Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Described by Finance Minister Allan Larsson as " austere but responsible " , the budget sought to bring the expansion of public-sector expenditure to a halt [ for austerity measures already approved in December 1990 see p. 37925 ] . |
| 2 | Before the case came to a hearing Parliament sought to improve the revenue 's position by enacting with retrospective effect section 47(1) of the Finance Act 1986 , but this proved ineffective for the purpose and on 31 July 1987 Nolan J. [ 1987 ] S.T.C. 654 decided that the regulations complained of were ultra vires and void in so far as they purported to provide for the imposition of tax on interests and dividends paid by building societies prior to 6 April 1986 , and made an order accordingly . |
| 3 | This technique involves feeding the child orally but allowing the food to pass out through a surgically produced fistula at the side of the neck . |
| 4 | The snapshot technique involves injecting the animal with a radioactively labelled version of glucose , 2-deoxy-glucose ( 2DG ) , that ‘ sticks ’ in cells . |
| 5 | Monitoring involves tracking the evolution of environmental trends , sequences of events , or streams of activities . |
| 6 | I made the decision to abort using the apparatus and revert to an alternative er means . |
| 7 | The majority failed to understand the motivation of some of the characters . |
| 8 | Where forecasts are not legally binding on the buyer , another commonly used alternative is for the buyer to agree to compensate the seller ( up to some agreed limits ) for excess inventory of the products covered by the agreement which are still in the seller 's hands on termination of the agreement , but which he can not reasonably dispose of elsewhere . |
| 9 | FORMER Tour de France champion Stephen Roche last night revealed the agony behind his decision to retire admitted the pressure cycling exerted on his family life prompted his decision to retire the end of next season . |
| 10 | However , in Warren v Truprint [ 1986 ] BCLC 344 a clause which did offer a " two-tier service " was held unreasonable : the customer had no choice in relation to the terms , since such terms were universal in the industry , and the contract failed to indicate the extent of extra liability the processor would accept . |
| 11 | By comparison , following a chain or tag involves reading the link field , finding the key in it , picking up the address and searching for it . |
| 12 | Ergativity involves using the object of a transitive verb as the subject of an intransitive verb : cf. An explosion shook the room and The room shook ( with the explosion ) . |
| 13 | At the very least the seller agrees that the buyer shall become the owner and the buyer agrees to pay the price . |
| 14 | The opposition also emphasized that the referendum failed to address the issue of the 10,000 US troops stationed in the Panama canal zone and the need to provide for the future security of the canal when it came under complete Panamanian control at the turn of the century . |
| 15 | A LAST minute decision to continue funding the after-care scheme for elderly people at Middlesbrough General Hospital was welcomed yesterday by Age Concern Cleveland . |
| 16 | ‘ That flaming midwife hates calling the doctor in but Helen needed him long before he came . ’ |
| 17 | Significant budget measures included a 26 per cent increase in foreign exchange made available at auction , a measure expected to stabilize the naira ; the end of state funding for the two political parties ( the Social Democratic Party and the National Republican Convention ) ; and a doubling of the minimum wage ( from the level of N125 per month set in 1981 ) for public-sector employees . |
| 18 | ‘ But after a long deliberation of all the circumstances , the Board agreed to sanction the contest on the conditions laid down . ’ |
| 19 | Interested users of a DC are the creator of a DC , any user who subsequently owns the DC , any user who is the manager of a module referenced by the DC , any user who is the manager of a package which references directly a module referenced by the DC , and any user asked to approve the package through which the DC was activated . |
| 20 | Where an assessment involves interviewing the child about matters which are central to the case the court may stipulate that all interviews be recorded on video tape . |
| 21 | A photo appeared in the FRCC Journal showing the routes , but the crag failed to make the guidebook ! ) . |
| 22 | At trial , his counsel sought to have the statement excluded because P had not been cautioned again before writing it , which was a breach of the Code . |
| 23 | Longer film exposure failed to reveal the presence of these fragments in RNA from aorta and vena cava samples . |
| 24 | It is America 's misfortune that it has encouraged standardized mass catering to swamp the country , coast to coast , with the Admass steak and chicken and seafood . |
| 25 | Parliament avoided taking the decision on the acceptance of Théodore , which was necessary for the replacement of the current interim Prime Minister , Jean Jacques Honorat . |
| 26 | Endometriosis is a fascinating example of how a new diagnostic technique has transformed the understanding of a disease . |
| 27 | How much the retailer has paid the supplier during that month |
| 28 | The housewife has to get the washing there in the first place , she has to unload it , sort it , sit and watch it wash and dry ( or dash out to shop in the interim ) and then pack it all up again . |
| 29 | ‘ I 've entered every year for the past 15 years and my bike has covered the distance every time — with a few minor running repairs sometimes . |
| 30 | Legislation in the field of child protection has emphasized the role of the local authorities . |