Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [verb] its [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | J. W. ( later Sir James ) Black , who was at that time an academic pharmacologist in Glasgow , had the idea that blocking the action of adrenaline on the heart might reduce its need for oxygen and so be beneficial in angina pectoris ( a condition in which pain arises because the oxygen supply to heart muscle is insufficient ) . |
| 2 | It is expected that the group will argue its case for the protection of Thailand 's western forests at the global convention on biodiversity to be held at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development next June . |
| 3 | The council hopes the publicity will help its application for European funding for a project on the river . |
| 4 | Their lungs are not particularly large , despite the fact that a dolphin can hold its breath for five minutes or more , and some species of whales can submerge for up to an hour and survive on a single breath . |
| 5 | THE BRITISH government should increase its support for industrial R&D by between two and three times to keep the country abreast with its competitors . |
| 6 | The government would end its support for the programme , amounting to some £13 million annually , in March 1993 because a " fast-breeder reactor was unlikely to become commercially viable until 2030 at the very earliest " , he told the House of Commons . |
| 7 | In the longer term the RSPB will continue its campaign for stiffer penalties for those who illegally persecute birds of prey and for greater restrictions on the availability of poisons . |
| 8 | The company also believes that its increasing experience of managing what is claimed to be the largest CT2 network in the world should increase its competitiveness for the future . |
| 9 | As far back as the fourth century , one of the founding fathers of the Greek Orthodox Church , Saint Basil , reported with admiration and astonishment that a parent bird may risk its life for its nestlings by attempting to lure a predator away from the nest . |
| 10 | But managing director of Software AG in the UK , Jeff Graham , says that at some stage during the coming year , the company will implement its software for ‘ a mainframe-type platform ’ , which , he claims , will lead to a doubling of group revenues . |
| 11 | At the end of the debate , the House will give its support for the Prime Minister carrying on playing a full part in European evolution — an evolution about which we have been too hesitant for too long . |
| 12 | And with the force of example elsewhere , can the party will maintain its primacy for long ? |
| 13 | And with the force of example elsewhere , can the party will maintain its primacy for long ? |