Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , at the same stage , the cost-leadership policy is being coupled with an aggressive pricing policy in order to gain market share , the benefits of that investment would not show up in ROI or accounting profit for some time . |
| 2 | Fit a handrail or build parapet wall beside long flights , especially if they will be used by children or the elderly . |
| 3 | He ignores the fact that the major argument for including the supervisor 's name in papers to which he or she has not made such a contribution is that it is the supervisor 's reputation which has attracted the research grant or ensured publication . |
| 4 | He ignores the fact that the major argument for including the supervisor 's name in papers to which he or she has not made such a contribution is that it is the supervisor 's reputation which has attracted the research grant or ensured publication . |
| 5 | The position of the outlets on the fascia board can be determined by a plumbline hanging down centrally over the gully or drain inlet . |
| 6 | An alternative form of fundraising or obtaining support for the school is through sponsorship . |
| 7 | A slow retrieve , occasionally stopping to allow the bait to sink back to depth , then speeding up to run the bait to the surface working the bait as a lure or wobbled bait would be , the difference is that on this occasion you could be doing it at 150 yards from the bank and an area never covered by bankside wobblers . |
| 8 | monitoring or measuring performance of the procedure |
| 9 | This would include immediately removing any sinking or foundering vessel from the water , and also taking all steps to protect an outboard motor which has been submerged in salt water . |
| 10 | Features that have been attached to FRNs include floors ( the coupon can not fall below a minimum rate ) , caps ( the coupon can not rise above a maximum rate ) , droplocks ( if the coupon falls below a certain minimum the FRN converts to a fixed-rate instrument for the remainder of its life ) , convertibility ( into a fixed-rate instrument at the option of the issuer or investor ) , callability , and a sinking or purchase fund . |
| 11 | The main point of contention , according to one of the shops visited is the distinction between what is a ‘ genuine ’ sale item ( i.e. one that has been on sale in the shop at full price for not less than 28 consecutive days during the preceding six months ) and a ‘ special purchase ’ , such as a remainder or bargain book . |
| 12 | Welcome back : In a few minutes , pumpkin picking with the trick or treat brigade . |
| 13 | No one can bully , cajole , coax , batter , trick or beguile wood like I can ! ’ |
| 14 | It also applies during the landing itself and the ground run , whether the wing-down or crabbing method is being used . |
| 15 | For natural looking , long-lasting hold with shine , simply spray it onto dry hair or add texture and shape by sculpting hair with your fingers after you 've sprayed . |
| 16 | Besides anchorites who were physically enclosed , there were also those who led eremitical lives of greater physical mobility , preaching and teaching , sometimes performing labouring tasks like road-mending or keeping care of bridges , sometimes living more haphazardly off the charity of others . |
| 17 | A seven-employee Minneapolis-based start-up company , Radio Computer & Telephone Corp , is developing a pocket-sized personal communicator that combines the functions of an XT , a cellular telephone , a pager and tape recorder , US PC Week reports . |
| 18 | Charities therefore face fluctuating incomes that make it difficult to offer consistent and continuous provision , unless they are big and have endowment or trust income to draw upon — and even then unwise investment policy or a fall in dividends or share prices may affect the level of the service offered . |
| 19 | The coverage or covering capacity of an item is the number of things one can say with it . |
| 20 | Interruption of the rapid decline in CRP by a second rise or persisting elevation is therefore a helpful clue to postoperative infection or another complication . |
| 21 | You hit places like that : small schools , charities , private houses and private institutions that ca n't afford to either repair the damage or introduce security precautions . ’ |
| 22 | While attitudes on education and medical care strongly support either direct state provision or state guidance and support for private provision , attitudes on income support and urban relief are much more mixed . |
| 23 | Although a slave could earn ‘ manumission ’ , freedom or gebur status , or be granted it , the slaves remained a substantial if decreasing population of South Saxon society . |
| 24 | Also , it is quite difficult to impart hook or slice spin to a wet ball . |
| 25 | Whether you want a printing or drawing package , if you intend to spend around £150 or more , your first port of call should be the big integrated graphics bundles , quite simply because of their outstanding value for money . |
| 26 | Take the enclosed to a printing or duplicating Agency and arrange for at least 9 copies to be made . |
| 27 | Very shy and hard to flush , often zigzags , frequently only detectable by distinctive low mooing or crooning note ; When does fly skims low and drops down , hardly ever rising again . |
| 28 | Deforestation , whether to clear the ground for pasture or to produce timber and fuel , was a worry in these parts of the Pyrenees as long ago as the seventeenth century , when the prescient minister Colbert sent an eminent forester from Paris to report on the local resources in wood ; but it is only quite recently that felling and replanting have been properly controlled . |
| 29 | If you have serious drain or waste blockage problems , you may need to use specialist equipment or to call in a specialist drain clearing firm . |
| 30 | For example , to increase working and manoeuvring space in an existing work triangle you could set up a second food preparation or cooking area with perhaps a microwave oven outside your main work area . |