Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] the [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had heard about the new economic empires of the East : Japan , Korea , Taiwan , Singapore , Malaysia … yet it was a surprise to realise how fast these giants are probing their tentacles deep into Sarawak 's ‘ Heart of Darkness ’ . |
| 2 | Women heard about the different educational method used in the five phrenological schools that had beer founded by William Ellis in the 1850s . |
| 3 | They returned to the room where she explained about Philpott 's heart attack and his subsequent convalescence at the Bellevue Hospital where he would remain for the next few days . |
| 4 | It endorsed British industry 's achievements under the policies that we have been pursuing for the past 12 years , urged us to continue and build upon them in future and condemned utterly the sort of policies still advocated by the Labour party , which is stuck in a mind-set of the 1960s and 1970s . |
| 5 | We squelched through the oozy wet mud of the long sea wall at Titchwell Marsh . |
| 6 | Sam , without any hesitation had agreed knowing that to wait for the first available fireman would delay his train 's departure . |
| 7 | Without such action by the judge , Intel would have to wait for the new 80287 trial to be completed before the company could file any appeal . |
| 8 | And now we are to wait for the next ethnic war to intervene to salve our pitifully insensitive consciences and our failure to shape and conduct an effective policy : a neat one , no complications , allowing intervention with few , possibly no , losses . |
| 9 | But when the money runs out and they ca n't afford to pay for any more care patients have to wait for the next financial year . |
| 10 | She was heavily pregnant but she was questioned and made to wait for the next twelve hours without food or water . |
| 11 | Weather conditions precluded this , so he had to wait for the next scheduled plane from Wick to Kirkwall . |
| 12 | Messiaen began composing at the age of seven , entering the Paris Conservatoire four years later where he was to remain for the next 11 years , winning four premiers prix including that for composition in 1930 . |
| 13 | Such was my father 's introduction to Abyssinia where , except for three periods of leave , he was to remain for the next ten years . |
| 14 | Early on , she demanded from each member a list of the people they had consulted during the previous three months . |
| 15 | My horse is kept at a lovely yard 13 miles away : too far for many people 's choice , but the facilities and the people compensate for the 20 minute drive . |
| 16 | East European countries are thus competing for the best western companies just as western companies are competing for contracts . |
| 17 | They need a new identity , but in seeking it they find themselves competing for the same political space with social movements that share their radical vocation . |
| 18 | So erm how did it , did you stay for the full six months or did it er extend further than that ? |
| 19 | Our fascinating day among the gentle giants is completed by a drive down to Los Angeles where we will stay for the next two nights in the Anaheim area of the city . |
| 20 | Van Dyck had a hand in exporting his style to England in the 17th century ; the allure of the full-length formal portrait endured for the following 300 years . |
| 21 | It was the same idealistic but essentially woolly vision of institutionalized divisions melting away as human contacts and common interests developed between the two entrenched camps . |
| 22 | The current year , the ninety three ninety four year I have figures only up to the end of December and in comparison to the previous full twelve months the number of applications is almost as high in the first three quarters of the year but the fee income is about half what had been received for the full previous year and that is the problem that we 're facing , that the number of applications , the amount of work is , is staying the same or is indeed increasing slightly , er but the fee income , because of the nature of the the applications and the fee regime that is charged , is actually falling off quite rapidly . |
| 23 | While in Ceylon we visited Allied Headquarters in Kandy , where I was taken one afternoon by Colonel Christian into the ‘ War Room ’ to hear the reports received during the last twenty-four hours , and a commentary on them by a senior staff officer . |
| 24 | And the salary reference is the highest salary rate you 've actually received during the last three years . |
| 25 | I must take this opportunity to say a personal thank you to each and everyone of you for your kind support and all the good wishes that I have received during the past six months . |
| 26 | He left school at sixteen and immersed himself in the Labour Party , canvassing for the 1966 general election . |
| 27 | He was starting to appear distinctly shopworn , Lucy noted ; he seemed to have bought himself a new shirt , but a dip-through in a hotel washbasin did n't exactly make for the best possible finish . |
| 28 | We distinguish between the independent financial entity and the competitive units it owns . |
| 29 | It was swollen with the heavy rain that had fallen during the last few days , and it looked fierce and dark . |
| 30 | She had nothing else quite so effective to wear for the other two acts , but this , for her first entrance , for establishing herself as Countess Maritza , did absolutely everything . |