Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said the standard return fare between York and London would rise from £84 to £117.60 as private operators sought a 20pc profit on their investment . |
| 2 | Two scrutinies , in particular , were crucially important : the first in 1979 led to the decision to implement a management information system for ministers ( MINIS ) in the Department of the Environment ( DOE ) . |
| 3 | DAREDEVIL blind pensioner Joe Collier ( 74 ) is making plans to perform a charity bungee jump at a secret location outside his home area to beat local councils which blocked his spectacular leap . |
| 4 | DAREDEVIL blind pensioner Joe Collier ( 74 ) is making plans to perform a charity bungee jump at a secret location outside his home area to beat local councils which blocked his spectacular leap . |
| 5 | However , such an interpretation would emasculate the section : for instance , it seems clear that the section was intended to apply to terms such as those commonly found in holiday contracts allowing a tour operator unilaterally to change accommodation and so on . |
| 6 | The gardener bowerbird , for example , constructs the most remarkably complicated , hut-like bower , while the golden bowerbird builds a maypole bower up to 3 m ( 10 ft ) high , gluing the sticks together with fungus and then decorating the whole structure with fruit , flowers and moss . |
| 7 | Canopies : These respond well to the spray-wipe technique using a solvent degreaser often without any further action . |
| 8 | This story involves a youth hostel in the town of Ramsey in the Isle of Man whose narrow-gauge railway has brought pleasure and fascination to many people either as holiday makers or railway enthusiasts since the 1870s . |
| 9 | The foreign minister and former Georgian party leader , Eduard Shevardnadze , cancelled his plans to attend a Warsaw Pact meeting and flew to Tbilisi to appeal for calm while tanks patrolled the city streets . |
| 10 | Soon , he was co producing a soap opera with my mother called Chicago Suite . |
| 11 | While Montaine endured a typing school above the dry-cleaners in Reine les Falaises , Jean-Claude worked on the attic to make it habitable . |
| 12 | Database support includes Sybase , Oracle , Ingres , Informix or Progress using a DB Link option . |
| 13 | DBase support includes Sybase , Oracle , Ingres , Informix or Progress using a DB Link option . |
| 14 | Despite the lack of international judicial uniformity on several important issues , the Hague Rules made a signal contribution to international trade . |
| 15 | TWO alert cops made a drug bust — and seized cannabis plants growing at the POLICE STATION . |
| 16 | North Yorkshire County Council is being urged to restore its funding to support a bus service to Murton near York , the home of the Yorkshire Museum of Farming . |
| 17 | Tiriac became a father figure and Nastase was at least able to fulfil some of his potential . |
| 18 | If British Rail builds a railway line in South Wales by employing construction workers who would otherwise have been unemployed , the cost includes the wages of construction workers , but these do not represent a social cost if they would not otherwise have produced any goods . |
| 19 | New scientist asked a DoT spokesman if civil servants had special exemptions from the seat belt law . |
| 20 | For those who wish to buy their cars , Motability offers a finance scheme under which both new or used cars can be purchased in exchange for part of the mobility allowance . |
| 21 | On April 30 , 1989 , Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah announced a Cabinet reshuffle after pressure from the central government forced him to include certain Congress ( I ) leaders in his Jammu and Kashmir National Conference ( JKNC-Farooq ) and Congress ( I ) adminstration , increasing the number of Cabinet members from 19 to 30 . |
| 22 | You do n't have to be regular cyclist to enjoy a cycling holiday in Holland as the safe , segregated cycle lanes have special traffic lights and signposts for cyclists making it a relaxing and enjoyable pastime for people of all ages ; families , couples , or groups of friends . |
| 23 | In 1990 Alison became a business development consultant , based at Elstree . |
| 24 | Tonight 's winner has until mid-December to agree a purse offer with Lewis , who won the right to fight for the title with his second-round knockout of Razor Ruddock . |
| 25 | Seduced by better money , Malc became a bus conductor and the bad times began . |
| 26 | WITH so many flops in the West End these days it makes a welcome change to report a success story . |
| 27 | It is wise to book well in advance , although Home & Pet Care will do its best to provide emergency cover at short notice , and Homesitters offers a back-up service if your sitter becomes ill . |
| 28 | So that everyone in Scotland could have been covered and given the opportunity to carry a donor card . |
| 29 | The question of economic benefits of science points to a concern with the character of the economy at the time and to the importance of considering the demise of the attempts to implement a science curriculum ‘ as practice ’ and the success of the science curriculum ‘ as fact ’ in the context of changes in Victorian capitalism . [ … ] |
| 30 | the plaintiff Board sought a Mareva injunction against a Swiss and an English company associated with it . |