Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] [noun pl] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While he has his backers the nature of Mr Birt 's shake-up at the corporation , introducing distinctly Thatcherite market-forces into an organisation at least as set in its ways as the civil service , but many times more internally political , means there are many ready to use the episode to raise other questions against him . |
| 2 | The University of Keele offers its students the option of an initial broad , foundation year before embarking on the three-year course ( Iliffe 1968 ) . |
| 3 | But taking out your own cover may not be necessary if you belong to a trade association which offers its members the benefit of confidential advice if they run into difficulties at work . |
| 4 | So the universe he is trying to build is one which offers its inhabitants the possibility of moral action ; one which challenges its inhabitants to transcend it . |
| 5 | These measures make Britain an employment dumping ground , a country that pays its workers low wages and offers its workers no protection . |
| 6 | The hotel offers its guests a 20% reduction on green fees at a nearby golf course and free transport . |
| 7 | With a savings-related share option scheme ( s 186 , ICTA 1988 ) , the company grants its employees an option to subscribe for its shares at an amount not less than 80% of their market value at that time . |
| 8 | A limited liability company therefore allows its members the privilege of being shielded by the ‘ corporate veil ’ from unlimited liability for company debts . |
| 9 | Can I make a suggestion rather than re-numbering all those , its going to be quite a long job , is that from what I can see at the moment there is no reason why that ca n't be added on as a last sentence to nine anyway , cause nine says you records the outcome of the enquiry , . |
| 10 | Dr ROBERT Answers Your Queries The advantages of wireless systems are well-known , but there are disadvantages too . |
| 11 | so it does , that rots your teeth a lot of chocolate and sweets . |
| 12 | Mr McNeill ( 74 ) from Imperial Street , Belfast , who checks his numbers every night without fail , said he could n't believe his luck . |
| 13 | Paul calls his children the Tribbles , after the small furry creatures that make strange cooing noises and seem to reproduce at an alarming rate . |
| 14 | Yes , we realise this is Guitarist and not Woodglue Sniffers ' Weekly , but things are hotting up ; it seems our remarks a couple of months ago concerning a certain brand of custom-built guitar storage cabinet have not gone unnoticed by a rival chippie down in Eastbourne … |
| 15 | However , as soon as this female lays her eggs the male deserts her , leaving her to rear this brood by herself . |
| 16 | As she reads her sons a bedtime story , she hopes a hearing at Oxford County Court tomorrow , will grant her more time to find a new home . |
| 17 | ‘ A good general only briefs his troops the morning of the battle . |
| 18 | He denies his readers the pleasure of feeling superior , too : they must come to terms with Sylvia and her kind , who are not so rare as is commonly supposed , and a novel is a good place in which to begin the process . |
| 19 | Thirdly , the respect in which the courts are held gives their decisions an influence out of proportion to the number of cases they deal with . |
| 20 | The syllabus is divided into five subject areas ( which coincide with the modules A to E ) and at the end of each of these subject areas , the tutor sets their students a test . |
| 21 | It is the Liberal idea which gives its adherents the freedom to think and enquire , and not follow a party leader like sheep . |
| 22 | A BIT PODGY Fergie gives her thighs a pat … and gets that sinking feeling as her hand carries on plunging into rolls of flesh . |
| 23 | No doubt coach Jack Rowell will already have pencilled in the champagne breakfast he gives his players every time they win the league or cup for May 2nd — the day after the Pilkington Cup final . |
| 24 | Zimbabwe 's Andy Ferreira gives his boys the low down … |
| 25 | Like he was behind er I never held him I was behind him like you know well it gives his legs a bit more like movement . |
| 26 | ‘ . But she herself neither acknowledges this , nor explores what problems a religion of which this is true holds for women . |
| 27 | On the other hand , you may be looking for video material which gives your students the experience of listening to speech against background noise , coming from speakers who are making no concessions to their listeners . |
| 28 | The procedure also gives your solicitors the opportunity to peruse your file at an earlier stage . |
| 29 | This gives your messages a structure and thus an underlying strength . |
| 30 | Habitual activity gives our lives an element of security — the daily pattern of eating , sleeping , ablution and exercise — which provides the essential framework within which we can then be adventurous , taking some risk , enjoying the stimulation of the new and exciting . |