Example sentences of "[vb -s] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MOTOROLA SIGNS CHORUS FOR MICROKERNEL ON POWERPC … |
| 2 | She receives £1,000 from the Stanley Morrison Trust . |
| 3 | The other problem with this method is that column C shows 00.00 in rows there is not yet an entry in column A. To remove all these spurious zeros all you have to do is to use the command : /Worksheet , Global , Zero , Yes which displays blanks in place of 0s . |
| 4 | Too long a time with any one of the above steps of the sequence would only serve to emphasise their ignorance , whereas variety offers opportunity for different kinds of engagement . |
| 5 | This area is probably more suited to the older children , and offers opportunity for experience of sorting , matching , comparisons and shape . |
| 6 | Variety offers opportunity for comparisons and the discovery of new and different properties , which may be generalised later ; experience of many rounded things will suggest that ‘ rounded things roll ’ . |
| 7 | It slinks greyly among the marram grass ; it slides over and under barbed wire ; it makes an eagle lose direction and settles a dank wetness on his feathers ; it softens the landscape into obscurity , it hides the familiar cliffs , it turns sheep into monsters and highland cattle into roaring mountains which lurch up towards an eagle out of the clinging mist . |
| 8 | It has been suggested that the Soviet political process produces tendencies for problems to be faced too late and for decision-makers then to push too fast and too far paying little heed to the impact of their decisions in other realms . |
| 9 | For example , a building contractor whose company builds houses for the council should decline to become a member of the housing committee and so avoid innuendos which would otherwise follow . |
| 10 | This has been a problem on some of the new designs of Sprinter and at present , it is often quite uncertain whether one can or can not travel with a cycle on specific journeys , which discourages cyclists from using rail at all . |
| 11 | Clinton economic plan offers change of direction |
| 12 | The group also offers support for individuals going through difficult periods . |
| 13 | This offers support for the idea ( in those practices with at least one partner with a special interest in diabetes ) of concentrating diabetic care on that partner , thus reinforcing that general practitioner 's skills . |
| 14 | Simensen turns tide on leader |
| 15 | It is a wide field , and a road crosses part of it ; there is no shelter here and the ground is still soft , especially in the winter . |
| 16 | He walked onto the runway but was cleared of tresspass after pointing out that the public right of way as marked on maps actually crosses part of the base . |
| 17 | Through its 260 pages , the manual offers text on technique , lighting , special effects , composition , portraits and much more . |
| 18 | The narrator himself — the subject of his poem — joins in , and offers sympathy to the defeated party . |
| 19 | Because half of the Library 's budget represents payment in advance for subscriptions for the following year , it is extremely difficult to make savings in the current year when financial pressures are exerted . |
| 20 | There are two key tasks in these areas : first , the regions have to be thoroughly surveyed , which in the case of elephants often involves tracking of tagged animals by VHF radio or even satellite . |
| 21 | Building firm goes £112m into the red |
| 22 | Contracting may be effective because it makes evasion difficult , facilitates communication , and offers rewards to the patient . |
| 23 | So erm what I 'm trying to say here then is that the federal government is important , the federal government tries wherever possible to guide states into , into good practice and it offers rewards to states to comply with , with federal er guidelines so that , you know , if you want federal aid for er a particular project you have to , if you accept federal money , you have to ensure that you meet certain standards or certain conditions , but a very convenient way of enforcing civil rights er policies . |
| 24 | A CRIME hotline in Warwickshire which offers rewards of up to £500 for tip-offs has nailed its 5,000th villain . |
| 25 | It says it faces problems because it receives money for average rather than actual salaries . |
| 26 | ‘ It receives money from the others but it 's not apparent what else it does . |
| 27 | Will the Minister confirm that at least one Government Minister receives money from the set-aside scheme ? |
| 28 | ‘ Because if you do , ’ said Owen , ‘ I will tell everyone that you are the man who receives money from Copts . ’ |
| 29 | MIND is now a large ‘ direct-care ’ organization , that is , it receives money in grants from NHS and local authorities to provide some of the elements of the total service described in Chapters 7 and 8 , and it employs a large number of staff to support and enhance the work of the volunteers . |
| 30 | Some birds and animals come via the RSPCA and he receives funding for these ; but he himself pays for the care of injured wildlife brought in by the public . |