Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pink flowers like willow herb clustered along a dried-up river bank , circling birds reminded her of the vultures in westerns . |
| 2 | The lack of one central source of information and guidance on the provision of programmes , and on the process of re-entry , can make attempts to return something of an exercise of faith and perseverance . |
| 3 | To her amusement , two black-cloaked figures in full face masks and tricorn hats detached themselves from a group on a parapet and arranged themselves in exaggerated attitudes of extreme sorrow , one studying a rose , the other a silver mirror . |
| 4 | He caught the wide , levelled eyes watching him with the first faint shadow of doubt and disquiet , almost distaste , and laughed shortly . |
| 5 | During the early months of 1990 Avril 's response to the growing opposition had included attempts to suppress it through the imposition in January of a " state of siege " , followed by efforts to defuse it through the promise of free elections [ see p. 37182 ] . |
| 6 | I talk to them about the choices they 've made which led them to offend , and help them to find strategies to avoid it in the future , ’ she explains . |
| 7 | The present owner has plans to convert it to a travelling theatre . |
| 8 | After losing power and suffering a humiliating defeat in the 1988 elections , he had little more than a spoiling role , thwarting attempts to dislodge him from the presidency of the Pakistan Moslem League , Pakistan 's oldest political party . |
| 9 | But now the Forestry Commission has decided to end the uncertainty by announcing plans to turn it into a wood . |
| 10 | It has sunscreens to protect you from the sun 's harmful rays , and a unique bio-collagen complex to nourish and moisturise . |
| 11 | Whatever the means by which they were transported to their present location , many evolutionists agreed that species must undergo changes adapting them to the local environment . |
| 12 | The result was that the economy was in the grip of a crisis which could only be resolved by adopting measures to free it from the constraints of autarchy . |
| 13 | He does not claim to offer us some ‘ truth ’ separable from himself , but challenges men to recognise him as the one who is the truth , and the truth into which we too are brought out of our own untruthfulness when we recognise who he is . |
| 14 | History students who appear to be confused about why they are studying the subject do little to encourage others to study it as a full GCSE subject or at an advanced level . |
| 15 | One of the " infiltrators " was subsequently shot dead by an IDF patrol ; according to Israeli reports , the dead gunmen had carried documents identifying him as a member of Hamas and of the Jordanian Popular Army . |
| 16 | Men who used carts knew something about the advantage of a little moisture for tightening wheels . |
| 17 | Each set of notes came with an attached exercise and at his behest I set to , to analyse squares of numbers , using keys to turn them into the letters that described either thaumaturgical entities , or else even the tetragrammaton itself . |
| 18 | The driver was given directions to take her to the doctor that Julius had contacted . |
| 19 | They hired dragomans to escort them round the tombs and temples in the shade of parasols . |
| 20 | GREAT Portland Estates boss Richard Peskin is warning shareholders to brace themselves for a dividend cut next year . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've made arrangements to take you to a second-hand shop . |
| 22 | They will be greeted by local communities in East Anglia who have made arrangements to provide them with a very special welcome . |
| 23 | As William slid the bolts the doors suddenly swung violently outwards , throwing him off balance , and before he could recover two heavily built men pinned him against the office wall . |
| 24 | Islamabad has said reports linking it to the explosions and ‘ wild and unfounded ’ . |
| 25 | Meanwhile SunSelect continues to be skittish on any questions about WABI 's list price , packaging , availability or anything else substantive , ostensibly because of the gala rollout it has planned for May 5 at the 500-seat Great American Music Hall in San Francisco , having ditched plans to hold it at the giant Paramount Theater in Oakland , California . |
| 26 | The need to prepare schools and help to help schools prepare themselves for the erm review of the national curriculum the changes that they will have to deal with and in particular I think , erm to help secondary schools to come to terms with changes in key stage four and the likely erm opportunities there will be for a more diverse curriculum including eventually er the opportunities for more vocational programmes in schools and to assist schools |
| 27 | Children are deeply affected by their family life and to help parents provide them with a satisfactory experience and model is likely to be an investment in the future when they will become parents in their turn . |
| 28 | In any case , I recall things reaching something of a climax one grey and drizzly afternoon when I was in the billiard room attending to Lord Darlington 's sporting trophies . |
| 29 | They had had accountants to help them in the past but , as a group , Laura never trusted them . |
| 30 | An honest ‘ airing ’ may entail managers putting themselves on the line for criticism as it is clear that the inefficiency of a manager can in itself be a cause for tension in a bureau . |