Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [vb mod] provide a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Detecting water movements helps many insects of fast-flowing streams to maintain their position , and it alerts aquatic leeches to the approach of animals which might provide a meal of blood .
2 Ties which might provide a basis for group cohesion included regional origins ( reinforced by the domain system ) , shared caste , family relationships or occupation .
3 Hofmann realized that he had discovered a new and versatile chemical reaction which could provide a route to a wide range of new compounds .
4 Its report suggested some principles which might provide a basis for action .
5 In the case of a recommended offer which will provide a cash alternative by way of underwriting the target company should , assuming no announcement has been made , request the London Stock Exchange to grant a suspension before the proposed offer is disclosed to any sub-underwriters .
6 The determination of the MMD by conventional fractionation techniques is time consuming , and a rapid , efficient and reliable method which can provide a measure of the MMD in a matter of hours has been developed .
7 ‘ We really do need to find daytime firefighters who can provide a mainstay to their local fire station when others in the locality have to work away , ’ Mr Davis added .
8 Within this perspective , the need to develop in every child a facility with skills of study , library use and information handling was clearly significant , as was some ideal of a fully integrated , centralised resources centre which would provide a hub for the wide range of activities comprising the curriculum .
9 Annexed to the Grand Hotel Terme is a thermal centre which can provide a range of therapeutic treatments ( charges payable locally ) and there is an indoor swimming pool with thermal water .
10 OUP is therefore looking for a business relationship with a supplier who can provide a system to do the job .
11 Assessments will be recorded in the trainee 's log book which will provide a record of achievement to date .
12 Besides , the Zionist fever was gripping Jewry everywhere , and even if the dream did not come true for them — well , their regular donations would redeem some small plot in the Holy Land which could provide a home for other less fortunate brethren .
13 There are also a lot of advantages in acquisition accountancy which can provide a sort of beer mat for the first years while you are trying to put the businesses together , and of course we did n't have these in the merger .
14 Planned tutorials or lectures can be programmed for material which might provide a basis for development .
15 He could think of no form of words , no common interest which could provide a path down which they could all three go abreast .
16 He received from one of those organisations , the Board of Guardians , food , clothing , a little money to tide him over the worst first weeks , and the address of a family who would provide a room and warmth .
17 In the case of high technology design he must provide a service for the engineers and scientists who carry the technical design responsibility .
18 At that time it would provide a resting place for six to ten clients a week , and the arrival of each one had the macabre side of me guessing what kind of corpse it was .
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