Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] provide [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Britain 's heyday we provided financial subsidies as well ; but though we have retained our fighting abilities , as was demonstrated by the Falklands Campaign , the decline in our resources relative to the superpowers now limits our influence and inhibits our quest for the greatest possible measure of national independence . |
| 2 | Football had been a traditionally rowdy and sometimes violent game , but as a regulated spectator sport it provided novel opportunities for conflicts between the players , referees and fans , and there is a well documented history of pitch invasions , attacks on referees and players , and fighting between rival fans throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and into the new century . |
| 3 | For the language teacher it provides powerful clues concerning the causes of the sensation of floundering in conversation to which we referred earlier . |
| 4 | From the top it provides magnificent views of the city 's famous skyline . |
| 5 | Enthoven pointed out that whereas the NHS efficiently contained costs at the macro-level it provided few incentives to consistently reward efficiency and high performance at the micro-level , and indeed penalised both . |
| 6 | It is essential , therefore , that when the water industry prospectus is published next month it provides comprehensive information on all 10 authorities . |
| 7 | The pace of change was desultory , and the district only began work on contracting under the impetus of the neighbouring district it provided acute services for . |
| 8 | Secondary we provide specialised labour to the ordnance , that 's the supply services , to the transport services , to the engineers and to the medical services . |
| 9 | For the importer it provides short-term finance , pending the re-sale of the goods in his domestic market . |
| 10 | To what extent they provided substitutable labour for older , skilled workers is another , unresearched , question ; but , in general , interest in older workers as a source of labour and in the effects of their work and retirement status on their own health and that of the national economy waned . |
| 11 | Project English encourages learners to explore and experiment with language , but at the same time it provides firm support through a clearly structured syllabus , so that learners feel secure and confident . |