Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [adv] [art] [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Policy discussions at ministerial level appeared to focus mainly on the hoary old issues of which agency should take lead responsibility , ’ but finally , in 1989 , the government took a decision which was considered unthinkable only a year earlier , that is , that local authority social services departments should be given lead responsibility for community care and for all services including mental health , but with some additional controls added in the latter case , the single most controversial of Griffiths ' proposals . |
| 2 | Bouquets of flowers mark the spot where Mr Reynolds was shot dead exactly a week ago . |
| 3 | I slumped to my knees , burdened by the hopeless regret that I had n't had the chance to do this just a bit sooner . |
| 4 | Tod 's been doing this quite a bit lately — grunting : Shtib . |
| 5 | We got drunk together the night before Boris left . |
| 6 | ‘ You know your father almost went bankrupt about a year ago ? ’ |
| 7 | Dr Neil Douglas , Director of The Scottish National Sleep Laboratory , says : ‘ Anybody who is falling asleep once a day when not in bed should consult their GP to have their sleepiness sorted out . ’ |