Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Crossing the head of the ravine , he headed on up the meadow keeping within the treeline for protection and using the flashlight . |
| 32 | Baldwin contemplated all this at Aix , and made up his mind both to go for protection and to put at risk the first independent Conservative majority for two decades . |
| 33 | Fashioned from smoky green glass , tightly corked and wired , they would be packed with straw for protection and carried on wooden poles slotted through their individual baskets of woven metal . |
| 34 | The convention , drawn up in 1971 , requires signatories to list wetland sites for protection and notify the Ramsar bureau of any possible changes that could affect the sites ' ecosystems . |
| 35 | I wanted to go ashore , ’ she told him through teeth that clattered together unpleasantly . |
| 36 | She only came to fetch wood for Mum or bring us our cocoa . |
| 37 | The regional council leaders will argue that it can fulfil the twin aims of overall strategic planning for Highland and making local government more local by producing a scheme of decentralised decision-making and management . |
| 38 | Poorer EC students will be able to apply for board and lodging grants as well as their fees , on the same basis as British students . |
| 39 | Nationally determined upper limits for board and lodging payments for physically disabled people in residential care homes are currently £60 higher than for older people . |
| 40 | You pay a small fee for board and lodging , and then find yourself doing things as varied as archeological digs in the West Country or maintaining the duckeries at Leeds Castle . |
| 41 | As a result , my telephone and fax bill is much greater than the bill for board and lodging . |
| 42 | Podder hit the board whilst batting in a match between Dingley Dell and Muggleton , and afterwards orally requested Pickwick to pay £%; to Mrs Jingle , to whom Podder was indebted for board and lodging . |
| 43 | Both Griffiths and the Audit Commission were critical of this expenditure which , they argued , cut across the declared policy of promoting community care , and in 1991 , in accordance with the Griffiths proposals , responsibility for board and lodging allowances will pass from the DSS to local authorities . |
| 44 | Much controversy has attached to the word ‘ servants ’ in this passage , as to whether it cancelled the previous Leveller insistence on full , unqualified adult manhood suffrage and was intended to exclude all wage-earners from the vote , or — more likely — was meant to cover only those living in , and so dependent on their master or mistress for board and lodging . |
| 45 | But your question about ropes and tackle lifting the body is pure nonsense , man ! ’ |
| 46 | Start looking for suits and going away outfits early hopefully , you may find a sale bargain or two . |
| 47 | These decision points can be thought of as nooses that pull together two or more nodes in a tree . |
| 48 | Local residents have sought special legislation to protect the dolphins , an information centre has been built , and now full-time custodians are appointed to act as guardians and to teach the public how to treat the dolphins . |
| 49 | The area of the interface is about 650 2 , which is at the lower end of the range observed for molecules that exist as dimers . |
| 50 | But to get the full benefit of the new tax regime these married women will need to look for investments that pay interest gross . |
| 51 | They have whetted a lust for sensationalism that has turned us into a nation of accident watchers . |
| 52 | It is found along with fossils of planktonic organisms and it is possible to explain the change in growth between coil and trumpet as a change that happened when the larval shell settled on the bottom . |
| 53 | Regularly going to London raves such as Labyrinth and Dance Party and drawing inspiration from them remains an essential part of her work and lifestyle . |
| 54 | When he discovers that Mary helps people , collects for Biafra and has protested against the Vietnam War , he is not happy because she suddenly reminds him of his mother . |
| 55 | The survivors returned to Alexandria to refit as cavalry and received replacements from the County . |
| 56 | We would usually advise mucosectomy for dysplasia or coexisting colorectal cancer , however , as we do in polyposis . |
| 57 | ‘ There could be a problem with conflicts of interest at the top , ’ she says , ‘ while at the bottom end of the scale there is a question about experience and back up . ’ |
| 58 | The first important step was to separate the purchasing and providing functions and devolve services such as personnel and finance to units . |
| 59 | Ratner , 42 , stepped down as chairman but stayed on as chief executive . |
| 60 | The power of the High Court to hear other types of actions , such as contract and tort claims , belongs to what is called the ‘ original jurisdiction ’ of the court . |