Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [vb pp] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paramount have thrown caution to the wind and employed MICHAEL CIMINO to write and direct a movie entitled Heaven Is A Sometime Thing . |
| 2 | Some philosophers of religion have seen God as a higher stage of this process . |
| 3 | It is true that many sociologists of religion have suggested definitions of their subject matter , but there is no clear agreement and it can be argued that if we were to stick to only one definition then we would not be able to ask — let alone answer — some of the questions in which they are interested . |
| 4 | THE Football Association have refused permission for Sunday 's Rumbelows Cup final between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest to be replayed at Wembley Stadium . |
| 5 | Creation stories belonging to other ancient peoples have given currency to the view that Genesis contains merely another version , adapted to suit Hebrew beliefs . |
| 6 | However , since the Holocaust , the Jews and many other peoples have had difficulty in accepting this belief . |
| 7 | LANCASHIRE fans have swelled demand for membership at Durham county cricket club after Graeme Fowler 's switch to the north-east . |
| 8 | All these rebuffs by the electorate have taken place during a year in which Major has played the role of world leader : the Gulf war ; the Soviet coup ; the chairmanship of the G7 countries ; the Maastricht treaty on European economic , monetary and political union . |
| 9 | In a biting attack on what he acidly calls ‘ a micro climate of organised euphoria ’ , Fumaroli argues that Jacques Lang and François Mitterrand have transformed Paris from a living centre of artistic life into a cultural Disneyland . |
| 10 | In our sample , in the south both have lost virtually the same amount of ground ; yet the Lib Dems have won seats by the handful . |
| 11 | In recent years an increasing number of second- and even third-generation Koreans have shown signs of rebelling against a system which has limited their job options and freedom of movement . |
| 12 | Some of these cost reduction and efficiency considerations have prompted changes in maritime and customs documentation practices , including the trimming of the traditional functions of the ocean bill . |
| 13 | Interest has increased in the late 1980s as the Superpowers have taken advantage of a period of detente to consider the viability of smaller defence establishments . |
| 14 | Already some medical schools have made progress in implementing such schemes . |
| 15 | Police and schools have joined forces in a new campaign against joyriding . |
| 16 | PUPILS from seven Belfast schools have won awards for their business skills . |
| 17 | The move will not halt Brazilian exports immediately , because many exporters have received registration for shipments abroad up to a year in advance . |
| 18 | MANY readers have made enquiries about Treble Chance entries that cover more than the popular 16-match total . |
| 19 | According to Radio Times , TV Times has been hardest hit by the duopoly 's bust-up ( see chart ) , and it reckons Bauer , TV Quick 's publisher , will keep the price low and continue aggressive promotion until ‘ a significant proportion of readers have taken root in the brand ’ . |
| 20 | Katz and Kahn have developed ideas on how leadership can contribute to the functioning of a system . |
| 21 | A number of woodcutters and honey-hunters have fallen victim to Sunderbans tigers . |
| 22 | However , both the weaker and stronger currencies have experienced bouts of speculative pressure , thus indicat-ing that capital flows have not been a particularly stabilizing force under managed floating . |
| 23 | Although journalists have placed Bristol in the premier league , there is no room for complacency . |
| 24 | For example Bar-Yosef and Kolodny , and Litzenberger and Ramaswamy have found dividends to be significant while Black and Scholes have found them to be without significance . |
| 25 | TRADERS have welcomed plans for shop units in one of Darlington 's historic town centre yards . |
| 26 | Adkin have sold properties by auction since the firm was established in 1793 and today our Property Auction Department is able to offer the specialist skills and advice required to value , market and dispose of assets by auction . |
| 27 | ‘ This is partly because employers searching for cheap labour have imposed restrictions on the freedom of trade unions in the countries in which they have invested , ’ it says . |
| 28 | While MTD 's European operations are more dependent on its traditional fabrication and refining businesses , the benefits from the final phase of the group 's rationalisation programme have sustained performance despite depressed market conditions . |
| 29 | Throughout history , both that point and the example of Leonardo 's inquisitive mind have led mankind towards heights unknown even in the realms of fantasy … |
| 30 | Even more ambitious attempts to bring trade unionists and community activists together in educational settings have taken place at Northern College . |