Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course some terms may be difficult to categorize as stop or non-stop . |
| 2 | I thought I used to I used to say to her sometimes I 'll have to go off story . |
| 3 | BARNSLEY trainer Steve Norton ca n't wait to go off talent-hunting to America again in a fortnight 's time . |
| 4 | This gave excitement , the opportunity to go off duty early or at least to return to the warmth and relative conviviality of the police station , as well as prestige … |
| 5 | I was talking to this other lad across the road — we were due to go off duty at two and we were just hanging about before making our way down to the station — there was no relief for us on that shift . |
| 6 | " Always glad to see you , of course , though I must say that I 'd hoped to go off duty without any more trouble . |
| 7 | I do n't like to go off Jean . |
| 8 | Only after receiving assurances that the Emperor would neither be embarrassed nor be expected to apologize for atrocities committed by Japanese forces did Miyazawa consent to the visit . |
| 9 | ‘ I WOULD LIKE TO TRY BONDAGE BUT I DO N'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT IT . ’ |
| 10 | Now is n't this a more civilised way to go about things ? |
| 11 | Although this may seem a very tedious way to go about things , it is the only sure method of success . |
| 12 | This may sound a rather aggressive and mercenary way to go about things , but it is the philosophy to which I am referring , rather than your personal approach . |
| 13 | Princesse Mat always knew how to go about things . |
| 14 | That was no way to go about things . |
| 15 | ‘ I know it 's not a good way to go about things , ’ said Peter . |
| 16 | The whole system of things and people which surrounds us coerces us to be conformist ; even if you want to be a social rebel you will still have to go about things in a conventional way if you are to gain recognition and not be rated as insane . |
| 17 | No they just seemed to know how to go about things a hell of a lot better than we did . |
| 18 | It 's not the right way to go about things |
| 19 | They do n't know how to go about things . |
| 20 | This difference is emphasized when one examines how Porter proposes to go about cost reduction . |
| 21 | I had to go about north-north-east , and if I hit the coast in the wrong place I could go first one way , then the other , until I came to the shingle where I had left the dinghy . |
| 22 | He further indicated how the Department hopes to go about restructuring . |
| 23 | Now , having checked out the way EUROAIM functions , we may decide to go as part of their umbrella . |
| 24 | For we understand that Dexter — the man who sacked David Gower — is set to go as chairman of selectors . |
| 25 | Shoppers will have more in their pockets and it will not cost companies vast sums to borrow for expansion . |
| 26 | Every company has an implied power to borrow for purposes which are incidental to its business . |
| 27 | All the same there is a strong argument that low investment in the British economy is not just a matter of funds being unavailable ; there is a reluctance to borrow for investment purposes on the part of many enterprises . |
| 28 | Malik , who rescued Rugby from extinction in 1986 by buying the clubhouse from the liquidators , has alleged breach of contract in commercial dealings with the club and has used his ownership of the drive and car park to sue for trespass . |
| 29 | This shift in the meaning of marriage was accompanied by changes in married women 's property rights and in the grounds women could use to sue for divorce , both of which benefited primarily middle class women . |
| 30 | Lawyer Mark Scoggins advises some of our biggest insurance companies on workplace liabilities , he believes workers could soon be able to sue for stress damage , costing British firms and their insurers , millions . |