Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] [verb] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Maldives took the view , along with several other SAARC states , that bilateral problems among members should not impinge on the SAARC and that Sri Lanka 's decision to refuse to host the 1989 summit could set a bad precedent . |
| 2 | If Tanzania 's ban fails to secure the required two-thirds majority , the Cites secretariat is ready to propose a range of measures to tighten control on the trade . |
| 3 | In the worst rioting of Bongo 's 23-year rule , angry protesters demanding Bongo 's resignation attempted to storm the presidential residence , setting fire to buildings in the capital . |
| 4 | THE rabbits in Regent 's Park have welcomed the presidential victory of Democrat Bill Clinton . |
| 5 | One of the significant sub-themes of de Klerk 's visit was his assertion of South Africa 's readiness to help revive the economic fortunes of its neighbours in southern Africa . |
| 6 | By 1542 , Henry 's fear had become the dominant emotion and he ordered Parliament to legislate against those who used incantations and practices of sorcery aimed at killing or injuring people , or destroying their goods and chattels . |
| 7 | Of the dailies , Today 's circulation has registered the worst seasonal drop , falling to 466,631 from 513,673 . |
| 8 | Phoebe now wondered , with an inner smile , remembering the evening when , aged about twelve , the master of her father 's college had rearranged the high table to make her his senior guest . |
| 9 | Literature 's self-consciousness serves to blur the traditional opposition between literature and criticism . |
| 10 | Oxfam 's work has brought the third world closer to home . |
| 11 | Rob 's group had to walk the long way round into the Jabri Nullah and was rewarded by several days of good skiing . |
| 12 | And , to add the final touch , Phillips 's insight had filled the only remaining gap by proposing , albeit in skeletal form , an empirical model of inflation which was to be theoretically fleshed out by Lipsey . |
| 13 | There are other reasons for using the phonological code , either before or after word recognition has been obtained , and some which go towards explaining its extensive use include : 1 allowing the generation of a memory of what has been read , 2 imposing an intonation upon the print in the service of comprehension , 3 imposing an external control on the reader 's attention to help convert the two-dimensional spatial display of text into a form appreciated by our temporally one-dimensional conscious processes . |
| 14 | He will use the platform provided by the Tory Women 's Conference to try to reassure the Tory Right that the Left has not taken over the Government . |
| 15 | Despite the increased tension between Kuwait and Iraq during late July , Iraq 's invasion appeared to take the small Kuwaiti Armed Forces by surprise . |
| 16 | Prior to the opening of the Republican Party convention , the party 's leadership attempted to curb the huge lead enjoyed by the Democrats by launching a series of attacks on the character of Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton . |
| 17 | Harry Chapman 's wife had died the previous year , and the couple left three children . |
| 18 | Afterwards the boy 's father decided to consult the local policeman to ask his views about the affair . |
| 19 | In this there is a parallel , by no means fanciful , with the motor car — surely the only product that might challenge TV 's claim to have made the greatest difference to most people 's daily lives between 1945 and 1990 . |
| 20 | For Sartre ‘ human history ’ was identified with the history of the West , and it was for this reason that Lévi-Strauss contested Sartre 's claim to have established the human foundation of ‘ a structural , historical anthropology ’ for Marxism . |
| 21 | There has been much more detailed study of the pre-revolutionary economy , of Russia 's claim to have entered the imperialist phase of capitalism . |
| 22 | Away from the Commons , a former export manager of Coventry-based Matrix Churchill claimed details of his firm 's trade had reached the Prime Minister . |
| 23 | Rollin shows how little Dworkin 's argument serves to deflect the Benthamite scepticism . |
| 24 | This section requires the cost accountant 's commitment to detail to track the cascading cost model of ‘ Cost Manufacturing ’ , Mr Hicks ' rational hybrid company born from his real life consulting experience . |
| 25 | A doctor 's receptionist has met the Norwegian woman whose life she saved when she donated bone marrow two years ago . |
| 26 | So much in Kirtana 's life has stayed the same . |
| 27 | Its beating a path to Hewlett-Packard Co 's door seems to indicate the final demise of Intel 's 80860 as a mainstream system-level CPU . |
| 28 | Indeed , it could be argued that Klemperer 's steadfastness serves to underline the grotesque nature of Mahler 's invention , but this is not a performance that I can easily live with . |
| 29 | This year , to great fanfares , the Ministry 's spending has attained the symbolic figure of 1% of the central government budget . |
| 30 | Thatcher 's government sought to extend the financial incentives , encouraging doctors to undertake preventative health checks and reach immunisation and vaccination targets . |