Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [pers pn] [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now the authorities say she has little chance of getting them back . |
| 2 | Sir Kenneth Newman — then commandant — suggests that the book 's claim to attention is that its contents are contributed by insiders ; while in their introduction , the authors claim it goes some way to challenging Holdaway 's claim ( 1979 ) that ‘ research from the Police Staff College has not resulted in a major project on the police ’ . |
| 3 | Anyone who has encountered a skunk will know that before it fires its stinking spray it issues clear warnings of its intentions . |
| 4 | But critics say it gives false hope to millions and they predict chaos , as local authorities run out of money and those on the edge , like the homeless , are squeezed out . |
| 5 | Adrian Jones , who studied for a number of years at Parnham House , has made a similar cabinet , and in the September issue he displays that piece and talks bout his work as a successful furniture-maker . |
| 6 | In the UK , Cambridge-based CadCentre 's GNC Plus is to support Hewlett-Packard 's 9000 series 700 workstations : GNC Plus , its Unix Cam package it allows CAD-generated component designs to be turned directly into machining programs for NC/CNC tools . |
| 7 | The film makers say it shows routine insensitivity to livestock , but experts say they 're wrong . |
| 8 | The society claims , however , that recent votes show it has 3-1 support in the House of Lords and more in the Commons . |
| 9 | With its low market share it has higher costs than the rival , and so , by pricing to give its rival a zero NPV , it can only earn a negative NPV itself . |