Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He labours scornfully for this Simon Giles , faintly comforted by a corner in Classical studies which has been granted him for reasons to do with the firm 's image . |
| 2 | But since it has proved notoriously difficult for determinists to account for the emergence of new and revolutionary ideas , it would surely be wise of Althusser to show how he proposes to do it . |
| 3 | There may be a tendency for courts to err on the side of caution , and for orders to be made for the full length of time , but the recent judgement by the High Court in relation to an appeal in North Yorkshire may encourage the courts to exercise discretion with greater confidence , and take advice from the GAL . |
| 4 | Their Lordships expressed the opinion that in the absence of some exceptional circumstance such as bad faith or improper motive on the part of the Minister it was inappropriate for courts to intervene on the ground of unreasonableness in a matter of public financial administration of this kind . |
| 5 | The Video Guide gives advice on how to use the video and exciting ideas for activities to try in the classroom . |
| 6 | They must off worked on that cat for hours to get into the . |
| 7 | Sometimes she stopped for hours to gaze across the sea , to peer between rocks , to watch an osprey ride the thermals . |
| 8 | See the harvest field , you and I get the benefit from , but Jesus said you pray for labourers to go into the harvest field . |
| 9 | The year the shop opened she hired a new dress designer , Jacqui Smale , fresh from the Royal College of Art , and told her how sensible she thought it was to wear uniform because this removed the agonies of planning what to wear each day as well as the decisions about accessories to go with the clothes . |
| 10 | Does my hon. Friend agree that we should also pay tribute to Friends of the Earth which , when I was a Minister at the Department of Transport , suggested that it would be sensible for the Minister with responsibility for roads to go to the Netherlands with some civil servants to see how traffic calming works there . |
| 11 | This is easy for lecturers to forget in the concern with syllabuses , materials and all the paperwork that curriculum planning involves . |
| 12 | Protocols specified the level of " economic convergence " required for states to embark on the third and final stage of EMU . |
| 13 | Other provisions to provide incentives for states to dispose of the waste remained intact . |
| 14 | Ethnographic research has special qualities suited to dealing with controversial topics in sensitive locations , for it entails a gradual and progressive contact with respondents , which is sustained over a long period , allowing a rapport to be established slowly with respondents over time , and for researchers to participate in the full range of experiences involved in the topic . |
| 15 | Last year 's activities included explanatory talks , simple construction projects , radio fox hunting , Morse instruction , radio operating with contacts as far away as Australia , USA and Japan , including opportunities for attendees to chat to the overseas operators , and experiments with a kite antenna . |
| 16 | With the housing market still struggling to recover , the Bonners may not be moving in the very near future — but it 's rare for follies to come on the market , especially ones you can live in — so it may not be long before a buyer comes along keen to take up residence in Enoch 's Tower . |
| 17 | The bill 's most contentious provision , which has polarised the profession 's two branches , sets up a framework for solicitors to appear in the higher courts , now the barrister 's preserve . |
| 18 | The bill 's most contentious provision , which has polarised the profession 's two branches , sets up a framework for solicitors to appear in the higher courts , now the preserve of barristers . |
| 19 | There is an increasing tendency nowadays for solicitors to specialise in the work that they do and in the kind of client they advise . |
| 20 | A DUBLIN building society has invested confidence in the national soccer team reaching next year 's World Cup finals in the United States by launching a special account for fans to save for the air fare . |
| 21 | The evaluators were convinced that the opportunities for schools to benefit from the expertise and efforts of the DCSLs were considerably enhanced by the project . |
| 22 | Most people feel an obligation to keep in contact with their siblings , but beyond that it is regarded as quite proper for relationships to vary in the level of intimacy and the type of support offered ( Firth , Hubert and Forge , 1970 ; Allan , 1979 ) . |
| 23 | Thus , for example , it was excusable for a pretty young girl to avoid wearing a seat-belt because she had been topping up her tan on the sun bed and got burnt , for two middle-class school children to ride their bikes without lights late at night because they were trying to stay up on their last might of the summer holidays , and for lads to urinate in the street because they had three miles to walk home . |
| 24 | Figure 6.6b shows us the possible routes for trajectories to pass through the four shaded areas . |
| 25 | He knew all about gossip and calumny , having tried for months to cope with the shifty Hoornik family . |
| 26 | The novels enjoyed a limited success , but because most novelists were concerned at the time to redefine the relation of the individual to society in terms of changing values , it was all too easy for readers to focus on the social dimension of Brooke-Rose 's fiction and to overlook those aspects which can in retrospect be seen to prefigure the problems and techniques of her later work . |
| 27 | The crested ibis faces certain extinction in Japan after attempts to breed from the sole remaining pair have failed . |
| 28 | Outside in the gravel forecourt are rustic benches and tables for visitors to sit beside the mill pond , having cream teas on hot summer days . |
| 29 | Detectives seized eight kilos of coca leaves , the base for cocaine , which were to have been handed out for visitors to chew at the Bolivian Pavilion . |
| 30 | At the moment facilities for parents to stay in the hospital are makeshift . |