Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The picture of cattle stealing which has been built up thus far has emphasized its institutional nature . |
| 2 | The major Japanese computer manufacturers expect to report sharp declines in profits for fiscal 1993 , Associated Press reports from Tokyo : five companies — Hitachi Ltd , Toshiba Corp , Mitsubishi Electric Co , NEC Corp and Fujitsu Ltd are expected to report a combined 72% decline in profits , according to the Nippon Keizai Shimbun , the second consecutive drop in yearly earnings among the five firms , which collectively saw a 59% drop last year from the prior year ; NEC has revised its expected loss upwards to $370m from $77m forecast in November , Hitachi expects earnings to fall 33% to $733m , Fujitsu forecast its first loss at $8.6m , and Mitsubishi Electric expects a 30% fall in profit to $336m ; Sony Corp , NEC and Hitachi are considering raising export prices to compensate for a 6.5% appreciation of the yen against the dollar in the past month , which has begun to erode Japanese exporters ' profits . |
| 3 | The group has revised its own specification to require most of the recommended items to be incorporated in any new vehicles that are purchased . |
| 4 | Everyone has a right to his or her opinion and mum has received her fair share of opposition . |
| 5 | Eagan , Minnesota-based Cray Research Inc has received its first order from South Africa : the South African Weather Bureau in Pretoria wants a Cray Y-MP2E supercomputer . |
| 6 | THE Sunday Correspondent has received its first brace of libel writs , with one from Emma Samms over ‘ Fresh evidence widens Eagle Trust scandal ’ in the 1 October edition and another from Jonathan Maxwell Wylie Samuelson , who claims he was libelled in the same article and also in one headed ‘ Payments to Samuelson Jnr ’ in the 17 September issue . |
| 7 | A Bill , which would allow companies to charge interest on commercial debts that remain unsettled after 30 days , has received its second Reading . |
| 8 | Behind the scenes , many who sit on the Conservative Benches are betraying their concern even before the Bill has received its Second Reading . |
| 9 | There she suspends herself by her feet and takes a well-earned rest , having done her best to ensure that her single babe , in spite of everything , has received its proper milk-ration . |
| 10 | David Feherty , who , like Richardson , has received his first Masters invitation , had much the same experience . |
| 11 | Your County Chairman has received your personal letters rejecting this planning application o of a maximum two point six represents fifteen thousand residents object to it . |
| 12 | And the particular incident that has aroused his fearsome wrath is the departure from Granada Television of Mr David Plowright , a man who knows about TV programmes , at the behest of Mr Gerry Robinson , a man who knows about balance sheets . |
| 13 | In the past , a new sister has learned mainly through observation of those more experienced ; and then , through trial and error , has developed her own style of ward management . |
| 14 | However , this statement precedes the Glorious Revolution of 1688 , since when the doctrine of the supremacy of Parliament has developed its modern meaning . |
| 15 | Manchester design company Lord & Bowes has developed its new look , including an editorial column and news roundup , and we intend continuing with our lengthier informative features . |
| 16 | For the mass market the firm has developed its Personal Security Vehicle , or PSV-2 — the ‘ Armor lite ’ of the motoring world . |
| 17 | With a relatively tiny home market , Ericsson is always short of the resources it needs to stay at the leading edge of its chosen industry , where the cost of major development projects is measured in hundreds of millions of dollars , and although it has developed its own TMOS Telecommunications Management and Operations Support software suite — which runs under Unix — it needs the muscle of a company like Hewlett-Packard to exploit the product . |
| 18 | Marshall Beaven , a Dorset firm of registered auditors , has developed its own audit and accounts production program , MAAP , to run with the accounts production package SSAP II . |
| 19 | It has developed its own operating systems ( the basic software on which the firm 's machines run ) and its own international marketing organisation , with an emphasis on personal computers . |
| 20 | 7.3 What is required is a purpose designed method of reporting incidents of violence and the Department has developed its own report form . |
| 21 | Enterprise Training has developed its own Quality Assurance Policy which includes a commitment to the ‘ Investors In People ’ programme . |
| 22 | And top manufacturer Siemens has developed its latest range of quality washing machines with both energy and money saving features very much in mind . |
| 23 | Unisoft Inc , the London and New York-based Unix house that has been quietly transforming itself into a system integrator and bespoke application developer has broken its near silence of the last couple of years and come out with what it calls a ‘ highly portable ’ version of Unix V.4 — UniPlus+ SVR4/MIPS . |
| 24 | Dromore angler Niall Cromie has broken his own record for a four hour ‘ Keep All You Catch ’ ticket at the Straid Fishery . |
| 25 | Newman has broken his left ankle , although the extent of the damage was not apparent until more than 24 hours after Monday 's goalless draw at Elland Road . |
| 26 | He has broken his age-long silence in order to warn humankind that he has committed a dangerous ‘ syntax error ’ . |
| 27 | Historically , brewing has justified its recession-proof rating , perhaps because in good times or bad , people still keep on drinking . |
| 28 | Until 1967 , all beef breeds in Scandinavia were registered by the Nordic Association of Beefbreeders but since that year Denmark has registered its own beef animals . |
| 29 | Thus , on the eve of the second British Reform Act of 1867 , James Bryce noted that " the social progress of democracy has outrun its political progress " , which was ominous because " there is nothing more dangerous than a democratic society without democratic institutions " . |
| 30 | An eleven year old girl has witnessed her two brothers , who were Roman Catholics , being shot dead in their home by terrorists in Northern Ireland . |