Example sentences of "[vb base] [noun pl] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 As I said in Committee , the lack of redress in terms of the activities of bus companies compared to the activities of rail or ferry operators represents a great anomaly .
2 ferry timetables forced a quick visit , but it allowed two good days ' walking .
3 both urge schools to adopt a whole-school approach to meeting special educational needs .
4 Ferry lines expect a huge rush of passengers taking advantage of the new freedom .
5 Test kits have a limited shelf life which may only be twelve months in some cases .
6 Comdex organisers had an independent survey done at the last mammoth fall show and discovered that 35% of the attendees were interested in Unix .
7 Many place names include a descriptive syllable — marsa ( harbour ) , ghain ( spring or well ) , ramla ( sandy ) , wied ( valley ) , ghar ( cave ) .
8 These test documents covered a wide range of domains ( see Chapter 4 for a fuller discussion of the structure of LELC ) .
9 Those who design and build systems require a different type of knowledge from those who use and evaluate the system , although there is bound to be some overlap .
10 ICARDA 's multidisciplinary staff of over 60 senior scientists and 600 technical and support personnel has an international mandate for barley , faba bean and lentil production improvement and — with other centres — a joint regional mandate for wheat and chickpea production improvement .
11 The following year , Plymouth and Devonport branches produced an enthusiastic review of their reclamation work in the association 's national journal , The Shield .
12 In 1911 the Circular Tour was introduced to boost the finances of the Marton route , and toastrack cars became a regular sight in the Square , loading at the island before crossing the Promenade , and returning along Abingdon Street .
13 Electret microphones use a polarised condenser instead of a crystal .
14 However , once managerial utility depends not just on income but also on effort , and it is recognized that cost reductions require a non-trivial amount of effort , it is clear that the monetary incentive will not lead to costs falling automatically to the efficient level .
15 Inkjet printers provide a similar facility but with the added advantage of colour .
16 Export orders showed a substantial improvement on January , suggesting sterling 's devaluation may now be helping to raise demand from foreign customers .
17 These crash boats made a great noise , and part of the plan was to fly Anson aircraft overhead as the run was made to the beach , this being timed to a nicety .
18 Launch costs reached a targeted sum of £¾m when roadshows and marketing literature are added to the sum .
19 Summer was the time when the town dwellers flocked to the countryside for their holidays and in winter the many ski activities ensured a constant demand for living quarters .
20 Generation 10 looks like a section through a flower ; the curved side-branches resemble petals cupping a central appendage or " stigma " .
21 A number of large and efficiently run workshops made a wide range of products for use in the centre and for sale in nearby towns .
22 Guide writers have a traditional obligation to honour the historical record , alongside their duty to point out present circumstances .
23 In fact , all butfour patients had a pre-trial ultrasonagraphy that invariably showed no gall bladder stones .
24 ( In a Lie algebra multiplication and addition satisfy unc Lie groups and Lie algebras form a major component of the present day theoretical physicists ' armoury .
25 Chub feed on them extremely fiercely , and even small ones give bites to rival a ravenous barbel .
26 BEWARE politicians peddling a golden age .
27 Finance experts have a clear role to play , along with accountants , in improving the specification of market attractiveness and competitive strengths .
28 Control animals received an identical volume of the corresponding acetate buffer vehicle ( pH7 ) .
29 Agitate the cells and tubule fragments using a stirring bar and magnetic stirrer for about I h .
30 FlyPast readers have a decided soft-spot for what are universally regarded as ‘ propliners ’ .
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