Example sentences of "[noun] [det] [verb] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two authorities each promised to reimburse the tram company for the realignment of the rails in its own area . |
| 2 | In Rachel Webb 's case this meant losing the right to see her daughter , ’ The judge said I gave up my rights as a parent the day I had my operation ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | In most cases this has meant the use of such low-risk patients that the number of arrhythmic events has been too low to allow any valid conclusions . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | In terms of the Chart this means controlling the order in which hypotheses are taken off the Agenda and added to the search space . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Short term this has enabled the UK to maintain a state-of-the-art capability , although there has not been the desired reduction in the total percentage of the defence budget committed R&D . |
| 9 | In practice this meant clarifying the roles of the service providers and service users to determine which processes would require support from the proposed system . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | In essence this appeared to reverse the commitment not to maintain land , sea or air forces , but as the stress was placed on self-defence the SDK was said not to contradict the spirit as opposed to the letter of the constitution . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | In urban areas this means protecting the elements that make them attractive , whilst seeking to improve those areas that would benefit from regeneration . |
| 14 | But the narrow idea of bindingness does not in itself take us to a real ‘ ought ’ , to a genuine obligation ; it only says that if you are going to play the game of law this involves taking the rules and decisions as mandatory or non-optional . |
| 15 | For the franchisee this means comparing the purchase and operation of a franchise with setting up and running his own business . |
| 16 | In the view of many observers this has undermined the authority of the Fifth Republic , which some doubt will endure at all . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | In old buildings this has become a problem , but one we have overcome by the design of modular cabinets . |
| 20 | With two exceptions all have obtained no claim bonus rebates . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Ralph his son and now his wife all began to climb the stairs to bed . |
| 23 | The rhythmic dancing , the ritual gestures , the professionalism of the stripper all function to de-eroticize the process which for Barthes is a ‘ meticulous exorcism of sex ’ ( Barthes 1973 : 86 ) . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | In practical terms this meant curbing the powers and reducing the property rights of the Catholic Church ; hence the ‘ Josephinism ’ which was one of his most important legacies to his successors ( see pp. 458–60 below ) . |
| 26 | For a lord this meant securing the service of men who were already the servants of others . |
| 27 | For a lord this meant securing the service of men who were already the servants of others . |
| 28 | In detail , sponges are distinguished by the form of the spicular structure , and the ways these combine to form the skeleton , as well as the overall shape . |
| 29 | In total this has involved the transfer of around 650,000 employees , the majority of whom ( some 90% ) have become shareholders in the companies they work for . |
| 30 | Detectives say someone on the main road most have seen the rope being tied in place at about 8.30 p.m. last night . |