Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [verb] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our reappraisal of Britain 's defence needs will result in a major restructuring of our Armed Forces to take account of the changing world situation . |
| 2 | KBA 's activities include merchant banking , stockbroking , bullion trading and leasing . |
| 3 | Apart from ERA 's determination to find and fund a long term solution to the dampness problem and to prove that their living conditions were more suited to the health of the fungus families than human families , they were equally determined to get Public Health on the political agenda and to dispel the myth that smoking , diet and lack of exercise were solely responsible for Glasgow 's award winning heart disease record . |
| 4 | Failed firm 's shareholders lose tax gain |
| 5 | The new station 's shareholders include GWR Radio of Swindon , the American media giant Time Warner , Home Counties Newspapers and Sir Peter Michael , one of Britain 's richest businessmen . |
| 6 | If , indeed , such principles are a feature of children 's attempts to understand adult language , it remains to be seen whether they can be seen as the outcome of earlier developmental processes or , as seems more likely , innate abilities and therefore features of Chomsky 's LAD . |
| 7 | February 1992 : Following the inauguration of The Institute of Tourism Studies ( ITS ) , Malta , HCIMA Malta was involved in encouraging the island 's authorities to seek HCIMA accreditation for its courses . |
| 8 | Practice — Discovery — Public interest immunity — Court of Appeal ( Criminal Division ) ordering Police Complaints Authority to disclose documents to appellant — Implied undertaking to use documents only for appeal — Appellant 's conviction quashed — Police Officers involved in appellant 's case bringing libel action against newspaper publishers — Publishers seeking access to documents in order to plead justification — Claim of public interest immunity by Police Complaints Authority — Whether implied undertaking adding to claim of public interest immunity — Balance of public interests — Whether implied undertaking to be varied |
| 9 | Lamplugh 's sister fled knife man , court told |
| 10 | Ryan 's father appeared from the den , seated the star in the centre of the white sofa and ordered Ryan 's sister to fetch orange juice from the fridge . |
| 11 | Did fact inspire Higgins 's fiction , or did Greene 's fiction spark wartime speculation ? |
| 12 | Mr Major said that Mr Mates 's decision to give fugitive millionaire Asil Nadir a watch inscribed , ‘ Do n't let the buggers get you down , ’ was ‘ not a hanging offence . ’ |
| 13 | Nuclear Electric spokesman , Len Green , said the company 's decision to use levy money to help with the cost of constructing Sizewell B was in the best interests of the consumer and this might be the case if the C station went ahead . |
| 14 | As Appendix 1 , Table 33a shows , convenience predominates even more in people 's decision to use mail order or credit card . |
| 15 | The Chancellor 's decision to take base interest rates to 15 per cent was followed this week by mortgage rate rises from the Halifax and Abbey National building societies to 14.5 per cent . |
| 16 | Many commentators claimed that Bush 's decision to reverse US policy on arms sales to Taiwan was largely motivated by his poor domestic standing in the run-up to the US presidential election in November . |
| 17 | Great Aycliffe councillor Peter Bergg ( Lib Dem ) claimed the Labour council 's decision to close Greenfields House , Newton Aycliffe , was not based on financial reasons . |
| 18 | The report cited a number of subtle changes in Syria 's relations with Iraq , including a resumption in postal services and Syrian television 's decision to broadcast Baghdad weather forecasts . |
| 19 | Estate agents say they are concerned by the Government 's decision to reintroduce stamp duty on new houses from August the nineteenth saying it will harm an already fragile market |
| 20 | The threatened public sector pay freeze follows Mr Major 's decision to preserve capital spending projects to help Britain out of recession . |
| 21 | The threatened public sector pay freeze follows Mr Major 's decision to preserve capital spending projects to help Britain out of recession . |
| 22 | A leaked report detailing a crisis on the West coast main line highlights the problems faced by BR after the Government 's decision to cut railway investment in 1993-94 by £700 million to £1 billion . |
| 23 | THE Government 's decision to drop car tax ensured brisk business for Manchester dealers yesterday . |
| 24 | PRESIDENT Bush 's decision to throw US combat troops against General Noriega shows that the Monroe doctrine is alive and well despite talk of new standards of behaviour from the superpowers . |
| 25 | The opportunity to introduce a legal agreements was available when Millers ' appeal to the Court of Session prevented the Secretary of State 's decision to grant outline consent to the Maybury Park development from taking effect and Wimpey submitted outline application no 1463/90 . |
| 26 | When the Court of Session action was lifted , the Secretary of State 's decision to grant outline consent for the housing site became valid . |
| 27 | An application for the judicial review of Poole Borough Council 's decision to grant planning permission for the building of 200 houses on ecologically-fragile Dorset heathland has been overturned . |
| 28 | However , the Budget was criticised by Scottish Engineering , the employers ' organisation which represents hundreds of Scottish manufacturing businesses , and the brewers , angry at the Chancellor 's decision to raise excise duty on beer . |
| 29 | Brian Stewart , chief executive of Scottish and Newcastle , said the Budget was wide-ranging but in the context of his own industry , the Chancellor 's decision to raise excise duty on beer flew in the face of commercial reality . |
| 30 | Cleveland and Yorkshire North MEP David Bowe has told campaigners that the EC could grant money for a feasibility study if the line whose future is threatened by British Steel 's decision to transfer Redmire quarry limestone from rail to roads from September was part of a regional transport plan … |