Example sentences of "suggested [v-ing] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1843 Mr Read of Crediton suggested attaching a farm to the College , where every kind of stock-farming , manuring , buying and selling , could occasionally be left to the judgment of the senior students . |
| 2 | No-one suggested weaving a circle round the headmaster thrice , in view of the fact that he had obviously fed on honeydew and drunk the milk of paradise . |
| 3 | I suggested forming a union . |
| 4 | My father would not even allow a radio in the house , and when I suggested getting a TV set for him and my mother he adamantly refused , saying that the wireless had been the death of good conversation , and that TV would be the death of the family . |
| 5 | Dr Russell suggested getting a hospital bed with an automatic reclining section , and it 's being delivered this morning . |
| 6 | It was lunchtime , so she suggested having a drink in the Flask . |
| 7 | Bringing her mind back to the keys she suggested having a photograph taken so that there would be a record of them if it was ever needed . |
| 8 | ‘ As the host village we certainly ought to compete in some form or other , ’ said councillor Stan Whitcher , who suggested fielding a team of boules players . |
| 9 | Sam suggested starting a band . |
| 10 | Mrs Burrows suggested taking a promise from the promise box . |
| 11 | During the campaign he suggested appointing a peace envoy to the troubled province an idea that angered and appalled the government . |
| 12 | The US delegation suggested extending a moratorium on all such operations for an extended period , perhaps of 50 years . |
| 13 | She also suggested raising a fund to relieve the poor and unemployed by a levy on all letters or contracts , and called for drastic simplification of the laws and the establishment of local courts . |