Example sentences of "provide a much [verb] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It provided a much needed patch of light in an otherwise sombre room lit only by two silk-shaded sidelamps .
2 These activities provide a much needed base for unifying survey methodology work in the government , academic , commercial and research institute sectors and for international exchanges .
3 Now , Muze magazine may not have been a high profile organisation but it did provide a much needed platform for the flourishing Manchester rock scene .
4 This would provide a much needed flexibility , showing that National Curriculum requirements can be met in a range of ways according to children 's needs and teachers ' preferred ways of working .
5 Christie 's are hoping that this will provide a much needed fillip to the subject .
6 First restored in Devon by Buckfastleigh-based volunteers and staff of the 80064 Locomotive Group from Barry scrapyard condition during the 1970's , the engine will provide a much needed boost to the SDR 's expanding loco fleet .
7 These clubs continue to run successfully and provide a much appreciated service for this area .
8 Senior Citizens ‘ Club and Lunch Club continue to thrive and provide a much appreciated service ably run by Mrs Wicksted and Miss Finnan respectively .
9 These clubs continue to run successfully and provide a much appreciated service for this area .
10 This seems to suggest that the policy of the 1974 Act is the recognition that there is a need for industrial waste to be disposed of , and the companies doing so are providing a much needed service , but such operations ought to be closely controlled to ensure that any interference on the surrounding locality is minimal .
11 I definitely think we 've found a niche , not just in a business sense , but in the sense of providing a much needed service to dog owners , and I think we all need some helpful service nowadays , rather than being told to go elsewhere . ’
12 They were content to stay in the back-streets of our towns making their own coffins and providing a much needed service to a community which was either unqualified , unwilling or unable to extend to such outrageous luxuries .
13 Both sections are providing a much needed service for the area .
14 Both sections are providing a much needed service for the area .
15 Sleep provides a restorative function within the body , slowing down bodily processes , and providing a much needed break from daily stress .
16 He has provided a much needed corrective to the over-individualistic approach to conversion which has been characteristic of many western evangelists and missionaries .
17 They bear favourable comparison and their intuition , perception and consistent attention to detail provides a much needed balance to any group discussion .
18 Eighteen months on from that flotation , Olsen has ordered five one-milliontonne tankers from the Belfast yard , which provides a much needed baseload of work .
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