Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a right of participation to be meaningful it would obviously require as free a flow of information as possible and the development of institutions securing equality of access and influence for all participants . |
| 2 | If this is not possible ( and it usually is n't ) , the golden advice at the present time must be to sell first rather than risk lumbering yourself with the crippling expense of having to borrow for several months or possibly longer . |
| 3 | Any well-drafted transfer will therefore provide for the transfer of the right to sue for such breaches . |
| 4 | Vi had heard about such things . |
| 5 | He and Richard must have heard about these things but in general they had failed to register . |
| 6 | Remaining stocks ( in electrical equipment , mostly ) are being burned , but traces will remain for many years . |
| 7 | They can remain for many years in cold and hostile environments while retaining their toxicity , and they have a tendency to remain in living organisms . |
| 8 | I have not met many Scottish people who wish to be left exposed to the nuclear blackmail that could come from the huge nuclear arsenal which will remain for many years on the continent and in Russia . |
| 9 | The following aspects of policy are insufficiently studied and will remain for some years central preoccupations of the Group : |
| 10 | Is n't it strange that we are taught about many things which may never come to pass and yet most of us are not prepared for the one inevitable occurrence in our lives ? |
| 11 | Just as they are taught other subjects , they should increasingly be taught about such topics as mental handicap so that they do not grow up with the prejudices that their parents may possess . |
| 12 | This sample is being traced through such sources as the Registrar of Births and Deaths , and was identified again in 1981 . |
| 13 | There 'll be a great big clamour I sho I should think for those seats ! |
| 14 | The verdict on that one , however , may have to wait for many years yet . |
| 15 | Well he 's so badly parked you see , he 's got to wait for both traffics to go whereas I could go easily |
| 16 | We had to wait for some months in order to get a passage and finally set oft on my birthday in January . |
| 17 | Though debt-for-equity swaps represent one way for banks to recover part of their developing country debt exposure , they still stand to lose money and look likely to have to wait for some years before they can cash in their equity stakes . |
| 18 | We had to wait for some days until a convoy of ships was ready . |
| 19 | ‘ We will not stop ( reforms ) to wait for any decisions from the G7 , whether we receive aid or not , ’ he told reporters . |
| 20 | Customers are no longer prepared to wait for several months for their chosen pattern . |
| 21 | But the promotion of Gillian Shephard to the Cabinet should more than compensate for any misgivings ’ , Sangster said . |
| 22 | Places reserved for the burial of cremated remains were not likely to be filled for many years — if ever . |
| 23 | ( In 1874 , whilst at her favourite residence at Osborne in the Isle of Wight , Queen Victoria made a number of trips to the post office at nearby Whippingham where she would stay for some hours comforting a dying deaf woman , Mrs. Elizabeth Tuffield , nee Groves . |
| 24 | ( b ) by an entirely new company , formed for the purpose , making simultaneous recommended share exchange offers for both companies , or |
| 25 | ( b ) an entirely new company , formed for the purpose , making simultaneous recommended share exchange offers for both companies . |
| 26 | At Sudeley ( Glos. ) , for instance , which Gloucester held between 1469 and 1478 , the key offices went to John Huddleston junior of Millom , initiating a family connection with the county which endured for several generations . |
| 27 | At Sudeley ( Glos. ) , for instance , which Gloucester held between 1469 and 1478 , the key offices went to John Huddleston junior of Millom , initiating a family connection with the county which endured for several generations . |
| 28 | This I endured for several months , having no spirit even to complain . |
| 29 | Klein 's work developed through several stages , and the article considered here is representative of her later work ( Greenberg and Mitchell 1983 : . |
| 30 | From 1932 onward , a deep mutual respect and musical understanding developed between these artists , and shone in everything they did together through to their final joint concert in Gothenburg on August 5th , 1960 ; a month before Björling 's sudden death . |