Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Champagne became established as a political unit in the early eleventh century when the house of Vermandois united the counties of Troyes and Meaux . |
| 2 | You can really only make your decision to go netting in a particular area that same day . |
| 3 | The enactment of the hunt and the practice of imitative magic to ensure success at the kill became fossilized as a widespread and regular feature of the seasonal festivities . |
| 4 | After 25 years in Rosemary Lane , Thatch Hair Technique has moved to a new prestigious salon in St Albans Walk , Carlisle known as Sweaty Betty 's ! |
| 5 | The dual colour technique has resulted in a renowned piece of photography which has been translated into quality national press advertising . |
| 6 | Electronic Data Systems Corp has laid off an undetermined number of staff at its offices worldwide to increase efficiency and cut costs . |
| 7 | Erm that factor has enhanced its value for agriculture and intensification has led to a wholesale loss of features . |
| 8 | Almost immediately , however , a fierce nationalist resistance erupted directed by a fiery prophet in the hills of Galilee . |
| 9 | Thus , pump-priming has turned into a bottomless pit for the Treasury , in spite of the reinvestment of large receipts from land sales . |
| 10 | WALLASEY-based same-day courier service Mercury Express has embarked on a national expansion . |
| 11 | So the extension of insurance provision has led to a greater likelihood of the reporting of many crimes . |
| 12 | This controversial decision has led to a great deal of difficulty ; but the decision demonstrates the current trend in arbitration which , like references to experts , is another form of machinery for resolving disputes outside the court . |
| 13 | But for accident victims like Marie Moore from Darlaston , today 's decision has come as a bitter blow . |
| 14 | The recognition that , given appropriate opportunities , time , and carefully devised teaching strategies , even people with very severe learning difficulties can make progress has led to a new commitment . |
| 15 | But English Heritage has called for a thorough feasibility study before the third application is determined . |
| 16 | As Figure 17.6 shows , wholesale funding has accounted for a growing share of the building societies ' total funding . |
| 17 | It was a natural response to the advent of nuclear weapons to concentrate on means of limiting or even abolishing them ; and this response has led to a long series of arms control and disarmament negotiations at Geneva and elsewhere . |
| 18 | Our Secretary at present has to manage with an ancient typewriter . |
| 19 | However , Mr Kane is in no doubt about its value to the organisation : ‘ Working towards the award has led to a noticeable increase in staff motivation and morale . |
| 20 | Parliament has recognised in a piecemeal fashion that the privilege against self-incrimination is profoundly unsatisfactory when no question of ill-treatment or dubious confessions is involved . |
| 21 | the Carboniferous basement has behaved in a less than homogeneous manner during the basin inversion ; |
| 22 | BRITAIN 'S trade deficit has soared to a seven-month high , partly due to the pound 's devaluation . |
| 23 | Britain 's reported current-account deficit has run at an annual rate of £20 billion ( $34 billion ) in the first two months of this year , equivalent to 4% of GDP — even bigger than America 's . |
| 24 | There are members of the European parliament who s s support Strasbourg as a meeting place clearly , but the majority do not , the majority want to meet in a single city and in so doing the majority have accepted that there should be a new European parliament building in Brussels and that European parliament building now operates . |
| 25 | A turning point may be reached if income starts to rise at a decreasing rate ; investment will start to fall and as soon as the fall in investment exceeds the rise in consumption , income will start to fall . |
| 26 | Good music resembles good speech : a sentence needs to work towards a main point and then decline before beginning again , while in a whole speech we have to prepare for and build towards the main point of the argument . |
| 27 | It should not be forgotten that the Modular Course has expanded in an expanding Polytechnic . |
| 28 | The University has turned round a large trading loss in one year . |
| 29 | Charles Tompkins , managing director of NOS , a subsidiary of Cable & Wireless , said the contract has come as a major breakthrough for his company , propelling it into the major league of offshore suppliers . |
| 30 | The studies of Ernst Engel in the nineteenth century , led to the conclusion that after income has risen beyond a certain level , there is a decrease in the percentage of total income that is spent on food . |