Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [prep] a [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SOCCER star Darron McDonough , Kevin Keegan 's first signing for Newcastle United , is to stand trial on a drugs charge . |
| 2 | ( 2 ) The principal advantage of a cash underwritten alternative over a rights issue is that the new shares in the bidder are allotted to the target 's shareholders , in which case merger relief and , possibly , merger accounting may be available ( see para 23.1 below ) . |
| 3 | Initially rebuffed by NBC in Chicago , Reagan found work as a sports announcer for a small radio station in Davenport , Iowa . |
| 4 | The results of the judges ' deliberations will be made public at an awards dinner arranged by SITE on 16 March . |
| 5 | CCN , for instance , has a database of forty-three million consumers in the UK which includes information about an individuals creditworthiness , lifestyle , gender , age , and purchasing habits . |
| 6 | Det Chief Insp John Stoddart described the brick-throwing as a callous , premeditated attack on a police officer who was acting in the public 's interest . |
| 7 | They might be asked to contribute information to a careers programme , or technical expertise to a science lesson . |
| 8 | After eating a full breakfast , he performed his awesome feat of batting before , in the evening , taking part in a doubles tennis match , visiting the theatre and going on to a supper party ! |
| 9 | A number of offences frequently encountered in the field of public order prohibit interference with a police officer in the execution of his duty . |
| 10 | The three Baltic Prime Ministers , Gediminas Vagnorius ( Lithuania ) , Ivars Godmanis ( Latvia ) and Edgar Savisaar ( Estonia ) , meeting in Tallinn on Sept. 24 , reached agreement on a customs union to allow free trade between the three states , and to guarantee equal rights for Baltic entrepreneurs and visa-free travel between the three states . |
| 11 | The entrance was in Paynes Hill and doubtless this well designed building had started life as a Merchants house . |
| 12 | Support for the US-installed Endara government fell sharply and its legitimacy was further undermined in December 1990 when US troops intervened to restore order after a police rebellion [ see p. 37912 ] . |
| 13 | ( 7 ) The members of a licensing board for an islands area or licensing division of an islands area shall be elected at a meeting of the council of the islands area to be held on a date between May 16 , 1977 and June 30 , 1977 to be determined by the council , and , in the case of subsequent elections of those members : ( a ) except in so far as paragraph ( b ) below otherwise provides , at the first meeting of the council held after each subsequent ordinary election of the council ; and ( b ) where a determination under subsection ( 3 ) above is made ( whether or not at such meeting of the council as is mentioned in paragraph ( a ) above ) , either : ( i ) at the meeting at which the determination is made ; or ( ii ) at the first meeting of the council held after such meeting as is mentioned in sub-paragraph ( i ) above . |
| 14 | The reason why many ethologists would now prefer to explain ritualization as an arms race is that they have increasingly come to realize that selfish competition among individuals is the rule in the animal world . |
| 15 | An appeal following refusal of a minerals application usually results in a public inquiry , conducted by a planning inspector , in order that all individuals or organisations with a genuine interest may be given the opportunity of presenting their case . |
| 16 | A CHIEF constable last night paid tribute to a police sergeant murdered on duty as he tackled a gang of teenagers — just days after being commended by a judge for his courage in facing a gunman . |
| 17 | It needed a superb 65th winner from Kelly to clinch victory against a Wolves side who must halt their recent slide against Bristol City today . |