Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] [noun sg] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ And what has my son learnt this week , Mr Hansell ? ’ the King asked .
2 As well as its development centre in Irvine , California , ICL has its Computer Consoles Inc acquisition to thank for its OfficePower software , which is now into version 7 .
3 ‘ Your grandmother died four months ago ; has her death had much effect on family relationships ? ’
4 The purpose of Matthew is to portray Jesus as the Messiah , and therefore he writes his account using Old Testament Messianic texts .
5 Has your Council determined any policy with regard to the period after two thousand and six , in relation to the current plan ?
6 She says her husband has another business — which takes up a lot of time .
7 LEGENT OUTLINES ITS STRATEGY TO BECOME TOP DOG BY 1997 IN AN OPEN SYSTEMS WORLD
8 But this is not all ; underneath his exterior as a down-home , self-made millionaire and country and western singer , he uses his music to disseminate crypto-fascist politics .
9 Japan sees its fight to preserve commercial whaling as a test case for its exploitation of other commercially more important marine resources , for example the bluefin tuna in the Atlantic .
10 Another criticism of the use of GDFCF as an appropriate measure of productive investment concerns its failure to take any account of variations in the rate at which past investment is ‘ scrapped ’ .
11 The unit increases our ability to manufacture unleaded motor spirit .
12 Our support for businesses in the communities , Opportunity Two Thousand , and the setting of targets , which are public targets , confirms our commitment to encourage high level job opportunities for women .
13 The AA expands its leisure publishing this month with its first ever guide to pubs , Britain 's Best Pubs ( £9.99 ) is sponsored by Appletise , and features over 1,000 pubs which the AA 's researchers consider to be outstanding .
14 THE COMMUNIST PARTY IS CURRENTLY DISCUSSING ITS TRANSFORMATION ; TO FIND A STRUCTURE , NAME AND LOGO THAT REFLECTS ITS FORWARD THINKING EMPOWERING POLITICS .
15 Meanwhile , Meaulnes has seen and fallen in love with a beautiful woman , who grants him permission to return one day .
16 For some teachers , then , the presence of examinations seems to constrain them in their approach to classroom teaching ; it limits innovation and inhibits their willingness to explore new teaching strategies .
17 This column has already reported an addition to Matthew Hall 's family and now it gives me pleasure to report another addition at the Dodge Chemical Company — but this time its not another birth , it is the news that Adrian Haler 's daughter , Patricia Lewis joined the company on August 17th .
18 Perhaps too many all-embracing laws are drafted in such a slipshod manner that police may think it gives them authority to frame any charge and judges are given the power to determine the law according to their own opinions .
19 The obligation of national courts to ensure the application of a real and effective sanction implies their obligation to interpret national law in conformity with the requirements of Community law ( see Docksey and Fitzpatrick , ‘ The Duty of National Courts to Interpret Provisions of National Law in Accordance with Community Law ’ ( 1991 ) 20 ILJ 113 ) .
20 The company notes that the action signals its ability to use early redemption or repurchase programmes as part of continuing efforts to reduce debt and make best use of its cash .
21 Does their feeding have any effect on the stem or leaf ?
22 Not only does its technology guarantee absolute consistency of product quality ; it also enables us to ensure ready availability in the face of a continued growth in demand .
23 The writer writes out of his own wounds and in doing so he enables his reader to experience emotional change , emotional growth , healing without having to suffer the same fate as his character .
24 It remains our objective to transfer substantial power and responsibility to locally elected politicians on a widely acceptable basis within a framework of stable relationships .
25 If you have back problems , how does your bed affect this complaint ?
26 At the same time look for referral opportunities , for example if a group hobby has been identified then who does your client do that hobby with ?
27 Does your organization have any programme of training you think would be relevant to human resource development ; communication/presentation skills ?
28 Does your college have enough accommodation to offer ?
29 How well does your mate handle major life changes and crises ?
30 But a man who makes his living playing black music suddenly sporting the flag waved on every Nazi march AND toying with skin imagery ( and like or not , lads , the crop and boots HAVE been adopted by Nazis in the USA and Europe ) AND writing ambiguous lyrics about an issue which brooks no ambiguity AND making idiotic remarks about blacks and black music in interviews AND hankering ( in a curiously middle aged manner à la Gary Numan ) after a nice , homogenous ‘ England ’ that never actually existed AND refusing to defend or explain himself — ALL that means , at the very least , that he 's got a case to answer , surely ?
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