Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [vb -s] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To withhold that assistance constitutes an irregularity which may be material depending on the circumstances , since , if the jury return a guilty verdict , one can not tell whether some misconception or irrelevance has played a part . |
| 2 | Certainly , it is sometimes said that a claim for conspiracy gives the plaintiff procedural advantages , but the reality of this may turn on how far it is to be held on ordinary principles that instigation or procurement suffices to make a person who does not participate in the act a joint tortfeasor . |
| 3 | Canada 's Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications has signed an agreement with China 's Hubei San Gao to update cellular telephone systems in Hubei province : the Canadian holds 51% of the venture , with Hubei San Gao the remaining 49% . |
| 4 | A very large number came up with the same idea : that Mummy or Daddy has had a sex change . |
| 5 | Well Spear & Jackson has found a way to solve that problem — by colour coding its range of screwdrivers . |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove has developed a Tourist Charter that sets standards for hotels amongst the highest in Britain . |
| 7 | TELECOMS giant Cable & Wireless has announced a £500m deal with Canada 's BCE . |
| 8 | Nynex Corp 's New England Telephone & Telegraph has filed a shelf registration with the Securities & Exchange Commission to offer up to $400m of debt securities . |
| 9 | Still , it is difficult to believe that either linguistics or psychology has achieved a level of theoretical understanding that might enable it to support a ‘ technology ’ of language teaching . |
| 10 | The law of passing-off is particularly useful if there is no registered mark to be infringed ; perhaps a trader or manufacturer has used a mark for several years without registering it as a trade mark . |
| 11 | The Cheltenham & Gloucester has produced a £50m fixed rate loan priced at 13.25 until the end of 1991 . |
| 12 | Cheltenham & Gloucester has launched a no-strings-attached , fully portable five-year deal fixed at 7.75 per cent , available on an interest-only or repayment basis on mortgages and remortgages up to 90 per cent of property value . |
| 13 | MIDLANDS , WEST & WALES has won a £1 million contract to refurbish 324 houses and flats on the Pool Farm Estate in Birmingham for Birmingham City Council . |
| 14 | Comma Oil & Chemicals has won a Power for Efficiency and Productivity ( PEP ) award — part of Seeboard 's annual Business Energy Efficiency awards — following the installation of thermosafe induction heaters developed by LMK Engineering . |
| 15 | And if it be thought that Mr Hunte retains a soft spot for Pakistan ever since he and Garry Sobers had a stand of 446 against them at Sabina Park 34 years ago , we have ascertained that he made clear to the 1992 management that any further offence would be met with punishment noticeably more severe . |
| 16 | The press has mushroomed , stalls are packed with newspapers and Romania has become a mecca for journalists from the West eager not only to report but instruct the new media , still largely partisan and biased , in western techniques and styles . |
| 17 | Finally , it is worth pointing out that in some modern societies there is considerable reason to suppose that , as yet , the ego and superego-degradation has gone a lot further then the externalization of the superego functions of the state , but that there is no reason why in these circumstances the externalization process should not rapidly catch up . |
| 18 | New advice on ‘ fast-track ’ assessments was issued last week by LGDF , and SCODA has produced a practice guide based on the lessons of the national survey . |
| 19 | Guatemala 's Minister of Energy and Mines has announced a plan to set up a series of solar generating stations in rural areas currently without electricity , and similar initiatives are being considered by the governments of El Salvador and Panama . |
| 20 | The ability to develop new drugs is now greater than most countries ' ability to pay for them without rationing or screening systems — for example , France controls individual prices and Germany has initiated a reference system which pays a basic price for all drugs in the same category . |
| 21 | The Guardian newspaper , in partnership with the Royal Institute for the Blind and associates has launched a system that enables the entire editorial text of the newspaper to be transmitted nightly via Teletext on Channel 4 television 's frequencies to a personal computer , which can read the text in a synthesised voice to blind and partially sighted people : those that can afford an £8,000 Braille terminal can also read the text that way , and it can also be displayed in large print on the screen for those with poor sight ; the text is structured so that readers can scan the headlines and choose the items that interest them ; the paper will be marketed , serviced and supported by Electronic Text Networks Associates Ltd of Newcastle-upon-Tyne , a commercial venture one third owned by the Guardian and the charity ; the other shareholders , each with a third share , are Aptech Ltd , which specialises in computer aids for disabled people , and Intelligent Research Ltd , which made the hardware for the system ; the decoder board for the personal computer is £400 , plus about £500 for a speech synthesizer ; the annual subscription to the electronic paper is £160 and the partners hope that other papers will decide to go onto the system . |
| 22 | An expanding Colombian trade surplus with Venezuela and Ecuador threatens to cause an upset . |
| 23 | Since 1985 the Belgian French Speaking Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has sent a questionnaire to maternity units annually . |
| 24 | The MMC is not able to initiate investigations itself ; either the DGFT or the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has to refer a case to it . |
| 25 | The Department of Trade and Industry has announced a review of Companies House which could lead to partial or full privatisation . |
| 26 | The Department of Trade and Industry has produced a Consultation Paper , ‘ Strengthening the Appointed Actuary System ’ , which recommends the introduction of a practising certificate for Appointed Actuaries . |
| 27 | The Department of Trade and Industry has started an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Sound Diffusion 's demise . |
| 28 | They each have to do a community service : Elena visits old people and Mentor has become a lifeguard . ’ |
| 29 | And Bobby 's had a haircut by Gordon Burn |
| 30 | In the US , National Starch and Chemical has introduced a line of starch-based fat substitutes , Hercules has introduced a substitute based on pectin and Procter and Gamble has developed Olestra , a combination of fatty acids and sugars . |