Example sentences of "be [verb] [adv prt] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the Republic seems set to qualify for America , they are drawing up plans for the biggest television sports blockbuster ever . |
| 2 | Gertrude Jekyll had not been available to design the garden at The Tamarisks when Lutyens had been drawing up plans for the house , but she was shown these plans and her advice was sought . |
| 3 | The recession has clearly presented good buying opportunities to Prospect Industries though Philip Wilbraham denies he is a vulture purchaser who has been picking up bargains on the cheap . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , strong underlying trends have been pushing up costs in the United Kingdom as they have in other countries — the increasing sophistication of medical treatment , the survival of those who would have died in an earlier decade , new and expensive drugs , the growing awareness amongst the public of potential treatments , a reluctance to merely grin and bear pain and discomfort , and above all the ageing of the population . |
| 5 | So if you 're picking up children from the Primary School in Lane Derby , there 's cable-laying going on in Street , Lane and Street . |
| 6 | The students have learned all about cricketing failure in recent seasons , but now they 're handing out lessons in the game . |
| 7 | You 're putting up candles in the wind now . |
| 8 | ‘ UNREALISTIC ’ bids for building contracts are holding back recovery in the construction industry , it was claimed today . |
| 9 | Right , yes , I can , problems and queries , paperwork , customer are sending out paperwork at the end of the day , and like faxing the appointments , contracts , fill out the appointments forms , etcetera , so you 've got all these bits done . |
| 10 | And many Asians , like former tennis ace Vijay Amritraj , are buying up chunks of the Hollywood media empire . |
| 11 | Banks are closing down branches by the hundred . |
| 12 | An advertisement appeared in the Scotsman drawing attention to the sale of " the whole valuable stock of letter-press and printing materials belonging to the Caledonian Press , who are giving up business with the premises No. 31 Hanover Street " . |
| 13 | Never mind the crater in the window , never mind the tyres with several thousand miles scraped off their lives , never mind some brand new little glitch that had better be sorted out a.s.a.p. in the cab 's suspension . |
| 14 | She said , ‘ We 'll all be pulling up sticks about the same time , then ! |
| 15 | The pessimists feared the Conservatives ' nine seats could even be wiped out north of the border . |
| 16 | But none of them will be giving up hope of the £102,000 top prize — and nor will Nick Faldo on 12 under and Seve Ballesteros on 11 under . |
| 17 | CARNMONEY will be coming up roses at the weekend as the local Presbyterian Church hosts one of the biggest events in its social calendar . |
| 18 | They 'll be belting out bits of the Messiah and I should go mad . ’ |
| 19 | Objections to the proposals essentially turn on the terms under which any devolution would take place , and the question of the competence and reliability of the organisations which would be taking on responsibility for the sites . |
| 20 | He was shut away in sanctuary with the female members of his family , whilst the king his brother and , as he told himself , every other male of importance in the realm , would shortly be taking up residence in the Tower . |
| 21 | The most likely outcome of such action would be to speed up privatisation of the service , since the Government could hardly empty the jails , and somebody would have to supervise the inmates . |
| 22 | The NCC says that , ‘ unnecessary inputs of fertilisers and pesticides … can in the long run be storing up trouble for the future … ’ |
| 23 | This could be continued down corners to the skirting and around doors . |
| 24 | Although retiring from office this year , warden Frank Wood will be carrying on responsibility for the general overseeing of the buildings and the Church Centre . |
| 25 | Policy issues concern high-level strategy questions , whose character and complexity involve the examination of vast quantities of data before decisions can be taken on matters of the highest political Import . |
| 26 | More action will be taken on enforcement under the rules and laws set out . |
| 27 | We agree that care should be taken over terminology in the interpretation of fluoroscein angiograms but contend that the use here was accurate . |
| 28 | MOSCOW ( Reuter ) — Armed insurgents were reported yesterday to be setting up camps in the hilly terrain of Nagorny Karabakh as tensions between the Soviet republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan threatened to erupt into full-scale confrontation . |
| 29 | Buckinghamshire under 21s are taking on Yorkshire in the semi final of the county championship … kick-off is at 2 |
| 30 | Dodgy consciousness raps aside , where Mother Earth really diverge from the standard Brand New London Funk , is in the loud , up-front guitar and organ bursts , which are pricking up ears beyond the established Acid Jazz audience . |