Example sentences of "support [subord] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Increasingly , we feel the main objective should be to give support where we have a significant local presence — a refinery or chemicals plant , for example . |
| 2 | Perhaps Britain could encourage us to settle things by pledging her support once we 've done so . ’ |
| 3 | My research found that managers who wanted to innovate , or try something new , almost invariably needed more resources , information , and support than they had . |
| 4 | He lacks confidence and would benefit from more active encouragement and support than he has received . |
| 5 | We are pensioners with no help from Income Support so I want to know why we should pay for these people , a lot of them are much better off than we are and can afford to smoke and drink . |
| 6 | Mr Smith receives income support so he pays 20% of the community charge . |
| 7 | Those normally at work but disabled by non-industrial illness have had a limited cover under National Insurance , and those who have never been in the workforce have very limited special provision and must rely on income support if they lack resources . |
| 8 | The BBC does n't deserve our support if it insists on betraying Selina Scott and promoting the less charming Esther Rantzen |
| 9 | Indeed , he points out that traditionally the IEEE has not been swayed by big name support if it feels another technology is more meritorious . |
| 10 | I 'm wondering if I should ring them actually , from unit , and ask them if tell them what 's happening and will she be able to go on Income Support if she does give it up ? |
| 11 | Its functional modernity struck a discordant note in a room which was otherwise cluttered with eighteenth-century furniture ; two chairs with embroidered seats , a Pembroke table , a bureau , each a fine example of its period , were strategically placed to provide an island of support if she needed to make her painful progress to the door , so that the room looked rather like an antique shop with its treasures ineptly displayed . |
| 12 | It was on the day that the bishops were acquitted , 30 June , that the famous seven — Bishop Compton , the Earl of Danby , Lord Lumley , Edward Russell , Henry Sidney , and the Earls of Devonshire and Shrewsbury — sent an invitation to William of Orange pledging their support if he brought a force to England against James . |
| 13 | But he found himself in a double bind ; the bankers said they would withdraw their support if he left and this would have killed the business instantly . |
| 14 | Of course Oswald Mosley , our own exponent of Fascism , went a bit far in that direction , but he was worth some support if he stuck to the Mile End Road and did n't provoke clashes in such cherished halls of entertainment as Olympia and the Albert Hall . |
| 15 | Give them your support if you want a job . |
| 16 | If you are looking for respite care for short periods , or convalescent care , you may qualify for some help through Income Support if you have less than £8,000 in savings . |
| 17 | You can not expect public support if you do not have the support of your own ministers . |
| 18 | If the market were weak , the authorities intended simply to withdraw rather than give support until it strengthened again , when gilt-edged sales would be resumed . |
| 19 | Tie tall plants to their supports as they grow , and break off the tips of the main shoot of plants you want to be bushy , just above a leaf or pair of leaves , when they are a few cm ( in ) tall ; basil , rosemary , hyssop , marjoram , mint , sage and savory are some of these . |
| 20 | Moreover , we do not wish to give the impression that the cello and bass always work in double harness : on the contrary , they can be used independently to a quite large extent , though discretion and careful thought are very necessary in this matter , since the basses when used alone tend to sound rather dry , and if their part lies low and is far removed in pitch from the rest of the harmony it is too indeterminate in pitch to give satisfactory support unless it consists of a sustained or better ( since the bow is short ) a reiterated pedal note . |
| 21 | Our leaders lost much support because they rejected the peace dividend policy of the delegate conference year after year and failed to campaign for it for years before 9 April , 1992 . |
| 22 | I have dealt at some length with the arrangements for mandatory support because they have been in the limelight recently and because they are the direct responsibility of my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State . |
| 23 | And so the A N C has to make sure that while it works for the aspirations of its people it must also protect the country and I 'm afraid in this context it means it has through negotiations and other means also conceded made concessions in order to save the situation and the only organization that is now working for the national interest even losing its own supporters in the country is basically the A N C and it 's quite a remarkable thing to see that leaders are prepared to l lose political support because they have to make sure that the country does n't . |
| 24 | Lesbian women can expect to lose their jobs , their children and their community support because they choose to love women in preference to men . |
| 25 | It takes a while for them to actually settle in , and they need quite a lot of support because we do work in teams and they 're quite well established teams with definite personalities . |
| 26 | It was decisive and at times attracted public support because she seemed to be taking action which the public overwhelmingly thought was right but never thought any government would have the nerve to carry out . |
| 27 | One intended to go to Gateshead college full time for a year to do five GCSEs , but was unable to get a grant or income support because she did not qualify under the 22-hour rule and so reluctantly decided to attend part time instead . |
| 28 | However , the Nationalism Today faction has not adopted the antisemitic conspiracy theory of politics in order to attract financial support , but it may attempt to seek such support because it holds antisemitic beliefs . |
| 29 | He set her down on the landing and she stood on one foot , using the wall for support while he opened his living-room door . |
| 30 | Furthermore , within Compact there is a strong incentive for employers to participate in this sort of curriculum support since it provides insights into the ways the schools which they are partnering approach learning . |