Example sentences of "[noun pl] to [noun] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Antrim Borough Council is setting its one mile motor racing circuit at Nutt 's Corner aside for Learner Drivers to practice in a safe and controlled environment off the public roads . |
| 2 | The two will develop and market pen and display-(PAD) based solutions to users in a wide range of commercial markets , including retailing and merchandising . |
| 3 | This chapter explains : ( 1 ) that the identity and qualifications of an expert are established by the parties , usually in the expert clause , and that an expert need not be an individual ( 9.2 ) ; ( 2 ) the practice of referring disputes to a named individual , firm or company ( 9.3 ) ; ( 3 ) the same practice where the test is the position held by an individual , firm or company ( 9.4 ) ; ( 4 ) the practice of referring disputes to members of a particular profession ( 9.5 ) ; ( 5 ) the effect of stipulating criteria for an expert 's eligibility ( 9.6 ) ; ( 6 ) the effect of a requirement that an expert be independent ( 9.7 ) ; ( 7 ) the practice relating to umpires ( 9.8 ) . |
| 4 | Mammalian faunas on isolated continental fragments could evolve , at least for a time , separately from faunas in other parts of the world , producing a whole series of peculiar animals that have no direct relationships to animals with a similar mode of life elsewhere . |
| 5 | International waste management company Attwoods pushed profits ahead more than 11 per cent in the six months to January after a good performance from key sectors of its US business . |
| 6 | Among the other barriers to growth beyond a low level of activity appear to be the investor base and hence placing power of established firms , which influence the ability to win mandates . |
| 7 | The keys to success in a devolved system are |
| 8 | It was the bloodiest day in two and a half years of Arab protest against Israeli protest against Israeli rule , triggered off when a twenty one year old Israeli machine-gunned seven Arabs to death on a sandy road embankment outside Tel Aviv . |
| 9 | Conditions on Santiago , however , are truly formidable , In 1982 I spent several days in the interior of the island , seeing the terrifying flows of jagged , jumbled lava that makes walking difficult and cuts shoes to shreds in a short time . |
| 10 | The prices are collected by postal contact with manufacturers or visits to retailers in a representative list of towns . |
| 11 | All colouring services are on offer , with prices starting from £10 for semi-permanents to £30 for a full head of foil highlights . |
| 12 | At times when the winds obliged , Torbay smacks sailed their catches to Portsmouth for a shorter van-haul to the capital . |
| 13 | Staff must therefore balance professional service obligations to clients with a realistic concern for their own safety . |
| 14 | They included a sweeping revision of the Internal Security Act so as to end detention without trial , as provided for in the " Pretoria Minute " agreement between the government and the ANC in August 1990 [ see p. 37642 ] ; a proposal to offer Cabinet seats to blacks during a transitional period while a new constitution was being negotiated ; the appointment of a neutral chairman of the constitutional conference ; and the appointment of an independent judge or jurist to investigate incidents of violence . |
| 15 | The three , he said , would add another £50m in revenues to companies with a combined turnover of £200m . |
| 16 | Before the match , Viscount and Viscountess Marchwood and the English and French directors of Moët et Chandon , and Mr Terence Mansfield the managing director of the National Magazine Company , and Mrs Mansfield , and Miss Liz Kershaw the publisher of Harpers & Queen , entertained guests to luncheon in a large marquee . |
| 17 | The first forcible repatriations to Vietnam under a new accord signed by the United Kingdom and Vietnamese governments on May 12 [ see p. 38912 ] took place on June 19 , when 28 Vietnamese adults and 10 children deemed to be " economic migrants " were sent back from Hong Kong . |
| 18 | GPs are to be warned of the side effects of prescribing steroids to children after a nine year old girl died after taking the drugs . |
| 19 | Examples include water-based paints , resins and biocides , biodegradable and reusable plastics , and alternatives to CFCs in a wide variety of uses . |
| 20 | A second example will be familiar to anyone who reads stories to children on a regular basis . |
| 21 | Walruses and bearded seals , the two largest species , feed mainly on the sea bed , diving in shallow waters to depths of a few hundred metres , using their vibrissae to hunt in the mud for molluscs and crustaceans . |
| 22 | Alexandra came down the steps in her new green clothes , under which she had managed to put her old comfortable corset when Lyddy had left the room to polish her boots , wearing a smile that was partly triumph at her illicit comfort and partly the satisfaction of having taken five hens ' and four pullets ' eggs to Dora in a little rush basket that very morning . |
| 23 | The entries in the lexicon do not actually contain semantic information , but have instead pointers to locations in a separate store known as semantic memory in which the meanings are held . |
| 24 | ‘ My people lease the rights to IMC for a substantial sum . |
| 25 | Wine merchants often lend glasses to customers for a small charge or even for free — assuming that you buy a few bottles from them . |
| 26 | Beef types sold to £125.70 for Simmental 460kg at £578 with conditioned heifers to £132.40 for a Simmental 405kg at £536 . |
| 27 | It would not have warranted summoning all district society presidents to London for a brief meeting , but the value gained from these was particularly significant . |
| 28 | Other assets , such as government bonds — i.e. loans to government for a fixed number of years — are somewhere in the middle . |
| 29 | It 's flying 500 value-added resellers to Seattle for a three-day course provided they promise to train 50 more . |
| 30 | Tandy Corp , Forth Worth , Texas , has caused many eyebrows to be raised with its plan to spin off its manufacturing operations to shareholders as a new company , TE Electronics Inc , and the move has not done the parent 's credit rating any good either . |