Example sentences of "this [noun] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Applied to the practices emerging in the period 1985–9 , this framework yielded a variety of ways in which TTT can help both children and teachers , and a diversity of forms that such collaborations can take . |
| 2 | This support combines a concern to preserve the attractive environments in which they live and a commitment to local democracy at the smallest scale . |
| 3 | This support takes a variety of forms . |
| 4 | And with this change came a transformation in the organisation 's approach to its markets . |
| 5 | I just feel a game of this genre needs a quota of well-hidden rooms to add a little interest . |
| 6 | This driver has a host of other very useful features , including things like resolution control and halftone angles . |
| 7 | Opinion poll findings of this kind raise a problem . |
| 8 | Chair work of this kind involves a lot of compound shaping to make the chair really comfortable and supportive and five a refined appearance . |
| 9 | Is he really trying to convince the people of Britain , as they tried to do then , that policies of this kind provide a basis for sustained recovery and sustained growth ? |
| 10 | Dress has such strong sexual significance that minor activity of this kind adds a frisson for some in intersexual activity . |
| 11 | This function obtains a pixel count of any such material seen in the strip and sets the return value accordingly . |
| 12 | You can use this function to convert an angle expressed in radians to degrees . |
| 13 | You can use this function to convert an angle expressed in degrees to radians before using one of the angle functions ( SIN , COS , etc ) . |
| 14 | This index has an entry for each data cylinder of the file indicating the highest key on the cylinder . |
| 15 | This story involves a youth hostel in the town of Ramsey in the Isle of Man whose narrow-gauge railway has brought pleasure and fascination to many people either as holiday makers or railway enthusiasts since the 1870s . |
| 16 | While this story represents a departure from tradition , it already exists , in fact , to a greater or lesser extent in every well-run American and Japanese corporation . |
| 17 | This story concerns a location about ¾ mile west of Ashton-under-Lyme station where a freight-only line from Denton Junction on the Stockport to Stalybridge line bifurcates to join the Manchester to Huddersfield Trans Pennine route by way of west and east facing curves . |
| 18 | Will the Secretary of State take this opportunity to confirm an answer recently given to me by a junior Minister — it is in Hansard , of course — to the effect that a large number of pensioners — nearly 40 per cent . |
| 19 | These shears are not generally available to the public , so take this opportunity to acquire a pair now . |
| 20 | The respondent took this opportunity to add an entry on the computer which gave a 70% discount on the sale . |
| 21 | The respondent took this opportunity to add an entry on the computer which gave a 70 per cent . |
| 22 | The home selectors have been shuffling their resources in recent matches and they take this opportunity to have a look at some members on the fringe of inclusion for Italy with one or two experienced players , such as flanker Martin Pepper stepping down to the replacements ' bench . |
| 23 | The history in this case describes a conflict between neighbours rather than one against the state . |
| 24 | This case presents a situation in which the commitment for change was high at the top ; but the methods of achieving the change were confused at first , and not enough effort was expended to infuse the total organizational environment with commitment . |
| 25 | This case concerned a man who set up in competition with the business that had previously employed him . |
| 26 | This case concerned a disposition by three adult children in favour of their father and his mortgagees . |
| 27 | eg. lifts , stairs , paths , rubbish chutes etc. this case concerned a path used by a plaintiff confined to a wheelchair who received injuries related to the poor state of the path . |
| 28 | This case concerned an application to the European Patent Office ( EPO ) and the invention was a new digital image processing system , the process steps being expressed mathematically in the form of an algorithm . |
| 29 | This case followed a couple of weeks after the extensive coverage given to the case where a teacher was accused of raping a 15-year-old pupil but who was eventually jailed for unlawful sexual intercourse . |
| 30 | This case raised a number of important issues including the nature of the duty of a civil servant in relation to Parliament . |