Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun pl] [coord] [vb base] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Western diplomats referred to the example of neighbouring Croatia , where a stream of failed ceasefires were used by militias to consolidate gains and prepare for new offences . |
| 2 | It was only after the failure of the economic system had undermined the free market ethos that unions finally gained legitimacy , if not acceptance , and largely because of government legislation giving workers the right to form unions and engage in collective bargaining . |
| 3 | Unions are at a disadvantage here because the legal framework which established workers ' rights to form unions and engage in collective bargaining was essentially created by government . |
| 4 | Is there any evidence that the ability to respond intelligently to the fiction of Henry James , for example , makes the reader less likely to embezzle funds or indulge in marital cruelty ? |
| 5 | Generally less well-educated than other ethnic groups , and more likely to lack jobs and live in grim houses , Pakistanis and Bangladeshis have been hit by the closure of run-down Bradford mills and ancient Birmingham factories . |
| 6 | However , without a warrant , or unless other arrestable offences are involved ( e.g. fire arms ) , they have no right to search premises or remain on private premises without invitation once the breach of the peace has been dealt with . |
| 7 | ‘ Telegraph ’ to cut jobs and move to 7-day rotas |