Example sentences of "[vb -s] a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , or on inland waters a dayglo orange flag is sufficient , which can be waved to indicate to onlookers that you are in difficulty . |
| 2 | Everyone loves a solo break , one person alone in front of the field . |
| 3 | I loves a prawn cocktail . |
| 4 | That 's all right they told her , everyone loves a sports car . |
| 5 | The fine roots of trees are damaged by the toxicity of aluminium , which , together with nutrient deficiency , causes a stress condition of crown dieback ( leaves or needles at the tree-top turn yellow , then brown , and eventually drop off ) and the eventual death of the tree . |
| 6 | For example , two casualties on a unit of five models causes a panic test and the chances of passing that with a basic leadership value of 5 are remote to say the least . |
| 7 | However , since a task causes a state transition there can only be one task allocated to a state . |
| 8 | Given that an increase in general prices of 10% causes a 20% rise in the price of kryptonite futures and only a 5% rise in the price of phlogiston futures , the spread ratio which ensures that Lois is unaffected by the differential response of kryptonite and phlogiston futures prices to changes in the general level of prices is ( F 1 β 1 ) / ( F s β s ) = ( 50 × 2 ) / ( 10 × 0.5 ) = 20 . |
| 9 | Note that the lower interest rate causes a capital account deficit on the balance of payments as people buy foreign assets . |
| 10 | Dr Les Atkinson , vice-president of the chamber and chairman of BP Shipping , forecast : ‘ Any shipowner who disregards this guidance and causes a pollution incident is going to have an impossible task establishing in the courts that he was operating his vessels in a prudent and competent manner . ’ |
| 11 | The bombs of the Nebelwerfer are fitted with a device that causes a moaning sound as the bomb descends , similar to the sound created by a German dive bomber . |
| 12 | But pollution causes a production externality which makes the marginal social cost MSC exceed the marginal private cost . |
| 13 | At a meeting yesterday of the Biochemical Society in Southampton University , Prof John Mayer of the Queen 's Medical Centre in Nottingham said his team had shown scrapie causes a protein build-up in the ‘ waste disposal system ’ of brain cells . |
| 14 | That eruption throws tonnes of ash and soot into the atmosphere which causes a dust shield , blotting out the rays of the sun . |
| 15 | In a cyclotron the energy of the particles is deployed into an orderly spiral motion around the axis of the magnetic field and the pumping action of that weak pulsating electric field progressively adds to that energy and causes a pressure build-up at confining surfaces as the particles are driven in spirals of larger radius . |
| 16 | The local Tupperware representative will be more than happy to lay on a display , the electricity showroom will often arrange a microwave cookery demonstration , and local clothes shops a fashion display . |
| 17 | However , the Kolestral Super text is a leaflet which accompanies a hair conditioner , the sort of product which is predominantly used by women rather than men . |
| 18 | He also supervises a media technician who visits the centre twice a week to respond to requests from overseas for technical advice and consultancy . |
| 19 | The oil of rhodium possesses peculiar properties : all animals cherish a fondness for it and it exercises a subduing influence over them . |
| 20 | Somewhere in Lincolnshire , an old man 's beard entwines itself around and covers a sign reading : ‘ Danger — Unmanned Level Crossing Ahead With Freight Trains Full Of Nuclear Waste Passing Frequently . ’ |
| 21 | Overall length is 1,476ft and covers a half circle of approximately 72 acres . |
| 22 | The quote also covers a Video Projector ( Sharp XV730H ) which Scotia are proposing to demonstrate here in the next week or so . |
| 23 | The generic label shareware covers a marketing concept rather than a particular brand of software . |
| 24 | Covers a time period of 2.24 minutes in two minute steps . |
| 25 | A supreme baseliner , he approached the net about as frequently as Michael Heseltine visits a coal mine . |
| 26 | Gerry Tissier visits a landmark project and meets members of the Kiu Wah team |
| 27 | FullSail incorporates a client/server architecture and uses standard protocols including TCP/IP and RPC mechanisms including Apollo 's and Sun 's . |
| 28 | Clause 5 covers pricing , and incorporates a price variation formula to cover increases in future years . |
| 29 | It also incorporates a gold bridge unit and volume/tone controls with Ibanez ‘ Smooth Tuner II ’ machineheads . |
| 30 | A Highline card issued on an Interest Paying Current Account incorporates a cheque guarantee limit of £100 . |