Example sentences of "an [noun sg] [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The COB accused Paz Zamora of giving in to United States pressure and reneging on an election promise that crop substitution measures would remain the central strategy to eradicate the growing of coca crops by 60,000 peasant farmers , many of whom were former tin miners made redundant as a result of the collapse of the international price of tin . |
| 2 | So Yule and January passed , and the lord of Dalwolsey quite frequently caught himself wondering how he might contrive an excuse to pay another visit to the Doune of Menteith . |
| 3 | Over 2,000 people enjoy an Avocet Cruise each winter . |
| 4 | And in between the P C which we find on many peoples desks may be emulating a character terminal , may be emulating erm an X-terminal to provide that user interface to an individual . |
| 5 | Point-to-point enthusiasts are in for an Easter treat this weekend with two meetings in the area — at Tweseldown on Saturday ( first race 1.30 ) and Hackwood Park , near Basingstoke , on Monday ( first race 2.00 ) . |
| 6 | Six of us , Mohammed , Aziz , Ali ( Aziz 's assistant ) , six locals and goods it took half an hour to unload half way , was a fairly modest load . |
| 7 | It seemed to Elizabeth that it took people half an hour to greet each other each day . |
| 8 | Some guys would spend an hour teasing each curl into place . |
| 9 | THE UK 's ‘ record of human suffering ’ is worse than every European country except Greece , according to an index published this month by the Washington based Population Crisis Committee . |
| 10 | There is nothing ins intrinsically long with the concept of Percent for Art , but we saw an opportunity to extend that concept to make sure that the real need of real people in real communities were properly reflected in any scheme . |
| 11 | The economy of London is suffering dreadfully in this second Conservative recession , and we should have an opportunity to debate that matter in the House as soon as possible . |
| 12 | A core programme , coupled with an opportunity to spend some time in the patient area of their choice , is most likely to meet the needs of the individual . |
| 13 | The officer at Leicester 's not available at the moment , so he hopes by the next meeting erm if Leeds have an opportunity to see that letter , and perhaps have a short report on what this council does with respect to Nestle/1 and also what other councils have done . |
| 14 | Get the children to take their autograph book as there should be an opportunity to do some celebrity spotting . |
| 15 | Later you are going to have an opportunity to do some writing similar to the pieces you have heard , however , if you have been fidgeting and not concentrating , you wo n't know what to do big boys . |
| 16 | The magistrates ' courts provided an opportunity to do this while simultaneously bolstering flagging markets for solicitors , who were feeling the economic pinch of a depressed property and commercial market . |
| 17 | While that is good news for farmers , who are undoubtedly being given an opportunity to earn more money than the multiples would ever be happy to pass back — it does mean that consumers will have to get used to paying a little more . |
| 18 | The course is broadly based on the disciplines relevant to business studies but also offers an opportunity to undertake some specialization in the final year . |
| 19 | The Minister now has an opportunity to clarify that position . |
| 20 | Er the Noble Lord is not in a position to say that the overwhelming erm number of parents support not going grant maintained , because until this year , until the new Act of Parliament er came into place , er not all parents were given an opportunity to answer that question er it is now er necessary for every single governing body to return to that question on an annual basis . |
| 21 | Natural justice requires that a firm should have an opportunity to answer any criticism before a decision is made . |
| 22 | Now it 's a different ball game because we I think we have an opportunity to maintain that price for a while . |
| 23 | In addition , most of the courses include a period of placement with employers , which enables students to relate their studies to real-world problems , as well as affording them an opportunity to gain some experience of dealing with these problems . |
| 24 | It assumes that he has a right to be paid the fees , charges , and disbursements , but provides that he shall not bring an action to enforce that right until certain preliminary requirements have been satisfied . |
| 25 | ‘ ( 1 ) An action to recover any sum recoverable by virtue of any enactment shall not be brought after the expiration of six years from the date on which the cause of action accrued . |
| 26 | Hezbollah radio ( Voice of the Oppressed ) claimed to have ambushed an SLA patrol that day , but made no mention of casualties . |
| 27 | Work experience for teachers will help them to plan work experience for students as an integrated part of the curriculum rather than an add-on to provide some relief for the teacher but of little advantage to the student and an inconvenience for business . |
| 28 | This will be particularly relevant where an EPO has been granted to an applicant representing another agency such as the NSPCC or to a private individual . |
| 29 | They challenge two assumptions commonly made , either implicitly or explicitly , in conventional organisation theory : ( a ) that an institution adopts that form of organisation which best fits its technology , environment , and other contingent factors , the ‘ best fit ’ being in terms of that organisation structure most suited to co-ordinating the tasks performed by members of that institution ; ( b ) that members of the institution have entered freely into a contract with that institution to provide a service to that institution in return for reward , and that they accept as legitimate both the institutional goals and the means of co-ordination used to achieve those goals ( rational/legal authority ) . |
| 30 | UN Under-Secretary-General Marrack Goulding and Assistant-Secretary-General Alvaro de Soto arrived in San Salvador on Oct. 30 in an attempt to avert another crisis [ for evolution of peace process see pp. 38569-70 ; 38672 ; 38716 ; 38759 ; 38906 ] . |