Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] a major [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While at Environment he was burned in effigy by the people of Foxley Wood for approving a major housing development . |
| 2 | The process of bringing a major investment project to fruition begins with the original concept or requirement which may be triggered by a company 's business plan , new legislation or perceived external opportunities and threats . |
| 3 | MANSON 'S SOLO LP , featuring songs that he originally presented to Byrds producer Terry Melcher in the hope of landing a major record deal . |
| 4 | SUEDE , who are on the verge of signing a major recording deal with Sony , have announced details of their second single and three September dates . |
| 5 | Participants also discussed the possibility of launching a major research project on the theme , and made plans for a book on communication and human rights in Africa . |
| 6 | Participants also discussed the possibility of launching a major research project on the theme , and made plans for a book on communication and human rights in Africa . |
| 7 | He is also in the process of clinching a major record deal . |
| 8 | The victim had 15 stab wounds , including one to his neck which came within half a millimetre of severing a major blood vessel . |
| 9 | For most small newsagents , the prospect of defending a major libel case is frightening , and when Sir James Goldsmith threatened " Private Eye 's " distributors in this fashion , many of them caved in . |
| 10 | In fact , ever since the beginning of the year you seem to have been toying with the idea of making a major career move or change of residence and what transpires sometimes between October 29 and November 3 should enable you to rebuild and reshape your life — and the past with all its traumas and dramas will be placed in their true perspective , if not forgotten altogether . |
| 11 | Because this new pond is interconnected with the main one , adding the water was like doing a major water change . |
| 12 | A NORTH-EAST sea captain awaiting trial charged with causing a major oil spillage died after a sustained drinking binge , an inquest heard . |
| 13 | After their years of isolation , the South African Broadcasting Corporation may not be fully aware of the problems involved in televising a major sporting event . |
| 14 | Examination of the condition of the meshes in the sieve nest should always be carried out before undertaking a major sieving programme . |
| 15 | Ferris was on the verge of signing for Linfield last season but has decided now to pledge his immediate future to the Lurgan club , who are expected to announced a major kit sponsorship shortly . |
| 16 | Columbia fought the rating by hiring a major law firm and produced several hundred affidavits from psychiatrists , social experts and church men to support their view that the film should be seen by audiences under eighteen , because it was a realistic look at social behaviour . |
| 17 | They 'd followed that up by mounting a major surveillance job in London without clearing it with us or the Co-ordinator or anybody . |