Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under a new moon a goldfish always points due north . |
| 2 | And the man goes sorry mate we do n't do blood . |
| 3 | These observations leave little doubt that daytime photochemistry simultaneously destroys ozone and produces odd hydrogen radicals ( HO and HO 2 ) in the clean , unperturbed marine boundary layer of the Southern Ocean . |
| 4 | Powder Byrne , which offers off-piste skiing courses as add-ons to its hotel and chalet holidays in the Swiss Alps , is a confirmed user , and has hit on the bright idea of recycling some of last winter 's footage as a low-key promotional device . |
| 5 | Withdrawal produces emotional changes , immobility , lethargy , and headaches which can be severe . |
| 6 | Built in a typical Mediterranean style on two floors , the Porto Conte offers professional service throughout and an excellent choice of good food in its restaurant . |
| 7 | These are all areas in which a solicitor offers professional expertise and practical advice — as well as support and comfort . |
| 8 | Emos Page and Time offers professional users of the Word Perfect WP package the opportunity to increase revenue . |
| 9 | The Centre offers professional advice , without charge , to disabled people , their relatives and helpers , on their varied problems and difficulties and also offers encouragement and information on taking up outside interests , such as in music and physical recreation . |
| 10 | If she stays she is trapped in a marriage and lifestyle which offers scant prospect of achieving personal happiness . |
| 11 | Korn/Ferry , whose world fee income achieved a fivefold increase between 1977 and 1986 , and is confidently expected to pass the $100m. mark by the 1990s , is sometimes criticised in the USA for being dominated by the central management , for its ‘ big factory ’ image where the seniors do the selling and the juniors do the work , and it has also suffered much at the pen of headhunting newshound Jim Kennedy , who produces Executive Recruiter News . |
| 12 | The School also offers distance-learning courses for teachers of the visually impaired and of hearing-impaired people , and for teachers of children with speech and language disorders . |
| 13 | A charitable organisation called Second Harvest receives unused food which would otherwise become solid waste , and other charities take soaps from the hotels . |
| 14 | The Keynesian concludes , therefore , that an increase in the money supply would not have a marked effect on economic activity since : ( a ) the money supply only influences economic activity indirectly via interest rates , and the latter may not be significantly affected anyway because all parts of the financial market bear the burden of adjustment ; and ( b ) investment expenditures may not be very sensitive to changes in interest rates . |
| 15 | In the United States there is more new money , the social structure is different , and the tax regime encourages private giving . |
| 16 | The Commission actively encourages private parties to seek remedies before the national courts and in a recent case the European Court held that the Commission had a duty to assist national courts by making confidential Community documents and witnesses available in national proceedings . |
| 17 | He says he thinks indoor opera performances at a hundred and sixty pounds a ticket will still be popular , but now outdoor opera in beautiful settings with opera stars and clasical musicians are also becoming very popular . |
| 18 | Molton Brown , the British company based in London , may not have the quantity ( 48 eyeshadows and lipsticks , a dozen foundations , plus blushers and powders ) but it offers outstanding quality . |
| 19 | In the gut , the main symptom of candidiasis is said to be bloating and wind , because as the yeast ferments its food it produces prodigious quantities of carbon dioxide gas . |
| 20 | It seems impossible to pinpoint the reasons for her success ; in many ways she defies normal marathon logic . |
| 21 | Rabin signs historic deal |
| 22 | This involves combined action by hospital providers , who have fulfilled their contracts with a quarter of the year remaining , and general practitioners , who as a consequence are unable to obtain hospital treatment for their patients , to put pressure on health authorities to increase the resources available to acute services . |
| 23 | This is seen as an important means of getting away from the elitist concept and encouraging everyone to take a longer view , even if his or her immediate task involves short-term objectives . |
| 24 | INTEL SUES ADVANCED MICRO AGAIN ; CYRIX FAILS TO WIN INJUNCTION … |
| 25 | A simple unipolar drive circuit — so-called because it produces unidirectional currents suitable for use with a variable -reluctance type motor is discussed in Section 2.2 . |
| 26 | In Amazonia , flies pollinate flowers of species of Aristolochia ( Aristolochiaceae ) and some orchids , and midges pollinate cocoa , in the decaying fruits of which they breed . |
| 27 | 10.7.7.2 such Party supplies technical information to the agent or contractor on suitable conditions of confidentiality . |
| 28 | It produces a mystique which obstructs total professionalism and separates British from American attitudes . |
| 29 | The negotiating process normally involves MAS closing the gap between the vendor 's expectation and the preferred purchaser 's indicative offer , hopefully by persuading the purchaser to increase his offer . |
| 30 | The third room displays Florentine pietra dura ( hard stone ) work in the form of cabinets , tabletops , pictures and decorative objects . |