Example sentences of "they [vb base] [verb] a significant [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now scientists working at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford believe they 've made a significant discovery in how asthma is passed down the family tree . |
| 2 | Doctors believe they 've made a significant breakthrough in the fight against one of Britain 's fastest growing illnesses . |
| 3 | They they 've looked at erm housing and er industrial development , er I was n't at the discussion yesterday , but clearly they 've put a significant effort into deciding what the appropriate level of new industrial development is . |
| 4 | These projects are useful in that they provide teachers with supported experience in actually undertaking some research and in addition they help to make a significant contribution to the educational research community . |
| 5 | These figures for acquisitions mean that general insurance companies have played a significant role in channelling funds from ‘ surplus ’ units towards the government ; they have played a significant part in recent years in financing the PSBR . |
| 6 | Arguments are put forward to show their importance to an understanding of the relationship of women to the home , and to suggest that they have had a significant influence on British architecture . |