Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [vb -s] a new [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a honeybee finds a new source of food , it senses the direction from the hive to the food using the sun as a compass . |
| 2 | On registration by the company a buyer receives a new certificate and the seller a balance certificate for any shares he retains . |
| 3 | Remember , use of a reserve requires a new notice of the fighting order . |
| 4 | Usually , carrying out a search creates a new list of files , but you can choose either to add to the list found so far , or to search only in the list that has already been selected . |
| 5 | Every cat owner knows the moment when a pet approaches a new dish of food , sniffs it , and then stalks off without taking a bite . |
| 6 | A person buys a new washing machine , and is unfortunate enough to discover that ( a ) the cabinet is badly scratched , and thus not of merchantable quality ; ( b ) the machine ripped up the first batch of clothes and half-flooded the kitchen ( ie it was not fit for the purpose ) ; and ( c ) the model delivered by the suppliers was not the model agreed upon in the shop ( ie the goods were not as described by the retailer ) . |
| 7 | Taxes Act 1988 , s66(3) states that if at any time a person acquires a new source of any income in respect of which he is chargeable under Case III or makes an addition to any source of any such income then in the year of assessment in which the income first arises from the source or addition and the two following years of assessment the charge shall be on an actual basis in accordance with TA 1988 , s66(1) . |
| 8 | The researchers offer several possible explanations for toads making the occasional move : conditions in the initial pond may deteriorate ; a male may be carried to a new pond by a female with whom he has paired before reaching the water ; or perhaps a toad encounters a new pond on the way to its old one . |
| 9 | When a firm buys a new machine , it presumably expects the yield of the investment to exceed its cost . |
| 10 | If a bank receives a new cash deposit of £ 100 , it will retain £ 10 and lend out the remaining £90 . |
| 11 | So often , when a company introduces a new model , there follows a wave of disappointment when it invariably fails to break any new ground . |
| 12 | Obviously , if a company makes a new type of computer program which proves to be very successful , other companies will want to bring out their own versions of that type of program in order to gain a share in the market created or stimulated by the first program . |
| 13 | Of course , our experienced managers know procedures cover to cover , but having a manual benefits a new platform starting up and is particularly useful to a new manager , or promoted staff , as a point of reference . |