Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] a [noun] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In effect the building professional has developed a system that is technically cost effective and sophisticated , though not necessarily one that optimises human comfort . |
| 2 | Sergeyev has developed a machine that uses liquid crystals to recover such energy from the surface of these objects . |
| 3 | But a new , slim-line Rizzo could be about to emerge because the company he works for , Staley , of Decatur , Illinois , has developed a cheesecake that , to purloin a phrase , can be part of a calorie-controlled diet . |
| 4 | As far as the central grant is concerned , it has developed a technique that enables it to cut the money given to some authorities which it considers to be over-spenders by an amount equal to or more than any expenditure increase . |
| 5 | By introducing a jagged edge to the classic bob shape , he has developed a hairstyle that requires virtually no after-care . |
| 6 | The company says all previous Unix systems have been based on a clock granularity of 100Hz and that it has developed an extension that allows an operator to select the clock or alarm granularity that optimises the equipment . |
| 7 | Independent Computer Solutions Ltd , London , has developed an interface that allows users to integrate JYACC 's Jam rapid application development toolset with Cadre Technologies Inc 's Teamwork CASE analysis and design system : Teamwork data flow and entity relationship diagrams can be converted into Jam applications using the interface , subsequent changes and adjustments can be automatically reflected back into the original Teamwork model . |
| 8 | On the surface , the spat is over whether Jardines has broken a rule that forbids Hong Kong companies — directly or through subsidiaries — to buy their own shares . |
| 9 | It has given a pledge that compulsory redundancies will not be introduced up to August 31 in the hope that enough volunteers come forward . |
| 10 | Julian 's answer is that when Titius sues for the legacy he can be opposed with an exceptio doli unless he has given a guarantee that he will manumit Stichus . |
| 11 | Ray Noorda , 67 , chief executive of Novell Inc , has given an assurance that he will set in train the process of finding a successor to run the company ‘ in the next year ’ . |
| 12 | Agriculture Secretary John Gummer has given an assurance that the British government will not support a resumption of commercial whaling until a method of killing the mammals humanely has been invented . |
| 13 | Therefore , my right hon. and learned Friend has given an undertaking that we shall proceed with legislation as soon as it is reasonable to do so , but the Bill is not the appropriate way . |
| 14 | Parsippany , New Jersey-based Unix International Inc says it has completed a specification that will enable software developers to create debugging tools that can analyse any Unix application . |
| 15 | In supporting the Bill at its Second Reading in the House of Commons , the Minister of State at the Home Office , Mr Alexander Lyon , explained the Bill 's overall purpose thus : ‘ If a man has committed an indiscretion that brings him before the courts and results in his being convicted and penalised , it must be right that after he has served the penalty and lived it down by a substantial period of good conduct thereafter , it should be without meaning for most people of good will . ’ |
| 16 | His measurement has underwritten an orthodoxy that the capital 's wage-earners suffered declining fortunes which were reversed only by the post-war deflation . |
| 17 | It has added a rider that the 51 would be reinstated immediately if all 719 staff formally agreed to reduced wages and conditions . |
| 18 | This means that an unlabelled headword in OED may , in the corresponding entry in Supplement , be labelled sb. if the Supplement has added a homonym that is a different part of speech . |
| 19 | Suppose a particular nationalized firm wants to institute a project that has a very favourable rate of return but which involves heavy capital outlays prior to any revenues being generated . |
| 20 | The 38-year-old player-manager has accepted a deal that will keep him at Hillsborough for the next three-and-a-half years . |
| 21 | Sometimes a parent has suffered an illness that has caused mental change or changes in personality , and the family has already gone through much of the bereavement process beforehand . |
| 22 | Meanwhile , ISC Management newsletter has produced a table that compares the integer performance of various processors against the clock speed at which they are driven . |
| 23 | Beauty without cruelty has produced a booklet that proves you can look great whatever your age . |
| 24 | The group at University College is attempting to build such a microscope , and has produced an instrument that is close to working . |
| 25 | Zwemmer chairman Philip Wilson said : ‘ Our six shops already have the largest stock of art books in the country , but this is the first time that Zwemmer has had a location that is suitable and at the centre of the art trade . ’ |
| 26 | A baby girl who was kept hidden away because she had a hare lip has had an operation that will change her life . |
| 27 | One of our live tracks , Moving , has got a solo that 's really a speed metal solo , but it actually sounds fine because it works . |
| 28 | The man accused of murdering a police informer has told a jury that he 's a drug dealer and a poacher , but not a killer . |
| 29 | Danny Gardiner , who denies the murder has told a jury that the police have a blinkered obsession with convicting him . |
| 30 | A magistrate who 's on trial for attempting to gas his former wife has told a court that she set him up . |