Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was not a woman who would see both sides of a question , or want to analyse a given situation . |
| 2 | Distinction Awards are Postgraduate studentships which are open to students ordinarily resident anywhere in the UK , who hold or expect to obtain a 1st class Honours degree and who have not previously obtained a postgraduate research award . |
| 3 | If an investigation is failing to produce results , it is , of course , not in the best interests of either police or press to maintain a high profile in such cases . |
| 4 | Braid can easily be attached to a chair with upholstery pins or Copydex to give a decorative edge |
| 5 | And executives say they will decide by the end of March whether to ground up to 25 DC-10s or stop leasing a similar number of Airbus A300s . |
| 6 | If you prefer to keep your wine consumption to one or two good glasses , or like to try a different wine with each course when dining à deux , think about half bottles . |
| 7 | They would be from Canada , from her sister Louise who would suggest that she might put up various old acquaintances passing through London , or find a suitable family for a darling Austrian boy , not so very much older than Martha , whose father was a kind of Count , but was also in the import-export business , or try to recall a splendid person , the friend of a friend of hers who had had a very , very sad story . |
| 8 | Imagine what it is like to sit through a meeting , go to the theatre or try to follow a further education class if it is essential to see the speaker 's face in order to understand what is said . |
| 9 | Save & Prosper launched a new plan on Thursday , MIM Britannia has a new plan available from next week , and the investment trust arm of Robert Fleming has recently unveiled a plan . |
| 10 | Or call to find a local stockist . |
| 11 | The national curriculum should do nothing but good if it is a means of ensuring that schools do not , for example , permit children to give up all science subjects at the age of thirteen , or fail to reach a reasonable competence in read g and calculating by the time they leave school . |
| 12 | During this time couples may have to buy the necessary equipment , reorganise the house , hand in a resignation , visit the child at the foster-parents ' or arrange to take a direct placement immediately at delivery and room-in on the postnatal ward . |
| 13 | This is a particular risk also with stakes — when wind blow rocks the plant or stake , there is a likelihood of the stem or stake opening a funnel-shaped hole around itself as it rocks and compresses the soil . |
| 14 | Moreover it is unlikely that respondents would have either the time or experience to make a thorough appraisal of the information presented in the leaflet . |
| 15 | Candidates must hold a post-professional advanced degree in architectural design or have completed a substantial body of high quality works . |
| 16 | In shaded or damp areas that tend to collect a slippery coating of algae , paving and steps should always be cleaned regularly . |
| 17 | ‘ I am now looking for companies that want to add a new line to their range . ’ |
| 18 | Indeed , the case in favour is overwhelming for those that aspire to offer a global service . |
| 19 | It says a great deal about our attitude to the role of the opposition that you regard everything that they do as being a little more than attempt to seek a political advantage . |
| 20 | As it is , only a few remain , but those that do impart a special sort of pleasure to those , like myself , lucky enough to have sampled their idiosyncrasies . |
| 21 | Courage in the Skies ( Stanley Paul , 208pp , illus , hbk , £18.99 ) by AVM Johnnie Johnson and W/C Laddie Lucas two distinguished World War Two pilots , brings to life the many characters that have played a prominent part in aviation combat history , along with the many amazing developments in aircraft technology from the days of World War One to the more recent Operation Desert Storm in the Gulf . |
| 22 | Particularly in the streets that have undergone a great deal of change since the war , like the street where I live myself , which is another thing that prompted me to , to go into the research in the first place , which is erm a house of small Victorian erm I believe the estate agents call them artisans ' cottages , and this kind of area which , there 's a great deal of this sort of property in Brighton , has undergone enormous changes since the war from being multi-occupied before the war , with one family on each floor , were regarded immediately after the war as slums and were scheduled for demolition , but they 've been a great lease of life all over the country , this sort of property , and been subjected to a process which has come to be known as gentrification , which has meant that when the middle class could n't afford to , to buy semi-detached in suburbs they took to buying this kind of smaller property in town centres , thereby introducing a whole new element into streets that had never seen these , this kind of things done to houses before . |
| 23 | ‘ They are probably hundreds of others across the province that have met a similar fate ’ . |
| 24 | Except in a few isolated instances , there has been little systematic planning in relation to most countries ' social welfare personnel training needs and resources and there has been very limited involvement in find some countries and schools of social work that have adopted a comprehensive approach to social service personnel training and development and are directing their efforts toward maximizing the contribution of all available human resources to their country 's or region 's social development goals . |
| 25 | These are the same bulbs though that have made a new flower this year . |
| 26 | And all the hardware and systems companies that have made a precarious living gathering up the crumbs under IBM 's table . |
| 27 | Based on beer and widely used for preserving and pickling , malt vinegar is also available as a strong , colourless , distilled vinegar which is particularly useful for preserving foods that have to last a long time . |
| 28 | Remember the cuts in the people 's rights at industrial tribunals that have had a profound effect on employment rights , the attack on local democracy , rate capping , the cuts of tax on local government have had a devastating effect on housing and the social fabric of local community . |
| 29 | A reduction of at least 30% in child mortality due to diarrhoeal diseases has now been found by all trials that have found a significant effect on overall mortality and have also examined causes of death . |
| 30 | But while the Velvet ones seem deliciously free of hang-up and come-downs , Perspex Whiteout appear to be hamstrung by all the social conventions that have crippled a worrying number of home-grown guitar could-have-beens . |