Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another pervasive , and important , influence for this head was technology . |
| 2 | They compensate for this by gaining water from their food both through the workings of their powerful kidneys , which extract much of the water from the urine , and by the condensation of water during breathing . |
| 3 | But the psychologists compensate for this by claiming other kinds of reliability for their analyses . |
| 4 | The average price at which shares sell during this period is somewhere in the neighbourhood of $55 ( more or less depending on the shape of the time-price curve ) . |
| 5 | I mean for this market research one , we ought to finish this tonight because if she comes tomorrow |
| 6 | Many of the topics they raise during this election campaign do not interest us at all . |
| 7 | The Opposition replied , ’ That was 10 years ago ’ , to which my hon. Friend the Member for Teignbridge ( Mr. Nicholls ) , whom I commend for this observation , said , that 10 years was a very long time for the Leader of the Opposition and 10 minutes was about the average length of every policy that he had put forward . |
| 8 | Several factors account for this distribution : the ageing of populations in situ ; out-migration of the young and in-migration of older people . |
| 9 | Social , political and economic factors account for this new development . |
| 10 | It is likely that the methodological differences account for this . |
| 11 | At least two reasons account for this , besides general confidence . |
| 12 | Joe decides to draw up a profit and loss account for this initial period . |
| 13 | It seems more likely that prostaglandin independent actions such as increased gastrin or acid production , or local production of toxins against epithelial cells account for this amplified impairment in mucosal defence . |
| 14 | And yo and your er see what I mean about this area up here , I mean it 's not a bad thingy . |
| 15 | That 's what I mean about this bloody thing , that it does n't it straighten it . |
| 16 | I see what you mean about this |
| 17 | I mean that 's what I mean about this hundred days , we 've been at war , and I think the job of the press , I mean is not |
| 18 | It follows that I award for this period of care by the plaintiff 's parents the sum of fifteen thousand pounds which equates to an award of three pounds hourly for five thousand hours . |
| 19 | Again there are two types of criticism that Keynesians make about this link . |
| 20 | Now , peer through this channel from one end to the other and you will probably see big chunks of fluff that you have missed . |
| 21 | For those who qualify for this extra help the reduction will be equal to the community charge minus £52 . |
| 22 | In the main , staff have to complete a qualifying period of service ( often two or three years ) before they qualify for this . |
| 23 | Hundreds of applications have already been received by the Department from organisations which feel that they qualify for this largesse . |
| 24 | Any existing members who believe they qualify for this new rating category from the 1st May next should contact the Autocover staff at Frank Glennon Limited who will arrange for their premiums to be adjusted from their next renewal date . |
| 25 | My ambition at the moment is to make sure I qualify for this year 's Open Championship . ’ |
| 26 | Life is one long scratch for this poor individual . |
| 27 | Although they may explain homosexuality in terms of learning , they assume a common biological basis and process for this learning , and see the condition itself as homogeneous . |
| 28 | As yet , these schools account for only a small amount of annual expenditure — 3 million in 1989–90 — but the government 's expenditure plans provide for this sum to increase ( to 20 million by 1991–2 ) as more schools choose to ‘ opt out ’ of LEA control and financing ( HM Treasury , 1990 , Table 11.1 ) . |
| 29 | The regulations provide for this in certain circumstances and we are considering how to improve the detail of the procedures . |
| 30 | Where a deposit is inserted the standard conditions provide for this to be 10% of the price . |