Example sentences of "[vb base] to [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Top BBC leaders rally to defence of Birt |
| 2 | Now at this point I want to sort of take a break from looking at the development of the Communist Party to looking briefly at the peasantry because although the peasantry have been in the background for much of the time , we have n't actually looked in any detail , so far , at the condition of the peasantry in China . |
| 3 | Well now erm what it says here is that you want to sort of talk about possible options for a year out and then relevance of archaeology to career in surveying or land management . |
| 4 | Particularly where you 've more or less got the idea of it but you think you just want to sort of tidy up a few details an |
| 5 | But of course that can become quite a complex thing depending on how much we want to sort of use it to produce certificates and things like that . |
| 6 | gives you a bit more time to decide exactly what you want to talk about cos if if it has go to be in week three or week four , then we really sort of like decide now what you 're going to write about so that n Cos next week is gon na be our last meeting on this topic , so you really want to sort of give a bit of a presentation on what you 're going to say . |
| 7 | You want to sort of look at the whole picture together . |
| 8 | Lastly we want to sort of clear up some of the mess that is made by the previous conservative registration . |
| 9 | Or if you just want to sort of signify a , a quick thank you to someone . |
| 10 | and er obviously I want to sort of give you the best possible price |
| 11 | Want to sort of put on the top of the wardrobe and then make it drop |
| 12 | MINERS WARM TO IDEA OF NUCLEAR IN THEIR CLUB |
| 13 | Research done for Philips testifies to the importance that the police now attach to interrogation of suspects and the procuring of confessions from the guilty . |
| 14 | The troubles of the nuclear industry in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 are well known : a slowdown or halt to construction of new plants , plus the closedown earlier this year of the nuclear power station near Erevan in Armenia because of safety worries after last December 's earthquake . |
| 15 | WALK TO SUMMIT OF LORD 'S SEAT |
| 16 | WALK TO SUMMIT OF BEINN FHADA |
| 17 | Cut to close-up of blood trickling from his face as he fell against the rail . |
| 18 | Cut to shot of stuntman falling backwards over rail to the floor . |
| 19 | Young men speak to Salazar of their role in killings . |
| 20 | Congratulations to all graduates and welcome to membership of a special group of people of a wide variety of ages and careers , in all parts of the world who share with you the experience of studying at this University . |
| 21 | ( 2 ) Transfer to representative of dead , bankrupt or incapable licence-holder . |
| 22 | ‘ A guide to Church of England fees ’ is available free from the Pastoral Department ( General Section ) , Church Commissioners , 1 Millbank , London SW1P 3JZ , on receipt of an s.a.e . |
| 23 | We , one does n't try to lose things , but they just happen do n't they really I think I appreciate more now , you know when I was , when I was teaching I used to think oh stupid woman she 's not , to bring this book in and you know , and now I think oh dear , huh , yeah and you also appreciate the people , I would appreciate now those who managed to do it every day without fail , manage to sort of let , because they must of put themselves out no end to have |
| 24 | Vatersay to Sound of Harris 116,18,19,21,22 |
| 25 | Yeah and Charlotte 's cheekbones seem to kind of descend from up , up by her temples as opposed |
| 26 | They just like to sort of I do n't know why but they just seem to sort of |
| 27 | I hope they get to bottom of it . |
| 28 | I mean erm the , I mean , erm the closest I ever get to sort of news design is redesigning the Oxford University Press Gazette , and one of the first things when they said it 's got to go A four was well in that case you 've got to staple it , because you ca n't have thirty-two , sixty-four pages A four sort of doing that . |
| 29 | When I hear songs like ‘ Sun ’ and ‘ Snowblind ’ I get to thinking of Blondie 's ‘ Union City Blue ’ — the sonic glory and writing confidence , the way a cool verse flips into a tasty bridge and then choruswards , the way that sad words are dropped into an uplifting tune , leaving you moved and confused . |
| 30 | And they 've given her something low in glucose and that you know to kind of try and stabilize it a bit . |