Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] [verb] [adv prt] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Temple also had a word of warning on the use of endowment policies to build up capital . |
| 2 | ‘ A while ago , the Federation of Family Support Groups set up advisers at some courts to distribute leaflets and give help to families of prisoners on the spot . |
| 3 | Like Camdessus , Conable urged creditor nations to write off debt to the poorest nations [ see also p. 37731 for LDC conference in Paris ] and claimed that a 10 per cent cut in military spending by members of NATO would free enough resources to double development assistance . |
| 4 | In the higher primates these possibilities can already be seen emerging as actualities when chimpanzees use twigs to get at the occupants of a termite-mound , or wave branches to scare off leopards . |
| 5 | The new party leadership appealed on television for unity and national support and pledged its co-operation with opposition groups to draw up changes in the constitution and electoral law . |
| 6 | There were regular news reports of Hooligan gangs smashing up coffee-stalls and public houses , robbing and assaulting old ladies , attacking foreigners and setting upon policeman in the streets . |
| 7 | Aussie RL chiefs have done a U-turn after originally backing a plan for the Brisbane Broncos to take on John Monie 's Wigan for the World Club crown at Central Park on October 31 , a week after the World Cup final . |
| 8 | Tariff barriers came off imports . |
| 9 | We want infinite variety of curricula , to develop the infinitely various capacities of children … ; we want teachers to experiment freely , research workers to carry out investigations , and the general public to make suggestions . |
| 10 | Ice will use clips from '70s blaxploitation movies to set up talking points for his guests . |
| 11 | Equity providers will back management teams because of the strength of character and entrepreneurial skills of their members , who , as a general rule , will : ( a ) have a high degree of commitment to the new business ; ( b ) have strong entrepreneurial instincts ; ( c ) have confidence in their ability to take control of the business and run it without the assistance of inter-group services ; ( d ) be able to take personal risks without adverse effect on their decision making ; ( e ) have the strength of character to cope with the frustrations and successes of the negotiation process ; ( f ) be few in number and therefore able to make decisions quickly ; ( g ) have strong family support . |
| 12 | Now police are warning farmers and horse owners to step up security until the attacker is found . |
| 13 | And they 're urging farmers and horse owners to step up security . |
| 14 | Overall , use of search is now widespread enough to enable search firms to ride out storms in specific sectors . |
| 15 | He further alleged that Inkatha activists carried out attacks on ANC supporters on the instructions of Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi . |
| 16 | Fourth , high speed printers make up 30% of UK revenues . |
| 17 | Numerous sponge bags hung on pegs , some with rubber ducks poking out ! |
| 18 | Huggy Bear helps cheer up Harriet Picture : JEFF PITT |
| 19 | Add on VAT at 17.5 per cent and the revenue men siphon off £1.34 ; 67 per cent of the average pump price of £1.95 . |
| 20 | De Vere Hotels slipped back £1.4m to £14.2m after room rates were marked down by 7.6% . |
| 21 | Blood samples taken on admission were analysed routinely for haemoglobin ( STKR analyser , Coulter Electronics , Luton , UK ) , electrolytes , calcium , phosphate , and uric acid ( SMAC III analyser , Bayer , Basingstoke , UK ) . |
| 22 | Ambulance unions pare down claim . |
| 23 | Four children who stroked Easter lambs picked up cryptosporidium … the same bug that contaminated some water supplies in the area four years ago . |
| 24 | Even though the beef industry is taken aback by the sudden jump in prices , the general opinion is that they will stick until at least July — and could harden in the long term if CAP reform and a further round of milk quotas push down breeding numbers . |
| 25 | Often health authorities intent on promoting their national drug companies force up prices . |
| 26 | A detailed brochure with map and route descriptions point out places of interest on your way . |
| 27 | THE AWARDS SHOW THEIR WORTH AS COMPUTER COMPANIES COME UP TRUMPS IN THIS YEAR 's LIST |
| 28 | Each would require a portable bedstead , an air mattress and a pillow ; they would take some Oxley 's essence of ginger , some good opium , quinine and Seidlitz powders ; a portable inkstand , a match-box and supply of German tinder ; umbrellas against the sun and flannel belts to ward off cramps of the stomach during the night . |
| 29 | Hughes is beaten on the left touchline but Rovers defenders charge down David Lowe 's shot . |
| 30 | And we should just sort of say what is necessary to find out and everybody gets a few telephone numbers or telephone calls check out addresses find out about new ones , get in contact with the district council erm what is in the pipeline . |