Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This led to battles with senior management who questioned the status of the policy decision to implement the new system . |
| 2 | Carter had advocated deregulation , but he approached reform via legislation whereas his successor sought the same end primarily through administrative action . |
| 3 | But there was no semblance of a fluke about the result — it was the fastest Gold Cup ever run — and as Norton 's Coin made the long walk past the stands to the winner 's enclosure he started to receive the reception he deserved . |
| 4 | There is the prospect of some government funding to compare the underpinning knowledge of NVQs/SVQs at these higher levels with that demanded for qualifications offered by the CIB . |
| 5 | We were glad enough that the weather seemed set fair for the remainder of our voyage and next morning set off on the last few miles of our northerly course to round the utmost tip of Shetland . |
| 6 | This response represents the isomorphic struggle to resolve meaning , at the level of metaphor . |
| 7 | The certificate asked the wrong question and merited the short shrift which it received . |
| 8 | Labels were shifted about , the Higher School Certificate became the General Certificate of Education at Advanced Level , but it was many years before new pressures distorted the ancient simplicities . |
| 9 | It is a good idea to practise this technique using the same piece of music each time and the length of one side of a cassette or record ( usually about twenty minutes ) is just about right for this exercise . |
| 10 | Champagne became the sole refreshment , and topless girls sported trays of Havana cigars and hashish cigarettes . |
| 11 | It has been a superb opportunity to compare the varied football cultures . |
| 12 | One disadvantage of the departure from the planned scheme was , of course , the loss of the opportunity to compare the new pathway students with their colleagues continuing on a traditional course . |
| 13 | As well as Redbridge , WCUK has six schemes under way at present bringing the total value of its work in this sector to £60 million . |
| 14 | We then realized that we had gone too far and lacked the critical mass to support the heavy selling effort involved , so we bought another company to fill out the range again . |
| 15 | Since the Bölkow is designed to go places — Nigel had returned from Cannes only a few days before my flight — this is a most useful addition allowing the relaxed study of maps , approach plates etc , without the constant monitoring of the aeroplane . |
| 16 | With respect to the other products covered by the agreement , the Commission considered that no competition issues have arisen and the Commission adopted a decision allowing the proposed concentration with respect to these aspects of the transactions . |
| 17 | By their social destruction , the message is conveyed that the impairment represents the greatest fall for a person this side of death . |
| 18 | The contrast encourages the common view that Japan never alters . |
| 19 | As Mayberry ( 1978 : 33 ) points out : Today it is common practice to begin papers by setting the record straight , so to speak , sometimes with what strikes the reader as being an unusually strong position regarding inter-sign language comprehension given the current state of knowledge . ’ |
| 20 | The shell plays the same role for a snail as the stone house does for a caddis larva . |
| 21 | Geoffrey Martel had perceived the propaganda potential of public war as early as the mid eleventh century ; later it enabled Henry the Liberal of Champagne to claim the military service of all lords within his county , a reapplication of the Carolingian ban . |
| 22 | Good , well thought out industrial or commercial experience for teachers provides the opportunity to spot the exciting curriculum vehicles and identify the challenging and enterprising educational opportunities . |
| 23 | In addition , the planners argue that they have a duty imposed upon them under recent Acts of Parliament to conserve the natural environment of Orkney . |
| 24 | Such dreary teaching could be eliminated if literature were separated from language , theory from practice , and literature became the chosen subject only for those who had a particular aptitude for it , or a desire to learn to criticize and analyse . |
| 25 | La Belle Noiseuse ( 15 ) Now offered in two versions — the full , four-hour marathon or the two hour ‘ Divertimento ’ — Jacques Rivette 's luminous film explores the tensions generated when an elderly artist essays a final masterpiece using the beautiful girlfriend of a younger painter as his model . |
| 26 | ( Note , though , that once prices have risen , people will need more money to conduct the same amount of transactions . ) |
| 27 | The next stage is to translate this into actual artwork , ready for exposure using the ultra-violet system . |
| 28 | It was presented , to Darlington Harrier Andy Campbell , when the race was established as an open event in 1904 and given to Duncan McLeod-Wright to keep when the Scottish runner became the first man to win three times , in 1929 . |
| 29 | At Friday 's meeting , Mr Stewart told the union representatives and the Labour MPs Donald Dewar and George Galloway that while he would be working strenuously to help ease the plight of the Albion workers , he could offer little hope of any Government money to support the stricken plant . |
| 30 | At Friday 's meeting , Mr Stewart told the union representatives and the Labour MPs , Donald Dewar and George Galloway , that while he would be working strenuously to help ease the plight of the Albion workers , he could offer little hope of any Government money to support the stricken plant . |