Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [vb base] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most privately owned shares remain in the hands of a small minority of the population . |
| 2 | The BBC needs a cable network to distribute its two planned channels of satellite programmes , since few people will want to buy their own dish aerials to receive signals direct from the satellites . |
| 3 | Holding solicitors confirm to the others that their client 's part is signed and is identical to the part signed by the other party ; they agree they will forthwith insert in both parts the agreed completion date . |
| 4 | Special spiked fences were erected , there was the Arsenal cage , and one club was rumoured to have an underground room in which unruly fans were handcuffed to iron rings let into the walls . |
| 5 | Donna saw men scuttle from the vehicles , two of them running towards the house , slipping in the mud but keeping their balance . |
| 6 | Very few Branch collecting sheets appear without the names of many cadets , and it is a great encouragement to know that so many are prepared to give up so much of their time to help the Association . |
| 7 | Sturgess claims that if the BBC were to allow advertisers access to the screens the total market would rise from £2.12bn in 1996 to £2.29bn in 1997 . |
| 8 | Helios was such a dazzling sight that few mortals ever glimpsed him in detail , and he was known to have struck sinners blind with the rays from his golden helmet and breast-plate . |
| 9 | Less well run events rely upon the memories of the refereeing panel to screen out those who have won by two disqualifications . |
| 10 | ‘ I think employers look at the disabilities rather than abilities — and they are being very unfair to themselves . |
| 11 | So has a summer of bombing round country lanes and setting psychics loose in the circles helped him figure out whether whirlwinds , UFOs or tabloid journalists are responsible ? |
| 12 | The recently published results of three large randomised , double blind , placebo controlled trials focus on the effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors on mortality and morbidity caused by ventricular remodelling after myocardial infarction . |
| 13 | Their superb displays ensured runners-up spot for the Brits behind Africa , with Europe third . |