Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An example from German would be : Because two ( or more ) changes are involved , something more than a simple substitution drill is required for mastering these features . |
| 2 | If nothing else , leadership is about building this basis ( Bartolme , 1989 ) . |
| 3 | In comparison with the BCG matrix , the McKinsey-GE matrix seems at first to be less explicit about building some ‘ problem children ’ into ‘ stars ’ and identifying ‘ cash cows ’ and ‘ dogs ’ , but the implications are present , as indicated by figure 4.3 . |
| 4 | But there are further grounds for doubting that — even given full disclosure — more than a small minority of this one in five will be able to make practical use of their alertness to APR and credit cost information . |
| 5 | Subsequent chapters of this book will provide us with plenty of reasons for doubting that claim . |
| 6 | There are persuasive reasons for doubting this . |
| 7 | There are grounds for doubting this opinion . |
| 8 | Have you ever thought about transforming that small , dark room , which harbours all your clutter , into a light and spacious haven ? |
| 9 | Meanwhile , over in Oxford , the man responsible for bringing such fainting lilacs as RIDE to public attention — MAC of the Jericho Tavern — celebrated his umpteenth birthday in fine style at that very infamous hostelry , beloved of so many hot young things . |
| 10 | Those who have worked so diligently on this exotic machine should be congratulated for bringing such a magnificent spectacle to the preservation world . |
| 11 | Thank you all for coming this evening , and for bringing such generous presents . |
| 12 | Large-scale mining of copper began in Britain under Queen Elizabeth I , with the establishment of the Society of Mines Royal which had a monopoly in copper trading and was responsible for bringing many German miners to this country . |
| 13 | Thanks very much for bringing that to our attention . |
| 14 | Thank you for bringing that up . |
| 15 | And they 're using the principle of devolution and delegation , of participation in decision making , as a vehicle for bringing that about . |
| 16 | ‘ Silly idiot for bringing all that money in with her , ’ another of the girls muttered . |
| 17 | Coleridge , his thoughts still at Racedown , immediately saw the opportunity for bringing all his friends together at Stowey , and on 29 June wrote to Joseph Cottle to suggest — unsuccessfully — that he should take the next coach to Bridgwater : ‘ T. Poole would fetch you in a one horse Chair . ’ |
| 18 | He has had a solid connection with the orchestra and the Scottish music scene ever since , and has been responsible for bringing some unusual works to the concert platform in the past . |
| 19 | When I met Mike , he strolled into the office and apologised for bringing half a farm yard with him . |
| 20 | ‘ Thank you for bringing this to our attention , Miss Connor , ’ Nick said , standing up . |
| 21 | Now they also , in the wake of this knowledge is the er awareness that they 're going to be interrogated on this , and they 're also sitting up there thinking ‘ what are we going to say ? ’ and indeed that 's another reason for bringing this whole incident to an end , because in a sense they are cooking up alibis and covering their backs . |
| 22 | However , the district did not provide a favourable context for realising these opportunities . |
| 23 | The physical presence in the territory of the country of establishment must therefore be such as to enable such effective and genuine activities to be pursued on or from the territory of the country of establishment . |
| 24 | Since then , the hon. Member for Clydebank and Milngavie ( Mr. Worthington ) has made a persuasive case for including such provisions in the Bill . |
| 25 | Damn Debbie for doing that , for including such ridiculous information when she could barely manage to glean the facts ! |
| 26 | If there is to be a single offence of serious sexual assault , there are arguments for including all cases of obtaining sex by fear or threats within that . |
| 27 | My only reason for including this story is to record the short but pithy comment of Canada 's leading humorist who , when we had paused to take in the scene , turned to me and said , ‘ I do n't think it 's a bit funny ! ’ |
| 28 | Sometimes a leaf of the plant subject grows across the reference area — the reason for including this diagnostic . |
| 29 | Second , there may be various political reasons for including these areas in a comprehensive analysis for accounting purposes . |
| 30 | However , Mesa Engineering 's prime motive for including these sockets is to enable the TriAxis to link up with one of their new Switch-Track power amps ( eg. the Strategy 500 , the Simul 395 Stereo or the Simul-Class 2.90 ) . |