Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every professional experimental researcher , in whatever field , has their own private list of fluky data , things that did n't happen quite in accord with expectations and are likely to be due to uncontrolled circumstances — such as the dirty test tube — rather than signalling a major discovery . |
| 2 | In the UK context the book more than fills a major gap , and will , I hope , be widely used . |
| 3 | One department uses a library mainly when undertaking a major study which requires the stimulation of a general library search . |
| 4 | Mr Pettitt and Miss Larkin vanished from their home , in Jericho Farm Walk , Aigburth , six weeks ago and sparked a major hunt . |
| 5 | Mr Pettitt and Miss Larkin vanished from their home , in Jericho Farm Walk , Aigburth , six weeks ago and sparked a major hunt . |