Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Indeed Saab has run an advertising campaign specifically linking the two activities in the hope of raising car sales , by transferring an up-market high-technology image from aeroplanes to cars . |
| 32 | The DoE has served a notice on the nomadic inhabitants , pointing out that they are breaching by-laws and that legal action may be taken against them . |
| 33 | Swindon has made a name for itself attracting overseas investment into Britain , American , Japanese and German . |
| 34 | CU has taken a floor in another large City building , Plantation House , for key staff dealing in insurance markets to reduce the risk of disruption . |
| 35 | Its wholly-owned Pick Systems Ltd of Moscow has signed a contract with the Russian Tax Department through the commercial arm of the Russian Ministry of Finance to provide Pick software and development services to computerise Russian tax collections . |
| 36 | SMALLEY has won a prize as Derbyshire 's best-kept large village . |
| 37 | The Irish state telephone monopoly Telecom Eireann has denied a report in the Irish Times that it is up for sale , but shares in Cable & Wireless Plc were up sevenpence at 721p yesterday morning on news it is in talks about possibly buying a 25% stake in the Irish phone company . |
| 38 | Troubled Telecom Eireann has abandoned a plan to build a new headquarters in Ballsbridge , Dublin , and the decision may cost the company more than £6m ; it bought the site for £9.4m in 1990 , but it is now worth only around £5m ; the company may also be required to pay for a government investigation into the purchase , which is also under scrutiny from the Fraud Office . |
| 39 | A Cleveland travel agent who sells holidays only to staff at ICI has won an award from Teesside International Airport . |
| 40 | The Netherlands has contributed a lot on the side to Hollywood in recent years , what with the success of Paul ( Robocop ) Verhoeven and , of course , Rutger Hauer . |
| 41 | Philips in the Netherlands has claimed an efficiency of 30 per cent with an engine it built from conventional materials . |
| 42 | Cleveland Coroner Michael Sheffield has recorded a verdict of death by natural causes on retired fitter and turner Harry Weatherall , 83 , of Castleton Road , Stockton , died from an inflammatory lung condition in North Tees General Hospital on January 24 . |
| 43 | The EEC has evolved a mechanism for raising revenue known as ‘ own resources ’ . |
| 44 | Scarborough wildlife leader Jim Ward has launched an appeal to create a rescue centre . |
| 45 | New advice on ‘ fast-track ’ assessments was issued last week by LGDF , and SCODA has produced a practice guide based on the lessons of the national survey . |
| 46 | Gary has had an interest in nature since childhood and is an enthusiastic supporter of conservation and environmental issues . |
| 47 | His former business associate Lars Skarke has filed a suit against Borg claiming £50 million damages arising out of the collapse of their business group . |
| 48 | ‘ But since then Colin has become a champion so I 'm quite sure that he would like a fairly substantial purse for the fight . |
| 49 | Andrew Lloyd Webber ) half inched the composer 's Rondeau as their election theme , the Dean has advised a period of diplomatic silence at services . |
| 50 | Anita Roddick has made a virtue of flying in the face of business convention . |
| 51 | CONFERENCE : The Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of Greenwich has organised a conference on construction opportunities in Russia . |
| 52 | Mr Stewart has held a number of senior ICI posts on Teesside , the most recent as general manager of Phillips-Imperial Petroleum . |
| 53 | Racking the brains because a friend had fallen on hard times — the engine of his old VW has dropped a valve . |
| 54 | DEC has added a team of Macintosh specialists to its support centres , and it will also offer consulting services , systems integration and support in compliance with Apple 's Vital architecture . |
| 55 | The RAF has convened a board of inquiry into the crash … which , in an unprecedented move , will include two Russians . |
| 56 | The RAF has convened a board of inquiry into the crash … which , in an unprecedented move , will include two Russians . |
| 57 | FOOD group Hillsdown has announced a restructuring of its top management which sees Charles Bowen taking over the helm at Maple Leaf Foods , Hillsdown 's largest subsidiary and the largest food manufacturer in Canada . |
| 58 | Deborah Warner has become a cult figure for stark and emotive work . |
| 59 | Middlesbrough has set a budget of £21.6m , £1.4m above the provisional limit . |
| 60 | There are no votes in plans to pension off the Queen , and the House of Windsor has achieved a stability which would have surprised some previous royal households . |