Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Brighter are so deeply drippy that they make Blueboy look like the English Metallica , Brighter sound like they 've been locked in a bedroom for the past six years and are still trying to come up with that ‘ C86 ’ audition tape . |
| 2 | But the official opening on December 2 was the first time outsiders had been allowed to see Tencel rolling off the spinning lines . |
| 3 | Churchward was determined to provide Swindon works with the best and most modern plant and machinery possible , the works having been founded in 1842 by Brunel and ( Sir ) Daniel Gooch [ q.v . ] . |
| 4 | Sources say DEC decided on the following tags for the Alpha RISC machines it launches this Tuesday : $15,000 for the Sandpiper desktop and $18,000 for the server . |
| 5 | As far as the Shiite ulama were concerned any Shah ruling before the return of the hidden Imam does so unlawfully , unless he has ben licensed by the chief priests , the ayatollahs . |
| 6 | We rode on to the moors and found Linton lying in the same place as before . |
| 7 | After trudging disconsolately round a few bars , I went back to our cheap hostel , where to my relief I found Dana snoring in the double bed we were to share . |
| 8 | ‘ I expect England to revert to the front row that has done so well for so long , which means I must play out of my skin against Moore for the chance to face the guy again next week . |
| 9 | Erm , I think Yeltsin 's threat as it were to the Ukrainian is actually a diplomatic move , he wants Ukraine to remain within the Soviet Union , er and if it does so he 's not going to make an issue of the border , but , er , if it does break away completely I think what he 's saying is well there 's a frontier that we 're going to have to reconsider because large Eastern areas of Ukraine including huge industrial towns are predominantly populated by Russians . |
| 10 | So , has ITV conceded in the sporting rivalry with BBC which has lasted as long as Davies 's smile ? |
| 11 | How do we know Jesus rose from the dead ? |
| 12 | Many of the would-be hotshots who entered Birmingham competed in the super division ( E5+ leaders ) , while many less experienced and often very young climbers had their first taste of competition or even indoor leading in division one ( E2-E4 ) and division two ( E2 and below ) . |
| 13 | He also wants Bovril designated as the national football drink . |
| 14 | Thus provisioned , he invited Louise to come to the banqueting hall to celebrate her birthday , though in a very quiet way , he assured her ; he had not forgotten that she must still be suffering on account of her father , who had only recently taken his last dive down the well in the Residency yard in the wake of so many of his former patients . |
| 15 | Back in his own office , he found Cashman talking on the cellular phone he carried wherever he went . |
| 16 | They found James lying near the C-deck cabin 's toilet and Catherine on the floor . |
| 17 | When Hilary walked out into the hall , she found Leo waiting by the front door . |
| 18 | By the 1290s the priory 's financial base was secure enough to enable Eastry to invest in the local land market and , after the expulsion of the Jews , to acquire the former Jewish tenements in the city of Canterbury . |
| 19 | But Forest , who only let Walker go in the first place because he had a release clause in his contract , will also be in the hunt . |
| 20 | On a casket made in Rome in the later fourth century AD commemorating her marriage , a woman named Projecta appears with the flattened plaits coiled onto the crown of her head . |
| 21 | He noticed Willie looking at the black box on the stool . |
| 22 | The snag is that a clause in the civil settlement allows Exxon to withdraw from the entire agreement if part of the plea bargain is rejected by the courts . |
| 23 | In fact , Joshua 's retirement to the safety of his estate had freed Dowd to wander until the old man 's demise , when he was drawn back to offer his services to Joshua 's son Nathaniel , only revealing his true nature once he 'd made himself indispensable , for fear he was trapped between his bounden duty and the zeal of a Christian . |
| 24 | Tess Miller studied at the Royal College of Music and has performed and recorded in this country and abroad with most of the London chamber orchestras , both as soloist and orchestral player . |
| 25 | The woman who let Britain slide into the worst depression since the 30s was paid £250,000 last week for just three days ' work on a lecture tour . |
| 26 | The Dow Jones opened thirty points lower in reaction to rising oil prices which called London , caused London to move below the two thousand level . |
| 27 | She noticed Kattina sat on the low sofa beside her , and sat unnecessarily close . |
| 28 | Jennie then asked Katharine to come across the half diagonal in a nice , steady canter , and to imagine ‘ picking him up and putting him down again on the other leg . ’ |
| 29 | The Bank Holiday clash with Leicester could see Swindon promoted to the Premier League . |
| 30 | He encouraged Right-Ons to pile into the dilapidated inner-city party machines and replace the ageing right-wing old guard . |