Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] the [noun sg] [noun pl] [art] " in BNC.

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1 That is why we have sought to respond to representations , and to continue to give people in Scotland who wish to serve in the parachute regiments the opportunity to do so .
2 The department will continue to refine with the health authorities the local care programme approach adopted from April 1991 ( Bedfordshire ) .
3 To help with the clubhouse improvements the Brewery loaned £7,500 on generous terms .
4 And she used to go with the district nurses a lot to er to treat different people specially a long time I remember erm a young man erm h he had er I think it was cerebral palsy he had and er he was so fed up with himself he threw paraffin over himself and er set light you know on the top of the stairs and threw himself down .
5 Since then , four telephone calls and two letters have failed to elicit from the sheriff officers the basis of this arrestment , beyond informing me that it was for a sum of £50.59 , but without specifying why or how this sum was allegedly due .
6 This included the most extensive civilian airlift of people in the organization 's history , using 40 MI-8 20-passenger helicopters and nine fixed-wing aircraft to transport to the voting stations the 1,000,000 voters ( of an electorate of 4,800,000 ) living in areas inaccessible by road .
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