Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [noun sg] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sell Windsor Castle to the Japanese |
| 2 | John Cook , the new Professional , joined in April 1986 coming from South Africa where he partnered Gary Player at the Sun City Golf Club . |
| 3 | Freight delivery times to the Continent could be reduced substantially by using rail transport through the Tunnel rather than road haulage to one of the North Sea ports although the degree of benefit is dependent on British Rail 's as yet unannounced charges for its new Continental freight services . |
| 4 | The government is formed by the political party enjoying majority support in the House of Commons ; while most ministers are members of the Commons , a number are drawn from the House of Lords , and legislation requires approval by both houses before enactment . |
| 5 | The problem is that the company has only limited ISDN capacity at the moment because of the way that it is implemented at telephone exchanges . |
| 6 | The prevalence of cimetidine use around 1979 — that is , the proportion of the population using cimetidine anytime in the period 1977–81 — was calculated in 10 year age groups using population data of 1 January 1980 , and the prevalence of use of ulcer drugs around 1989 was similarly calculated using population data of 1 January 1990 . |
| 7 | Her thoughts still whirling , Shae looked up to see Marianne standing by the table , her green eyes calculating and faintly malicious as she glanced from Shannon to Gavin . |
| 8 | The Commission 's role was understood to include supervising implementation of the peace accord , and organizing national legislative and presidential elections to be held in 1992 . |
| 9 | It is always difficult to properly assess a signature model and remain 100% objective in the process . |
| 10 | AIRCRAFT FOR THE FEW by Michael Bowyer is probably one of the most comprehensive accounts yet published of all the operational types to see RAF service during the Battle of Britain . |
| 11 | She spun round to see Marc standing in the doorway . |
| 12 | In the case of Xenopus oocytes , there is indirect evidence that InsP 3 generated in the surrounding follicle cells in response to angiotensin II diffuses across gap junctions to stimulate calcium release in the oocyte . |
| 13 | Japanese car makers have mostly played an altogether less prominent part in bringing car safety to the forefront of public attention . |
| 14 | The little ship had given remarkably good results and was immediately put into service to carry bulk cargo across the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea . |
| 15 | Studies at King 's College School of Medicine show that even a short period of hard pedalling on an exercise bike diverts blood flow from the uterus to the legs , ‘ stealing ’ oxygen from the foetus . |
| 16 | The Board to see shareholder approval for the creation of preference shares at a special egm on August 27 |
| 17 | Some argued that the shock made industry return in the end to competitiveness , but other economists argued that subsequent growth owed more to spending North Sea oil profits on a consumer boom . |
| 18 | The Mirror 's pictures made headline news around the world . |
| 19 | The issue , ‘ Who rules Britain ? ’ , began to lose momentum part-way through the campaign and the prospects of Labour correspondingly picked up . |
| 20 | Body brushes should be used on dry skin and can help stimulate the circulation , bringing blood flow to the surface and stimulating the lymph system which rids the body of toxins . |
| 21 | In addition , studies in children and in adults with acute diarrhoea have reported a shift to comparatively more aerobic faecal flora , which could influence SCFA growth in the colon . |
| 22 | There seems little point in wasting research time on the incidence of old age abuse ; as with child abuse , it can lead to a kind of spurious precision , in which figures are cited which will not bear scrutiny for three main reasons . |
| 23 | COOKING DOCK PUDDING IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MYTHOLMROYD ( Page 9 ) |
| 24 | It was previously thought that the tiny plants leached carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in creating their skeletons , taking it with them to the sea bed when they died . |
| 25 | After Nixon 's resignation , he reverted to his other persona , and became command surgeon for the Air Force Systems Command at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington DC , retiring in 1979. — W.J.W. |
| 26 | As you are no doubt aware , 1986 has been designated Industry Year by the Government . |
| 27 | Sheldon , though personally friendly , had never considered Taylor sound since the time when he opposed his appointment as a Fellow of All Souls . |
| 28 | Edward turned up late for their rendezvous , and found Foley standing at the bar with a much younger man who had a long , intelligent face and a quiet manner , whom he introduced as Harold Philby , known as Kim . |
| 29 | Over the past 20 years , more and more food producers and retailers have included nutrition information on the food label , although there is no legal requirement for them to do so . |
| 30 | It has negotiated an agreement with the Transport & General Workers ' Union which places Driver Hire on the union 's fair agency list . |