Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are going to eat in the kitchen make sure overall lights arc on a dimmer switch and that there is enough light over the table — use a rise-and-fall light fixture for example — which can , of course , be substituted for or combined with candlelight at night . |
| 2 | The damage became obvious in 1957 when the Midland lost its coveted position as Britain 's largest bank Barclays ' deposits of £1,346m edged ahead of the Midland 's £1,342m . |
| 3 | Though clothing and equipment may be more streamlined , courage , nerve , fitness , skill , determination and a touch of good or bad luck remain unchanged , as essential ingredients of great sporting spectacles . |
| 4 | British Telecommunications Plc 's formal application to the US Federal Communications Commission for permission to resell international private line services and offer switched services is now under review , and approval would enable the UK company to provide International Virtual Network services in the US . |
| 5 | British rail goes private |
| 6 | A local coroner on a routine inspection became suspicious when he discovered that one baby had unusually high levels of a potent heart drug , digoxin , in its tissues . |
| 7 | Travelling vicar goes full circle |
| 8 | Further , the decision to implement criminal law legislation did not originate with the state in the narrow sense at all , but with purity and feminist groups who were increasingly taking the lead in sexual politics . |
| 9 | ‘ They also believe that … it should be dealt with speedily and its finding made public so that the confidence of the public in its health care will be restored . ’ |
| 10 | Suggestions that Hickman experimented with nitrous oxide remain unsubstantiated . |
| 11 | The significance of the site in terms of faunal diversity , time span covered and complexity became clear in the course of preliminary work ( Heal , 1970 ; Stanton , 1973 ; Bishop , 1974 , 1982 ) . |
| 12 | Athena is part of the Pentos Group which also owns Ryman and the Dillons bookshop chain and it has a substantial organisation which goes into play to support new franchisees . |
| 13 | Mother jailed for drug smuggling goes free |
| 14 | Once the alternative assessments ceased to be enforceable , the taxpayer became liable to the tax assessed , and this was not capable of any serious challenge . |
| 15 | Reasonably complete and reliable economic statistics of any kind became available only slowly even in many of the more developed European states ; and in any case economic issues usually played only a subordinate role in policy-making . |
| 16 | Whereas if someone who is normally very placid and kind became ill , say with an earache and at the same time became irritable and bad tempered , then this would be a highly significant symptom . |
| 17 | The third phase of the DBA involves interdisciplinary research into one or more key issues facing business . |
| 18 | JM Pensioner wins silver medal at International Exhibition |
| 19 | This was planned but abandoned in a fifth patient when a suitable heart became available . |
| 20 | New heart became evident in the town . |
| 21 | It will remain available and can be used at any time the board thinks appropriate . ’ |
| 22 | ( 6 ) The licensing board , if in its opinion any objection to the renewal of a licence is frivolous or vexatious , may find the objector liable in the expenses caused by such objection to such extent as the board thinks fit , or , if in its Opinion any such objection is unauthorised , may find the agent of the objector liable in the expenses as aforesaid ; and the amount of any expenses so found due may be recovered in the sheriff court having jurisdiction , and a certified copy of the finding of the licensing board shall be sufficient evidence and authority for discerning for the said amount with expenses . |
| 23 | ( 1 ) A licensing board shall not refuse to grant a licence under this Part of this Act except under subsection ( 2 ) below or on one or more of the following grounds : ( a ) that the applicant is disqualified by or under this or any other enactment for holding a licence or is in other respects not a fit and proper person to hold a licence under this Part of this Act ; or ( b ) that the premises to which an application relates are not fit and convenient for the purposes of the canteen ; or ( c ) in a case where objection has been made to the situation of the canteen , on the ground specified in the objection ; or ( d ) that the applicant or body providing the canteen has entered into an agreement limiting the sources from which the alcoholic liquor or the mineral waters to be sold in the canteen may be obtained ; but nothing in this subsection shall prevent a licensing board from specifying in the licence granted by it the types of liquor ( including if the board thinks fit types of liquor other than those in respect of which the application for the licence was made ) which may be sold under the licence , and the holder of the licence or his employee or agent shall be guilty of an offence , if he sells alcoholic liquor of a type other than that specified in the licence . |
| 24 | ( 2 ) Where an applicant for the grant of a licence or an objector there to : ( a ) has , through inadvertence or misadventure , failed to comply with any of the preliminary requirements of this Act ; or ( b ) having duly lodged his application or objection , has died before the meeting of the board at which such application or objection was to have been heard ; the board may , if it thinks fit , and upon such terms as the board thinks proper , postpone the consideration of the application or objection to an adjourned meeting . |
| 25 | Use THE original all-in-one shampoo/conditioner to save time and leave your hair smelling fabulous — unlike women in the 18th century who used a paste made of hog 's grease to keep their towering hairstyles in place ! |
| 26 | Look for their Hair Glistener — it leaves hair smelling irresistible and creates subtle , glittering highlights in your hair . |
| 27 | Keep hair smelling clean and fresh — subtly perfumed shampoos do the trick beautifully ! |
| 28 | A large marquee had been erected and the camp became giant rave party . |
| 29 | Casting grave doubt on the future of any in-house repository at IBM Corp , the company has extended its existing licence for Hewlett-Packard Co 's SoftBench Framework to include non-Unix IBM systems such as OS/2 — the original licence for the software engineering tools environment covered IBM 's AIX-based development offerings only . |
| 30 | Some modellers are designed to allow the user to perform arbitrary rotational and transformation activities , for the purpose of satisfying various geometric constructions and the generation of auxiliary views . |