Example sentences of "a [noun] [verb] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If such a change does take place for Amanda and her family it 'll be seven years after time . |
| 2 | Unicef is implementing a programme to help prepare teachers to cope with these added problems in the classroom , and the government itself is to include ‘ rehabilitation ’ as an aspect of the training of teachers . |
| 3 | The company which produces the pain control cassette also produces a tape to help relieve anxiety . |
| 4 | Palace aides secretly expect that if a divorce did take place , Charles would renounce his right to the throne . |
| 5 | A finder does have title to the goods ( a ‘ possessory ’ title ) but it is subject to the title of the original owner . |
| 6 | At least one top left-hander in the top six looks a must to help combat Warne 's leg-spin-and the odds on David Gower returning are shortening almost by the hour . |
| 7 | A FRESH move towards the privatisation of ScotRail has been made by creating a post to help establish Railtrack , the Government 's track authority . |
| 8 | Most decisions have required unanimity , thus allowing reluctant members the right of a veto , though a loophole does allow members to pursue a policy without requiring the assent or cooperation of the others . |
| 9 | In the charity 's Ealing offices , Cliff , with BBC newsroom South East television cameras in attendance , cut a cake to help celebrate ACET 's third birthday during June . |
| 10 | ‘ Having a conscience does complicate things , ’ said Gus with sympathy . |
| 11 | There are those who feel , for instance , that a revolution did take place but not one which achieved positive effects ; or others who dispute the existence of an English revolution but who do not adhere to a neo-conservative interpretation of English history . |
| 12 | Good liaison should also ensure that duplication of content does not occur or that where repetition of a topic does take place , there is a significant variation in the depth , focus and treatment of such a topic . |
| 13 | Where a firm does provide services to a private customer on written contractual terms ( whether a two-way customer agreement required by the rules or a non-mandatory one used for commercial purposes ) , the agreement must set out in adequate detail the basis on which those services are provided . |
| 14 | She led the mare to dry land , then reached a hand to help tug Wynne-Jones from the surging river . |
| 15 | Chairman Barrie Liss said : ‘ Shopkeepers have a duty to help prevent solvent abuse and this initiative will help them do just that . |
| 16 | The bulk of this chapter is , therefore , written with the possibility in mind that the reader might use such a system to help identify gaps in any present personal library , or to lay the structure for a proposed collection of books . |
| 17 | Jock Houston , secretary of the Borders branch of the Educational Institute of Scotland , said : ‘ Discontinuing or changing the site of a school does require consultation under 1981 regulations . |
| 18 | British Coal 's employee relations director , Kevan Hunt , said : ‘ Such a discussion did take place . ’ |
| 19 | However people who are not familiar with the culture of a country do misinterpret situations and relationships and this can be due to a misunderstanding of visual clues . |