Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] [noun pl] [to-vb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Predators are usually nervous of attacking venomous species and this stick insect attempts to startle its assailants by adopting a scorpion posture when approached closely . |
| 2 | Close attention to quality has helped Gas Turbine Fuel Systems to increase its flight fuel nozzle servicing business . |
| 3 | We 've been averaging over a quarter of a million customers a week and an indicative of this is that recently in the last week , we 've just opened an additional three thousand car parking spaces to take our grand total up to twelve thousand spaces . |
| 4 | TODAY asked three wedding fashion experts to give their vision of what Princess Anne should be wearing on Saturday . |
| 5 | Deeper cavernous areas or hypertrophic tissue may require more non-specifically destructive treatment such as neodymium yttrium aluminium garnet or carbon dioxide lasers to improve their appearance . |
| 6 | Each year the organisation hosts a ‘ Red Cross Week ’ when members nationwide hold money raising events to keep their funds afloat . |
| 7 | It is quite common for specialist music solicitors to offer their services free of charge to a band who approach them , who are broke and are creating a ‘ buzz ’ . |
| 8 | It is difficult to imagine that there will be a return to the status quo ante regarding the closed shop , trade union immunities and pre-strike ballots , the right of council house tenants to buy their own homes ( over a million former council tenants have made such purchases ) , and the position of former nationalized industries . |
| 9 | Since 1980 , it has been the right of all council house tenants to buy their own home . |
| 10 | On returning to college this will assist them and their fellow course team members to finalise their own Stage 2 submission(s) prior to forwarding these to SCOTVEC by 28 February 1989 . |
| 11 | The area underlain by marble was accurately delineated by means of closely spaced specially drilled deep boreholes , and the resulting maps have allowed the town planning authorities to modify their layouts . |
| 12 | LABOUR in Darlington has launched an advertising campaign on Darlington Transport Company buses to get its message across . |
| 13 | Jumping two Post Office grades to get her job was an unexpectedly large career leap . |
| 14 | Before operation all patients underwent general physical examination and electrocardiographic and lung function studies to determine their general fitness for operation . |
| 15 | We were one of the first credit information providers to computerise our data resource and our understanding of technology has brought many benefits to our customer . |
| 16 | Unlike HP , which has so far made the biggest splash enticing the mainframe software vendors to port their applications to its platforms , Sun is less likely to pay up-front for the porting work , preferring to spend the money on joint marketing . |
| 17 | Peter Mandelson , Labour candidate in Hartlepool , yesterday welcomed Shadow Home Secretary Roy Hattersley 's announcement that a Labour government will allow lower division soccer clubs to keep their terraces , easing the financial pressure on them . |
| 18 | The gathering was small but that did not diminish the effect of the occasion as two of only 12 remaining Scottish survivors — out of 500 Scots who fought on the republican side in the Spanish Civil War — gathered with district council representatives to pay their respects at a simple ceremony . |
| 19 | Health and safety officals say this is n't the first incident of its kind … and they 're renewing their efforts to convince all nursing home boards to check their plumbing is n't potentially lethal |
| 20 | The thing that worries some people is that as it 's come at this particular time that some of the things that might have been done five years ago by Local Education Authorities to improve their whole education for children with special needs may now , either through other competing financial pressures , or through inertia or whatever , the whole spirit of Warnock could be lost , and I think it 's a thing that , you know , one will have to keep a careful eye on . |
| 21 | In the old days before the local government reorganization of 1974 , it had been possible for Local Education Authorities to make their decisions relatively autonomously , with a view to the educational needs of local children , and under the guidance of often very high-powered and imaginative Chief Education Officers . |
| 22 | MIDDLESBROUGH expect 10,000 season ticket holders to back their Premier League campaign . |
| 23 | Most importantly , you need a high-end package if you want to be able to print and control colour separations to have your image printed professionally . |
| 24 | They also interview potential guide dog owners to assess their suitability . |
| 25 | Corruption , for example : local politicians in Harlem and the Bronx use school jobs to reward their followers and board members dip their hands into school tills , even pocketing the proceeds of fundraisers . |
| 26 | It seems that that recent $1m+ investment in Chorus Systemes SA by Altus Finance , a subsidiary of Credit Lyonnais , one of Europe 's largest banks ( UX No 382 ) , has spurred Unix System Laboratories to increase its $1m investment in the firm just to maintain its share : however , the companies do n't want to reveal how much USL added to the kitty or what percentage it controls for fear of giving away the valuation . |
| 27 | How would you expect the February 1988 changes in building society regulations to affect their sources and destination of funds ? |
| 28 | Each morning started off with me trying to find enough small change to get something to eat , and gradually , I sold off all my army kit at government surplus stores to finance my drinking . |
| 29 | Be selective of safety features , like door drip trays , to ensure that the floor remains dry ; door stop positions to protect your staff ; positive runners on the oven racks to stop loaded containers from spilling over you ; and lock position for the oven rack |
| 30 | US President George Bush had also personally urged the delegations to the Middle East peace talks to continue their negotiations despite the Israeli action . |