Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [pron] [noun] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Earlier in his speech he weakened every attempt to strengthen our defences such as the Immigration ( Carriers ' |
| 2 | A VITAL search to help her baby 20 years ago has led Brenda Adey to a new career . |
| 3 | It was not long before the authorities began to harass the unions , and to maintain an aura of fear to keep their membership dormant . |
| 4 | ALAN BOND , the Australian entrepreneur , part of whose business empire was yesterday put into receivership , will today begin last-ditch legal action to keep his organisation afloat . |
| 5 | A Hollywood blue movie would be just the kind of bonus to keep his agents sweet . |
| 6 | ‘ There , ’ she said , making a deliberate attempt to keep her expression bland . |
| 7 | ‘ And you have the nerve to call my sister flighty ! |
| 8 | So the procedure is admirably adapted to permit the Opposition to make its case several times over , and for the government to explain the virtues of the measure an equal number of times . |
| 9 | Is not it a sad reflection on the Government that after 12 years they have failed to provide the necessary skills training for our work force to make our industries competitive in world markets ? |
| 10 | Traditionally tanned leathers will need to be treated with a good wax proofing agent to make them water resistant , although some leathers are now treated at the tanneries with special waterproof finishes . |
| 11 | SOCIAL SECURITY Secretary Peter Lilley was last night fighting a desperate battle to preserve his £70.5 billion budget . |
| 12 | One police officer arrived at the scene to find his daughter dead on the floor . |
| 13 | One police officer arrived at the scene to find his daughter dead on the floor . |
| 14 | The sale of a magnificent Roman marble Doryphoros to the Minneapolis Institute of Art for $2 million and another precious artefact to a Japanese collector for an undisclosed sum enabled the museum to open its doors this year , albeit several years behind schedule . |
| 15 | The event 's organisers would like the council to award it £1 million this year . |
| 16 | He needs a final decision by Sunday so that details can be sent to the printers in time for the Chancellor to announce his mini-Budget next Thursday . |
| 17 | This remarkable machine vacuums up leaves and debris to keep your garden clean and tidy all year round . |
| 18 | Throughout Northern Ireland there are energy projects which give practical help to keep your home warm . |
| 19 | • Hypo-allergenic , free of perfume and tested non-comedogenic , they provide extra help to keep your skin supple , healthy and looking fresh and radiant . |
| 20 | When one of these upstarts had the effrontery to kick her wood panelled walls in the study I put library in the to see if they were sound , she 'd breath such venom through the wall , that his wife shuddered and pulled her fur coat tightly around her , hurrying out of the room saying I would n't sleep under this roof for a million . |
| 21 | The law requires the council to balance its books each year . |
| 22 | Junior Tennis Centres ( JTC ) , the company formed in 1988 by Keith Sohl and Adrian Stonebridge , with the sole purpose of switching the emphasis on court time from seniors to juniors , has ambitious plan to expand its operations countrywide . |
| 23 | The Art Gallery of Ontario 's C$58 million expansion and renovation has created one of the largest museums in North America , but the fiscal crisis that forced the provincially sponsored Gallery to close its doors last summer , and to fire more than half its 445-person staff ( The Art Newspaper No.22 , November 1992 , p. 7 ) , will continue to reverberate long after the enlarged institution reopens 24 January . |
| 24 | ‘ You had no jealous lover , no demanding boss to make your absence difficult ? ’ |
| 25 | Alan Kimble slammed that home to make it Cambridge 1 ; Swindon 0 . |
| 26 | A company spokesman said : ‘ Discussions took place this afternoon with the shop stewards ’ committee to make our situation clear . |
| 27 | As long ago as the ‘ work to contract , ’ juniors were negotiating and acting independently , although they needed the sanction of the BMA council to make their action legal , as did the consultants . |
| 28 | We have announced a number of job losses over the past 12 months which have arisen as a result of er an internal cost cutting exercise to make our research more er cost effective , and also as a result of decisions by the Government and the electricity supply industry who have cut down their funding for basic research into reactor technology . |
| 29 | Christ , and I ca n't find the money to buy my kids new shoes ! |
| 30 | Whatever arrangements are made for assessment , experts who disagree should be given an opportunity to discuss their opinions prior to any hearing ( Re J ( Child Abuse : Expert Evidence ) [ 1991 ] FCR 193 ) . |