Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] [verb] an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A company that makes replicas of Victorian bathrooms has won an order from Japan . |
| 2 | The work of previously marginalised artists has become an area of rich speculation among art dealers priced out of the ‘ modern masters ’ market . |
| 3 | For sociological grouping of religions has encouraged an attitude of defining each over against others . |
| 4 | Andrew Hugh Smith , ISE chairman , said : ‘ Turnover in UK equities has seen an increase of almost 50 per cent over the past year , alleviating some of the problems caused by the very low volumes after the market crash . |
| 5 | He says … he says one of the cars has had an accident in the rain . |
| 6 | One of the authors has conducted an analysis of a comprehensive sample of collective agreements dealing with technological change . |
| 7 | Manufacturers has had an increase trade |
| 8 | Believing that the market has already made its correction and that the present level for works of quality by the leading artists looks attractive , C&M Arts has launched an investment fund . |
| 9 | In contrast to the increasing emphasis in child welfare on parental responsibility rather than rights , the Conservatives ' policy since 1980 of making the education system far more responsive to parental demands has involved an extension of parental rights . |
| 10 | ( d ) details of existing shareholdings in the target which are owned or controlled by the offeror or its concert parties , or in respect of which the offeror has received irrevocable undertakings , or in respect of which the offeror or any member of its concert parties has obtained an option to purchase ; |
| 11 | What this renewed awareness of signs means in more precise terms is put by Jakobson as follows ( Sebeok 1960 : 370 , 372 ) : In poetry not only the phonological sequence but in the same way any sequence of semantic units strives to build an equation . |
| 12 | The use of transistors has brought an improvement in this respect , but the quality of sound remains poor , especially in the cheaper instruments which some would deem to be more appropriate for the cocktail bar than for playing in church . |
| 13 | Canada 's Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications has signed an agreement with China 's Hubei San Gao to update cellular telephone systems in Hubei province : the Canadian holds 51% of the venture , with Hubei San Gao the remaining 49% . |
| 14 | The rise of modern Universities has accredited an ambassador of poetry to every important capital of industrialism in the country , and upon his shoulders rests a responsibility greater we think than is as yet generally recognised . |
| 15 | A MAN who claims his mail has not been delivered for over two years has received an apology from the Post Office after the discovery of over 400 letters at the home of a former postman . |
| 16 | THE past couple of years has seen an explosion in the number of computing books on the shelves of even the most humble book shop . |
| 17 | The past 10 years has seen an explosion in our knowledge of the molecular biology of cancer , and nowhere has this been as exciting as in the field of large bowel cancer . |
| 18 | However influential , this feminist appropriation of some Hollywood women 's films has remained an area of controversy . |
| 19 | This twofold crisis of resources has generated an imperative to limit the numbers in prison and to deal with more offenders outside the prison ‘ in the community ’ , but without overloading the probation service . |
| 20 | We are pleased to report that Alastair Channing , Deputy Managing Director of Associated British Ports has accepted an invitation to join the TPC and was officially welcomed on the committee in November . |
| 21 | The Piraeus kouros appears to have an iron armature inside , so was cast in one piece ( one of the advantages of sectional casting is that the core can be removed ) ; but it has not been properly studied or published and we can not say what methods were used ; nor do we know what was the nature of Rhoikos ' and Theodoros 's innovation . |
| 22 | What was once a polite lament over lost species and habitats has become an outcry , a powerful force which both national and international authorities can no longer ignore . |
| 23 | From academic and practising lawyers has come an argument bewailing what is identified as family law 's departure from true legal character . |
| 24 | Two changes since those halcyon days for the societies has put an end to their safe monopoly . |
| 25 | Environmental issues has won an award in a competition sponsored by The Guardian newspaper . |
| 26 | One of Scotland 's most promising young Nordic skiers has won an award from the Highlands and Islands Development Board to help her pursue her career . |
| 27 | The detailed history in the previous chapters has given an account of Ian Paisley 's personal combination of religion and politics . |
| 28 | But in recent years the decline of these industries has meant an end to many traditional working-class communities where the extended family still survived . |
| 29 | For example , the expansion of tax and management advisory services has created an impression that these firms are willing to enter any area of service in which the economic rewards are advantageous . |
| 30 | A VOLUNTARY group which provides support for the families of people who have suffered brain injuries has launched an appeal to extend its day centre . |