Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm I think that the amount is justified , erm I do n't think it would be justified to increase spending on twinning by any large amount . |
| 2 | ‘ These two ventures , along with the expected announcement of first gas from one of our recent discoveries in Colombia , are just the first of many exciting projects we expect to see come to fruition over the next year or so , ’ Chris told Pipeline . |
| 3 | The latest figures show that the number of cases of serious backpain reported has risen by 40% over the past 5 years . |
| 4 | The Bebington Council of Churches , which comprises 18 member churches of all denominations , has decided to work with experts on the problem . |
| 5 | France has decided to cut off aid to the Comoros Islands until the French mercenary , Mr Bob Denard , and his men , who seized control 10 days ago , leave the archipelago , government sources said yesterday . |
| 6 | France has decided to cut off aid to the Comoros Islands until the French mercenary , Mr Bob Denard , and his men , who seized control 10 days ago , leave the archipelago , government sources said yesterday . |
| 7 | France has decided to cut off aid to the Comoros Islands until the French mercenary , Mr Bob Denard , and his men , who seized control 10 days ago , leave the archipelago , government sources said yesterday . |
| 8 | ‘ It is really terrific news and it has done wonders for morale with everybody very upbeat , ’ said a spokesman . |
| 9 | A TANGLE over patents with the Ministry of Defence has done wonders for sales of a new radar system for small boats . |
| 10 | In contrast , no government has sought to remain in office after losing a parliamentary vote of confidence . |
| 11 | So the Wine Development Board has produced Living with Wine with hints on buying and serving wine . |
| 12 | Even ITN has had to turn to CNN for some footage of the Gulf , but that does n't cause Phillis any problems : ‘ I 'm a great admirer — Turner 's done a marvellous job , ’ adding that while the US network has received plaudits for its Gulf coverage , it is merely returning the coverage that ITN provided of the Conservative leadership contest . |
| 13 | In school she has had to contend with discussions about ‘ Pakis ’ in the staff room . |
| 14 | In making manifest to a waiting public the final accomplishment of that ambitious design , Sheriff Irvine Smith has had to contend with vicissitudes of health to which he refers in his Introduction and from which all his many friends are rejoiced to see him recovered . |
| 15 | At the end of the day , Neil has had to come to terms with the fact that he plays in a certain way … |
| 16 | He has had to come to terms with the tragic loss of friends from the very start of his climbing career , and while he responds politely to my questions on this subject , I do not pierce the necessary shroud of self-protection that surrounds such memories . |
| 17 | There are , of course , other forces at work in the global system , and in some respects global capitalism has had to come to terms with these , particularly when they become opposing forces . |
| 18 | I know that the Society has had to come to terms with the implications of a decline in the support of Local Authorities for Adult Education classes . |
| 19 | For some years now , conveyancers have " exchanged contracts " by telephone ( as in Record v Bell above ) , and the law of contract has had to come to terms with electronic mail in the form of faxes . |
| 20 | Mr Yasser Arafat , a former terrorist , has offered to live in peace with Israel . |
| 21 | As in the past we would like to share the profit with another charity and a member of the Executive Committee has offered to act as Promoter for us if we could donate enough to provide 10 holidays for handicapped and needy children where she works ( £600 ) . |
| 22 | Mr Souness has promised to keep in touch with events at Anfield less than 24 hours after his operation . |
| 23 | Here the Committee has preferred to rely on speculation about hypothetical problems rather than on the unchallenged evidence that employed solicitors have conducted cases for years in the lower courts without complaint . |
| 24 | The French government has agreed to act as guarantor on the insurance of loan collections of works of art worth over FFr300 million ( £31.5 million ; $63 million ) in toto , brought into the country for temporary exhibitions organised by ‘ national public establishments ’ , but not local authorities . |
| 25 | * US President Bush has agreed to travel to Rio for the summit , saying that " the US has a strong environmental record , and I 'd be proud to take that record anywhere " . |
| 26 | However , given that people 's personal valuation of environmental qualities ( such as the open countryside ) has tended to increase in proportion to the degree to which they are degraded through development , it is reasonable to assume that what may appear to be a net benefit to the present generation in a trade-off between the environment and a proposed development , is quite likely to be considered a net loss in retrospect by a future generation for whom the natural environment has become a more precious commodity . |
| 27 | However , given that people 's personal valuation of environmental qualities ( such as the open countryside ) has tended to increase in proportion to the degree to which they are degraded through development , it is reasonable to assume that what may appear to be a net benefit to the present generation in a trade-off between the environment and a proposed development , is quite likely to be considered a net loss in retrospect by a future generation for whom the natural environment has become a more precious commodity . |
| 28 | ‘ We have moved against the trend in opencast mining , which has tended to shrink in response to the general recession and hiatus in the underground coal mining industry . |
| 29 | Russian delegates met representatives of G-7 in Paris starting on Aug. 27 to try to negotiate rescheduling of repayments on foreign debt inherited from the Soviet Union , estimated at some US$70,000 million . |
| 30 | Perhaps also in certain textbooks the systems approach has become adopted in outline as a prelude to conventional content without requiring any fundamental adjustment in the content of the physical geography textbooks . |