Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While in Cartagena , Colombia , on Dec. 2-3 for the " Group of Rio " summit [ see p. 38675 ] , President Fujimori of Peru and President Borja of Ecuador met for the first time to discuss their longstanding border dispute [ see p. 38526 ] . |
| 2 | Mr Lindsey said that , from 5 January , S&P were offering a variable Tessa paying an initial 7.5% , against the fixed rate version at 5.875% , which is slightly higher than the average that S&P , as a group , has been forecasting for the financial year beginning in April 1993 . |
| 3 | Perceptions may change — her body can feel as vast as a mountain , and her own breathing be heard as an urgent sound coming from a different person . |
| 4 | I remarked to my friend , ‘ You 'd have to wait for a long time to get a train from here , ’ he smiled and we both set off for the youth hostel down the road . |
| 5 | Can I afford to wait for a young child to discover such procedures ? |
| 6 | I have to wait for a white actor to turn down a role because the stuff that they 're supposedly writing ‘ black ’ ai n't happenin' . |
| 7 | Similarly , Message Queue Interface should improve the efficiency with which loosely coupled systems work : travel agents , for example should be able to request flight information from one system and get straight on filling in other details without having to wait for the remote system to respond . |
| 8 | The chief executive may know what change is needed , but has to wait for the right time to introduce it . |
| 9 | His only choice at present was to wait for the right moment to play his hand . |
| 10 | ‘ I had to wait for the right moment to tell Nicola . |
| 11 | And another Quote of the Week ( and how long we have had to wait for the national press to notice what has been so obvious for so long ) : ‘ With Waterstones backed by W H Smith , and Pentos ’ gearing rising , there can be little doubt who has the deeper pockets to fight a protracted battle . |
| 12 | They no longer had to wait for the elusive Jennie to finish making a steak and kidney pudding before sanctioning an important business decision , but they had taken over in lean times and Doris began to find the strain intolerable . |
| 13 | Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear knows his club must keep producing youngsters like two-goal Neill Ardley to enable him to sell big name men and compensate for the low income produced by attendances like the pathetic 3,386 for this game . |
| 14 | Following the conclusion of the Heads of Agreement , we will be available to assist should any issues arise during the due diligence carried out by the acquiror 's accountants . |
| 15 | The existing bridge was erected as a temporary measure to replace the original bridge which was destroyed by floods . |
| 16 | Gouzenko 's involvement in the allegations against Sir Roger Hollis was the result of statements he made during the lengthy debriefing following his defection when he claimed there were two Russian spies both with the codename Elli . |
| 17 | In the snail darter case the justices of the Supreme Court argued about the proper way to read the Environmental Protection Act . |
| 18 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir , President since 1980 , was returned to office unopposed when no other nominations were received for the presidential election scheduled for June 26 ; she was to begin her fourth four-year term on Aug. 1 , 1992 . |
| 19 | Occasionally a reservation is received for an older work missed ( or turned down ) when originally published . |
| 20 | Yesterday we observed that Mr Jeffrey Archer ( whose idea of canvassing for the Tory Party has revived the lost art of burlesque ) had bet £10 that the Tories will win with a majority of 27 seats . |
| 21 | If the point is finally disposed of by the European Court and if the judgment goes against the United Kingdom , then the question will arise about the appropriate response to bring the legal system into line with the State 's international obligations . |
| 22 | At the end of the month , Raybestos and the IDA applied for a temporary injunction to prevent Michael Lenihan of Ringaskiddy , and anyone acting on his behalf , from picketing the dump site . |
| 23 | Not since Lady Di qualified for the Big Match has the fashion world been as tremulous about the chosen design . |
| 24 | Steve Powell , who plays for the away team said : ‘ Obviously , the prison team can only play at home but they are anxious to play more friendly matches . ’ |
| 25 | IF Eugene Kertsman asks you to go for a little jog to keep fit — watch out ! |
| 26 | Jack and Miguel got their pars and it was Harley 's turn to go for a closing birdie to put him well up the leader board . |
| 27 | Spain did not become a great mercantile nation because she failed as a naval power to retain political control of her great empire , and as a producer to supply cheap goods . |
| 28 | The Conservatives , even allowing for the synthetic optimism manufactured so voluminously on such occasions , have targeted him and are confident of an upset . |
| 29 | At four months they are encouraged to follow their mother on her nightly hunt , though she makes them stay still and hidden during the final stalk to avoid spooking the prey . |
| 30 | This pipe is continued round the carriage between the flooring ; and the water becoming hot , the heat is communicated through a small brass grating in the floor , the temperature of the carriage being regulated by the ventilator above alluded to — |