Example sentences of "to join [pron] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Liverpool lecturers are calling on vice chancellor Peter Toyne to join them in putting pressure on the government to end underfunding . |
| 2 | For example , they may force the potentially inefficient firms either to join them in adopting cost-saving innovations which involve some disruption of current working practices , or to go to the wall . |
| 3 | Thus in 1802 when a group of spahis called on the Serbs to join them in resisting the dayis very few Serbs responded . |
| 4 | That I think is my main concern , with a request in a sense to you for supporting that over the next year or so , because I 'll be trying to perhaps get invited to the meetings , and perhaps we 'll be inviting officers from the authority to join me in looking at ways of building up that local context in planning to get that into our formal planning systems . |
| 5 | I invite him to join me in welcoming this magnificent project , which will do so much for Wales . |
| 6 | However , my secretary , ex-pupil Peter Vroomking , was to have provided me with a typed list , which has not materialised … on the other hand , Peter has recently been discovering himself as a human being … and I am sure those of you who are still here will wish to join me in congratulating … could somebody stop that door banging ? |
| 7 | I am sure that the whole House will wish to join me in congratulating my hon. Friend on the recognition of his distinction , not least in defending the business and small business communities in this country . |
| 8 | I am sure that he will wish to join me in congratulating the governors , the headmaster and the parents involved in the school on their wisdom in applying for grant-maintained status so as to free themselves from the bureaucracy and interference of the local education authority . |
| 9 | Will the Prime Minister take this opportunity to join me in expressing joy at the release of Terry Waite and Tom Sutherland from their long and terrible captivity ? |
| 10 | The House will wish to join me in expressing our sympathy with those who were injured and our hopes for their speedy recovery . |
| 11 | Because I would like you to join me in wishing every happiness to Annabelle and Steven . |
| 12 | I know that his many friends and family , as well as those who have only recently met him , think that this must be one of those marriages that are made in heaven , and will want to join me in wishing Steven and Annabelle a long and happy married life together . |
| 13 | And I am sure you will want to join me in wishing them every success and happiness in their new venture and marriage . |
| 14 | And it is with every confidence that I tell you I am sure that this young couple will have a very happy marriage , and I would ask you to join me in wishing them both a long , happy , and prosperous future together . |
| 15 | The pressure was on — add a new chat-up line was born : ‘ Would you like to join me in testing a new way to prevent childbirth and other medical misfortunes ? ’ |
| 16 | and I am sure that members would want to join me in extending warmest congratulations to him on his well-deserved award . |
| 17 | He has dedicated his entire career to the development of sport in Scotland and I am sure all Council members will want to join me in thanking him for the commitment he has shown over the years . ’ |
| 18 | I am sure that many of the competitors , and other guests over the years , would like to join me in saying this big ‘ Thank You ’ , too . |
| 19 | He gestures for me to join him by patting the cushion to his left . |
| 20 | Williams , Textbook of Criminal Law , 2nd edn , Stevens & Sons , 1983 , 764 , criticised Pitham : if a butler invites the maid to join him in stealing the Duke 's silver when he has found the key to the safe , surely he has not at that time appropriated the silver . |
| 21 | I am sure that the House wished to join him in sending its sympathy to the many victims , some of whom may have suffered irreparable damage . |
| 22 | ‘ Well , now that I am here and can have the tale formally , direct from the prior , it 's for me to join him in sending word to the bishop . |
| 23 | Satisfied that these arrangements were as safe as any in the circumstances , Coleman decided to beef up his cover by inviting Peter Arnett , Cable News Network 's correspondent in Jerusalem , to join him in interviewing the general — without , of course , revealing his identity as an intelligence agent or even suggesting that there might be a hidden motive for the visit . |
| 24 | After teaching himself to juggle , the 27-year-old is now advertising for fellow Big Top devotees to join him in starting up a little troupe . |
| 25 | In preparation for the next elections , Williams persuaded a number of local politicians and businessmen to join him in running for office on the P.N.M. ticket . |
| 26 | Pointedly , in her speech to the Federal Assembly she called on Czechoslovakia to join her in opposing the creation of " new bureaucratic empires " . |
| 27 | She challenged the opposition leader to join her in urging them to accept the ‘ generous ’ pay offer ranging from 9 to 16.3 per cent over 18 months ‘ or at least to have a truce over Christmas ’ . |
| 28 | The inconsistency is striking : unwilling to see Athens put down Thasos , a rebel subject , Sparta nevertheless calls on the Athenians to join her in putting down her own rebel subjects . |
| 29 | And I am sure that Tilly and the staff would wish to join us in expressing their heartfelt relief . ’ |
| 30 | I want to take the initiative a step further , which is why I am now appealing for other British companies to join us in providing this help for our troops . |