Example sentences of "[unc] [noun pl] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The van der Waals surface of the β -strands makes a loose fit to the major groove , leaving room for a number of solvent molecules to intrude . |
| 2 | Shift+direction key(s) has a similar effect . ) |
| 3 | Do you think then that the er trams provided a better service for the people than the buses ? |
| 4 | The Diary 's attempts to arrange a late night drink with her ( ‘ she has to be home by 10.30 , ’ said her secretary , stealing 90 minutes on Cinderella ) were re-routed into breakfast at 8.15am . |
| 5 | This exhibition and its catalogue were the first to show the whole spectrum of Czech Cubism 's attempts to create a universal style in literature , music , theatre and cinema as much as in the visual arts . |
| 6 | Thus , their measurement is a valuable ‘ on-line ’ index of a reader 's attempts to derive a coherent representation of meaning . |
| 7 | Like many right hon. and hon. Members in all parts of the House , I followed with a mixture of admiration and exasperation Lord Carrington 's attempts to negotiate a proper ceasefire , but watched with mounting anger the callous disregard for life and property cynically displayed by the federal forces . |
| 8 | When the committee met Hopkins resisted the Section 's attempts to get a new definition of full employment of 2 ½%; unemployed , preferring to stick to Beveridge 's 8 ½%; dge . |
| 9 | In the 1930s Moscow 's attempts to pursue a two-track policy , combining increased Comintern militancy with endeavours to cultivate state-to-state relations , strained the Soviet Union 's weak diplomatic links to breaking point . |
| 10 | Indonesia and Israel 's attempts to develop a comprehensive approach to paraprofessional training using a national training curriculum ( with appropriate areas of specialization ) offered through a number of training centres in different parts of the country are also noteworthy . |
| 11 | Sir David is likely to stress that proposals which are viewed in the colony as ungenerous would create difficulties for his administration 's attempts to ensure a smooth transition to Chinese rule . |
| 12 | It boasts a stirring menu of international wordsmiths including two Inuit Eskimos who will ‘ throat dance ’ — they stand nose-to-nose bouncing their voices off each other 's throats to produce a bewildering array of sounds . |
| 13 | The grant of Alemannia , where none of Charles 's half-brothers had a prime interest , was the least provocative way of making reasonable provision for Charles 's future . |
| 14 | There may be some weathering her and there After a few weeks which to Willis , however , seemed like a few years , the broker 's solicitors made a conditional offer for the poor old barge , and finally agreed to pay £1500 , provided that Dreadnought was still in shipshape condition six months hence , in the spring of 1962 . |
| 15 | Mr Rocard 's proposals received a warmer welcome from the man judged to be the most popular member of the cabinet , the non-socialist health minister Bernard Kouchner . |
| 16 | To others , however , Gorbachev 's policies marked a skil-ful attempt to gain the initiative in the international field , to end Reagan 's massive rearmament effort , and allow the USSR to reform and strengthen itself for continued competition with the West . |
| 17 | Although Kanemaru had been personally grooming Ichiro Ozawa as his successor , the circumstances of his retirement allowed Ozawa 's opponents to mount an effective campaign against his succession . |
| 18 | BRITISH Telecom 's plans to release a third block of shares this summer could force investors to ‘ think twice ’ about taking a stake in Northern Ireland Electricity , a leading stockbroker warned today . |
| 19 | A significant portion of the new funds would be used for NASA 's plans to conduct a massive study of the planet Earth , and for Bush 's initiative to send astronauts back to the moon and on to Mars . |
| 20 | After a while the conversation turned to a friend 's plans to marry an American girl . |
| 21 | THE Government 's plans to construct a new road bridge over the Firth of Forth have been welcomed by Fife Regional Council . |
| 22 | An engineer in Darlington has six weeks to decide whether he wants to return to South Africa or head his company 's plans to build a new factory in Russia . |
| 23 | The Soviet Union 's plans to build a new store for nuclear waste , close to the Finnish border near Leningrad , have aroused worry amongst Finnish environmentalists . |
| 24 | Greenpeace has criticised Turkey 's plans to build a nuclear power station at Akkuyu on the Mediterranean coast . |
| 25 | British Coal 's plans to build a huge coal tip at Gascoigne Wood could get approval later today . |
| 26 | FOREIGN Secretary Douglas Hurd yesterday said Labour 's plans to introduce a minimum wage would lead to job losses . |
| 27 | AN announcement is expected this week on the NewZealand-based company Fortex Group Ltd 's plans to establish a new lamb processing plant in the United Kingdom . |
| 28 | AT&T Co 's plans to buy a big stake in McCaw Cellular Communications Inc still worry Standard & Poor 's Corp despite the company 's news on Tuesday that it would restructure its debt to cut its interest bill ( CI No 2,134 ) : it says it may still cut AT&T 's ratings , because although it will benefit from the move , uncertainties over the planned investment in McCaw will dominate the credit outlook until terms of the transaction and its structure are known . |
| 29 | To move these goods between ports and factories , factories and shops , and then to people 's houses requires a great deal of transport . |
| 30 | Meciar 's views provoked an internal party dispute in which he was accused of intimidating political rivals and of making unnecessary and unconstitutional foreign trips . |