Example sentences of "[vb base] [noun sg] [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IF you want to get in trim for summer and raise money for a good cause , sign up for sponsored aerobics at the Dolphin Centre later this month . |
| 2 | Power and influence stem from a central source , perhaps the owner-directors . |
| 3 | ‘ I remain Chairman of a large company , Harrison and Crosfield , Chairman of the Dover Harbour Board , which is also looking towards privatisation , and I 've got a number of charities I 'm involved in . |
| 4 | Consideration is requested for allowing a capital gains tax loss on a qualifying loan to a trader to be set against income , thereby encouraging investment in new businesses . |
| 5 | They might , for example , raise revenue by a local sales tax or a local income tax . |
| 6 | A child who is not feeling well will stop eating temporarily and rapidly lose weight over a short period but this will be regained equally quickly once the child has recovered . |
| 7 | Most sufferers do n't realise their chiggers have departed because the eschars remain itchy for a long time afterwards . |
| 8 | If you want money for a specific purchase , you are more likely to be offered a personal loan . |
| 9 | Like all options on any commodity market , currency options involve payment of an irrevocable fee in advance . |
| 10 | Our data are consistent with gonadal sex being determined by the same gene in all mammals and , together with the evidence for a marsupial Y-borne homologue of the mouse Ubely , provide support for a monophyletic origin of the mammalian Y chromosome . |
| 11 | They provide expertise across a wide range of topics while allowing the students to contribute to the year-to-year developments in experimental techniques . |
| 12 | It is not so much that curriculum is the ‘ what ’ of education and teaching the ‘ how ’ , as that the teacher 's classroom strategies are what transform curriculum from a mere bundle of inert ideas to experiences through which children learn . |
| 13 | Once again it was hoped to postpone a settlement and place faith upon a personal union between the royal families of the two countries to resolve the outcome of the old dispute between them . |
| 14 | Place popcorn in a big bowl . |
| 15 | From here descend north-east along a thinner path into Dovedale which leads to Hartsop Hall Farm ( 2 miles ) . |
| 16 | From here head south-west over a stony plateau , descending slightly to a large cairn . |
| 17 | At the Tribute and subsequently in Seville , it must have been great to be surrounded by so many people who openly acknowledge Queen as a huge influence . |
| 18 | In a two-year campaign , a crew based around Cathy will be looking to raise funds for an up-to-date one tonner for 1991 and 1992 , following on with a design and build campaign for a full-out Admiral 's Cup boat on 1993 . |
| 19 | For example , as will be argued in more detail below , performance targets , such as rates of return on capital , are undermined as a means of control when other politically imposed demands , such as the requirement to keep prices down , provide management with a plausible alibi for failing to meet them . |
| 20 | Place cake under a hot grill until the marzipan begins to turn brown . |
| 21 | Whether you want inspiration for a light lunch or an impressive supper , we can provide it . |
| 22 | Amongst the films criminalised by the British obscenity test are a number of American porno films which celebrate incest as a stimulating variant on the standard range of sexual pleasure . |
| 23 | The Jarratt Report , based on efficiency studies in a number of universities , and the Green Paper , The Development of Higher Education into the 1990s , provide evidence of a similar trend in higher education . |
| 24 | An American legal source said : ‘ Fans are going to have to show they are going to the US only for the soccer matches and provide evidence of a steady history of employment , and that they can support themselves while in the States . ’ |
| 25 | These data confirm that the direction of transpiration is not reversed during the wound response and preclude movement of a chemical signal out of the wounded tissue via the xylem . |
| 26 | Place beef in a large pan , add the celery , carrots , onions and leeks and mix together . |
| 27 | Though working primarily for the BBC world service the monitoring team also provide news as a commercial agency and are under pressure to be first with the major stories . |
| 28 | Relief papers provide pattern with a textured embossing , which is ideal for concealing a wall with an imperfect surface . |
| 29 | City shoppers say farewell to an old friend |
| 30 | The arched openings provide access to a lightweight stair which takes visitors to a mezzanine level linking with the ground floor office space . |