Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A nice piece of work ; but bear in mind that a much more ambitious measurement , which would have taken the biggest chunk of the Hubble 's observing time , is completely beyond the telescope 's present capacity , because it involves seeing faint variable stars in far-off galaxies . |
| 2 | There 's not so much wanking going on as there was , now it 's all on offer , so everyone thinks eating saturated fat makes you blind , and they 've all got obsessed with what they put in their mouths instead of in their … ’ |
| 3 | In section 6.1 , we referred to the empirical breakdown of the original Phillips curve in the late 1960s and we pointed out that one explanation for this involves bringing inflationary expectations into the argument . |
| 4 | I teach materials science to dental students which involves using chemical names . |
| 5 | The current project involves using similar questionnaires to gain information of a comparable nature in Norway , Sweden , Denmark , Ireland , Holland , USA and Japan , as well as further information in the UK . |
| 6 | It involves using strict criteria for admission , such as failure in a nursing home or extreme restlessness and aggression . |
| 7 | ‘ But alcohol dilutes someone 's judgment to the point where they 're physically dangerous , ’ says Luke who ironically plays recovering alcoholic Dylan McKay in the teen series . |
| 8 | We have to pay the , er , ninety two , three percentages , which were fifteen point two per cent and nine point eight per cent , so there 's an additional element there , and also we have to deal with erm , the additional cash that goes to grant maintained schools , who went grant maintained prior to the first of April nineteen ninety-two . |
| 9 | Although the old post above Dili was still used from time to time , this port was no longer important as transports off-loaded Japanese air force and other supplies at Bancau stretching the areas to be watched by several hundred square miles . |
| 10 | Debt-for-equity swaps to attract foreign capital were also considered , although Cuba emphasised that new money would have to be part of any such arrangement . |
| 11 | If the Carrier agrees to accept Dangerous Goods for carriage such goods must be accompanied by a full declaration of their nature and contents and be properly and safely packed and labelled in accordance with any statutory regulations for the time being in force for carriage by road . |
| 12 | Their rhetoric has emphasized national unity and social cohesion , as well as the development of skills for the economy . |
| 13 | ‘ He has failed in his attempt to downgrade Darlington 's Catholic schools but his assault on the 1944 Education Act has delayed vital improvement work at St Bede 's and St Augustine 's for at least a year . ’ |
| 14 | Only after Russia has received official lists of claims will she begin to work on bringing items to light and checking them . |
| 15 | And Joyce has received official thanks from the company Security Express , as well as a top commendation from Saint John ambulance . |
| 16 | This argument has received wide currency , in part because it again presents Gloucester as the victim of circumstances rather than their manipulator . |
| 17 | This argument has received wide currency , in part because it again presents Gloucester as the victim of circumstances rather than their manipulator . |
| 18 | If a friend or colleague whose opinions you respect tells you that he or she has received beneficial treatment from a particular hypnotherapist , perhaps that is the one for you to consult . |
| 19 | For example , the Leidsebuurt district of Haarlem has received comprehensive treatment as a 30 km/h zone ( Figure 4.11 ) , with a concentration on the creation of raised plateaux in the roadway ( speed tables ) spectacularly patterned with black and white paviours ( Figures 4.12–4.15 ) . |
| 20 | ( d ) details of existing shareholdings in the target which are owned or controlled by the offeror or its concert parties , or in respect of which the offeror has received irrevocable undertakings , or in respect of which the offeror or any member of its concert parties has obtained an option to purchase ; |
| 21 | My little girl has received Dutch lace … cloaks , coats and so forth . |
| 22 | The FMC has received frequent complaints about shippers having to pay freight twice , both to the insolvent NVOCC and to the shipping company which had not been paid by the NVOCC . |
| 23 | The boat has received regular visits from its lawyer owner , as well as from other collectors of the cars who have called at the yard over the years . |
| 24 | The court can proceed in the absence of any respondent but should not do so unless satisfied that the respondent has received reasonable notice of the hearing or that the circumstances justify proceeding in his absence ( FPCR , r16(3) and ( 4 ) ; FPR , r4.16(3) and ( 4 ) ) . |
| 25 | Evidently the customer has received exemplary service . |
| 26 | The use of import quotas has received scant attention in the strategic trade policy literature , the one exception being Fung ( 1989 ) . |
| 27 | It is becoming increasingly apparent that drugs , which act through mechanisms other than acid inhibition , can control duodenal ulcer disease as effectively as H 2 receptor atagonists ; the findings of this study suggest that stimulation of normal gastroduodenal motility ( and thus acid clearance from the bulb ) may be an important mechanism in this respect , but one which has received scant attention to date . |
| 28 | Just as the publication of the moving image section of the Charter for the Arts in Scotland has received scant attention , the erosion of BBC Scotland 's operational autonomy and the potential denudation of its programme-making resources should be a matter of widespread concern . |
| 29 | The project has received Irish Government funding . |
| 30 | The application of radionuclide angiography in assessing portal vein patency or occlusion has received limited attention . |