Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] [verb] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government 's election pledges had included a clampdown on crime , but Simmons , taking charge of a new portfolio which included jurisdiction over the police , prisons and fire service ( hitherto the responsibilities of the Attorney General ) , faced immediate controversy when he supported the use of flogging with the cat o " nine tails . |
| 2 | Valley Canoe Products have located a source of indestructible deck elastics and hope to offer them in 6 and 8mm sizes . |
| 3 | More than 5,000 Swindon fans have signed a petition calling on the sports governing body to return the club to the first flight , replacing another side which has already pulled out of the league . |
| 4 | In your letter you said two four hour sessions failed to pull a response . |
| 5 | To help , Chase de Vere Investments has produced a PEP guide . |
| 6 | To commemorate South Africa 's readmission to Test cricket , Coopers and Lybrand Ratings have published a list of what their world rankings would have been in March 1970 when South Africa played their last Test match . |
| 7 | In the weeks preceding her dismissal , she was beset by rumours of dissent within her own party and on Aug 5 it was announced that the Combined Opposition Parties intended to table a motion of no confidence against her government . |
| 8 | My female Ps. lombardoi keeps developing a sort of round white patch on the top of her mouth which turns black after a week only to turn white again . |
| 9 | Even the famed Sherpa porters wanted to call a halt to the first British attempt on Everest in winter . |
| 10 | Overhead is the splendid architraved knife-edge about which the guidebook says : ‘ Delightful open and delicate climbing … ‘ and : ‘ Small wires have made a difference to this once very bold lead . ’ |
| 11 | For robberies , the six force areas have suffered a rise of 9.1 per cent from 5,920 cases to 6,458 . |
| 12 | In the UK the Institution of Chemical Engineers has produced a computer simulation program specifically for training personnel at large chemical plants who may one day have to manage major fires and toxic releases ( Institution of Chemical Engineers , no date ) . |
| 13 | Fishing industry organisations have mounted a campaign against the bans , claiming that up to 30,000 jobs are at risk . |
| 14 | After his death at the hands of a Skaven assassin in 1152 the Elector Counts failed to reach a decision as to who should be the new Emperor . |
| 15 | Safety rule regulations have to have a hat on your head . |
| 16 | The arrangement for raising the curtain was a matter of gear wheels designed to turn a rod to wind the metal mesh up onto it like a blind . |
| 17 | In one of her letters the poet mentions having had a letter from an aunt whom she describes as ‘ sententious ’ [ ML , 2 , 311 ] . |
| 18 | Also higher property transfer taxes and commision rates make selling a house a much less attractive option in Europe so people tend to treat a house as a long term home rather than as an investment . |
| 19 | Now Thomas and scores of other North-East bikers have imposed a 50cc speed limit . |
| 20 | After his defection to the United States , Pacepa claimed that Eastern Bloc scientists had developed a method , known as RADU , of irradiating an enemy and inducing cancerous tumours . |
| 21 | A combination of blind bends , and high speed frustrations has created a string of accident black spots . |
| 22 | Opposition leaders had rejected a request from the then Government Leader in the House , Doug Lewis , to recall the Commons for an emergency session on April 26 . |
| 23 | Apart from the evidence of bloodstained items such as the fender , the flat iron and the shoes , the Surrey Police had retrieved a pair of Shill 's bloodstained trousers from John Turner 's house . |
| 24 | Nottinghamshire police have released a recording of a girl they believe called the Kingsmill Hospital at Sutton in Ashfield claiming she 'd had a baby . |
| 25 | Nottinghamshire police have released a recording of a girl they believed called the Kingsmill Hospital at Sutton in Ashfield claiming she 'd had a baby . |
| 26 | Nottinghamshire police have released a recording of a girl they believe called the Kingsmill Hospital at Sutton in Ashfield claiming she 'd had a baby and Calverton Colliery is to close in just over two weeks ' time . |
| 27 | The housing directory will help bridge this gap — although the proposed legal aid cuts do cast a cloud over this . |
| 28 | The huge hydro-electric dam project at Konable will flood good farming land , but the flow of investment dollars has financed a boom in luxury goods for the rich minority . |
| 29 | As a result historians have developed a stock of general labels that are often used for convenience . |
| 30 | Good quality restaurants , cafes , pubs and ample car parks make shopping a pleasure . |