Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , fears that fundholders would encourage referrals to private clinics to avoid a charge on their budgets seem to be unfounded , certainly as far as these aggregate data are concerned , and there was only limited evidence that fundholders were making use of their freedom to contract with private hospitals for outpatient services for NHS patients . |
| 2 | To begin with the government wants private operators to cast a spider 's web of cable-TV over the country , It is n't obvious that this is the best way to go about it . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But the bearing of children at advanced ages to satisfy a demand for large numbers of them as , for example , in the Africa region is associated both with higher levels of maternal mortality , early childhood mortality and the morbidity of infants and young children . |
| 5 | persistent fingers play a virtuoso trill |
| 6 | This was the general , and rather bleak , attitude behind his specific attempts to reach a formula for what was in effect a new Christian activism . |
| 7 | TWO alert cops made a drug bust — and seized cannabis plants growing at the POLICE STATION . |
| 8 | Hundreds of delegates from around 25 political groups amended a charter presented by the EPRDF , and as a first step towards its implementation elected an 87-member Council of Representatives . |
| 9 | The focal point is the Rathaus ( town hall ) , with a fine sixteenth-century tower that dominates the many charming houses in the vicinity , and one of its most striking houses offers a reminder that the Swiss have been at the business of looking after travellers for a long time . |
| 10 | According to a Pakistani commentary , Shahi appeared to be suggesting that once the neutrality of the area was ensured by the regional states pursuing a policy of strict non-alignment , the superpowers could perhaps be persuaded to work towards some sort of mutual accommodation . |
| 11 | Labour authorities have a tendency to disarm tenants . |
| 12 | In the universities , where in the sixties rioting students and the educated tele-celebrities of the ‘ chattering classes ’ had commanded public attention , there were now dormant , apolitical students anxious only for their future employment , and embittered lecturers suffering a crisis of morale and lamenting the bureaucratic invasion of time traditionally left for teaching and research . |
| 13 | When a handful of persistent pickets parked a caravan at the Hinkley entrance during the long drawn out miners ' strike , they got precious little support . |
| 14 | Azerbaijani deputies staged a walkout during a speech by Defence Minister Gen. Dmitry Yazov , and shortly afterwards Armenian deputies followed suit when President Mikhail Gorbachev stressed the inviolability of Azerbaijan 's borders . |
| 15 | Some demonstrators attempted to cross the border , prompting the Iranian authorities to issue a protest to the Soviet Union . |
| 16 | If you remember I used the example of agriculture , right , where it is generally observed that agricultural products have a price inelastic demand , okay . |
| 17 | We arrived at 9.30 , went through the usual contortions to buy a ticket , and were told to expect a train at 10.30 . |
| 18 | The evolution of European policies shows a need for fundamental changes if environmental and energy policies are to become integrated . |
| 19 | There was turkey and chicken , lamb and pork ; a variety of fish , sausages , salads , jacket potatoes ; jellies , trifle , cakes and enough sticky buns to satisfy a Billy Bunter . |
| 20 | The rarity of evidence for domestic and agricultural activities provoked a number of suggestions . |
| 21 | ELABORATE last-ditch attempts to save a town from lava flowing from Sicily 's Mount Etna were postponed for a second day yesterday because of poor weather . |
| 22 | Nevertheless persistent surpluses became a problem from 1948 onwards . |
| 23 | The Namibian authorities opened a border post in the Caprivi Strip at Mpelela Island in the Zambezi River on Nov. 1 , describing this as an effort to meet the needs of Zambians travelling to Namibia by river and to stop smugglers of drugs , corn meal and other goods , and presenting the move as being in accordance with a 1990 agreement with Zambia ; the latter , however , claimed that the Namibians had acted unilaterally and that , without a post on its side of the border , Zambia would lose customs revenue from undeclared goods . |
| 24 | CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a livestock market and housing estate outside Darlington have taken a step forward . |
| 25 | The claim was made on the fourth day of a public hearing into Newtownabbey Borough Council 's controversial plans to build a town hall and civic centre at the Hazelbank Park on the shores of Belfast Lough . |
| 26 | Anger is growing among hill trampers in Scotland over controversial plans to build a restaurant at the foot of the Cuillin mountain range on the island of Skye . |
| 27 | It is widely accepted , if not empirically demonstrated , that the prospect of widening regional imbalances poses a threat to economic and monetary union . |
| 28 | HCI Clubs offer a variety of watersports such as windsurfing , sailing , pedalos , waterskiing , scuba diving and snorkelling . |
| 29 | ‘ He 's already co-ordinating the regional plans to provide a world picture . |
| 30 | Its very proximity however to these two prestigious institutions poses a problem of identity for the new museum . |