Example sentences of "[noun sg] act [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They included a sweeping revision of the Internal Security Act so as to end detention without trial , as provided for in the " Pretoria Minute " agreement between the government and the ANC in August 1990 [ see p. 37642 ] ; a proposal to offer Cabinet seats to blacks during a transitional period while a new constitution was being negotiated ; the appointment of a neutral chairman of the constitutional conference ; and the appointment of an independent judge or jurist to investigate incidents of violence . |
| 2 | ( Their powers and duties resemble those given to English and Welsh school governors by the 1986 Education Act rather than those given by the 1988 Education Reform Act . ) |
| 3 | Unfortunately , one of these is sexual intercourse , where the trauma of the sex act rather than reinfection causes the recurrence . |
| 4 | Women who have valued the sex act just because of its potential to create a child may find that it no longer gives them pleasure . |
| 5 | Most batsmen would agree , though , that Foster remains a class act even if 12 first-class wickets this season have cost 49 runs each . |