Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] a [adj] [unc] " in BNC.

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1 It has announced its intention to tender for a further 12.5pc stake .
2 In principle it would be quite possible for the study of English poetry to begin in a similar ab initio fashion , except that it would be fruitless for someone to embark on it who did not have at least some familiarity with poetry and a wish to read more .
3 There was no increase in the licence fee to pay for a 50 per cent jump in programme hours .
4 To do this they arranged a movable slit to open for a wide ΔΕ when the photodiode array is operating and close up for a narrow ΔΕ for the spectral detector .
5 The government 's action was thought to have persuaded the US government to agree to a further US$50,000,000 aid package [ see p. 37311 for March 1990 withdrawal of US ambassador ] .
6 The boom in hard-currency exports led Hungary 's dollar current account to improve by a remarkable 4–5% of GDP .
7 The Idris operating system can also run on as many Transputers as necessary while enabling part of the system to remain as a native T9000 network .
8 The Idris operating system can also be run on as many Transputers as necessary while allowing part of the system to remain as a native T9000 network .
9 To finance the programme the government would allow the federal budget deficit to rise from a projected A$6,800 million in 1992 to A$8,000 million in 1993 .
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