Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While Nielsen 's decision to miss England 's bronze-medal victory over the CIS on Tuesday did little to impress his team-mates , the Surrey player reaped the benefits with two straight-games wins . |
| 2 | Those who missed it should start putting a few pennies away each week from now on and book the second weekend in September in their advance diaries , so that they have no excuse to miss Keele 1994 . |
| 3 | Various proposals have been made aimed at creating a legal framework to enable Afghanistan to revert essentially to its pre-1978 international status . |
| 4 | A further gloss on this quieter side of his character appears during Johnson 's own reflection in ( rather than upon ) Montrose — where he comments that he has by now had an opportunity to compare Scotland 's beggars with others he has seen . |
| 5 | When the opportunity to acquire Mothercare arose , the Dutchman encouraged Conran to seize it with both hands . |
| 6 | The British number one gave another exhibition of power play to sink Valda Lake 6-1 6-3 and clinch her seventh final appearance in ten years . |
| 7 | On Thursday I thought a ride in the fresh air would be good for her , and Mr Edgar gladly gave her permission to see Linton . |
| 8 | Richard Bastow , CTC Lines joint managing director , said : ‘ We have the opportunity to rekindle Liverpool 's spirited sea-faring tradition and provide the only cruises available from the Mersey . ’ |
| 9 | The petitioning of parliament to enforce Tudor statutes proscribing the use of machinery in woollen manufacture , however , had an unintended consequence . |
| 10 | Ericsson has also signed an agreement with Cisco Systems Inc , Menlo Park to resell Cisco 's complete line of internetworking routers , as well as other internetworking hardware and software . |
| 11 | Everyone is welcome — you do n't need to be a scientist to enjoy TECHNIQUEST ! |
| 12 | It all started in 1882 when a number of local worthies , looking for ways of raising money to support Huddersfield Infirmary , decided to hold a ‘ Musical Gathering ’ on the Sunday of Feast Week . |
| 13 | Raising money to support CAFOD 's work for the poorest in the world is one way in which schools are involved . |
| 14 | This was an opportunity to enrich Matthew 's semen or , in his own colourful phrase , ‘ produce a sperm cocktail ’ . |
| 15 | But he will probably avoid restating Britain 's position that it is mainly China 's responsibility to restore Hong Kong 's confidence , and will instead urge locals to build the territory as a separate but valuable part of the ‘ one country , two systems ’ model under which it is to return to China . |
| 16 | The decision to support Iraq 's candidature for the League of Nations in 1932 had been taken before Humphrys 's arrival , but some misgivings were expressed about the lack of any guarantees for the Assyrian and Kurdish minorities after the transition to independence . |
| 17 | She said , ‘ I 'm going out for a bit to see Dickie . ’ |
| 18 | Viktor Chernomyrdin , the prime minister and leading Gosplanner , said before the referendum that he did not expect a majority to support Mr Yeltsin 's economic policies . |
| 19 | But as those boxing her in came away from the rails at the entrance to the home stretch she found a good run up the inside , and when Teleprompter ran out of stamina with just over a furlong to go Pat Eddery shot the favourite into the lead and made for the wire . |
| 20 | It received £1 for each ‘ Viva Elephant ’ T-shirt to support Greenpeace . |
| 21 | NETWORK IMAGING CORP TO ACQUIRE OPTIX |
| 22 | I am making a series of visits to all parts of the country and very much hope to include Derbyshire . |
| 23 | I am making a series of visits to all parts of the country , and very much hope to include Essex among them . |
| 24 | We 'll go to the park to see Mr Frost , she says . |
| 25 | Priory School 's Parents Association hopes to raise up to £5,000 to buy a second-hand horsebox to enable Mrs Long to continue raising funds and visiting schools . |
| 26 | IT WAS like reading the last page of a well-written romance story to see John McCarthy and Jill Morrell relaxed and together a year after the end of his ordeal with Arab terrorists . |
| 27 | The decision to continue Doctor Who for a second year-round season brought matters to a head between the Production Office and its two Designers . |
| 28 | Although the British needed this route to support Egypt , many of them saw Pan American as opportunistic and poised to exploit its advantage in the postwar years . |
| 29 | And Graham added : ‘ It is a blow to lose Lee . |
| 30 | The Far Eastern Economic Review of April 9 reported that although the decision to cancel Netherlands aid had been taken by President Suharto , it was widely supported by the government and bureaucracy . |