Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] [adv] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In late June the OPEC president , Saddek Boussena , embarked on a tour of some member states in an attempt to encourage cuts in production ahead of the next OPEC ministerial meeting scheduled to take place in Geneva in late July . |
| 2 | One of his clients boasted of a decision to provide employees with milk instead of cream for their coffee as ‘ re-engineering ’ . |
| 3 | She wondered if there was any hope of getting them to play cards after supper instead of watching telly . |
| 4 | I 've seen prisoners become much more calm and be able to put things in perspective instead of being demanding |
| 5 | The PFLP-GC was one of a number of " rejectionist " Palestinian groups strongly opposed to the PLO-endorsed efforts to arrange talks with Israel ahead of elections in the occupied territories . |