Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [verb] [prep] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Playing old was child 's play compared with acting a woman . ) |
| 2 | The resulting contract was contingent upon the society 's decision to proceed with obtaining a valuation , and by doing so they purified the contract . |
| 3 | Finally , is it still the Government 's intention to proceed with ordering a large helicopter carrier , known as an aviation support ship ? |
| 4 | Questions like these in the consultant 's mind led to fanning a small positive spark in seemingly totally negative behaviour , and this made a difference to Mr E both in relation to his colleagues in the group , and as Dave 's teacher to whom a way out of a vicious circle of perpetual defeat could in this way be illustrated , again without explicitly referring to the analogy of the situation . |
| 5 | In practice the court will usually want to hear the guardian ad litem 's views on the child 's capacity to understand before making a direction . |
| 6 | The astonishing success of the Commission 's initiative aimed at achieving a single EC market by 1992 inspired its President , Jacques Delors , strongly supported by the European Parliament and by several governments , to relaunch attempts to create an Economic and Monetary Union . |
| 7 | LEEDS are poised to cash in on last season 's championship win by signing a multi-million pound sponsorship deal with a German company . |
| 8 | Much of a manager 's success depends on maintaining a reservoir of goodwill , on minimizing a reliance on authority and unilateral decisions . |
| 9 | Joseph Betteridge , 18 , of Milbank Road , Darlington , appeared before the town 's magistrates charged with breaching a bail order . |
| 10 | The Morane stayed in the Walton collection for around three years , during which time Lindsey 's thoughts turned to owning a larger , more powerful warbird type . |
| 11 | The move to cash planning meant that even if health service or teachers ' unions succeeded in reaching a pay settlement , there was no likelihood it would be funded in full , except by the NHS or local authorities making cuts in their non-salary budgets or employing fewer staff . |