Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they tried to get rid of toxic waste in Bolsover , the Minister of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food had it sent to Severn Trent in the west midlands . |
| 2 | Wingti vowed , if elected , to initiate a thorough investigation of all charges and to prosecute and imprison all senior officials found to have engaged in corrupt practices . |
| 3 | In schools where there was no committee , librarians seemed to have reverted to traditional allegiances ( e.g. with the English department ) and were " going it alone " as before , though undoubtedly in a rather more fertile and responsive climate , and in some cases with a slightly enhanced allocation of free periods . |
| 4 | Her blood seemed to have turned into heavy oil in her body , and something was dragging her down so ruthlessly that she let herself fall into the harsh carpet of pebbles . |
| 5 | Charity was relieved that she seemed to have managed to side-track Mandy . |
| 6 | It he is right , then stage transgressions seemed to have spoken to immediate temptations in diverse ways . |
| 7 | He had learned one vital piece of information where Riddle went on the night of his disappearance — and he had no wish to persecute these youngsters , who seemed to have acted with good intentions . |
| 8 | This was calculated by the local authority in accordance with the revenue it needed to raise to pay for local services . |
| 9 | He spoke of one boy ‘ who did n't really have a lot going for him ’ who managed to qualify to compete in regional athletics events . |
| 10 | Extra police and groups of rightists went to Cheju-do to assist in restoring order . |
| 11 | What Pravda did not say was that Mr Gerasimov failed to get elected by popular vote in the all-union congressional elections last March — just like Mr Lev Zaikov , the ousted Moscow party leader . |
| 12 | What Pravda did not say was that Mr Gerasimov failed to get elected by popular vote in the all-union congressional elections last March — just like Mr Lev Zaikov , the ousted Moscow party leader . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , local influences continued to affect voting behaviour , while about four-fifths of the voters appeared to vote according to national party preferences , the remainder did not . |
| 14 | But the words remained unspoken , and again he appeared to have lapsed into deep thought . |
| 15 | One of the patients originally participating in the study had to be excluded as she proved to have suffered from acute Campylobacter jejuni colitis . |
| 16 | He had to keep looking for new places he had n't fouled up . |
| 17 | The Mineralogy and Petrology Group continued to contribute to research into natural analogues for radioactive-waste disposal on behalf of the Department of the Environment at two sites in Scotland , Broubster in Caithness and Needle 's Eye on the Solway Coast , demonstrating the significance of plants and microorganisms in concentrating metals by biosorption processes and in encouraging secondary mineralisation . |
| 18 | Despite the immense firing power of the city , they had to cease relying on simple blockade and long-range cannon . |
| 19 | Before the days of scientific toiletries , your great grandmother had to make do with simple cosmetics she made herself using herbs and foods from her kitchen cupboard . |
| 20 | Fuel was difficult to come by after we left the forest , and when we reached the plains that stretched to the Webi Shebeli we had to make do with dry cattle dung . |
| 21 | In 1981 , when I left , there was no surgical alcohol available and we had to make do with boiled water . |
| 22 | Some communities provided a communal hot kosher meal at noon for Jewish children , who had to make do with cold vegetables and bread for breakfast and dinner . |
| 23 | Finally the Willeys went for a celebration Sunday lunch … and had to make do with cold cuts because there had been a fire in the pub kitchen . |
| 24 | Brave Nicola Wilkinson , who refused to let go of 12-month-old Kristian Watson , said : ‘ I just hung on as tightly as I could . ’ |
| 25 | People who wanted to get rid of old cars sometimes dumped them on the moor , the kind of behaviour that maddened Stephen . |