Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun pl] [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The formation of the new government brought to an end United States efforts to broker a peace plan involving Palestinian elections in the occupied territories . |
| 2 | ‘ Fascism ’ , he said , ‘ is not a creed for the smug mice who choose to emerge from under Bloomsbury tea-cosies to have a nibble at it . ’ |
| 3 | From April 1991 larger practices will be able to choose to take control of some NHS funds to finance a range of local services for their own patients — including certain hospital treatments , and the cost to the NHS prescriptions and some staff needed for the practice . |
| 4 | At the ceremony the Cypriot representative reaffirmed Soviet support for the restoration of the island 's unity and for UN efforts to reach a settlement . |
| 5 | She came when it suited her , when she could spare the time from her other work , but she always popped in on Monday afternoons to make a start on the ironing . |
| 6 | The maximum 15 per cent share was set as a form of protection of BTG 's independence , other protection measures include the government 's golden share and the right of UK universities to appoint a director to the BTG board . |
| 7 | ‘ Hemp has been grown for many years on the Continent and this decision will allow UK farmers to gain a share of the market currently occupied by our EC partners . ’ |
| 8 | In the second case , Waltham Forest and Hackney councils failed to prevent the government taking common land on Hackney marshes to build a link between the A2 and M11 . |
| 9 | We were not drawing DCF contours to represent a range of different strategic business units ( SBUs ) located on a portfolio grid . |
| 10 | It was Jack Clayton , a director trained in the traditional film industry , who persuaded Romulus Films to finance a version of John Braine 's Room at the Top , a representative sample of the disillusioned provincial novel . |
| 11 | He was sufficiently influenced by the Lewisham events to seek a ban on similar marches in the months that followed . |
| 12 | Therefore , should cold war tension heighten , it would not be possible for the US authorities to place a moratorium upon the use of such dollar balances . |
| 13 | Firth Moor Infants in Darlington is one of three County Durham schools to provide a school breakfast every morning . |
| 14 | NARAL is asking readers of the New York Times to see a loss of women 's rights as a loss of Americans ' rights , thus implying that this is a novel way to look at the matter . |
| 15 | A number of modifications are being carried out to the BBMF 's other Merlin engines to prevent a recurrence of this type of failure . |
| 16 | Infants and young children of mothers whose husbands are professional and white collar were found in the WFS inquiries to enjoy a survival advantage over those counterparts whose fathers have lower status occupations . |
| 17 | We have joined Gerhardt Pharmaceuticals to offer a pack of Deathtrap whitefly catchers ( worth around £3.80 ) to 60 readers in a draw . |
| 18 | ABERDEENSHIRE , celebrating their centenary this season , have linked up with Glentanar footballers and St Ronalds cricketers to build a £140,000 clubhouse at Woodside . |
| 19 | Senior West German officials here last night said that the Bonn cabinet had agreed to vote with President Mitterrand and other EC leaders to fix a date before the end of next year for the special conference of EC governments to begin drawing up a new treaty . |
| 20 | It had always been one of his Walter Mittyisms to run a restaurant , and this we discussed with extreme earnestness . |