Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [noun] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Western strategists will have to redraw their plans to include Iran as a key component in a new security structure , however , great Saudi resistance or United States distaste to this may be . |
| 2 | John McQueen himself had a hard struggle to remain solvent as a twenty-six-year-old university student with a wife and three children . |
| 3 | Thus , a statutory provision allowing recourse to an alternative remedy will not readily be interpreted as requiring the alternative redress to be sought at the expense of an application to a court . |
| 4 | In the first two years , the post ‘ A ’ level language programmes introduce students to a wide range of social , political and economic registers , with an emphasis on oral as well as written skills . |
| 5 | It is a struggle to paint grasses in a true watercolour technique and the purist may well react against the use of white and acrylic here , but I have found a release from the restrictions of technique through this method and comfort myself with the knowledge that white has been in common use by artists throughout the history of watercolour painting . |
| 6 | Programmes of study should be so constructed as to give all pupils the opportunity to enjoy work in a wide range of literary forms . |
| 7 | Hitch , then of Horden and Peterlee , now professional , unluckily lost a majority points decision after a ludicrous bout in which Noi 's headguard came off six times in one round . |
| 8 | Launched this summer , the Discman displays data on a small screen . |
| 9 | Experts cite Romania as a possible future instance where human rights violations could lead to a call for action from outside national boundaries . |
| 10 | It is the only personal fellowship in Scottish history backed by industry and provides an excellent opportunity to support research in an underfunded area . |
| 11 | After his own death the Daily Sketch made reference to a large three-quarter-length self-portrait which Minton painted this year and which he afterwards destroyed . |
| 12 | It did , however , incorporate a decision to promote jute as an environment-friendly product because of its biodegradable qualities . |
| 13 | To use VIEWINDEX , the user prepares files of text using VIEW as a normal word processing program but certain words are highlighted for the index . |
| 14 | None of the television which Boy watched for so many hours made sense in a conventional way , because he watched television as if it was one continuous programme . |
| 15 | It is not every trick producing evidence against an accused which results in unfairness . |
| 16 | Madeleine interrupted Thérèse with a sharp cry . |
| 17 | Wide crinolines brushed against the grass and men in fine suits made bids with a raised finger or a simple nod of the head . |
| 18 | The department store on the opposite corner was a giant , baroque box holding mass produced objects of a profound and miserable neutrality . |
| 19 | However , the degree of liberalisation afforded by the Directive is limited ; full freedom to provide insurance on a cross-border or ‘ services ’ basis only applies where the life insurance contract is entered into by the policyholder on their own initiative ; in the case of other ( ’ non-own initiative ’ ) contracts the Directive allows the authorities of the member state into which the insurance is provided to require such services business to be authorised by them . |
| 20 | ‘ Mr Balchin is using grant maintained schools as a Conservative front organisation , and that is a very dangerous game to play , ’ he said . |
| 21 | Before widespread changes in practice are made this finding needs confirmation in a larger trial with mortality and major respiratory and cerebral morbidity as the primary outcomes . |
| 22 | Tritsis regarded Greece as a historical and geographical paradox : ‘ Balkan but Western , close to the Middle East but Christian , Christian but Orthodox ’ was a favourite refrain . |
| 23 | Being angled , it allows the user to extract soil from a deep hole without the soil sliding off the blade . |
| 24 | Of the attempts to provide writers with a PC-based style analyser , standard commercial channels proffer a few but their cost may be considered inordinate for such a duty and so one looks to shareware offerings because they are frequently better buys . |
| 25 | This chapter attempts to provide students with an elementary " strategy " for reading which ( a ) does not make the usual assumptions about their competence and ( b ) provides a useful procedure by which history texts may be approached more analytically . |
| 26 | The policies involve privatisation on a considerable scale . |
| 27 | Marketing support covers assistance in a wide number of areas such as signs within restaurants ( menu boards ) , training in local marketing , adaptation of group programmes at the local level ( marketing aimed at children , assistance in launching new products , development of local promotions items ) . |
| 28 | Gurder prodded Angalo with an accusing finger . |
| 29 | The plans provide employees with a structured basis to help them evaluate their aspirations and capabilities and to identify needs and opportunities for training and for broadening of experience . |
| 30 | It took me three or four minutes to coax Dawn into a short flight . |