Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Voluntary groups such as VHAI are working to overcome these problems through research and by strengthening channels of information . |
| 2 | Voluntary groups such as VHAI are working to overcome these problems through research and by strengthening channels of information . |
| 3 | Andrew Bowden and Ben Fawcett pupils from Acklam Grange School , Middlesbrough are pictured planting young oaks , chestnuts and Scot 's pine alongside Alistair Scott of the Forestry Commission . |
| 4 | Two new humeri from Pakistan are said to retain ancestral characters similar to those seen in Proconsul and Kenyapithecus , with the proximal shaft curving laterally and anteriorly ( that is , convex laterally as in Old World monkeys ) , and a flat deltoid plane , whereas the distal articular surface has several derived great ape features . |
| 5 | LEAs are empowered to take such steps as they consider are necessary to prevent the breakdown or continuing breakdown of discipline at a school , a power which the Elton Committee urges them to invoke when the situation warrants it . |
| 6 | LEAs were allowed to open special classes or put these children into grammar schools . |
| 7 | On the diplomatic front Gorbachev is hoping to persuade European countries that Russia is no longer a threat . |
| 8 | ISC is understood to have small contracts in each of these territories but further ‘ phantom ’ contracts are believed to have been invented to make the company seem more successful than it was . |
| 9 | Mr Mandela is thought to want trusted lieutenants , such as Walter Sisulu , to ensure everything is in place before he leaves jail to reassume the reins of the ANC leadership . |
| 10 | Under current trade arrangements , Hungary is allowed to export 5,000 tonnes of beef per year to the EEC , which is to rise to 6,500 tonnes over the next five years . |
| 11 | NEC is hoping to shift 30,000 workstations over two years . |
| 12 | Faced with a rush of competition from foreign banks when Portugal is forced to remove remaining barriers to entry after next year , banks such as BCP have been expanding fast in an attempt to ensure their market share of domestic business in banking and other financial services . |
| 13 | Valerie was asked to give regular classes and hopes to be able to start these in the autumn . |
| 14 | FORMER soccer star Mark Dennis was seen doing squat thrusts and press-ups on a common with his shorts and underpants round his ankles , a court heard yesterday . |
| 15 | It has been suggested that because Flodden was fought to serve French interests , Scottish hearts were hardened against their old ally after the disaster ; and indeed there were striking examples of their refusal to fight on France 's behalf thereafter , most notably the spectacle of the Scots sitting on the sidelines , as at a football match , while regent Albany 's French troops engaged the English at Wark in 1523 . |
| 16 | In early 1966 Hayes was asked to nominate any prisoners he felt should be transferred to these new secure prisons . |
| 17 | Miss Gregory was reported to have 150 grammes of heroin , carried internally in three condoms . |
| 18 | Mrs Zahn was ordered to do 150 hours community service . |
| 19 | Guests , diners , drinkers and conference delegates at The Swan are invited to enter two-monthly competitions to win a week-end at the hotel and a huge toy elephant . |
| 20 | Can knowledge about the mechanisms of LTP be exploited to devise rational therapies for neurological disorders such as Alzheimer 's disease ? |
| 21 | In addition , a total of 19 ( 29% ) patients treated with NSAID were found to have peptic ulcers , compared with seven ( 11% ) patients who were not taking NSAID . |
| 22 | Hesh Wiener of Technology News of America comments that IBM is having to price current drives at less than half of list , and will make a success of the new ones only if it lists them at or below current street prices . |
| 23 | Despite its own financial woes , IBM is expected to provide 60 days ' redundancy pay for each of the employees . |
| 24 | So now Carol 's going to use damp pads damp cotton wool to take off the cleanser . |
| 25 | Telnet/OLTP is claimed to provide significant gains in transaction processing efficiency by decreasing central computer processing by up to 50% and by decreasing Telnet traffic on the network by up to 90% — and existing Telnet applications are compatible with Telnet/OLTP . |
| 26 | Chester is said to draw more visitors than any city in England other than London and York . |
| 27 | When , for instance , England was asked to send two players out to the Tournament of Nations , run in conjunction with the Italian Women 's Championship , it had no hesitation in dispatching Katie Tebbet and Sarah Palmer , two youngsters who , although they had not done enough to make the Home International team , were clearly worth encouraging . |
| 28 | Under the controversial agreement , Constantine was allowed to keep royal residences at Tatoi , near Athens and Mon Repos on the island of Corfu as well as a forest estate in Polydendri in central Greece . |
| 29 | PERHAPS it was the presence of TV cameras on the company 's Fleet Street trading floor , or perhaps it was a genuine surge of Conservative support , but for some reason a number of staff at Goldman Sachs were instructed to wear blue shirts , ties and braces for election day . |
| 30 | Companies across the country will be subject to a uniform rate set by central government , although Mr Eggar is attempting to calm these fears by pointing out that a special case has been made for small firms . |