Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adj] [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking back to the period between the two world wars and even to that of 1939–45 , any newcomer to the scene would have foreseen nothing other than a future of amicable and mutually beneficial co-operation . |
| 2 | A fulsomely congratulatory message to me from Reuters later in the day made me aware that no representative of my rival overseas agencies had been present at the Jeanes conference . |
| 3 | We may even feel , as certainly I do , that some of the later cantos are of such a nature that it 's hard to conceive in any age of a way of encountering them other than the way we 're here embarked upon . |
| 4 | He 'll count himself lucky that the rabbit-punch only stunned him and did n't lay him out . |
| 5 | I found it intriguing that the image on the screen was almost indecipherable , especially when blown up to five and a half metres square . |
| 6 | She found it strange and a trifle exciting to sit at the cafe tables , and watch Wehrmacht , Luftwaffe and Nazi naval personnel walking in the leafy boulevards . |
| 7 | He found it odd that the church should block a nursery . |
| 8 | Sabine still found it astonishing that the family were n't making more use of the legend to promote their wine . |
| 9 | Is there anybody who needs anything other than a piano to do their scale for an A minor key i.e. Tuesday 's homework . |
| 10 | The assault on my cranium had made me dizzy and the sensation of the long ends of the stitches tickling my tongue was distinctly odd . |
| 11 | But opponents of fox hunting say the video says nothing new and the publicity launch suggests the Hunt Supporters , themselves , are on the run . |
| 12 | An attempt had been made to set it alight but no damage was caused . |
| 13 | I make allowances for the fact that the hon. Gentleman clearly prepared his supplementary before the news was announced . |
| 14 | And she 'd do it sharpish while the Battle kept everyone busy . |
| 15 | For what we should be doing is taking a bit of the real world and imagining it existing while the rest is blocked off , and the activities of a postman in the real world involve this sort of belief . |
| 16 | The Government have made it clear that a decision on the site would be premature at this stage . |
| 17 | The courts have made it clear that an employee who responds to an employer 's initiative by volunteering to go is not resigning , but making himself available to be dismissed . |
| 18 | A vast majority of Arab leaders and Arab people have made it clear that the invasion of Kuwait is an issue for the Arab nation to resolve , but to no avail . |
| 19 | My right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney-General has made it clear that the law is not suspended and therefore it would remain a matter for local authorities if they wished to bring actions . |
| 20 | At a press conference on March 15 Gen. Suchinda had made it clear that the neutralization of the state-enterprise labour movement had been one of the prime objectives behind the military takeover . |
| 21 | But the House of Lords has since made it clear that the scope of judicial review does not depend on any distinction between judicial and administrative functions but on whether the challenged decision affects the applicant 's rights or legitimate expectations and on arguments about the suitability and propriety of judicial review in the circumstances of the case . |
| 22 | With regard to a single currency and economic and monetary union , my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made it clear that the Government are not prepared to commit Britain now to a single currency . |
| 23 | However the Prime Minister has made it clear that the government is ready to discuss any further proposals that the uish union may wish to put forward that are consistent with our overriding objective of safeguarding national security . |
| 24 | I have made it clear that the cost of running a Trident deterrent will be well below 2 per cent . |
| 25 | 2 If a future Parliament is " hung " with the centre parties holding the balance of power between Conservative and Labour then the Liberals and Social Democrats have made it clear that the price of their giving support to any minority government would be a binding agreement to introduce proportional representation . |
| 26 | First and foremost he had made it clear that the decision in the imperial affair as to who was the " suitable " ( idoneus ) ruler must rest in his hands . |
| 27 | The term ‘ caring ’ is too wide to have much utility and the use of ‘ tending ’ as an element of caring has made it clear that the focus is upon those who perform physical tasks for others . |
| 28 | The court held that the covering letter had not made it clear that the seller was intending to contract on his own terms and conditions , and that he had merely mentioned the offer by way of reference for its main terms ( eg quoted price and delivery ) . |
| 29 | This was a separate transaction from the auction and the auctioneers had not made it clear that the exemption clause was being incorporated into it . |
| 30 | The Prime Minister , John Major , was reported to have made it clear that the Commonwealth was still a pillar of British foreign policy , together with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) and the European Communities , whereas his predecessor , Margaret Thatcher , had repeatedly clashed with other Commonwealth leaders . |