Example sentences of "[noun] and [vb -s] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she changes her mind and decides to call a family confab instead , hotel manager Chuck Wilmot , fresh from his last assertiveness training course , ca n't believe his luck . |
| 2 | The Corpus of Knowledge was developed from the findings of wide ranging research and has provided a basis for all of HCIMA 's education initiatives , such as programmes of study for professional qualifications and the national Accreditation of Prior Learning network and the introduction of an Industrial Experience Scheme for teachers . |
| 3 | Acer Inc , Taipei , Taiwan says it is considering the possibility of cooperation with Nintendo Co Ltd in the electronic games industry and plans to submit a proposal to the Japanese company soon ; Acer denied a report that it would make electronic games on behalf of Nintendo . |
| 4 | It has been operating for 12 months and has assembled a team of 30 engineering staff . |
| 5 | In addition to the case work , the committee has continued to keep the regulations under review and has considered a variety of amendments . |
| 6 | Finally , the Polytechnic has established a wide-ranging programme of research within the institution and has maintained a proportion of its staff working for higher degrees . |
| 7 | Now that Brian is back with The Stray Cats , bassman Bobby has teamed up with his producer brother Larson and has recorded a collection of rockin' tunes that 's fairly decent in a Dwight Yoakam sort of a way . |
| 8 | AMES has been involved in important educational work and has published a number of pamphlets on the social and working conditions of women , within a general analysis of their double oppression . |
| 9 | The Commission is outside a sensible structure of democratic accountability and has shown a tendency to impose a Euro-synthesis at micro-level — silly proposals for the nooks and crannies of our life that antagonise the man and woman in the street . |
| 10 | He is one of Britain 's most respected broadcasters and has interviewed a string of famous people from senior politicians to royalty . |
| 11 | Flipping through the pages of a notebook is quicker than scrolling through a large spreadsheet and makes finding a location or cell far easier . |
| 12 | We take causal circumstances and causes to have a nature lacked by effects . |
| 13 | Kavalek has the latest computer software to analyse Karpov 's play and has assembled a database of 260,000 Grandmaster games which includes almost every move Karpov has played . |
| 14 | One of the major trusts in Grampian is seeking £1.5m to develop contract setting and monitoring and has given a contract to a firm of management consultants to handle contracting issues with fundholders . |
| 15 | Like many of us , leading TV and Radio personality , Anthea Turner has fine hair and finds styling a nightmare . |
| 16 | She is currently re-taking her mathics mathematics O level and hopes to obtain a grade C. She is diligent in all her studies with a determination to do as well as possible , while her powers of expression are adequate , she has a fine sense of initiative and can organise her material persuasively . |
| 17 | He won the Rexel Award for outstanding drawing in 1983 at the Mall Galleries and has published a selection of books on watercolour painting . |
| 18 | He won the Rexel Award for outstanding drawing in 1983 at the Mall Galleries and has published a selection of books on watercolour painting . |
| 19 | Yet again , the Almeida gives its designer — in this case , Anthony Ward — the chance to create a dazzling set , three classic reliefs of caped , naked horsemen and a dropped ceiling that splits and lowers to display a map of nameless walled city . |
| 20 | In our discussion in Chapter 1 about economy , efficiency and effectiveness , the technical problem was how we can meaningfully compare inputs and outputs to produce a measure of efficiency when outputs are not automatically valued by the market price . |
| 21 | As figure 1 illustrates the Chemicals sector now represents 10% of total exports and has shown a 15% increase from £722.9 million in 1989 to £833.3 million in 1990 . |
| 22 | The group arranges transport and pushers , works out a suitable route and tries to arrange a pub lunch and tea . |
| 23 | These could become European champions , most notably Volkswagen , which recently purchased Seat in Spain , Skoda in Czechoslovakia and has built a factory in East Germany . |
| 24 | Now in sporting legend the All Blacks take some beating … but when it comes to the greatest in any sport … there 's just one name … that 's Muhammed Ali … he 's over here at the moment and has made a surprise call on an Oxfordshire man reckoned to be his number one fan . |
| 25 | Does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that , since it was established in 1988 , the Serious Fraud Office , under the direction of Barbara Mills , has done an outstandingly good job and has brought a number of successful prosecutions for fraud ? |
| 26 | Cruttwell , it seems , was one of his old mentors from RADA days and has had a variety of film titles , on this occasion ‘ production consultant . ’ |
| 27 | Later these will be replaced by annual bedding plants and wildflowers to make a tapestry of colour throughout the summer until the Floriade closes in the autumn . |
| 28 | The New Man rejects traditional roles of parenthood and likes to play a part in decision-making . |
| 29 | ‘ Primary ’ rainforest is an area that has n't been disturbed for hundreds of years and has reached a state of mature complexity ; it is also known as virgin forest . |
| 30 | THE whole question of sex education in school has arisen in recent years and has become a matter of real importance . |