Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | A certain narrow-mindedness has pervaded studies of electronic information as the focus has been predominately by national archives on the preservation of records about the national governments themselves . |
| 32 | Injury has stripped Fulton of full-back Andrew Ettingshausen and stand-off Laurie Daley . |
| 33 | Nearly three decades later a British publicist had no doubt that ‘ the refinement of modern ages has stripped war of half its horrors ’ . |
| 34 | British Steel has trebled productivity since 1979 . |
| 35 | A multi-million pound airport built in a remote part of Ireland has trebled profits to £138,000 . |
| 36 | The commitment to maintain or increase expenditure on arms , agriculture and energy has drained investment from the manufacturing base on which all of these priorities depend . |
| 37 | The Defence Secretary , Malcolm Rifkind , has revised plans for defence cuts , two regiments which were to be merged will be saved , but there will be no u-turn on the merger of Gloucester Regiment . |
| 38 | Instead , the siege mentality towards the accompanying press party , that has wrecked morale on previous tours , notably the 1986 trip to the West Indies , has set in again with a vengeance . |
| 39 | The owner of the house and landlady , Lauretta Birt-Smith claims that Gloucester City Council 's housing benefits department has delayed payments to her tenants . |
| 40 | On two occasions , the IBA has delayed transmission of programmes involving former security service personnel , fearing that the Authority might be joined in a prosecution under the Official Secrets Act . |
| 41 | As is often the case in such circumstances , the accountant has delayed submission of later accounts pending settlement of the enquiries and establishment of the true liability . |
| 42 | No one who contemplates the brutal war that has racked Croatia over the last few months can do so without a deep feeling of sorrow and shame : sorrow that such devastation and misery should disfigure our continent in 1991 , and shame that we have been unable to do anything to halt the carnage and destruction . |
| 43 | Mr Maxwell , in an affidavit of his own , confirms he has received payments from his mother but adds : ‘ I feel I have a moral obligation to repay as and when my resources permit . ’ |
| 44 | In common with other black directors , Singleton has received criticism for his depiction of black women . |
| 45 | The National Gallery has received letters of support from several international museums and galleries , including Dominique Bozo , director of the Georges Pompidou Centre in Paris , Gerard Regnier , director of the Picasso Museum , Paris , and Thomas Messer , director emeritus of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in New York and now chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery in Prague . |
| 46 | The trust has received letters of support from Americans who served there during the war and hopes much of the money can be raised in the United States . |
| 47 | As the Secretary of State knows , the Select Committee on Employment has received letters from 69 TECs , and those letters have been placed in the Library . |
| 48 | And Mr Corker has received letters from the tourism office advising him of financial help available for expansion plans . |
| 49 | The team has been learning about tree-planting and has received help from David Barbour at Gosbeck 's Farm . |
| 50 | Set up in 1991 , the service has received requests for traces from over 15,000 people and possible pension source has been located in over 90 per cent of cases . |
| 51 | The responsible dog ownership group has received correspondence on this matter from the Animal Shelter , which is the agency currently being used by the Government to register pit bull terriers . |
| 52 | Accordionist Tommy Edmondson , 58 , of Rothbury , Northumberland , has received £100 for the signature tune of the BBC children 's cartoon Captain Pugwash , which he recorded 40 years ago and was paid £2 . |
| 53 | However , the video has received complaints from bird lovers , who say it could encourage cats to harm birds . |
| 54 | The wave power device has received funding of £50,000 from the government for the research stage and £15,000 from the Highland Region 's development department for the prototype . |
| 55 | Placed in the top four universities in terms of financial support from the Universities Funding Council ( UFC ) , Bristol has received funding from the UFC this year to support the second largest increases in student numbers in the country — some 17% . |
| 56 | change the status of the problem report to ‘ ACCEPT ’ to indicate that he has received notification of the problem |
| 57 | This form of diligence can be used as soon as the warrant has been obtained from the court and before the debtor has received notification of the action against him by service of the court papers . |
| 58 | ‘ Detective Eddy has received word from London that someone he wants to see is expected to be here today . |
| 59 | iv A family has received £400 in compensation after a coach holiday firm failed to provide the smoke-free transport specified in the brochure . |
| 60 | Karen , who started skating at the age of six , has received grants from the borough council 's Community Chest . |