Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Moreover , countries should price fuels to reflect their full costs , including environmental costs . |
| 3 | Many of the most highly regarded chefs choose their menus after seeing for themselves which the freshest foods are at the market ! |
| 4 | Samsung is recruiting non-Hewlett-Packard partners , offering unbundled configurations to enable resellers to configure their own systems by adding third-party peripherals . |
| 5 | The story that sparked the storm claimed Princess Anne was defying attempts to hasten her marriage to Commander Tim . |
| 6 | Competition may be no bad thing if it encourages the development of new perspectives , sets standards and encourages groups to improve their performance . |
| 7 | Most hair care worries can be sorted out by changing your basic routine or using products to suit your hair type . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Last month Yorkshire announced plans to merge its retailing business with East Midland Electricity to create a chain of more than 100 shops . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Last week the British government announced plans to reorganise its safety watchdogs for biotechnology . |
| 12 | At Dover they were greeted on the quayside by cheering crowds welcoming their heroes home . |
| 13 | A TYPIST 'S fumbling fingers won her city £37.5 million in grants . |
| 14 | The Mediterranean non aligned states held their first regional conference in Malta in 1984 ( see Chapter 2 ) . |
| 15 | Using graphs to analyse your data is easier than examining the data cell-by-cell . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Pupils will appreciate the distinctive elements of period music , if they are given opportunities to create their own music using elements/themes , rhythms from earlier music . |
| 20 | Unless they are given opportunities to express their grief in appropriate ways which can include weeping for loss , they will never be able to acquire the creative energy necessary to find a new job . |
| 21 | The exclusion of wills and conveyancing originated in a recommendation of the Legal Aid Scrutiny that public money should be directed towards the enforcement or defence of rights and not simply to enable clients to arrange their own affairs . |
| 22 | These must not be sung in the unfamiliar acoustic of the Church hymn , but suitably doctored so that they do not make shoppers stop their trolleys to listen . |
| 23 | The range of activities recommended for programmes of study is drawn up in general terms and , for the most part , gathered in clusters to enable schools to match their particular planned activities to our specifications . |
| 24 | Steve succeeded John Sewell as Palace 's captain , but in September 1971 he moved over to Chelsea for a fee quoted as £170,000 , as Bert Head sought funds to reshape his squad for 1st Division survival . |
| 25 | Analysts said that corporate borrowing was a major factor in the rise as companies sought funds to pay their tax bills . |
| 26 | But some children , either through their experience of using tantrums to get their own way or through general strong will and temperament , will take a lot of teaching and repeated experiences to realize finally that they can not always get their own way . |
| 27 | Music mightier than machine-guns A Scottish composer is helping Sarajevans save their city 's soul , writes Susan Nickalls |
| 28 | To enable readers to understand its financial statements properly , a company must disclose its accounting policies . |
| 29 | The general picture , however , is that girls , especially outside the main towns , have limited opportunities to pursue their education . |
| 30 | EC insists that carrots are classified a fruit to enable the Portuguese to continue using carrots to make their jam . |