Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " In your case , " he said , setting a well-shod foot casually upon a gravestone , his warm and wonderful fur cloak eddying snugly around it , " it can hardly matter . " |
| 2 | BP Oil UK 's lubricants and special products division has just started to blend lubes to be sold in Britain under the Unipart label , and the first batch was supplied in May . |
| 3 | The front bar , if the noise level becomes too oppressive , has prints of Lester Piggott decorating the wall , and a pool table . |
| 4 | The noise level increases considerably in Figures 5.20(c) and ( d ) , showing that most of the information in the four bands of the MSS image can adequately be represented by two principal components . |
| 5 | The result was the all-important BS 5750 certificate and the entire Projects Division has now quality assurance systems in place . |
| 6 | NCR Corp has finally abandoned the traditional mainframe business , driven out of it by another company that is hanging on in there by its fingernails . |
| 7 | NCR Corp has long been interested in offering a high degree of fault-tolerance on its computers , and its final line of mainframes , the 9800s , were claimed to be fault-tolerant . |
| 8 | Expanding on the agreement that AT&T 's Computer Systems Division forged with Banyan Systems Inc last year , NCR Corp has now sealed a pact with the Westborough , Massachusetts-based company , said to be worth $25m over the next three years : NCR is to market and support Banyan 's Unix-based Vines network operating system — in the US and Canada initially , worldwide at a later date — whilst Banyan distributors will be able to sell NCR products . |
| 9 | Expanding on the agreement that AT&T 's Computer Systems Division forged with Banyan Systems Inc last year , NCR Corp has now sealed a pact with the Westborough , Massachusetts-based company , said to be worth $25m over the next three years : NCR is to market and support Banyan 's Unix-based Vines network operating system — in the US and Canada initially , worldwide at a later date — whilst Banyan distributors will be able to sell NCR products . |
| 10 | The Norfolk board meets today and Mr Eyles is confident it will reject what he terms , Mr Tyrie 's ‘ preposterous attempt at personal aggrandisement . ’ |
| 11 | Because Allitt opted not to go into the witness box , the defence case lasted just two-and-a-half days against the prosecution case of two-and-a-half months , at a likely cost of about £1.5 million . |
| 12 | The company announced they had secured a Ministry of Defence contract to deliver nearly 2,000 diesel engined Luton built Novas and almost 800 Ellesmere Port-built diesel 1.7 Astra Estates over the next three years . |
| 13 | Drug money has certainly had a baleful impact on Guatemala , but there is nothing particularly new about it . |
| 14 | During the Reagan-Bush years , however , the level of federal aid to California fell sharply and , with the state 's budget deficit spiralling upwards , Wilson had been elected Governor with a commitment to balance the budget without recourse to increased taxation . |
| 15 | The postprandial colonic motility index increased significantly , when compared to basal values , in this group of children ( 3.2 ( 0.3 ) mm Hg/min basal v 8.4 ( 1.1 ) mm Hg/min postprandial , p<0.001 ) . |
| 16 | Indeed , it may be argued that a British group lobbying Parliament demonstrates mainly its lack of access to , or impact on , the core of the policy-making process ( ministers and civil servants ) , unless the lobby is undertaken explicitly for symbolic purposes and in order to attract the attention of the media . |
| 17 | Though Norwich reached the FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park in 1989 , they were left with only three survivors from the team which lost to Everton when Ian Crook withdrew yesterday . |
| 18 | Singapore : Profit-taking cancelled out early gains and the Straits Times index closed just 0.07 up at 1,375.25 . |
| 19 | The Waringstown jinx struck again for North Down on Monday evening to finally end any chance the Comber men had of catching NCU Section One leaders Lisburn . |
| 20 | Er my money 's gone on Storm Storm Alert about ten days ago at twelves and |
| 21 | Martin Moran and M. Welsh climbed Deep Gash Gully ( V ) on Sgurr a'Mhadaidh , describing it as a formidable and atmospheric winter climb . |
| 22 | A curriculum is such a complex device , and requires the combined contributions , sustained over time , of so many different groups and individuals , that radical curriculum change has often been associated with political upheaval or even war . |
| 23 | The Contingency Reserve has always existed as a cushion to meet unexpected demands for spending without breaking the overall planning target for public spending set in the White Papers . |
| 24 | Stimulation with calcium ionophore increased appreciably platelet activating factor activity in lamina propria cells from all groups . |
| 25 | Sugar 's QC Phillip Heslop revealed in court that the Spurs board had already made approaches to other top bosses about taking charge at White Hart Lane . |
| 26 | Their banking function consists largely of accepting ‘ wholesale ’ deposits for a fixed term and lending them in large amounts to firms , also for a fixed term . |
| 27 | Cow 's milk allergy has hitherto been considered a temporary condition that improves or disappears with age . |
| 28 | The third and final instalment payment has yet to be decided . |
| 29 | The Brazilian arms industry provides a second example , but in this case change came more from the workings of market forces , not , as one might suppose , from the continuing strong influence of the military in Brazilian politics ( C. Evans , 1990 ) . |
| 30 | However , eating a sensible diet , low in fact and high in fibre , is the simple and natural way to ensure your cholesterol level stays as low as it can , and to keep yourself in good all-round health . |