Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] an [adj] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Agree that the Solicitors ' Remuneration Order 1972 be amended to provide an upper limit to the jurisdiction of £50,000 . |
| 2 | The multi-national task force in the Gulf has diverted an Iraqi ship to a port on the Ammani coast for breaking sanctions . |
| 3 | The Gulf War has given an enormous boost to the cable television industry in India . |
| 4 | The solos still grate , but at least you can get the beers in at this point without fear of missing anything serious — although Hammett has included an axe-trashing coda to his widdly-widdly section ; that 's what you get for hanging out with Nirvana . |
| 5 | Salim is now homeless in the sense that he has shed an old tendency to nostalgia : ‘ the idea of going home , of leaving , the idea of the other place ’ , he takes to be weakening and destructive . |
| 6 | Other invaluable fanatics who have contributed to the project include Caesar Glebbeek ( who , with Harry Shapiro , co-authored last year 's definitive Hendrix biography Electric Gypsy ) and poster specialist/Artrock supremo Philip Cushway , who has supplied examples of psychedelic art ( including Rick Griffin 's seminal ‘ Eyeball ’ image that will be on sale at £1,000 a print ! ) and has added an extra dimension to the Jimi Hendrix image . |
| 7 | Equity & Law has added an optional extra to its endowment plan , which will cover a borrower 's mortgage repayments in the event of a serious illness . |
| 8 | The Byatt Report , Accounting for Economic Costs and Changing Prices ( 1986 ) , has added an interesting twist to this argument . |
| 9 | We will need to provide an evolutionary approach to migrating from one technology to another so we 're not forcing our customers down the fantasy land alternative . |
| 10 | To coincide with the start of the Tory Party conference , the Bishop has written an open letter to MPs in the Oxford Diocese , which includes four senior Ministers , urging them to resist any cutbacks . |
| 11 | Modigliani also tried to sell an old suitcase to an artist friend , but without success . |
| 12 | He has made an understandable decision to Americanise the story , just as Disney did with European fairy-tales like Pinocchio and English classics such as The Jungle Book . |
| 13 | In parallel it has made an increasing contribution to the economy for , besides more employment , it has multiplied its overseas earnings nine-fold , from £3.7 million to £34.6 million . |
| 14 | The US Secretary of Commerce , Ron Brown , has made an official recommendation to President Clinton that Norway 's decision to resume commercial whaling this year undermines the efforts of the International Whaling Commission ( IWC ) to conserve stocks . |
| 15 | Over the last forty years the Women 's Fellowship has made an invaluable contribution to the life of the church . |
| 16 | Following a very creditable result in 1992 , has made an encouraging start to the current year — the seed crushing business in particular continues to find attractive niche products capable of generating higher added values . |
| 17 | Nominations are invited for any part-time or voluntary coach who has made an outstanding contribution to sport . |
| 18 | WANTED — A part-time or voluntary coach who , over the last year , has made an outstanding contribution to the success achieved by a team or individual performer(s) in your sport or in your area . |
| 19 | ‘ The research bursary is awarded to the person who , in the opinion of the judging panel , has made an outstanding contribution to health care in Gwynedd by applying research to work . ’ |
| 20 | She has a superb track record , exceptional experience , and in a short space of time has made an enormous contribution to both reestablishing Century 's image and restoring its profitability in conjunction with Arrow . ’ |
| 21 | The Scottish Institute has made an urgent plea to Government to reduce the legislative burdens on small businesses by freeing them from the obligation of a statutory audit , and making it easier for them to disincorporate . |
| 22 | Waddle has made an excellent start to his new career in France , where he is the major single investment in Marseille 's campaign for domestic and European success . |
| 23 | has made an excellent start to the year and I shall have more to say about them next time as I plan to visit Faverolles in August to see the additional breakfast cereal production capacity which will be coming on stream this autumn . |
| 24 | He has made an excellent offer to us , and — ’ |
| 25 | The Normal College , Bangor , which was established in 1863 , is also an institution which has made an important contribution to teacher education in Wales . |
| 26 | My hon. Friend is right to say that BT is one of the leading companies and has made an important contribution to our economy . |
| 27 | The writing of an extensive dissertation , with arguments put forward and defended , may demonstrate the writer 's possession of intellectual abilities , erudition in scholarship , and the attainment of proficiency in research techniques or methodology at a very advanced level , but it does not , of itself , prove that the researcher has made an original contribution to knowledge . |
| 28 | The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors ( Appendix 2.2.4 ) has produced an informative guide to this Act ( Anon , 1983a ) . |
| 29 | Professor Freeman has produced an excellent guide to this massive and complex piece of legislation from his wealth of experience as a law lecturer and commentator on the legal context of child care practice . |
| 30 | John Hills has produced an excellent guide to the workings of the fiscal system and most of the statistics quoted here are drawn from that source . |