Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should be possible for the lab to match the ink even if the letters could n't be deciphered . |
| 2 | The proposal for the lab has met with considerable opposition . |
| 3 | As for those localised unions with no such connections , it was not an uncommon experience for the organiser to decamp with the members ' subscriptions . |
| 4 | It is important for the organiser to assist teachers to prepare specific objectives for placement . |
| 5 | You will notice that some creatures have names that are difficult to distinguish from one another ( not all are as pleasantly obvious as ‘ hippopotamus ’ ) , which is why it is important for you to read the list first and for the PP to say them in the same order to start with . |
| 6 | e.g. tenant has installed a fitted kitchen — this would be covered for the perils listed under the ‘ Insurance for your liability as a tenant ’ section of the policy . |
| 7 | My hon. Friend the Member for The Wrekin has proved to the hilt that there has been a greater , easier and more eager resort to the guillotine than at any time in English parliamentary history . |
| 8 | The capital standards , negotiated through the Bank for International Settlements ( BIS ) , are a natural scapegoat for the credit squeeze that is deepening the recessions in Britain and America and may provoke one in Japan . |
| 9 | Such a need could be met by processing the whole file sequentially and looking for the records required , but this would be very inefficient . |
| 10 | In contrast to general victim compensation schemes which do not require that any individual be identified as the perpetrator of the offence for which the victim is claiming , ‘ Son-of-Sam ’ provisions allow the victim to recover from the earnings of the particular person who was responsible for the damage suffered . |
| 11 | The UN is also being asked to garner Iraq 's oil revenues and use a portion to pay compensation for the damage done during the occupation of Kuwait and the war that followed . |
| 12 | Please accept my apologies for the damage done to one of your photos . |
| 13 | People charged with taking a car could also be punished for the damage done to it . |
| 14 | A spokesman said infected haemophiliacs wanted compensation for the damage done . |
| 15 | ( a ) Irresponsible firms discharge toxic waste with no thought for the damage inflicted on others . |
| 16 | In the absence of such a clause the buyer would have to prove for the damage suffered under the normal common law rules . |
| 17 | Israel felt emboldened to ask America for massive extra economic aid to pay for the damage caused by the state of emergency , the prolonged military alert — and the arrival of hundreds of thousands of new Soviet Jewish immigrants . |
| 18 | The House found that the defendant had not fulfilled such a duty to take reasonable care and was thus liable to the plaintiff for the damage caused to her health . |
| 19 | This is not entirely correct , as the only compensation would have been for the damage caused by the armed robbery . |
| 20 | The question was whether the defendants were liable for the damage caused by the squatters or whether the squatters ' actions amounted to a novus actus interveniens . |
| 21 | Moreover , although a great cult may have brought in more than enough wealth to compensate for the damage caused by those fleeing from the king 's anger , that wealth could still attract the attention of would-be thieves . |
| 22 | The tax on fossil fuels proposed by the European Commission would be less costly than paying for the damage caused by acid rain , according to a report by Greenpeace . |
| 23 | It 's hoped the machines can be repaired , but the person responsible for the damage has wasted a lot of time and money and delayed an important project . |
| 24 | There needs to be a two-thirds majority in favour in each house for the legislation to succeed . |
| 25 | Gambling policy stayed with the Home Office , and although the Department of National Heritage would be responsible for the legislation to create the lottery , it would do so in conjunction with the Home Office . |
| 26 | Hence it is important for the legislation to spell out the situations and conduct that will be presumed to be anticompetitive , and to provide for the competition policy institution to publish guidelines as to how it proposes to apply the legislation . |
| 27 | There are schemes on hand for virtually every estuary in the country and it is important for the legislation to cover them . |
| 28 | Listening for the foot to halt and the steps to end there |
| 29 | For the present let me put it on record that the main hold-up has been with me , in setting up the Journal for printing . |
| 30 | There is no legal right to protect or demonstrate — merely a right for the present to say what one likes provided that it is lawful whether by way of ‘ protest ’ or otherwise ; or a right to pass to and fro along the highway in a reasonable manner and for a proper purpose , whether carrying a banner or not . |