Example sentences of "a [noun] [modal v] [vb infin] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A recession would cut back London 's traffic but so long as the economy keeps growing , the result will be more cars , more traffic and more pollution . |
| 2 | By sweeping back and forth through figures of eight , a Flexifoil will build up speed even when wind strength is such that without movement or being flown as though on a single line , it will just hover with the spar nearly straight . |
| 3 | On a good day a driver could make over $2.75 ; if he has a month of good days he earns more than a civil servant . |
| 4 | Fallow deer , he says , are less pricey — a buck will fetch around £4-500 , a doe about £80-90 . |
| 5 | In 1984 , the Education ( Grants and Awards ) Act was passed to enable the DES to allocate directly a small proportion ( up to 1% ) of the Block Grant to support specific educational projects which the Secretary of State judged to be particularly important ; a grant could cover either 50% or 70% of the costs of a project ( 60% from 1990–91 ) . |
| 6 | It is debatable whether a shareholder could proceed under ss.459–461 of the Companies Act 1985 , as amended by CA 1989 , alleging that a minority ( including himself ) has been unfairly prejudiced by those in control of the company , for their failure to call the insider to account to the company . |
| 7 | In return for an extra payment , a subscriber will call up feature films , audio entertainment or computer software . |
| 8 | ‘ They felt their needs had never been dealt with and a group would take away attention from their problem , ’ she says . |
| 9 | Grain to feed a family of four for a month costs about £14.40 , seeds and tools to equip a farmer about £5 and an ox which a community can share about £200 . |
| 10 | The amount concerned — about £30,000 — is insignificant given that such a tie would bring in £1 million in gate receipts and television revenue . |
| 11 | A Jodel can cost under £30 per hour , an Evans VP-1 under £20 per hour , and fixedwing three-axis microlights such as the Mike Whittaker range of designs under £15 per hour . |
| 12 | From Arena cars in Darlington ( 482–979 ) a day like that in a Granada would cost around £130£150 , including petrol ; more if you wanted the chauffeur to wear posh uniform . |
| 13 | A filling will cost about 40p and a tooth extraction about 80p , but if you know the form and haggle , you may get a better deal . |
| 14 | A librarian may build up sections of the stock that he feels are important even though there is no immediate response in terms of issues . |
| 15 | A church could derive both prestige and wealth from possessing the relics of a major saint , whose devotees were expected to be generous in their donations of land and precious metal . |
| 16 | Although the transaction is a great deal riskier , a bank will pay out £50 with a £50 cheque card . ] |
| 17 | Boots says a supply of alkaline batteries for a personal stereo used for four hours a day , five days a week over a year will cost about £90 , while rechargeable batteries and a charger cost from £18 to £27 ( from selected branches of Boots ) . |
| 18 | For a $10,000 hospital stay , though , a patient would pay only 5% of the cost . |
| 19 | First , the presence of a context can speed up comprehension because it has prepared the listener or reader for some or all of the information contained in the sentence . |
| 20 | Vitamin D assists in transporting calcium to the bones , and a deficiency can cause both muscle weakness and bone disorders . |
| 21 | Although he had influenced popes and kings , he ended his life as a disappointed man , mourning the passage of a simpler world in which a bishop could serve both church and monarchy . |
| 22 | There the air rises hotly and on it an eagle may soar further south to where Slorne 's kind live , and where my kind come from too . ’ |
| 23 | Such an alliance would bring together Congress , the breakaway Socialist Janata Dal run by Chandra Shekhar , and the Janata Dal of V.P. Singh . |
| 24 | Although Simmons indicates that such an approach may encompass only part of the traditions of study in geography , it would allow man 's impact on individual taxa and ecosystems , on biotic resources their conservation and protection ( Simmons , 1980 , p. 148 ) |
| 25 | … the bilateralism inherent in the traditional structures and processes of international law is secured on the one hand , by a prohibition of intervention protecting not only a State 's internal but also its external affairs against third party interference and , on the other hand , by the pacta tertiis rule in the law of treaties , according to which an agreement can create neither obligations nor rights for a third State without its consent . |