Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] start [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | New cases of BSE in the UK " where 88,000 animals have died of the disease so far " rose from 675 to 885 a week over the past year , although the government 's chief scientist insists the figure will start to decline by the end of this year . |
| 2 | Nor are the prospects , even for Galway , as bad as they appear at the moment : workers reportedly wept openly in the Digital canteen when told their jobs were being phased out over the next 12 months , but the fear that most of the subcontractors that served DEC will have to close as well is not likely to be realised : where a company has a good relationship with a subcontractor , there are good reasons for maintaining that relationship even after a plant closes , and work should start flowing across the Irish Sea all the way to Galway from Scotland . |
| 3 | A girl will start coming to the project when she is pregnant , and come back after she has had her baby . |
| 4 | The Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food ( MAFF ) had initially predicted that the incidence of BSE would start to fall by the end of 1992 , but , it says , some farmers continued using the feed after the introduction of the ban . |
| 5 | The likelihood loomed that there would be a major public inquiry , that a Dangerous Structures Notice would be served on the spire , that the spire would then be truncated and the church mutilated , and that rain would start pouring through the roof , resulting in a massive outbreak of dry rot . |
| 6 | Make sure you air your grievances to your superiors or both your health and a special relationship could start to suffer under the pressure . |
| 7 | A recent study showed that polluted mine water would start to flow into the River Wear within three months of pumping coming to a stop . |
| 8 | The dog may start to scratch at the door to be let out . |
| 9 | Paper will start to peel from the wall , and in the worst cases plaster will start to crumble . |
| 10 | If de Klerk can convince the world that South Africa has come far enough in improving its record on human rights , sanctions will be lifted and crucial foreign capital will start flowing into the country . |
| 11 | According to Computerwoche , the AS/400 version will start shipping in the third quarter of this year under the name of ‘ Unibol 4xx ’ , following demonstrations at the IBM mid-range show , Expo 3x/400 , in Frankfurt at the end of June . |
| 12 | According to Computerwoche , the AS/400 version will start shipping in the third quarter of this year under the name of ‘ Unibol 4xx ’ , following demonstrations at the IBM mid-range show , Expo 3x/400 , in Frankfurt at the end of June . |
| 13 | The bulletin said : ‘ This gives rise to the hope that the rate of increase may start to fall over the next few quarters . ’ |
| 14 | United Solar Systems Corp , a joint venture of Canon Inc and Energy Conversion Devices Inc , Troy , Michigan , is to start building the world 's biggest solar cell manufacturing facility in Newport News , Virginia this year : the $30m plant will start operating by the end of next year and create more than 300 new jobs by 1995 , producing photovoltaic panels and systems with a total capacity of 10MW per year . |