Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [verb] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The importance of gas to Saudi Arabia 's industrialisation prompted a major search for non-associated gas in the early eighties . |
| 2 | The news of Edberg 's defeat caused a major stir , as you can imagine , among the British camp in Bayonne , with Tony Pickard , Britain 's Davis Cup captain , as well as Edberg 's coach , saying ‘ When I was told , I was shattered ’ . |
| 3 | But Dayglobe 's bid suffered a major setback last month when councillors rejected its planning application for the site . |
| 4 | THE Army 's firepower gets a major boost this week when the first new self-propelled field gun for 30 years enters service . |
| 5 | Is it an accident that Quebec 's separatism became a major force at the end of a decade during which the Quebec birthrate had virtually halved and ( for the first time ) fallen well below that of Canada ? |
| 6 | Although Dicey 's theory played a major role in shaping the dominant tradition , his views are subsequently re-invented in the light of the requirements of this tradition . |
| 7 | In the early 1980's Marian 's life took a major turn . |
| 8 | John Hunter , chief executive of the province 's Health and Social Services , said : ‘ The redevelopment of the Children 's Hospital represents a major boost to the Royal Group and will consolidate its already high reputation as a centre of medical excellence . ’ |
| 9 | He criticised them for being ‘ too optimistic as to what is and what is not possible to us ’ , and also for under-estimating the enemy 's ability to launch a major offensive . |