Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a community are we willing to risk building a just peace rather than arming ourselves for war ? |
| 2 | Two doctors who treated Shaunagh at Gordon Barracks ' Garrison Medical Centre at Hamelyn , failed to diagnose a punctured lung even though she was fighting for breath and in serious pain . |
| 3 | But you know as well as I do that you want to go a great deal further than that . ’ |
| 4 | There are now two further exclusions which apply — if the insured at the time of effecting insurance is receiving inpatient treatment or is on a waiting list for inpatient treatment and if he has received a terminal prognosis then no payments will be made . |
| 5 | Moscow has publicised a secret agreement allegedly signed between Washington and Islamabad in June 1982 which offered the United States the right to use Pakistani naval and air bases . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , British 800 metres record holder Kirsty Wade has arranged a social evening tonight to boost the trust fund set up for Cameron Sharp , the former international sprinter disabled in a car crash last year . |
| 7 | Thereafter it hammers away with great effect until it has excavated a narrow tunnel as much as three feet long . |
| 8 | Research by London Weekend Television , however , has shown that light ITV viewers , who can be expected to see a given commercial very few times , are just as likely to recognize it as those who should have seen it several times . |
| 9 | The team has completed a second survey recently . |
| 10 | A group at the Royal Free Hospital in London has implicated a vasculitic process possibly initiated by the measles virus since encoding mRNA has been found in affected tissue . |
| 11 | Does America really need to leap a whole generation ahead in fighter technology , to build an aeroplane that can beat undreamed-of Russian fighters of the undreamed-of Russia of the next century ? |
| 12 | I think our discussion here has come a full circle really . |
| 13 | The pound , which has enjoyed a decent run so far this week , was again under pressure and sank back against the mark and the dollar . |
| 14 | For years the Post has enjoyed a high reputation locally for its excellent food and service , and the addition of a luxurious wing , means that a matching standard of accommodation is now offered . |
| 15 | A prompt return to the social beat has ensured a trouble-free time thereafter |
| 16 | Though the last twenty years has seen a major step forward in our understanding of the Scottish Reformation and of Scottish society in the sixteenth century , there is still an extraordinary gulf between the personality and the reign of Mary Queen of Scots . |
| 17 | ‘ Anna has suffered a great deal already , yet nothing that 's happened has been of her making . |
| 18 | But if a child mutates in a big way , so that it has moved a long distance away from its parent in genetic space , what are the odds of its being better than its parent ? |
| 19 | Now the exercise has moved a further step forward , with yarn ranges presented to knitwear manufacturers and retailers . |
| 20 | Over the years he has done a marvellous job enthusiastically promoting the theatre and bringing world-class productions to local audiences in spite of the difficulties posed by the Troubles . |
| 21 | As my comrade from Scotland says John Prescott has done a good job here , but I have to say it 's not up against very much . |
| 22 | The Commissioner has adopted a higher profile recently by exhibiting at various professional gatherings . |
| 23 | Starting with Camco , the newly appointed Chief Executive er , has been very , very active and has made a great impact already . |
| 24 | LOTHIAN AND BORDERS Police has made a big step forward in crime prevention work with its new information caravan . |
| 25 | In fact she has made a cryptic entrance already in the fifteenth line of this canto : ‘ … of Berengar his heirs was this Eleanor ’ . |
| 26 | These strictures apply specifically to financial services ; an important and different case is that of tourism where the UK 's world share has shown a marked improvement particularly since 1974 [ ibid ] . |
| 27 | ‘ Howey made one mistake , but he has had a tremendous season so far and I have no need to worry about him . |
| 28 | There is no doubt that the growth and authority of employers ' associations has had a major influence both upon the development and the direction of collective bargaining in many countries . |
| 29 | His jockey has had a solid season too , 18 wins from 142 rides , busier than ever before . |
| 30 | He obtained the next job for which he applied and , as far as I know , has had a successful career subsequently . |