Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] the [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My right hon. Friend knows that Opposition parties constantly carp about the level of pensions in Britain . |
| 2 | If the match at the County Ground is anywhere near as fast and lose as the game at London Road , then the Swindon fans are in for a thriller . |
| 3 | They distinguish between the function of language as imparting meaning , ‘ making statements which can be assigned a set of truth conditions ’ ( ibid. ) , and its function of regulating and maintaining social or interpersonal relations between people . |
| 4 | Distinguish between the demand for bank lending and the demand for money . |
| 5 | Since many of the evangelicals shared Billy Graham 's opinions and valued his methods and saw the good which he did , his article stirred wrath among them and fear about the Bishop of Durham becoming the Archbishop of York . |
| 6 | Fear about the impact of Ecstasy on health is growing . |
| 7 | To use another metaphor , if the world of education becomes a jungle of market forces , I fear for the survival of children with special needs . |
| 8 | In deciding what words mean for the purpose of defamation , the intention of the writer or speaker is largely irrelevant . |
| 9 | When she got home , she felt for the first time in months the need to write a letter , to commit her thoughts and feelings to paper and communicate through the medium of paper and pen with someone . |
| 10 | ‘ Too-much change for the sake of change . |
| 11 | And both these books pale before novels that contend for the mantle of Disraeli : those of Jeffrey Archer himself . |
| 12 | Apart from the elderly living alone , married couples predominate as the type of household containing elderly people in need of care … |
| 13 | Account for the dominance of Prussia in Germany by 1867 . |
| 14 | Even though full-time workers still account for the majority of service sector jobs , the growth of part-time jobs does raise a number of questions about what type of ‘ service-based ’ economy is emerging in the UK . |
| 15 | Scrutiny of Table 7.1 reveals that hospital and maternity services account for the majority of funds . |
| 16 | Service industries account for the majority of employment in the economy , but the rate of growth varies between industries and some industries are contracting in employment terms . |
| 17 | These observations account for the distinction of usage between make and cause quite adequately . |
| 18 | You will have to apply para 41 if you are to equity account for the associate in accordance with standard practice . |
| 19 | The raising of the compulsory school-leaving age , first to 15 and then to 16 , and the expansion of further education account for the growth in education . |
| 20 | If you 've followed the plot so far , you 'll see what I mean about the conglomeration of bits and pieces from different instruments that have been amassed for this guitar . |
| 21 | Fiedler 's analysis can be described by a 3-dimensional cube in which one dimension represents the level of respect and trust for the leader amongst subordinates , a second dimension is the degree to which the tasks of the group are clearly defined , and a third dimension is the degree to which the leader has power and authority to reward or punish subordinates . |
| 22 | They make for the stairwell with Crilly firmly in hand , blasting upwards like stiff navy rockets . |
| 23 | Thousands blocked East German rail lines and crowded into stations to try to board the trains en route to Prague , and thus qualify for the trip to West Germany . |
| 24 | HUNDREDS HUNT FOR THE MAN WITH £2m |
| 25 | The Rules ( a summary of which can be found in Chapter 12 ) provide for the raising of contributions to the Fund from every partner and every other solicitor held out by his firm as a partner . |
| 26 | It provides the framework for an interpretation of action but the full story is only revealed by an examination of the rules which direct action and which provide for the interpretation of situations . |
| 27 | We will introduce a 110-day limit on the length of time for which a prisoner may be held before trial , repeal the broadcasting ban , and provide for the videotaping of police interviews with terrorist suspects . |
| 28 | Gas supply agreements often provide for the supply of gas over a long period , sometimes for a decade or more . |
| 29 | There are no general provisions which provide for the aggregation of investment income of an unmarried minor with that of his parents . |
| 30 | Having regard to the doubts already expressed on the advisability of placing entire reliance on the automatic functioning of such systems , it is suggested that the facilities they provide for the application of water might be adapted to perform the additional role of fixed fire fighting equipment . |