Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [verb] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A cropped and fitted jacket nips in to show off a neat waist and looks trim with a long line skirt . |
| 2 | A Japanese company has since taken out a 17-year patent on the chemical . |
| 3 | Taylor has since brought in a consultancy company to examine his public relations techniques . |
| 4 | She has successfully set up a resource centre for materials from Christian Aid and the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund . |
| 5 | If a client has successfully carried out a difficult homework task the group can reinforce this success more powerfully than a therapist alone . |
| 6 | Habsburg dynasty Dr Otto von Habsburg , son of the last King-Emperor of Hungary , has politely turned down an offer to stand in next month 's Hungarian presidential election as the candidate of the Smallholders party . |
| 7 | The Open Software Foundation has unofficially put out a Request For Technology for its next generation graphical user interface , UEC II , ( UX No 392 ) . |
| 8 | However , so long as we remain in the Community , Parliament has effectively handed over a number of functions that it has traditionally fulfilled . |
| 9 | That humble little abode for plant pots , trowels and gro-bags has suddenly taken on a new meaning in the light of the latest Sunday night shocker Lady Chatterley . |
| 10 | Now he says he has no immediate plans for exit and has not ruled out a trade sale . |
| 11 | Manager Ted Pearce has not ruled out a merger with the reformed Shots who have been drawing crowds of more than 2,000 to the Recreation Ground after their blistering start in the Diadora League Division Three . |
| 12 | But Cooke has not ruled out a return for the wing legend , who scored a record 35 tries for England . |
| 13 | This expansion of education has not brought about a similar increase in social mobility . |
| 14 | ‘ The only thing that can be said is that somebody has just snuffed out a very special person who was going to achieve an incredible amount in life . |
| 15 | Made to Measure ( 0243 533333 ) has just brought out a ‘ Family Skiing ’ brochure featuring child-friendly hotels in France , Switzerland , Austria and the US . |
| 16 | Jackie Gardner takes exhibits to horticultural shows all over the country and the nursery has just picked up a Gold Medal at Chelsea . |
| 17 | The French prime minister has just thrown down a gauntlet to America on agricultural trade : he wants to rewrite the deal recently struck by America and the EC on farm exports ( see page 92 ) . |
| 18 | It is , therefore , worth bearing in mind that if you want a new tank , and have a friend who has just set up a new fish-house , you might do well to order through him/her … |
| 19 | And Kode has just set up a new marketing company , Kamtronics , to sell all high-volume printed circuit boards made in the Far East to the UK and Europe . |
| 20 | The Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society offers help for families who have lost babies and has just set up a Darlington branch . |
| 21 | In the Italian league , full of good teams , it has lately notched up an all-time record — no defeats in 58 successive games — and is close to winning its 13th title . |
| 22 | Lobbying by pharmaceutical companies has already watered down a proposed directive which at first suggested forcing them to include detailed information on dosage and usage on advertisements . |
| 23 | ‘ The wife has already made up a spare bed in Susan 's room . |
| 24 | Indeed , IXI claims one of Sun 's European offices has already brought in a Motif-based solution to use in-house . |
| 25 | In addition to his share of the £136,000 prize fund for his match with Timman , he has already picked up a share ( with Timman ) of around £500,000 from sponsorship by the manufacturers of the Mephisto Chess Computer . |
| 26 | Dalglish has already splashed out an incredible £12m in an effort to further the club 's European ambitions . |
| 27 | The council has already set up a working party on resists , chaired by Ron Lawes . |
| 28 | The Institute for Investment Management and Research has already set up a committee , chaired by David Damant , to consider the principles under which maintainable earnings per share could be calculated . |
| 29 | De Fazio denied that USL has already set up a UST subsidiary in Australia , saying that ‘ we 've been negotiating , but nothing is finalised . ’ |
| 30 | Now , I do understand that the C E C has already set up a working party to look into this whole issue of elections to the C E C , and no doubt , that will also include a review of the byelaws . |