Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so , the involvement of experienced personnel managers is invaluable in activities such as completing application forms , writing letters of application and attending mock interviews . |
| 2 | Close attachments foster feelings of comfort and security , while investments in the well-being of others provides a rationale for one 's continued striving , a sense of continuity through time , and an opportunity for reliving and mastering unsatisfactory early experiences of one 's own . |
| 3 | Art critics are being blamed for vandalising cast iron sculptures which have been likened to ice-cream cones or seashells . |
| 4 | JH : I suppose the ideal must be that you drive headlong , for example , into the opening bars of the ‘ Hammerklavier ’ , or the opening piano cadenza of Brahms 's B flat Concerto , you convey a musical imperativeness , but not technical frailty ; that fine dividing line between suggesting the physical challenge without sounding as thought your technique is being pushed to the limits ? |
| 5 | She knew all about demanding parents . |
| 6 | Before leaving a cowed Scotland , Edward rode about demanding oaths of submission from all the magnates in the land . |
| 7 | This famous agriculturalist , influenced by the Duke of Bedford and dismissive of the Norfolk and Suffolk breeds that later combined to become the Red Poll , brought the small , thrifty Devons to his estates , where he was already known for experimenting with sheep such as the Southdown , the Norfolk Horn and Bakewell 's new Leicester . |
| 8 | Not many children try solvents before the age of 11 , and it seems that the peak age for experimenting is around 13 or 14 years . |
| 9 | That 's why this authentic Spanish feast is ideal in summer and for experimenting with some new combinations of flavours . |
| 10 | Crayola 's 24-page Starting Points booklet has bright new ideas for experimenting with art materials , and we have 200 free for SHE readers . |
| 11 | Although these patterns can be used just as they are , they are also useful for experimenting with whilst you are learning to use the program . |
| 12 | These devices are useful for experimenting with different map designs and for the production of ‘ temporary ’ maps . |
| 13 | SCARBOROUGH 'S version of New Faces worked well for experimenting manager McHale at the McCain Stadium on Saturday . |
| 14 | Reeve repeatedly played a shot that began as a hook but became a tennis lob when he refrained from bending a the elbow : unique , but not worth patenting . |
| 15 | The Chamberlain Act also provided for subsidising slum clearance schemes . |
| 16 | Knowing what the Bushmen knew then — that the NEA was unpopular with conservative legislators and already the target of fundamentalist Christians for subsidising offensive art — they can hardly have seen this as a plum they could hand to a big contributor or a rising political star or , indeed , to anybody aiming to leave town alive . |
| 17 | There is certainly a case for subsidy on the social railway , but I am sure that my hon. Friend will agree with the judgment of the previous Labour Government , who said that there was no case for subsidising inter-urban services , nor was there a social case for subsidy with regard to inter-city services . |
| 18 | ( d ) To acquire or undertake the whole or any part of the business , goodwill , and assets of any person , firm , or company carrying on or proposing to carry on the business or any part of the business which the Company is authorised to carry on and as part of the consideration for such acquisition to undertake all or any of the liabilities of such person , firm or company , or to acquire an interest in , amalgamate with , or enter into partnership or into any arrangement for sharing profits , or for co-operation , or for mutual assistance with any such person , firm or company , or for subsidising or otherwise assisting any person , firm or company , and to give or accept by way of consideration for any of the acts or things aforesaid or property acquired , any shares , debentures , debenture stock or securities that may be agreed upon , and to hold and retain , or sell , mortgage and deal with any shares , debentures , debenture stock of securities so received . |
| 19 | ( d ) To acquire or undertake the whole or any part of the business , goodwill , and assets of any person , firm , or company carrying on or proposing to carry on the business or any part of the business which the Company is authorised to carry on and as part of the consideration for such acquisition to undertake all or any of the liabilities of such person , firm or company , or to acquire an interest in , amalgamate with , or enter into partnership or into any arrangement for sharing profits , or for co-operation , or for mutual assistance with any such person , firm or company , or for subsidising or otherwise assisting any person , firm or company , and to give or accept by way of consideration for any of the acts or things aforesaid or property acquired , any shares , debentures , debenture stock or securities that may be agreed upon , and to hold and retain , or sell , mortgage and deal with any shares , debentures , debenture stock of securities so received . |
| 20 | When Johnston joined the republican movement in 1965 , at the invitation of Cathal Goulding , IRA chief of staff , he was probably some distance to the right of some existing members of the movement and he was responsible not so much for leading the movement to the left as for crystallising a more coherent political strategy . |
| 21 | I had reports for disobeying orders , getting involved , stopping an officer doing what she should be doing , just through sticking up for my girlfriend . |
| 22 | Adam lost his spiritual purity through eating the forbidden fruit , so God gave him the opportunity to reinstate himself partially through immersion in the original water which came from Eden . |
| 23 | ( Grazing animals ingest dioxins through eating contaminated plants and soil . ) |
| 24 | Vitamin deficiency Vitamin deficiency can only be properly diagnosed and treated by a doctor , but there are certain fairly obvious signs which should be noted , bearing in mind that an old person who is obese can still be suffering from malnutrition and vitamin deficiency through eating the wrong kinds of food . |
| 25 | It has been suggested that he has claimed to have absorbed the banned substance through eating meat but one observer claimed cryptically yesterday : ‘ He would have to eat three cows a day for that to be the case . ’ |
| 26 | The practice of eating dead enemies probably arose from the idea that you could absorb the better qualities of the person who had died through eating their flesh . |
| 27 | The 23-year-old 's weight has fallen by more than 3st through eating difficulties — and she needs sustained medical treatment . |
| 28 | Unless you are addicted to Brussels sprouts and fortified cereals , you will find taking this amount of folic acid unachievable solely through eating the right food . |
| 29 | Despite the fact that I succumbed to a mild form of food-poisoning through eating at the cheapest restaurants — a meal could he obtained for ten ( old ) francs or less , but less meant the more chance of prostration — I have never known Paris so surpassingly beautiful as that year . |
| 30 | This piece of street theatre is performed in Sanatrem by members of the Amazon defence group , warning of the dangers of mercury poison through eating contaminated fish . |