Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [conj] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 14th Army issued an ultimatum on April 2 that it would order troops to combat alert if the fighting in the area did not subside . |
| 2 | Bartlett 's ideas on schemata became popular when the development of computers meant that theories of this type could be programmed ( e.g. Minsky , 1975 ; Rumelhart , 1975 ; Schank , 1976 ) . |
| 3 | If erm things should start to go wrong and the chap on the floor erm was to make any movement or s sudden movement towards either P C or any other piece of equipment in the room which may cause injury or damage to ourselves or himself , it would be down to me to challenge that man er and allow P C to get back behind er the ballistic shield . |
| 4 | As the Court on Oct. 13 shifted attention to the body of documentary evidence brought before it , it became clear that a decision on summoning the final witnesses , including Gorbachev , would be postponed until after the document stage . |
| 5 | But when the Assembly met for its first session on 5 January 1918 it immediately became clear that a majority of the deputies were hostile to the government and the Assembly was forcibly disbanded . |
| 6 | Furthermore , it became clear that a number of the parties would be arriving some time before the three days set aside for the conference , thus giving themselves time to prepare their ground and gauge the mood of fellow guests , though their exact arrival dates were , again , uncertain . |
| 7 | In the extensive research undertaken for the book it became clear that a number of particular issues posed the greatest challenges to potential returners and to prospective employers . |
| 8 | Page 29 Pound pressure : The Bank of England spent $1bn as the pound came under attack when it became clear that an increase in West German rates today is a virtual certainty . |
| 9 | THE BANK of England yesterday spent a reported $1bn after the pound came under sustained attack once it became clear that an increase in West German interest rates today is almost certain . |
| 10 | However , given the readiness of our subjects to talk at length about their drug use , the time limits placed on the research , and the possibility of a number of informants being sentenced and/or convicted before the second interview took place , it quickly became clear that the majority of interviewees would probably be seen only once and that in-depth interviews should be conducted on first contact , if that suited the informant . |
| 11 | It became clear that the quality of the programme was the key to degree of success . |
| 12 | It was not until the auction , however , on the third day , that became clear that the roof of the Collector 's collapsed will had once more been shored up with the stoutest timbers . |
| 13 | During the next few weeks , however , it became clear that the result of the election was not yet a foregone conclusion . |
| 14 | Right from the first evening of video recording , when we realised that BSL ( or deaf people 's signing ) was not only a manual language , because of its animated involvement of the deaf person , it became clear that the key to understanding the learning task for deaf people lies in the examination of the language itself . |
| 15 | It became clear that the effectiveness of our work in the industry area would require the involvement of many staff , through an integrated approach to our school-industry relationship . |
| 16 | I think also that we should make clear that the nature of the Tests this year is understood to be less threatening etc. etc . |
| 17 | To avoid problems the drafter should make clear whether the reference in the terms is to the definition current at the time of drafting or to the version in force from time to time . |
| 18 | Mr. Gardiner relied on this case as demonstrating that it was considered self-evident that the right to recovery arose directly from the unlawful exaction irrespective of whether any element of compulsion existed . |
| 19 | In an operation on July 15 intended , according to the USSR Interior Ministry , to confiscate illegally held weapons in three Azerbaijani villages with large Armenian populations , four people were reported killed and the population of the villages was driven out . |
| 20 | The process is becoming laborious and a lot of energy is being expended with little result to show for it , progress is very slow . |
| 21 | It was becoming obvious that the French by themselves were quite incapable of making the economic and military effort to fight a decisive war even if , at this stage , such a thing had been possible . |
| 22 | When she returned — and she would surely return soon — she would need reassuring and a lot of tender loving . |
| 23 | However , the importance of the group is often measured by the number or helplessness of the people dependent on such services and the degree to which they are affected , for example we can all fall ill and a strike of doctors would affect all classes , rich and poor , young and old alike . |
| 24 | In 1739 , for example , when Lord Panmure held the Angus parliamentary seat , it began to appear likely that the Earl of Strathmore was contemplating a challenge to Panmure 's position in the county . |
| 25 | After a very haggard start to the season , they have come good since the start of the year , playing some of the most attractive football in the land . |
| 26 | Another 122 people , mainly police , were reported injured and the value of damaged property was put at £7.5 million . |
| 27 | However , it is becoming evident that the development of problem-solving strategies does not happen automatically even when the motivational effects of the computer are present . |
| 28 | And : ‘ Constantine now stands alone as the saviour of the world . |
| 29 | Although this has clearly been recognised as a ground of challenge for abuse of power ( see Anisminic , for example ) , it is difficult to find examples where it stands alone as the ground for attacking the decision . |
| 30 | The only inconvenience of the original interior was that the bedrooms all led into one another ( just as they had always done in houses past : passages were only deemed essential when the segregation of servants became the norm in the eighteenth century ) ; but this was overcome by making a gallery and rearranging the staircase . |