Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] [adv] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is now possible and often desirable for many companies to bring home Third World labour relations . |
| 2 | Commenting on its figures ( page seven ) , National Semiconductor Corp says it expects fourth quarter gross margins to improve over third quarter margins and that third quarter worldwide orders set a new record , up 40% over last year , and that it entered the fourth quarter with an improved backlog — record OEM orders more than offset seasonal weaknesses in distribution to give record orders for the Americas ; European orders were up while Japanese markets weakened slightly . |
| 3 | No I do n't think she 's ready quite yet , she 's got a few things to sort out first and that 's definitely not right , she wants to raise the daggerboard not lower it , bit of confusion there about which way to turn the tiller but she 's round safely , she should be looking where she 's going now instead of sorting out all the string . |
| 4 | In 1973 , under the direction of the Scottish Development Department , the old County Council of Orkney commissioned a firm of planning consultants to draw up first of all an interim strategy and then a Structure Plan to cope with the consequences surrounding the construction of an oil-terminal on the island of Flotta , and with the possibility of further North Sea oil activity taking place within the county . |
| 5 | There would then be an evolutionary race among the sexes to run away first , and leave the other ‘ holding the baby ’ . |
| 6 | Why did n't they wait for the passengers to get off first , instead of squeezing themselves , their sacks of wheat and bicycles on at the same time that others were dragging their possessions off ? |
| 7 | APR 1993 At the first TOP Surgery Allan Paterson met team leaders to find out first hand the progress of their teams . |
| 8 | If parents allowed their children to go out last year , what about going out with them this year ? |
| 9 | TWO British housewives beat hundreds of professional cooks to pick up first and second prizes in the Indian Chef of the Year contest . |