Example sentences of "this [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With this make a difference to modern man 's divorce ? |
| 2 | First published in 1962 and now in its 4th edition ( 1980 ) , this fulfils a role as a reference text rather better than a student text , in that it has hundreds of references but no problems . |
| 3 | Does this make a difference ? |
| 4 | Might not this make a pamphlet of some kind ? |
| 5 | This became a powerhouse of academic propaganda in favour of self-determination for the peoples of eastern Europe . |
| 6 | In the mid 1920s a class was set up in London ; in 1934 this became a school at Penhill in Kent . |
| 7 | A bad mistake , as this became a standing joke for the rest of the week . |
| 8 | Direct responsibility for DMS policy in England and Wales was initially that of a panel ( a panel for Scotland remained separate for several years ) and this became a Board after the Committee for Arts and Social Studies was split in 1978 and a Committee for Business and Management Studies created — ; a decision which produced some controversy . |
| 9 | Samuel Whitbread had extracted a fine of £5 from a malefactor who had been brought up before him in his magistrate 's court ; this became a donation to the infirmary . |
| 10 | A small drapers , ‘ Palmers ’ , was next door but after a few years this became a Baby Wear shop . |
| 11 | Made public this became a display of petulance and obstinacy , from which Miller emerged the loser . |
| 12 | The Situationists were idealists in the sense that they perceived themselves apart from the spectacle , always managing to be ‘ other-than-spectacular ’ , as Levin puts it , so that this became a pre-condition of Situationist practice . |
| 13 | This became a record of termly discussion signed by both parties . |
| 14 | When the Empire collapsed this became a reproach , so that a deliberate policy designed to increase the prestige of France in the eyes of others was denounced as criminal extravagance . |
| 15 | In due course this became a grievance and from early days , no doubt , it could be commuted for payment in money . |
| 16 | This became a challenge for managers in the 1980s who had been recruited in the more consensual 1960s and 1970s , and it will remain a feature of the next decade . |
| 17 | This became a signal for revolutionary insurrection in Catalonia and Asturia by the C.N.T.-F.A.I . |
| 18 | Through this personal talk , the teacher avoids any competitive feeling that might occur if this became a group activity . |
| 19 | They persuaded their father to let them use it to eat their porridge and this became a habit with them . |
| 20 | This constitutes a revolution that has , I believe , been very generally welcomed . |
| 21 | D9 ) the batsman must simultaneously press the Bat button to halt the ball on this l.e.d. ; this constitutes a hit and the field display will then indicate his score or his penalty . |
| 22 | We can certainly agree that political sociologists have not confined their attention to the narrower governmental sphere or believed that this constitutes a part ( albeit an important part ) of the world of politics . |
| 23 | Although this constitutes a piece of anecdotal evidence , it serves to illustrate the point about the value of the information content of dividends . |
| 24 | This constitutes a penalty to the deserting management by depriving them of any uplift in the market value , and gives comfort to the investors about the level of commitment of the managers . |
| 25 | Inasmuch as this constitutes a methodology , it presupposes learning aims which many students will not necessarily have an awareness of . |
| 26 | From Brussels and Strasbourg came the stern warning : ‘ This constitutes a monopoly — get rid of it ! ’ |
| 27 | In our opinion , this constitutes a violation of the Theft Act 1968 subsection 32 ( c ) and we would be grateful if you would consider the following advice : please stop going down Convent St. and entering houses without the owners ' permission . |
| 28 | The inspector argues that because the directors ( the husbands ) have the right to veto a transfer of shares , this constitutes a condition under s 685(4B) ICTA 1988 , thus taking the gift outside the provisions of independent taxation and rendering the dividends taxable on the husbands . |
| 29 | Together with inevitable involvement with patients and their families over long periods , this encourages a change of emphasis from diagnosis/treatment/cure to assessment/assistance/care . |
| 30 | How may this affect a farmer 's input costs ? |