Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] [adj] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Media Studies ( Newspaper & Magazine ) European Studies I Electives Foreign Language I ( French or German or Italian ) ( 2 to be chosen ) Literary Codes Contemporary Studies I AWBL ( Accreditation of Work-based Learning ) I |
| 2 | The other sizeable group of offences reported on is where the case involves someone well known ( e.g. Bronski pop man fined for sex offence or more frequently there is either fame by association ( e.g. GAY-SEX SHAME OF ESTHER 'S ‘ BROTHER' , where the inverted commas in the headline indicate the rather more tenuous link with television star Esther Rantzen than the headline immediately suggests ) , or the actor who was said to make £12,000 a year from impersonating Prince Charles , or someone who sounds from the headline to be well known ( e.g. CASTRATE ME SAYS GAY OPERA SINGER : He preyed on children . |
| 3 | There are two types of Head Hugger available — the 0–9 month variety which fits all 0–9 month car seats , and the Universal Head Hugger , which fits all car seats , using velcro fastening to secure it into position . |
| 4 | Will he be having any talks with the Cairns group of countries , which involves major food producers such as Australia and New Zealand and is dedicated to getting rid of all subsidies , tariffs and quotas which put extra costs on food , and getting good-quality , cheap food back on the shelves — policies from which our farmers have absolutely nothing to fear ? |
| 5 | It will also help to introduce a ‘ copper card ’ scheme which involves young neighbourhood watchers collecting a series of crime prevention stamps to stick on a card . |
| 6 | It is the main producer of protective coatings for the whole of Europe , supplying paint , through its own sales organisation and those of its sister companies , for use on bridges , chemical plant , oil rigs and anything else which involves large steel structures . |
| 7 | Suppose a particular nationalized firm wants to institute a project that has a very favourable rate of return but which involves heavy capital outlays prior to any revenues being generated . |
| 8 | As will be explained later in this chapter , Parliament in the 1970s passed legislation which renders certain exemption clauses absolutely ineffective and renders many others ineffective unless they pass a test of fairness and reasonableness . |
| 9 | A magic circle in which she locks our destiny to this increase of tenderness which renders this work human , moving and unchallengeable . |
| 10 | Grundig Satellit 500 — excellent all-round SW radio which receives good facsimile charts . |
| 11 | Discrete servo motor units operate each camera control and linked into the system is an LED unit which displays present set shutter speed , present set aperture , present set focused distance and exposure count . |
| 12 | CrossScript , which offers lower level programming support and combines features of C , C++ and C-shell , also manages the CrossLink network agents and directly connects them to the user interfaces . |
| 13 | Under changing fiscal regimes there are clear advantages in holding a diverse international portfolio which offers alternative investment opportunities to maximise value for the Company . |
| 14 | Powder Byrne , which offers off-piste skiing courses as add-ons to its hotel and chalet holidays in the Swiss Alps , is a confirmed user , and has hit on the bright idea of recycling some of last winter 's footage as a low-key promotional device . |
| 15 | The German show , which offers substantial prize money , has attracted all four members of Britain 's European Championship-winning team — Skelton , Joe Turi and the Whitaker brothers — as well as the reserve , David Broome . |
| 16 | Perhaps plan a special activity for the morning — if you are very energetic , and enjoy swimming , you might find a local bath which offers early morning swimming . |
| 17 | The properties bought by Hammerson are the long leasehold interest in 21 Moorfields , London EC2 , which offers medium-term redevelopment possibilities , and the freehold of 32–33 St James 's Square , London SW1 , in which Hammerson owns the leasehold interest and there are significant marriage values . |
| 18 | Outside public sector employment , which offers transferable pension rights , occupational pension benefits are maximised by minimal job changing or by an ability to compensate for any loss of pension rights on job change through a better remunerated new job . |
| 19 | Idyllically set in 18 acres of garden and parkland with river frontage , Glencot House is an elegantly furnished Victorian Mansion which offers high class accommodation , excellent cuisine and friendly service . |
| 20 | He put her on to Mortgage Business , a company which offers high equity loans for the self-employed . |
| 21 | The British Association of Removers , which represents 750 removal companies across the country , believes housemoving business is down about 40 per cent . |
| 22 | The British Association of Removers , which represents 750 removal companies across the country , believes housemoving business is down about 40 per cent . |
| 23 | Bodies like the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy — which represents local government finance officials — argued that the consultants had overstated the savings and understated the potential costs . |
| 24 | With signs of an emerging consensus on law and order between Conservative and Labour , Mr Clarke signalled legislation to close a gap in the law which prohibits custodial prison sentences for children under 15 . |
| 25 | The dividing line which separates true desktop publishing from other forms of electronic publishing is the ability to create the basic elements , assemble them electronically and print the final result all from the same system . |
| 26 | If the Government have any interest in coal , the Minister must agree to reconsider the franchise and develop the coal industry , which produces low sulphur coal and is highly efficient . |
| 27 | Other measures would involve more combined heat and power ( CHP ) stations , which , instead of discharging into the atmosphere the 60–70 per cent of the primary energy input which ends up as waste heat , would use it to provide hot water and heating in homes and commercial and industrial buildings ; and , of course , a switch from coal — which produces more carbon dioxide per ton than any other fuel — to nuclear , gas , oil and ‘ renewables ’ such as windfalls and tidal barrages . |
| 28 | US consumption of electricity is expected to grow by 46 per cent , and coal , which produces more carbon dioxide than either oil or gas , is expected to continue as the staple fuel for generations . |
| 29 | So successful have these videos been that a partially self-supporting unit , NACAB Vision , has been formed which produces further training videos on a wider range of topics . |
| 30 | SAP has paid around $2m for the stake in iXOS , which produces graphical user interface software and already provides SAP with document imaging technology . |