Example sentences of "[noun] [det] [verb] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's a question of some of the wiring not being routed in the correct way and in some cases this has caused a chafing or a short circuit , ’ said a Vauxhall spokesman yesterday . |
| 2 | In search of a solution to this seemingly constant change some have advocated an approach which broadly demands the long-term maintenance of the hardware and software environments required to interpret the machine-readable files to be preserved ( Swade 1990 ; Swade 1992 ) . |
| 3 | In effect this means doing a PhD rather than an MD , and the message from the conference was that an MD is a devalued degree . |
| 4 | In practice this appeared to mean a break with the French and , like many Americans engaged in day-to-day dealings in Vietnam , Blum 's frustration had reached the point where he would recommend withdrawing US assistance altogether rather than endlessly humouring the French . |
| 5 | In future those wishing to organise a procession in protest are obliged to supply the police with written notice of their intentions at least six days before the event . |
| 6 | On the other hand , as we have changed to electricity , because of the inefficiency of the electricity generating process this has reflected an increase in the primary fuel consumption by the nation for domestic purposes , and this is true of most western countries that the consumption in the home has not increased , but changing to electricity increasingly has led to burning more oil and coal nationally to produce this constant home demand . |
| 7 | In 1984–5 the sector returned a loss of £157million ; in one of the most dramatic business turnrounds in recent years this has become a £24million profit in 1988–9 . |
| 8 | In old buildings this has become a problem , but one we have overcome by the design of modular cabinets . |
| 9 | The teams each had to prepare a menu for 50 diners under the added pressure of working in glass-fronted kitchens so visitors could watch them at work . |
| 10 | Lambert and Gabriel each managed to grab an enemy , but Church had to swerve to avoid Gabriel and he lost sight of the third German . |
| 11 | That 's the way things go ; capitalists all want to have a monopoly . |