Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [prep] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here we will recover over one million tonnes of coal , partially by washing , and get rid of a major eyesore left by deep mining . |
| 2 | They are equally suitable for 16 to 19-year olds in school and further education , and adult learners , including returners to the workplace and those who wish to prepare for a major career change . |
| 3 | These are now telecast live , or slightly delayed , and have developed into a major part of the state-run television schedule on a Saturday afternoon — with the consequent spin-offs to the various sponsors . |
| 4 | This debate , which essentially arises out of the Piper Alpha disaster , has been given even greater poignancy due to the reports that we have received of a major explosion at Grangemouth . |
| 5 | Many of these have adopted as a major part of their strategy over the last two years campaigns to attract bidders for Channel 5 franchises to locate in their cities . |
| 6 | In Heriot 's we take this very seriously , and we have embarked on a major enhancement of our language provision , to give all our pupils a grounding in two languages — either French and German , or French and Spanish , depending on the year of entry . |
| 7 | ‘ Too often chief executives fail to recognise that they have embarked on a major project until they are well into it and it had run into difficulties . ’ |
| 8 | In Gwent we have embarked on a major study to do this and will be offering a prostate health check to over 10000 men aged between 55 and 70 in a study that is associated with the European programme concerned with early prostatic cancer . |
| 9 | In Northern Ireland we have embarked on a major programme of investment covering all sectors of the region 's transportation system . |
| 10 | These cultures have gone through a major change such that the use of credit is now an accepted feature in managing personal expenditure patterns . |
| 11 | Derby have emerged as a major threat after the signing of former Sunderland star Marco Gabbiadini . |