Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know major projects do , are able to do this . |
| 2 | Many of them face major cuts to balance at the end of the year and one of them has dangerously low nursing levels . |
| 3 | I was rather devastated when she told me she was moving to Crieff , as she made major contributions to the work of the Library here ; she had a long-term future , and her personality made many friends for the Library among our users . |
| 4 | Besides , when you see what those jobs do to people 's private lives you have major doubts . |
| 5 | In the autumn statement , we announced major increases in rail expenditure in particular . |
| 6 | These daily lies of politeness are compounded when we face major difficulties and problems . |
| 7 | For the fourth time of asking , what will be the impact on 15 Para of the change from battalion to company status , where will the battallion headquarters be , why is it being taken out of Scotland , and , at a time when the Secretary of State says that flexibility and mobility are the key attributes of Britain 's Army , why are we making major reductions in a force which is the most flexible and mobile in the British Army ? |
| 8 | Small things to many , but at Miele excellence of design and construction ensure a kitchen whose performance will remain faultless and give pleasure for life , which has been our philosophy since we introduced major kitchen appliances at the turn of the century . |
| 9 | So we 've major problems and they need to be taken up . |
| 10 | We had major novelty value — it 's strange enough for a foreigner to visit the area let alone pose in a raft . |
| 11 | This summer we conducted major field trials in Alaska . ’ |
| 12 | As the hon. Gentleman knows , we have major proposals to widen the M6 and obviously the lighting on part of that road will be improved when the proposals are implemented . |
| 13 | They made major changes including the famous revolving band-stand and a new balcony . |
| 14 | People lacking supportive relationships were expected to be prone to depression whether or not they experienced major difficulties or threatening events . |
| 15 | They make major depredations on oyster beds and the recent activities of the ‘ Crown of Thorns ’ starfish ( Acanthaster ) in chewing up great chunks of the Great Barrier Reef have become a modern ecological object lesson ( and , incidentally , a source of funds for many marine biologists ) . |
| 16 | ‘ Repairs to Bentley Continentals are notoriously expensive , alas , especially when they involve major damage to the bodywork . |
| 17 | While the force inside the stockade could batter the attackers from behind its stout fence , another detachment of men could steal out and close in on the attackers ' flank on the landward side ; the Rebecca 's guns covered the beach below the settlement , so they would not be able to make their approach from the beach , unless they discounted major losses of life . |
| 18 | Seeking advice at an early stage could solve small worries before they become major problems . |
| 19 | For example , 99.9% of my friends have come from homes where they had major childhood traumas . |
| 20 | Although video recordings may have a strong appeal , in so far as they appear to capture a more complete picture of any speech episode , they have major disadvantages in that they are highly obtrusive , they usually need to be manned and they are relatively cumbersome if the child has to be followed around . |
| 21 | Heather Goodchild , entertainment analyst at credit ratings agency Standard & Poor 's , said yesterday : ‘ MGM 's films just are n't working , their debts are running away and they have major problems in their corporate structure . ’ |
| 22 | Although both Kirk and Hargreaves support a common curriculum they have major reservations about the government 's proposals . |
| 23 | He made major contributions to the geology of Dalradian rocks along the Highland border between Callander and Loch Lomond and in the Cowal district of Argyllshire . |
| 24 | China is already a big exporter of tungsten but it has major reserves of titanium , tin , copper . |
| 25 | ‘ It has major implications for all future transactions . ’ |
| 26 | It caused major damage . |
| 27 | In May UNITA not only recaptured Mavinga but also switched the focus of its campaign to its military base in Béu in the north-west near the border with Zaïre , from where it received major airlifts of US supplies and equipment . |
| 28 | It introduces major changes to financial reporting in the UK . |
| 29 | Equally , it raises major issues of a different sort for the individuals directly affected . |
| 30 | It includes major enhancements in graphics like XGL libraries providing full 2D-3D capabilities . |