Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [noun prp] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mountbatten tried to tempt Bogyoke with the post of Deputy Inspector-General and the British rank of Brigadier : he was too shrewd to be side-tracked in that way . |
| 2 | The Don canal was made to connect Sheffield with the Humber estuary , and various branches and inter-connections were made to the system before the coming of the railways , to make those canals serving the coal-mining and iron and steel industries some of the busiest commercial waterways in the country . |
| 3 | The captain of the under-16s was selected to tour Argentina with the Northern Schools Cricket Association at Christmas . |
| 4 | Former East Coast flyer , Deltic 55015 Tulyar prepared to leave Hammersmith with the 13.40 to Riddings Junction . |
| 5 | ‘ Wow , it 's really warm , ’ she said , and turned to help Christina with the picnic basket . |
| 6 | Nor did he hesitate to acquaint Doreen with the situation , and , speaking quietly , but with a determined edge to his voice , he said , ‘ Today is Lucy 's turn to come riding . |
| 7 | If the , if only my with the er the resolution , I would like to compliment Mr with the handle of work and I think really it work and I need to find the problems in saying in what needs to be done , er County 's work in this department . |
| 8 | He will replace Dean Jones , who is set to tour England with the Australians next season . |
| 9 | The first from play and the second from a penalty and both combined to provide Monaghan with the incentive they needed after Cavan had threatened to overrun them . |
| 10 | Anne went to offer to help Margaret with the nursing but she said that she could manage . |
| 11 | John Hay , seeing Johnson 's fear , talked to him all the time as to a child , trying to keep him cheerful , but this measure only excited Boswell 's scorn , especially when he heard Hay trying to distract Johnson with the antics of the local goats . |
| 12 | On pay the Clapham report said it was ‘ abundantly clear ’ that pay levels had failed to provide BR with the ‘ overall size , structure and quality of workforce ’ it needed . |
| 13 | Failure of arrangements for proper payment had also failed to provide BR with the overall size , structure and quality of workforce needed . |