Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [vb mod] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Go to the lavatory when you feel the need , do n't try to ‘ hang on ’ , that causes stress to the bladder and may encourage an attack . |
| 2 | Moves to clean up Britain 's heavily polluted cities and countryside were welcome , but without resources the proposed measures were merely wishful thinking and would prove a cosmetic exercise . |
| 3 | The Russian broadcast media and most newspapers are largely sympathetic to the president and could prove a powerful weapon in the national confidence vote . |
| 4 | In this case it must be countersigned by a doctor , a suitably qualified nurse ( first level nurse trained in general nursing ) or a Christian Science practitioner and must reach the registration officer before noon on the sixth day before polling day . |
| 5 | ‘ One day I was filling up with petrol when a chap stopped to say he was a member of the Ferrari Owners Club and used to have a car like mine , ’ says John . |
| 6 | ‘ This party now has a programme and will have an internal structure of which any West European socialist party would be proud , ’ Imre Pozsgay , the party 's candidate for next month 's presidential candidate , said . |
| 7 | The plan is to be renamed the Tropical Forestry Action Programme and will have the reformed objective of " conservation and sustainable development of forestry sources in the interests of the country concerned and the global community " . |
| 8 | In addition Mr Reynolds will eventually undergo major surgery on his bowel and will have a colostomy raised . |
| 9 | A hefty fine would help concentrate the mind and could save the lives of commuters . |
| 10 | Bourgeois Republicans and right-wing Socialists like Prieto , Minister of Navy and Air in the Largo Caballero cabinet , and Dr Juan Negrín , Minister of Finance , argued that collectivization caused economic disruption and would alienate the lower-middle-class and better-off peasantry from the Republic . |
| 11 | One possibility is to seek a parent company or preferably a bank guarantee , though this will involve the purchaser in some expense and may require a deposit to be made with the bank . |
| 12 | Accumulated unused permissions could constitute a difficult problem for some local authorities : they create uncertainty and could make an authority reluctant to grant further permissions , which might result in , for example , too great a strain on public services . |
| 13 | The Designated Research Centre within the unit will conduct substantive research and will make a contribution to methods and resources for social research in the UK . |
| 14 | Despite the frightening connotations , with careful management and medication your dog will regain weight and can live a fully active life . |
| 15 | Sensibly the 18-year-old Glengormley rider has taken it all in his youthful stride and will contest the final round in Italy . |
| 16 | ( 2 ) Where a competent objector desires to object in relation to any application , he shall , not later than seven days before the meeting of the licensing board at which the application is to be considered : ( a ) lodge with the clerk of the board a written notice of objection which be signed by the objector or his agent and shall specify the grounds of his objection and ( b ) intimate his objection to the applicant in the manner provided by subsection ( 3 ) below , and an objection shall not be entertained by the licensing board unless it is proved or admitted that such objection was intimated to the applicant as aforesaid . |
| 17 | Jennie certainly knew about the gossip and would make the odd crack . |
| 18 | ‘ Do you honestly believe I 'd be stupid enough to involve my employees in actions which would create talk and could damage the reputation of my company ? ’ |
| 19 | This covered the cost of that interview and will cover the cost of applying for Legal Aid . |
| 20 | Does my hon. Friend agree that the proposals , as attacked by civil engineers , would be a restrictive practice and would restrict the flexibility of the construction industry ? |
| 21 | ( 4 ) The tenant shall upon reasonable notice permit the landlord or his agent to inspect and take copies of the tenant 's books of accounts or any other document or record which in the opinion of the landlord or such agent is relevant to the determination of the turnover rent and shall bear the costs of such inspection if there shall be any material discrepancy between the information supplied by the tenant under paragraph 3 above and the results of such inspection . |
| 22 | Persuasion based upon religious belief can also be much more compelling and the fact that arguments based upon religious beliefs are being deployed by someone in a very close relationship with the patient will give them added force and should alert the doctors to the possibility — no more — that the patient 's capacity or will to decide has been overborne . |
| 23 | At least it has sparked off some serious research in determining whether organochlorides and PCBs , which do have an immunosuppressive effect and would make the seals vulnerable to viral attack , are the guilty parties . |
| 24 | The same I 'm afraid applies to the two competitors from our region , Sarah Niklin and Nina Holloway have n't made the cut and will take no further part in the tournament . |
| 25 | Acer will introduce a line of Formula 64-bit PICA personal computers at Comdex Spring and will sell the blueprints and OEM motherboards to other vendors . |
| 26 | Acer will introduce a line of the PICA boxes to be called the Formula 64-bit PCs at Comdex Spring and will sell the blueprints and OEM motherboards to other vendors . |
| 27 | In going ahead with the book , he ignored warnings that he would be seen as a traitor to the industry and could become the most hated man in Hollywood . |
| 28 | I suspect that new clause 33 is the forerunner of numerous similar Government-inspired changes to a Bill which the Government assured us , when they dragooned it though its Committee stage , was in pristine and perfect condition and would need no amendment . |
| 29 | Democratization of public life : ‘ the creation of the kind of atmosphere in society which will prevent expert knowledge from having a monopoly in any sphere of administration and will make the unlimited rule of hierarchic conditions impossible ’ . |
| 30 | Interior Minister Horacio Serpa Uribe on April 17 confirmed that the government would not negotiate with the drug cartels or give in to their violence and would continue the policy of extradition . |