Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] [vb pp] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since Siegfried Gohr left the Kunsthalle to become Director of the Ludwig , the Kunsthalle has become a mere exhibition space without a director and without a programme . |
| 2 | Since then Johnson Matthey has played a major part in the development of methods of refining and melting platinum and iridium in order to produce ingots of alloy able to meet the metric commission requirements . |
| 3 | Despite her screen success , Bardot has had a troubled life . |
| 4 | Such success for developing countries is not always the case , even in the same industry ; Bolivia has had a sorry experience in trying to do the same as its Eastern rivals , but has suffered from a critical lack of expertise . |
| 5 | But Kim Basinger has set a new standard by buying her own town . |
| 6 | The five-country meeting at San Jose has assumed a critical atmosphere because of the possible breakdown of last August 's Tela accord , which agreed contra demobilisation in exchange for democratic Nicaraguan elections . |
| 7 | ‘ On the subject of young girls and money , Mr Vigo has sent a whacking bill for your daughter 's tooth . ’ |
| 8 | Dr William Najaar has concocted a mint-flavoured mouth-wash . |
| 9 | Michael Schenker has called a final halt to MSG after a twelve-year run . |
| 10 | Now the Pentagon has begun a serious attempt to find out what the future shape of American defence should be , and whether the new shape will in fact save money . |
| 11 | ‘ Sir Patrick has spent a large part of his life living in Africa and we are an African company , so to speak , ’ says Cluff . |
| 12 | Mr Crick has sent a full account of his involvement to Lt Col William Feder who has made an appeal for information to anyone concerned with the mission . |
| 13 | In the light of this worrying development the C.C.P.R. has negotiated a Civil Liability Insurance policy , on behalf of all its members , which gives wider cover , for more people , at lower premiums that our own current policy . |
| 14 | The CPRE has published a 12 point charter which it says will ensure that current planning policy will not be undermined . |
| 15 | When we return to the apartment , Maria has made a full confession and is asking Glass to help Leonard out of Berlin . |
| 16 | VAUXHALL has won a top towcar award for the third year running , scooping five of the seven trophies in the process . |
| 17 | Our friend Drummle has won a great prize ! |
| 18 | Manufacturing operator Jason Hailes has completed a 60-day Prince 's Trust programme which involves community projects concerned with caring and the environment . |
| 19 | Kemp has performed a valuable service in opening up this area . |
| 20 | Clough has waited a long time for a decent run to establish himself after more than two years as squad makeweight . |
| 21 | Britain still leads the world in playground design and the Bouncing Ball company in Hereford has found a ready export market in Spain . |
| 22 | The return to Warrington where a gasometer was destroyed three weeks ago may appear to set a curious pattern to the IRA 's logistics , but it may be that recent arrests and seizures of weapons and explosives in London in early March has inflicted a major blow to their intentions in the capital . |
| 23 | Ripe time Assuming Mr Lawson has achieved a respectable fall in inflation , the time then really would be ‘ ripe ’ for full membership of the European Monetary System , since this would tend to drive interest rates down while holding up the pound . |
| 24 | Mr Haszeldine has made a formal complaint to the ward councillors , saying the rats are coming from the depot because it is not kept clean . |
| 25 | It is celebrating its 800th anniversary this year and to mark the historic milestone the DoE has recreated a magnificent herb garden in the abbey 's grounds . |
| 26 | THE MINORIES Gallery in Colchester has won a temporary reprieve and will re-open this spring . |
| 27 | Moscow has publicised a secret agreement allegedly signed between Washington and Islamabad in June 1982 which offered the United States the right to use Pakistani naval and air bases . |
| 28 | McKimm has fought a losing battle to shrug off injury and is replaced by another Ulster player , Gareth Kidd ( Annadale ) . |
| 29 | ICI has introduced a new way of recycling toxic waste by processing it through seven reed beds planted next to one of Europe 's largest chemical plants at Billingham , Teeside . |
| 30 | ICI has found a successful way of dealing with this waste without causing any harm to the public in the form of emissions from incineration , so perhaps there is good news to come . |