Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [prep] several [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All have doctorates in musicology from either Cambridge or Oxford ; two are currently associated with King 's College , Cambridge ( where the wellsprings of the English a cappella renaissance are to be found ) , and one has taught for several Oxford colleges that are also medieval choral foundations . |
| 2 | India has collaborated with several nations on space projects , but so far Britain has missed out . |
| 3 | The paint has cracked in several places , especially in the central panel of the composition , and needs to be restored and given a proper backing before it can be displayed . |
| 4 | Government has stressed at several points that it seeks the development of local district services first , with asylums to close only when the latter services can cope with the patient workload . |
| 5 | THE FIRST steam gala that the Birmingham Railway Museum at Tyseley has organised in several years , took place over the weekend of Saturday-Sunday November 28/29th , and was acclaimed as an outstanding success in every respect . |
| 6 | The Working Party has met on several occasions and a research project is under way to provide all relevant background information . |
| 7 | Tennessee Williams has written about several football heroes who suddenly drop through the floor at the height of their prowess . |
| 8 | However , the catering department ( which comprises the customer restaurant , tea-room , coffee bar and staff canteen ) has suffered for several years from higher than average food cost percentages and labour turnover . |
| 9 | From its original base in Woolwich , it has expanded to several locations in south east London , each offering a wide range of teaching and recreational facilities in attractive surroundings . |
| 10 | The Minister has promised on several occasions to ensure that the matter is cleared up . |
| 11 | One unexpected characteristic has been an innate shyness which has recurred in several generations . |
| 12 | A LEADING environmental scientist — who has contributed to several television documentaries on green issues — today called on the Department of Marine in Dublin to investigate the mysterious deaths of a number of swans at Mulroy Bay in Co Donegal . |
| 13 | He has raced in several countries primarily on the European mainland — Belgium , France , Germany and Spain among others . |
| 14 | THE ENGLAND captain 's name has appeared under several titles , but this happens to be the first full-length biography . |
| 15 | There has remained for several seasons now an imbalance in the bowling resources at Edgbaston . |
| 16 | In the UK there is no equivalent , though the spate of disasters in the past 4 years ( involving over 1000 lives lost ) has led to several calls for such a national body to be established . |
| 17 | This has led to several misjudgements as to cause and effect . |
| 18 | This is a very real cause of accidents and has led to several fatalities in recent times . |
| 19 | Growing publicity over ambulance response times to the area has led to several people contacting Teesdale councillors with their own stories of delays . |
| 20 | Growing publicity over the subject of Durham Ambulance response times to the area has led to several people contacting Teesdale councillors with their own stories of delays . |
| 21 | For all the first-glance goriness that has led to several bans , Jim Rose 's surreal sideshow is too fantastical and funny to be taken seriously , says Craig McLean |
| 22 | The gang has struck at several homes in Monaghan , Cavan and Armagh stealing money from pensioners . |
| 23 | He has served on several Law Society committees , was Chair of the Young Solicitors Group , and Chair of the International Relations Committee from 1983 to 1987 . |
| 24 | New Pegasus 109 Green Lanes , N16 ( 226 5930 ) Pub which has gone through several incarnations , most recently known as Chas'n'Dave 's . |
| 25 | John joined the company in 1978 and has worked on several platforms including [ Auk A. Brent A ] and [ C. Forties A.B C ] and D , the [ Hutton TLP , Murchison ] and [ Beatrice A ] and B. |
| 26 | She has worked in several countries in Latin America and was formerly Secretary of the Chile Committee for Human Rights . |
| 27 | Nuts have been put out by bird lovers but it has resulted in several greenfinches being poisoned . |
| 28 | As a result , in parts of California and Mexico City the ground has subsided by several metres causing spectacular and costly damage to buildings . |
| 29 | This has remained for five generations in the same family , and roughly speaking with headquarters on the same site , whereas Smith 's ownership has passed through several families and occupied many addresses before settling in 1921 on 57–61 St Vincent Street . |
| 30 | Yesterday the Torbay coroner said 14 out of 32 suicides this year had recently been released from the unit , which he has criticised on several occasions since it replaced more secure psychiatric hospitals that have been closed by the area health authority . |