Example sentences of "[v-ing] a special [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A DUBLIN building society has invested confidence in the national soccer team reaching next year 's World Cup finals in the United States by launching a special account for fans to save for the air fare . |
| 2 | Anyone wanting more information about becoming a Special Constable should write to SDO Max Craggs , c/o Darlington Police Station , St Cuthbert 's Way , Darlington . |
| 3 | It is well worth keeping a special watch for fossils of this kind when hunting in Cambrian localities — it is still perfectly possible to discover a completely new kind of echinoderm ! |
| 4 | ‘ And now , I think we 'd better see about keeping a special watch on the road . |
| 5 | There is a strong feeling against opening a special clinic in the city of Luxembourg itself , because of fears that it would be difficult to preserve anonymity . |
| 6 | They also returned to the now thorny question of redeeming the ( devalued ) bonds ( the new bonds earned two-thirds more interest ) and suggested opening a special fund . |
| 7 | The TV programme The Real World is booking a special page on Prestel for the occasion . |
| 8 | In the other fields I 've discussed earlier — public speaking appearing on television , staging a special event , holding a conference , you can ( but you should n't ) kid yourself that they went better than they really did . |
| 9 | The museum is staging a special exhibition of the items , which explore the social history of music-making from 1600 to the 1960s , and it traces the development of taste during that period . |
| 10 | View this as a system for setting up three-dimensional banks of text and graphics , between which the ‘ reader ’ can jump at will by pressing a special key when a highlight on screen shows there is a link to material on another layer . |
| 11 | I 'd been applying a special cream to his ankles which was supposed to harden the skin , but it did n't seem to do much good . |
| 12 | The Board of Trustees of Gallaudet College expressed its sentiments by passing a special resolution acknowledging Hayhurst 's international activities and , in particular , his service as a member of the Bureau of the World Federation of the Deaf and as Vice-Chairman of its Commission on communication . |
| 13 | Prior to the meetings an agreement had been signed in Moscow on Oct. 5 by Camdessus and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev establishing a special association between the Fund and the Soviet Union . |
| 14 | By according a special priority to the practice of science , the relationist and perspectival impact of the sociology of knowledge was made redundant . |
| 15 | Now the Stroud based Meningitis Trust is pushing a special awareness week to ensure doctors and patients alike are better informed . |
| 16 | It may sometimes be worth forming a special unit to support the creation , implementation , maintenance and evaluation of the policy . |
| 17 | Addressing a special session of the Cortes ( parliament ) on Feb. 1 , Alfonso Guerra , who at no time condoned his brother 's alleged activities , acknowledged that Juan had used the government office but said that this was because he was helping him as deputy secretary of the PSOE , and he denied that private activities had been carried out in the office in his presence or with his knowledge . |
| 18 | This is done by inserting a special plastic tube into a limb artery , threading it to the heart and then into an affected coronary artery , manoeuvring it so that the tip is just past the narrowed section . |
| 19 | McPherson , of Halkett Crescent , Rosshead , Alexandria , denied taking part in attempting to murder Mr O'Donnell on February 25 last , lodging a special defence of incrimination naming six men . |
| 20 | The Bookseller is publishing a special feature on remainders in its issue of 5th March . |
| 21 | The Bookseller is publishing a special feature on adult and children 's audio books in its issue of 9th April . |
| 22 | The Bookseller is publishing a special feature on new and forthcoming books about transport ( railways , motoring , aviation , naval and maritime ) in its issue of 4th June . |
| 23 | We will however be publishing a special feature on the preliminary and first rounds , carrying score-cards and photographs wherever possible . |
| 24 | THE MIDLAND Group of the Ffestiniog Railway Society will be operating a special train on the Ffestiniog Railway in Porthmadog , North Wales on Sunday , October 4th . |
| 25 | Before 1962 he had attempted to modify it through at least five distinct initiatives : by sponsoring a political confederation of Western European states ; by proposing a restructuring of NATO ; by fostering a special relationship with the Federal Republic of Germany ; by decolonizing and establishing new connections with Third World nations ; and by pushing ahead with the development of France 's nuclear weapons programme . |
| 26 | An operator suggested designing a special apron to hold all three parts so that he could save a second and a half per car . |
| 27 | For up-market small-party charter hire , InterCity also procured the former London Midland Region general manager 's saloon No 6320 — something of a hybrid , comprising a special body on a Mk 1 underframe and B4 bogies , which had been converted for dual braking and electric train heating . |
| 28 | Not for the first time this season their defence had been found wanting and Oldham exploited the weaknesses to the full , owing a special debt to the inspiration and tireless running of Henry and Milligan . |
| 29 | Exorbitant champagne prices can make the pleasure of marking a special occasion with a bottle or two seem all-too fleeting at such high cost . |
| 30 | Australian Supreme Court Judge Barry Beach kicked out their attempt to stop Grundy Television from releasing a special Neighbours video based on Kylie 's screen romance with Jason . |