Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Brussels yesterday NATO sources said the alliance had completed plans to enforce a no-fly zone over Bosnia , with the United Nations expected to approve the use of allied fighters this week to shoot down Serb or other planes flying over the republic . |
| 2 | NEXT MONTH Using ornaments to create a focal point in your garden |
| 3 | The objects of the new system are to enable institutions to develop a greater degree of flexibility and autonomy , and to reduce the amount of paperwork both for them and the Council . |
| 4 | Mr King 's comments came after two Labour candidates , Harry Cohen , chairman of Labour 's backbench defence committee , and Dennis Canavan , the committee 's vice-chairman , revealed plans to begin a new recruitment drive for Parliamentary Labour CND after the election . |
| 5 | Last week , Rangers announced plans to lay a new pitch , at a cost of £500,000 , in time for next season . |
| 6 | In June Saibou announced plans to establish a multiparty democracy which were confirmed after a five-day national strike in November [ see p. 37841 ] . |
| 7 | Within five years the same railway contractors responsible for the spur line were actively pursuing plans to build a new dock system in the area . |
| 8 | The future of the Swiss nuclear industry had been in doubt for a number of years , particularly since the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union [ see pp.34460-62 ] , and in 1988 the government had halted plans to build a nuclear power station at Kaiseraugst near Basel [ see p. 36499 ] . |
| 9 | And let's start with a basic question , here in this nation of animal lovers , do you think animals deserve a better deal ? |
| 10 | In this passage J. S. Mill resolutely turns his back on allowing sensations to have a universal character . |
| 11 | Now it wants to stimulate more investment by reducing the bureaucracy and allowing foreigners to have a controlling interest in hotel and tourist developments . |
| 12 | This may be too strong ; it is possible to state " general rules " for the interpretation of some common provisions , but those rules are only rebuttable presumptions and it is generally possible to find authorities to support a different interpretation . |
| 13 | As I said in Committee , the lack of redress in terms of the activities of bus companies compared to the activities of rail or ferry operators represents a great anomaly . |
| 14 | The Department has plans to promote a wide range of activities for the community as a whole and to work closely with other bodies in the field to ensure the fullest use of resources . |
| 15 | The agency has plans to launch a second craft in April 1994 , at about the time that the first satellite reaches the end of its operational life . |
| 16 | Although it has plans to start a new record label in 1993 , its current activities include television services and amusement machines . |
| 17 | ferry timetables forced a quick visit , but it allowed two good days ' walking . |
| 18 | For the fourth day the Soviet Prime Minister Nikolai Ryskov , was still pressing deputies to accept a huge increase in prices as a painful first step . |
| 19 | In the course of school history , pupils will need opportunities to use a wide range of secondary sources and printed material . |
| 20 | both urge schools to adopt a whole-school approach to meeting special educational needs . |
| 21 | Ferry lines expect a huge rush of passengers taking advantage of the new freedom . |
| 22 | The government wants parents to take a one year training course which would enable them to teach in primary schools . |
| 23 | The gastric mucosa of capsaicin pretreated rats showed a similar degree of repair to that of vehicle pretreated animals but , as the initial insult was more severe , recovery seen 180 minutes after ethanol was to the same extent as that in vehicle pretreated rats ( Fig 3 ) . |
| 24 | Test kits have a limited shelf life which may only be twelve months in some cases . |
| 25 | A high cost of capital is a signal that investors do not trust banks to earn a reasonable return on their money at a reasonable risk . |
| 26 | The conference was also told that as an alternative to the expense of sending officers to university , it was proposed to ‘ direct officers to research a particular problem … and give them a short period to carry out intensive research ’ . |
| 27 | Also on Feb. 1 , in a further indicator that the economy was facing recession , the National Association of Purchasing Managers announced a marked drop in its index of industrial conditions , to 37.7 in December 1990 , the lowest level since May 1982 . |
| 28 | Many place names include a descriptive syllable — marsa ( harbour ) , ghain ( spring or well ) , ramla ( sandy ) , wied ( valley ) , ghar ( cave ) . |
| 29 | This leads to loss of time , and synonyms are the reason that algorithmically addressed files give a slower response than self-indexing files ; home records are retrieved just as quickly . |
| 30 | The defendants erected buttresses to support a sinking road . |