Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He did n't want money made that way ; he did n't want the humiliation .
2 Dataflex Corp saw third quarter net down 87.0% at $173,000 on turnover down 40.8% at $16.0m ; net profit for the year so far was down 81.1% at $652,000 on turnover that fell 33.9% to $46.9m .
3 For example the head of Craft , Design and Technology had received money to replace inadequate stock and an increase in capitation , whilst the head of Home Economics was in the process of gaining badly-needed equipment — although much of this was still in the ‘ pipeline ’ at the time of the interview .
4 They should also be given permission to issue some form of fixed interest profit-related bond , be allowed to raise a proportion of their equity direct from the public and be subject to independent regulation similar to that of privatised utilities .
5 National Power and PowerGen have been given permission to burn that fuel at their power stations at Pembroke , Richborough and Ince .
6 Two previous experimental studies have shown an opposite effect , which may be due to the different species or sex of animals used and the methods of assessing cellular proliferation ( stathmokinetic technique v labelling index using tritiated thymidine ) .
7 A recent Gallup Poll showed that 80pc of the public oppose foxhunting with 79pc objecting so firmly that they favour Parliament banning this cruelty .
8 It is possible to borrow money using this undertaking , or promise to pay , as security .
9 The priority to be accorded to light fiction needs particular attention .
10 Whitehall Watch : Poacher turns gamekeeper to scrutinise Civil Service : Peter Hennessy talks to Sir Angus Fraser , head of the efficiency unit
11 Dolphin Sunday Dance Club presents old time and sequence dance , Central Hall , Dolphin Centre , Darlington , 2–4.30pm .
12 Mitel Corp saw fourth quarter net profits up 138% at $9.5m , on turnover down 3% at $94.3m ; net profit for the year to March 28 stood at $2.1m against losses of $4.6m , on turnover up 4.3% to $338.2m .
13 If this is true then there may be a loophole for the theory ; a case where an individual , for some reason or another , such as being abandoned at birth , never discovers how he was born , nor has opportunity to absorb such information unconsciously while a young child .
14 Accordingly , it was the duty of the solicitors who were instructing counsel to make this claim and who , in correspondence , had evinced an intention to seek an order for costs against the local authority because of the supposed failure of the local authority to discharge its duty properly , to provide for the court a detailed statement of those costs ; moreover , to prepare that statement with proper care .
15 to obtain permission to send further information .
16 To accept change took more courage than I possessed .
17 ‘ I suppose you had never expected Faith to have any money of her own ? ’ she asked .
18 HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS HAS CONTRACT TO BUILD DIGITAL NETWORK IN CHENGDU
19 They want action to introduce adequate protection schemes , backed by the Treasury to ensure properly funding .
20 Press review reveals economic censorship
21 In particular , one may need help to see that caretaking for other people , protecting them from damaging consequences and also doing everything one can to " help " , may be having the exact opposite of the desired effect .
22 We recognize that changes in attitude can be encouraged by good staff training , particularly in management and communication skills , and we would wish to encourage management to offer such training on as wide a basis as possible .
23 Matthew is one of 32 students at Harwell and 27 at Culham gaining work experience this summer .
24 Intellectual fashions may work themselves through without any very serious consequences ( what impact has structuralism had outside academe ? ) , but professional fashions ( for example , in architecture , child-rearing and teaching ) can have far-reaching effects .
25 I urge Conference to support this motion .
26 Whether this response occurs only in symptomatic subjects remains controversial as one group of investigators have reported acid stimulated salivary bicarbonate secretion in the absence of symptoms .
27 Tell me , since we came here has Cowslip answered any question you 've asked him ? "
28 " Injury " covers shock causing physical injury , but not emotional disturbance : Dawson ( 1985 ) 81 Cr App R 150 ( CA ) .
29 Many of them will need major works this century .
30 The NHS reforms gave general practitioners and primary health care teams a long awaited chance to exert greater influence over the pattern of services in both hospitals and the community .
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