21 | AID could pay for the road through its Economic Support Fund . |
| 22 | Cumberland decided that Wales was the more likely objective , though he tried to cover himself by arranging for the road between Buxton and Derby to be broken up by the Derbyshire militia to slow Charles down should he take it instead . |
| 23 | Mini Cooper cars taxed and ready for the road ( insurance not included ) |
| 24 | The Romans were here too , for the road on which the village stands follows the line of the Roman road from Brough to Malton . |
| 25 | One for the road |
| 26 | Mark my words , the day is fast approaching when the phrase ‘ lubricating the client ’ will be consigned to the same vernacular scrap-heap as ‘ one for the road ’ . |
| 27 | In December , the DoT decided against granting the £5 million needed for the road , which would stretch from nearby Snape Hill to Red Bridge . |
| 28 | The two options for the road are in Cambridgeshire but it is believed the route will reduce the speed of traffic entering Suffolk on the A142 . |
| 29 | Designed for the heavier runner or the runner with a pronation problem , the Endeavour is a stable training shoe with a studded outersole , suitable for the road or country . |
| 30 | It allows you to have a firmer feel for the road at higher speeds without giving up power assistance when , regrettably , it comes time to park the car . |