Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this is a misleading term , even when " myth " is understood in the technical sense of a " religious text designed to account for a custom , institution or other phenomenon " . |
| 2 | In 1981 concerns over the way the Social Work Department operated led to an inquiry , the results of which have never been made public . |
| 3 | Erm , we called a lodge meeting before the annual leave , annual shutdown , and in that lodge meeting all three quarries agreed to go on a work to rule as from the resumption of work , which is second week of August . |
| 4 | The number of cars produced fell from a peak of 800 in 1990 to 650 this year , although production will increase considerably if legislation to allow the company to produce fully-built cars is passed later this year . |
| 5 | Of particular interest were the methods employed to land in a crosswind approaching crabbed with the nose as far into-wind as possible while maintaining the centreline of the runway . |
| 6 | But the poem progressed farther in the mind than on paper , and all that survives of it are some verse fragments describing the distant wail of swallows and seagulls , water dripping one Sunday from the miller 's wheel ( perhaps at Kilve ) , the snow blown curling from a wood ‘ like pillars of cottage smoke ’ , and a wild Quantock pony racing in the wind . |
| 7 | OFFICIALS from the Group-of-Seven largest seven market economies will gather in Frankfurt today to put the finishing touches to a plan designed to lead to a $35billion increase in the resources of the International Monetary Fund . |
| 8 | Today we 'll be talking about the big budget decision of yesterday , when the Oxfordshire County Council met to agree on a budget that will affect all of us here , especially people in the education services and the social services . |
| 9 | The equipment supplied consists of a scanner , screen , keyboard and processor unit . |
| 10 | One of the most demanding things for this choir is the physical stamina required to perform for an hour . |
| 11 | The investment in equipment required to thrive in a market devoid of ecological and social concern has led to traditional sustainable farming being squeezed out . |
| 12 | You 've all the enthusiasm needed to campaign for a cause or idea that 's near and dear to your heart . |
| 13 | The logic of linking auditing and accounting had already been accepted by the Secretary of State as a feature of the experience needed to qualify as an auditor under the Companies Act 1989 . |
| 14 | This innovative new programme is designed to help instil the abilities , competences and attitudes needed to prepare for a management role where understanding information systems and their integration into the business is an essential requirement . |
| 15 | The aggregates formed were fixed with formol and the results expressed as the percentage of platelets aggregated compared to a reference platelet count performed before the agitation . |
| 16 | Failure to use these words can lead to a lot of confusion , and provide opportunities for awkward parties to obstruct a reference by questioning the procedure used to arrive at a result which they expect to be unfavourable . |
| 17 | The business-inclined Whigs believed that victory in Europe would automatically secure our overseas interests : the land-owning Tories , with their traditional dislike of the high taxation needed to pay for a standing army , sought to achieve the same ends with peripheral maritime operations , carried out by the Navy , which could largely pay for themselves by taking other powers ' colonies and trading posts . |
| 18 | In doing so , they left the remaining senators and deputies short of the 55-member quorum needed to vote on an agreement , reached by the Organization of American States ( OAS ) on Feb. 23 , for Aristide 's peaceful return to power [ see p. 38758 ] . |
| 19 | Much of the movie was shot after dark , with a half-size replica of the vessel poised to sink into a sea of ruckled black velvet . |
| 20 | ( h ) ‘ solicitor ’ means a person qualified to act as a solicitor under section 1 of the Solicitors Act 1974 ; |
| 21 | ‘ solicitor ’ means a person qualified to act as a solicitor under s.1 of the Solicitors Act 1974 . |
| 22 | ‘ solicitor ’ means a person qualified to act as a solicitor under s.1 of the Solicitors Act 1974 . |
| 23 | James 's recall finally established the system of defence linked to attack by a midfield forager which was the key to the successes of the next decade . |
| 24 | The letter alleged serious breaches of the Social Work Act , and offered five witnesses prepared to testify in a court of law to that effect . |
| 25 | In 1897 Mona Caird vividly outlined the social dilemma of the woman forced to marry for a living : |
| 26 | Nevertheless it was with a great sense of relief that she found the patio deserted save for a handful of hotel guests drinking beer and enjoying the late afternoon sunshine . |
| 27 | Confronted with a murder charge , defence lawyers resolved to try for a verdict of manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility . |
| 28 | The Nathalie two-seater sofa at only £229 is a firm favourite , or you can have a sofa made to order in a choice of over 40 fabrics . |
| 29 | Why had Mungo agreed to stay with a cousin he had never met ? |
| 30 | Only highly trained professionals dared to interact with a computer . |