Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who have worked so diligently on this exotic machine should be congratulated for bringing such a magnificent spectacle to the preservation world . |
| 2 | When I met Mike , he strolled into the office and apologised for bringing half a farm yard with him . |
| 3 | Furious with herself for allowing such a situation , she pushed Marc 's hand away , panting slightly with suppressed emotion at the misunderstandings she knew must follow . |
| 4 | Simon criticised Jesus for allowing such an immoral woman to touch him . |
| 5 | This is an ancient road , the middle one of the three Roman roads which went over the Pyrenees , though it is worth pursuing all the way to the frontier , in my view , only if you want to enter Spain ( the small , walled town of Jaca , half an hour or so 's drive down the other side , is extremely attractive ) . |
| 6 | You know we were asked , Do you want your own bank account really and we decided er democratically that we 'd have the one bank account really for make sure the D H S S did n't start snooping really and you know er that 's worked very well I mean certainly the men very much tell us everything that 's going on and erm well you know I do n't think there 's any conflict of erm I do n't know you know it 's it 's difficult I suppose it 's amazing really the way it does work you know and that er you know but it 's quite loose really because it 's er that 's in a way the way one of it 's successes probably you know that 's it 's not a very structured I mean probably the lodge is more structured I mean men are used to their lodge meetings are n't they you know ? |
| 7 | Although many writers recommend it , it is seldom worth using such a separate overflow area when the packing density is below unity . |
| 8 | ‘ Thank you , Mr Reece-Carlton , for building such a beautiful hotel in my country . |
| 9 | Sanctions can not possibly ‘ work ’ in the time he can allow for maintaining half a million men in combat readiness thousands of miles from home and for keeping his public opinion with him . |
| 10 | Well I 've just got ta make sure the drill template 's on . |
| 11 | Got ta make sure the alarm goes off . |
| 12 | Then they could talk about bringing all the funds for physics under one umbrella . |
| 13 | But Manweb reckons it deserves a pat on the back for producing such a sterling performance despite keeping electricity prices well below the rate of inflation . |
| 14 | What has proved to be a thorny problem , not just during the past four years but for many years before , is the basis for financing all the services provided by local authorities and the level of services that should be provided . |
| 15 | Between 1941 and 1947 , Rank 's companies were to be responsible for financing half the films made in Britain . |
| 16 | Bethune-Baker and his school at Cambridge disliked the anti-rational quality in the book — the ‘ scandalousness ’ of the Church and its gospel — and took several more marks off Hoskyns for begetting such a child . |
| 17 | Opposite us is the fireplace ; and in the hearth there 's one of those thingummies for keeping all the fire tools together . ’ |
| 18 | Check the section on Reading effectively , and also remember the idea of having a debate on a chosen topic for say half an hour once a week so that you can use your voice and express your ideas and opinions . |
| 19 | But many now argue that they need to deal seriously with differences between women and the power relations that produce them , and , as Hooks says , to ‘ assume responsibility for eliminating all the forces that divide women ’ ( 1982 : 157 ) . |
| 20 | The department is also responsible for consolidating all the business plans and presenting the resulting total corporate plan and the strategic implications of the total plan to senior management . |
| 21 | Klensch is well-known in the trade for patting all the most dreadful couturiers on the back , claiming , ‘ If I say a show is bad and a designer has very little talent , it really can have an adverse effect and I do n't believe that is my job . ’ |
| 22 | The recital quoted sets out the reason for adopting such a provision ; and when it comes to interpreting one or other of those detailed provisions , the recital is helpful in setting out the overall purpose to which they relate . |
| 23 | Looking at possible data structures for representing such a word list , there are many standard methods ( Knuth , 1973 ; Wirth , 1976 ; Korsh , 1980 ; Standish , 1980 ; Claybrook , 1983 ; Amsbury , 1985 ; Stubbs and Webre , 1985 ) , for example lists ( stacks , queues ) , trees ( binary , B , multi-way ) , graphs and hash tables to name a few . |
| 24 | His publisher may then decide that it is worth incorporating all the additions and corrections in another edition . |
| 25 | In the latter case , no information , other than private memoirs , has been published and though Labour leaders talked about revealing all the secrets when they won power , once in office in 1964 , they also refused publication . |
| 26 | In Scotland , where parent power in schools is further ahead than in England and Wales , and where parents will have the right to select headteachers or dismiss members of the teaching staff , as well as influencing the general policy of the school , many parents expressed their doubts about adopting such a role when the new school year started in 1987 . |
| 27 | Practice with ‘ sticks ’ ( miniature kites on the end of a I metre ( 39in ) dowel ) forms a good start for understanding both the figures and the jargon which has developed to describe the shapes . |
| 28 | The quarrel had started over something as petty as who could spit furthest after eating half a ginger biscuit . |
| 29 | After fastening all the buttons up the front I said meekly , ‘ You can turn round now . ’ |
| 30 | I woke early , and when I looked out of the window , I saw two men examining our boat , but I decided not to wake Herbert or Startop , who needed their rest after rowing all the previous day . |