Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His rare combination of mechanical and drawing skills enabled him to find work quickly , soon becoming works manager at Bramahs , and by 1815 he was chief draughtsman at Maudslay , Sons & Field . |
| 2 | The purpose of this briefing is to enable attendees to widen their knowledge and understanding of the products , standards , protocols and terminology within the IBM environment . |
| 3 | Moreover , countries should price fuels to reflect their full costs , including environmental costs . |
| 4 | Many of the most highly regarded chefs choose their menus after seeing for themselves which the freshest foods are at the market ! |
| 5 | It was this that led testators to value them and to confirm their wills in trust form . |
| 6 | The waiter , a cocky Italian who flicked his buttocks at her at the least opportunity , eyed her patronisingly and made attempts to chat her up in feeble English . |
| 7 | I mean signs to tell us your father may be wishing his burden lightened somewhat ? |
| 8 | The way I would see it is that there is a need for a broad consensus between government , IDB , LEDU , DED and all the various government agencies and community groups , economists and experts and the people on the ground themselves , because I do n't think the government has it within their power to solve the problem and I do n't think experts have it within their power to solve the problem . |
| 9 | Samsung is recruiting non-Hewlett-Packard partners , offering unbundled configurations to enable resellers to configure their own systems by adding third-party peripherals . |
| 10 | The story that sparked the storm claimed Princess Anne was defying attempts to hasten her marriage to Commander Tim . |
| 11 | Pink flowers like willow herb clustered along a dried-up river bank , circling birds reminded her of the vultures in westerns . |
| 12 | Competition may be no bad thing if it encourages the development of new perspectives , sets standards and encourages groups to improve their performance . |
| 13 | Most hair care worries can be sorted out by changing your basic routine or using products to suit your hair type . |
| 14 | The lack of one central source of information and guidance on the provision of programmes , and on the process of re-entry , can make attempts to return something of an exercise of faith and perseverance . |
| 15 | DARLINGTON Conservatives say they are pleased with election canvassing returns showing they have the support of half the townspeople they contacted . |
| 16 | Avesco Plc yesterday announced plans to demerge its VideoLogic Ltd multimedia subsidiary , which has joint venture agreements with IBM Corp : it says that Videologic 's turnover for the year that ends today will be not less than £10.4m , which is an increase of 44% over last year : Avesco also plans to raise £12.1m net of expenses in a one-for-three rights issue at 63 pence ; the news put 12 pence on the share price , which reached 97p . |
| 17 | Last month Yorkshire announced plans to merge its retailing business with East Midland Electricity to create a chain of more than 100 shops . |
| 18 | The Jockey Club yesterday announced plans to maintain its Sunday racing campaign by sanctioning a mixed meeting of flat and jump racing at the Surrey track . |
| 19 | Last week the British government announced plans to reorganise its safety watchdogs for biotechnology . |
| 20 | At Dover they were greeted on the quayside by cheering crowds welcoming their heroes home . |
| 21 | A TYPIST 'S fumbling fingers won her city £37.5 million in grants . |
| 22 | The Mediterranean non aligned states held their first regional conference in Malta in 1984 ( see Chapter 2 ) . |
| 23 | During the development of modern phonetics in the present century it was for a long time hoped that scientific study of intonation would make it possible to state what the function of each different aspect of intonation was , and that foreign learners could then be taught rules to enable them to use intonation in the way that native speakers use it . |
| 24 | To her amusement , two black-cloaked figures in full face masks and tricorn hats detached themselves from a group on a parapet and arranged themselves in exaggerated attitudes of extreme sorrow , one studying a rose , the other a silver mirror . |
| 25 | Using graphs to analyse your data is easier than examining the data cell-by-cell . |
| 26 | The whole point of the Independents exhibition was to enable artists to satisfy their need to exhibit without having to submit their work to a hanging committee . |
| 27 | Daily food was kicked into the huts as they lay in their own vomit and excreta , with suppurating sores exposing their bones ; large black beetles were eating their eyesockets . |
| 28 | Exhortations to channel operators to co-ordinate their programme schedules and content were often ignored ; for the two main channels , brand advertising was the chief source of revenue — the choice of attractive programming at 8.30 p.m. ( a film , telefilm or series ; sports ; light entertainment , games , shows ) all-important . |
| 29 | On Dec. 18 , as part of the first round of the CFE talks , the US Defence Department announced proposals to cut US forces by 55,000 , an increase of 22,000 on Bush 's initial proposals in July 1989 . |
| 30 | Develop skills to enable her ( the nurse ) , to assist in the implementation of nursing care under the direction of a first level nurse . |