Example sentences of "and [verb] a major [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The measure of life events used was one which had been developed by Brown over a number of years and represents a major methodological improvement over previous approaches . |
| 2 | For a band now irritated by most dance music — ‘ most of it 's cack , I hate going into bars where they 've got it blaring out from everywhere , you ca n't hear yourself think ’ — and uncomfortable with the accoutrements of clubbing — ‘ I ca n't stand being under strobes no more , do me head in , make me lose my balance ’ — it was inevitable the Mondays would rake up their rock roots , ‘ mature ’ their sound and make a major musical transition . |
| 3 | The report of a nut of Trapa natans , the water chestnut , from Loch Ceann a'Bhaigh , S. Uist ( Heslop Harrison and Blackburn , 1946 ) would , if it is really of post-glacial age , indicate an enormous northward range-extension of Trapa ( see Flenley et al. , 1975 ) and suggest a major climatic warming . |
| 4 | During 1990 the UNHCR failed to resolve its grave financial problems and suffered a major organizational crisis centred on the appointment of a new High Commissioner for Refugees . |
| 5 | Addressing parliament on Nov. 6 , Brundtland committed her administration to creating jobs , improving childcare provisions and implementing a major environmental programme . |
| 6 | An Azerbaijani civilian helicopter was shot down near Shusha on Jan. 28 , killing an estimated 40 people and prompting a major Azerbaijani offensive against Stepanakert on Jan. 31 . |