Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adj] [prep] a [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If something goes wrong with a customer 's car they want it repaired as quickly as possible , ’ said Peugeot Parts and Service Director Charles Greenland . |
| 2 | Corporation tax covers all of a company 's income and capital gains . |
| 3 | The final plan , as it is adapted and developed by Lorestan , has less of a boy 's melodrama in it but it is the Rat 's plan , and it is the Rat who advises Marco to pose as a poor , insignificant boy so that the two of them can reach Samavia without attracting attention . |
| 4 | Another newish rule forces most of a card 's receivables to be held by the issuing company , not its parent . |
| 5 | I normally knit two pieces of stocking stitch to represent a back and a front , or occasionally knit two backs suitable for a child 's jumper . |
| 6 | If pub owners were prepared to emphasise the interest of genuine historic features , regardless of period , then this type of fakery , which disappoints or sadly deceives the customer in search of the traditional pub and irreparably removes much of a building 's interest for future generations , could be avoided . |
| 7 | Whatever one man tells another about a woman 's sexual inclinations and whether or not she demonstrates her unwillingness , it is hard to see why a man should be able to rely for consent on the word of another man or why there should be no obligation upon him to consult her himself . |
| 8 | Champagnes made with a high proportion of Pinot Meunier sometimes have an earthy tone of fruit and when the grapes have come from less favourable sites , there can be a distinctly sweet aroma which reminds one of a confectioner 's shop . |
| 9 | Its integrated database maintains all of a company 's reporting data , financial and statistical , and although 95% of IMRS customers have electronic data transfer , Micro Control features a familiar spreadsheet-type user interface as a catch-all . |
| 10 | THE MAN responsible for Britain 's contribution to the Concorde programme is this country 's candidate for the top job at the European space Agency ( ESA ) , which becomes vacant in a year 's time . |
| 11 | Notwithstanding the spread size , the critical factor for any borrower is fluctuations in LIBOR which determines most of a loan 's interest cost . |