Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] a [num] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Already one firm has developed a 30 W source of this type which gives a light like a 100 W light bulb . |
| 2 | It has reported a 77 p.c. increase in complaints and cited pension transfer advice as one of the biggest problem areas . |
| 3 | As part of its future direction , ADDS previewed a 3270/X software package for migrating 3270 users to NCR 's Open Cooperative Computing Architecture beginning in the first quarter of 1993 . |
| 4 | But the British Government , unconvinced the fastest bikes are more dangerous , has won a five year exemption and an EC Commission promise to produce road safety evidence before Britain will come into line . |
| 5 | The owner of an eighteen foot fibre glass shark has won a six year battle to keep it on the roof of his terraced home . |
| 6 | Seeq Technology Inc , Fremont , California has won a six month extension of its $5m bank-credit agreement with Silicon Valley Bank ; the agreement expired on February 15 and now matures on September 30 . |
| 7 | One of Britain 's oldest breweries has won a two month battle against a hostile takeover bid . |
| 8 | For an investor who has selected a 1995 maturity date , BFS says the net asset value would have to fall by 5 per cent over the six years for the investment trust to be unable to pay up . |
| 9 | Mitsubishi has built a 10 kW model on its own , and may develop a 20 kW machine . |
| 10 | He has written a five page article about his illness in a Darlington medical journal and to celebrate his gradual return to good health he has started to learn the piano . |
| 11 | Football , and Oxford United manager Brian Horton has named a sixteen man squad for the vital relegation match against Peterboro tonight . |
| 12 | HP 's Larry Lytle , loaned to the Open Software Foundation back at its inception to handle recruiting , has made a 180 degree turn after a stint at Netwise as strategic relations director where he had philosophical differences with OSf : He 's now gone to Unix System Labs as director of corporate communications . |
| 13 | I feel very proud that Dounreay has had a two year advantage in setting up this system . ’ |
| 14 | A mother has offered a hundred pound reward to catch the man who shot her ten year old son in the head with an air rifle . |
| 15 | Hitachi has used a 320 watt motor in the FP 20SA , smaller than some of the competition . |
| 16 | To try to ease the overcrowding , the National Trust has bought a 43 acre farm site nearby , to cater for visitors … |
| 17 | It is available if anybody wants to give a five pound donation to the Fox appeal . |
| 18 | Dockbuild Limited also wants to build a three storey office development on the site . |
| 19 | The Government has set a 20 p.c. limit on foreign stakes . |
| 20 | In another survey , HPI , the vehicle information organisation , has monitored a 5.7 p.c. rise in the number of inquiries for used vehicles from dealers , auction and finance houses . |
| 21 | Defender Dean McCullough has signed a two year extension to his contract with Glenavon . |
| 22 | Brian Horton says that Joey has signed a three year contract and he 's sold enough players to last him a lifetime … |
| 23 | Dorahy , who was in the Hull KR side beaten by Castleford in the Challenge Cup final at Wembley in 1986 , has signed a three year contract . |
| 24 | Help The Aged sale Help The Aged has started a two week summer sale in which all clothing and accessories will be offered at half price in its eight stores across the province . |
| 25 | The farmer , Colin French , who 's received more than sixty convictions for cruelty to his animals , has started a three month jail sentence . |
| 26 | East Sussex County Council has created a five hectare lake near the mouth of the Cuckmere River to attract wading birds , with nesting islands for Ringed Plovers . |
| 27 | A dairy farmer from Stirlingshire has begun a million pound action against a chemical company he claims ruined his herd . |
| 28 | The CPRE has published a 12 point charter which it says will ensure that current planning policy will not be undermined . |
| 29 | The Bell Telephone System of American has published a seven step guide to telephone selling , with the objective of encouraging telephone users to utilise this method of contact . |
| 30 | The Japanese education ministry has launched a five year project to produce machines that can repair themselves , thus reducing the need for human intervention . |