Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [noun pl] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Harry 's specially-negotiated price of 20p per litre ( less than a third the price of avgas and cheaper than we can buy heating oil — partly because there is no tax of avtur ) his kerosene costs £180 per hour — not bad for Spitfire speeds and climb performance with twin-engine safety ! |
| 2 | Like the head of legal services in a giant company , the advertising agency 's in-house solicitor could also be Company Secretary and , as such , would have to take charge of the company 's stock , keep records , make sure the annual accounts are ready on time , set the agenda for board meetings and take the minutes . |
| 3 | Unlike most senior officials , the area men began their careers as field officers and worked their way up . |
| 4 | US District Court Judge William Hoeveler , who presided over the arraignment proceedings , entered a not-guilty plea on the prisoner 's behalf on the 12-count indictment which charged Noriega with having used his position as Commander of the Panamanian Defence Forces to provide protection for drug traffickers and to allow a cocaine-manufacturing laboratory to be established in Panama . |
| 5 | But in the earlier period there is a clear tendency for the apc to fall as income rises and to rise as income falls . |
| 6 | Details are not yet available , but one proposal is to establish regular deadlines for grant applications and to require for the first selection round a short summary of project proposals rather than the full 20-page application , as is now the case . |
| 7 | Hundreds of young men and women , singing , shouting and beating pots and pans , scaled the eight-foot Wall from the Western side , dancing , letting off champagne corks and chanting : ‘ The Wall has come down . ’ |
| 8 | Sun forms SunDries for computer supplies and SunTruss for support . |
| 9 | They have cleared land for vegetable patches and introduced exotic weeds , and , that bane of island wildlife , goats . |
| 10 | All the slight injuries happened at roundabouts on Northgate , Bondgate , Parkgate and North Road Mr Graham Hamilton , of Darlington Freewheelers , said car drivers were often to blame for bike accidents and called for new measures to raise awareness . |
| 11 | Like brownies , they prefer to work during daylight hours and snooze in a warm spot by the hearth during the day , only hoping for a bowl of milk as payment for their labours . |
| 12 | Having looked at the growing success of the Editing for Industry awards and noted the fact that Alan Peaford was due to step down after a three-year stint in the chair , I decided to ask him to continue in the post for my year of office . |
| 13 | In the section on individual crops , there are also innovations , notably the promotion of oriental vegetables such as pak choi and texsel greens , about which Joy Larkcom is an authority . |
| 14 | We will establish a proper career structure for research fellows and set up a Pay Review Body for academic and non-academic staff to halt the brain drain . |
| 15 | The objectives of the Unit as laid out in its constitution are as follows : to undertake industrial relations research of a long-term multidisciplinary character ; to contribute towards improving the quality of data and of understanding that is available for industrial relations policy-making by government , employers and trade unions ; to provide for a concentration of resources and continuity of work and thereby improve career opportunities for research workers and facilitate large-scale research projects ; to enhance the quality of industrial relations teaching and research activity of the School of Industrial and Business Studies ; to be a national and international centre for industrial relations research and to attract suitable visiting researchers and research students to the University . |
| 16 | He worked for Coast Lines and retired as a collector in 1967 after 47 years ' service . |
| 17 | It 's also important to realise that air depleted of ozone can travel to other areas through wind currents and transfer the problem . |
| 18 | Ground nesting birds such as willow warblers and chiff chaffs must find these areas ideal . |
| 19 | The purpose of this research is to investigate the variability relationships between stock returns and accounting figures based on disaggregated or segmental reports . |
| 20 | Why do we always argue about fishing rights and seem to have very little argument about oil ? |
| 21 | He is hoping to go back to Poland for postgraduate studies and recommends it as a holiday destination . |
| 22 | He said Durham and Darlington councils had not properly consulted the bus companies about speed restrictions and had failed to consider all the alternatives . |
| 23 | This makes sense in Japan where ( because of stellar house prices ) most young single professionals still live at home with their parents and have cash to spend , and where people do not make a habit of throwing bricks through car windows and stealing things . |
| 24 | But with all this wildly extravagant lifestyle , you were also expected to sit in pubs after rugby matches and sing bawdy songs … |
| 25 | Mr Ball gave details of the development of ECTA , and agreed to continue to look after Institute interests and to try to obtain uniformity . |
| 26 | After student protests and looting on Jan. 18-19 , doctors and teachers had gone on strike in late February , demanding better pay and conditions ; they were joined by telecommunications workers and airport staff . |
| 27 | ‘ In the first two years we will establish 6,000 nursery and after school places and offer staff the chance to choose the hours they work , ’ she said . |
| 28 | Emily and I put our heads together after office hours and came up with the answers we needed . |
| 29 | The year has seen a packed agenda for club members including excursions for pub lunches and trips throughout the UK . |
| 30 | We are also committed to securing a better deal for council tenants and increasing the supply of affordable housing for those in housing need . |