Example sentences of "[vb pp] the [noun pl] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And in Europe , Andy and Nick have marched the fairways together to win the 1987 Spanish Open , another PGA title in 1989 , the French Opens of 1988 and 1989 , and the Dunhill Masters and Volvo Masters of 1989 . |
| 2 | The committee reported that all teams had completed the tasks successfully and it agreed to initial a protocol of the joint inspection at the third session to be held in Beijing in November . |
| 3 | Sometimes , the pharmacist may need to ask why you 've been prescribed the medicines just to clear up any confusion . |
| 4 | ‘ You 've always hated the Tories too much to see any of that clearly . |
| 5 | And then Luke came in and said the fire was fine and that he 'd bashed the cushions up a bit , to make it all OK for them . |
| 6 | Being part of a ready-made community must have eased the transitions enormously , for Eva 's predominant memory of childhood is not one of upheaval but of " being happy " . |
| 7 | Stefan Holland , unemployed and officially homeless , was given the keys today . |
| 8 | However , given the developments both in the United Kingdom and elsewhere over the last few years , it is now unlikely that this course will be taken . |
| 9 | Their response is , ‘ Then God has given the Gentiles also the gift of repentance leading to life . ’ |
| 10 | By then England were 214 for 7 , only Allan Lamb , desperately needing a big score to stay in the team , having given the scorers much exercise . |
| 11 | Since as Jack Droney put it , Brent , with its left-wing trade unionists , ‘ was a bloody good place for the Grunwick strike to happen ’ , one might expect that the union involved had given the strikers not only support but increased impetus in their struggles , but members of the strike committee certainly did not feel this to be so . |
| 12 | Opinion polls have given the Communists up to 15 per cent in the event of genuinely free elections . |
| 13 | Flower vans should be mobilised countrywide and staff given the bouquets just when the queues are at their thickest . |
| 14 | This passage forcibly expressed Bukharin 's concern that , given the conditions then prevailing , the ‘ plan ’ should not be regarded as being actually able to control all the elements that had to be taken into account . |
| 15 | Michael Rayer has given the selectors so little excuse to drop him , has been so sound in all aspects of play , that he has consigned possibly the most dangerous prong of the Welsh attack to the replacements ' bench . |
| 16 | When the process is complete , the outgoing prime minister goes straight to the Palace and formally tenders his resignation ; the most he needs to do is inform the monarch , who will have been given the figures already , that the ballot has produced a given result , probably adding that in his view the newly elected leader can command a majority in Parliament . |
| 17 | The last meeting was given the figures up to 15 October 1991 . |
| 18 | On refusal , the failed applicant will be given the reasons why and receive a copy of the papers that will go to the adjudicator . |
| 19 | Given the resources also available for dealing with dereliction , it is important that action should be taken to dispose of the land to the best advantage as soon as possible … |
| 20 | This previously hard-to-find Balearic tribal coaster has now been given the thumbs-up enough to get a bit of a push behind it courtesy of those spicy Power Promotions people , making sure that all the right channels are chosen ( ie , those DJs ) , which is pretty much all you need , really . |
| 21 | Does he agree that that improvement has occurred because we — the Government — have given the unions back to their members ? |
| 22 | When I , when I come to practice management then , when I 've given the books out , I 'll probably them out to do the exam . |
| 23 | St Mary 's Priory You 'll be given the details later . ’ |
| 24 | Indeed , it is arguable that the mere possession of nuclear weapons threatens legality given the measures apparently needed to preserve security and suppress protests depicted in part III of this volume . |
| 25 | The new chart has been given the thumbs up by Food Records Andy Ross , whose acts ( including Blur and Jesus Jones ) are exempt from the current chart . |
| 26 | STUNNING pop singer Sophie B. Hawkins was upset when she was given the thumbs down to appearing in a white sumo-style nappy in her new video . |
| 27 | East Kilbride celebrates as tyre plant proposal given the thumbs down . |
| 28 | MOVES to demolish a historic former engine shed near Whitby railway station and to build two blocks of flats and a house on the site have been given the thumbs down by the Department of the Environment . |
| 29 | Keen pond owners enjoy growing a good selection of aquatic plants especially waterlilies — given the facilities why not try experimenting with tropical waterlilies ? |
| 30 | Given the comments above , we would have our doubts over the likely benefits for sectors that are heavily exposed to Europe . |