Example sentences of "[verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could hear John breathing , and in the distance , distinguish the dim shape of the sapper . |
| 2 | In the previous chapter we identified the major variables which influence the current account of the balance of payments and examined how automatic and discretionary adjustments operate to rectify payments imbalances . |
| 3 | How far do select committees influence the general atmosphere in the House of Commons ? |
| 4 | The doctor 's expectations as to how the elderly patient should behave influence the actual behaviour of the elderly patient by non-verbal communication . ’ |
| 5 | Hartlepool 's Procession host the first show at the Empire in Middlesbrough on Monday ; Hug take the tour to Newcastle Poly on March 2 , and on March 5 the Poppyfield bring it to Perry 's in Darlington where the Autumn Divers will also be on the bill . |
| 6 | Unfortunately the use of a new gauge led to a simple practical problem — the break of gauge where the broad met the narrow gauge with the consequent need for transshipment of goods and passengers . |
| 7 | On Aug. 7 Greguric met the Prime Minister of the rump Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( FRY ) , Milan Panic , in Budapest , with the mediation of Hungarian Prime Minister Jozsef Antall . |
| 8 | His concerns are moral and religious , and in certain respects , therefore , although they appear to be out of line with the literary culture of Sidonius and his sixth-century followers , they do look back to the moral response which met the first wave of the barbarian invasions . |
| 9 | He then went back to Nigel 's room to see how the women were getting on — and met the first snag in the arrangements . |
| 10 | I met the then Chairman of the AAA , Bill Ferguson , who asked me what the problem was all about . |
| 11 | Then Benedict raised his head from where it rested in the wild disorder of her flaming hair , and his gaze met the misty love in the deep grey of her eyes . |
| 12 | Most of those who met the future candidate on the Sailing Party were struck by his insatiable appetite for debate and a good time . |
| 13 | I met the middle-aged son-in-law of the man who , a generation ago , had carved the block . |
| 14 | As Lucy moved back out into the passageway , she met the returning tide from the last ensemble number onstage ; they arrived in a rush , panting like horses and shedding their quasi-military costumes as they moved . |
| 15 | The deep voice behind her made her jump and , turning quickly , she met the smiling face of the man who had attracted her attention a short while back . |
| 16 | The low vaulted roof stretched for some forty feet until it met the blank wall at the far end . |
| 17 | He met the local Voice of the Innocent group , which represents relatives of the seven men . |
| 18 | Then Stephen beat off two defenders in a run to the line and Dave Groves met the resulting cross with a diving header which was cleared in the goalmouth . |
| 19 | Then he picked up Darmid 's sword and met the next grypesh with a savage thrust that disembowelled it . |
| 20 | As a result , an alumina implant can shield the surrounding bone from the stresses generated by normal activity , and the bone loses the stimulation which is necessary for it to remain healthy . |
| 21 | This argument neglects the symbolic function of the labels applied by the law and by courts to criminal conduct . |
| 22 | Ivy draped the whole frontage of the building and mingled with the moss of the large dilapidated lawn . |
| 23 | Of course , Roman emperors deified themselves , made their horses consuls and existed in a state of terrifying paranoia which eventually provoked genuine plots and assassinations , but in retrospect the gross crimes of a Caligula or Nero lacked the all-pervading hypocrisy of the modern tyrants . |
| 24 | The film 's director was equally determined that this consultant who lacked the necessary card from the actors ' union should not appear on celluloid . |
| 25 | What the ILP leaders failed to realise was that their party lacked the internal discipline of the Communist Party and would inevitably succumb to organized attempts by the Communists to disrupt the larger organization . |
| 26 | One of the things Namibia 's new president must accept is that he lacked the two-thirds majority in the constituent assembly he would have needed to push through plans supported only by his party , SWAPO . |
| 27 | But in his belief that economic efficiency must if necessary take priority over social justice , Keynes lacked the left-Liberal vision of a new moral order in society , More than half of Dr Clarke 's book is devoted to the debate over economic policy between 1928 and 1930 . |
| 28 | He was a cultured , educated man , yet he lacked the simple faith of the poorest of the poor . |
| 29 | The Romans appreciated fine art but lacked the artistic sense of the Greeks . |
| 30 | MUCH has been said in the Steam Railway press about the financial and management trouble of the ‘ Mid-Hants Railway ’ , some of it even forecasting the forthcoming demise of the Watercress Line . |