Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [adv] [verb] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fading light gave way in a matter of seconds to a moist , velvet blackness , as if a curtain had been drawn swiftly across the sky , and the shadows beyond the glow of the hurricane lamps immediately began to come alive with the shrill vibrations of the jungle night . |
| 2 | Over the years , the traffic swelled to such an extent that La Chapelle eventually expanded to form four separate stations : La Chapelle-lntérieure , La Chapelle-Charbons , La Chapelle-Triage , and La Chapelle-Annexe . |
| 3 | Far from wanting students to challenge and think about the important issues that affect patients and the community , the course tutors simply seemed to want compliant students who would not answer back . |
| 4 | In its annual update on the incidence of HIV and AIDS , published on Jan. 3 , 1990 , WHO had reported that the total number of reported AIDS cases worldwide had reached 203,599 by the end of 1989 , an increase of 36,942 or 22.2 per cent on the previous year [ for 1988 figures see pp. 37019-20 ] . |
| 5 | The research scientist now expects to find outstanding quality and ease of use in technical software . |
| 6 | Boats carrying troops and equipment began leaving Toulon on Sept. 21 and arriving at the Red Sea port of Yanbu in Saudi Arabia on Sept. 29 , while from Sept. 23 the aircraft carrier Clémenceau also began unloading some 500 troops and 42 helicopters in Yanbu , returning afterwards to France . |
| 7 | It was reported on Oct. 31 that the Shenzhen stock exchange also planned to make two share offers available to foreigners [ see p. 38340 ] . |
| 8 | Their Anfield record now reads played seven , won three , drawn two and lost two . |
| 9 | Helicobacter pylori also tended to increase thromboxane B 2 synthesis although this was not statistically significant . |
| 10 | Owers , out for two months with pelvic trouble , and defender Bennett both bid to make reserve team comebacks at Barnsley tomorrow . |
| 11 | With council and hospitals not understanding their needs , Pat Ayres often has to make numerous calls just to get a new supply of syringes or nappies . |
| 12 | Fleetwood Mac just seemed to get more than our fair share … ’ |
| 13 | Just as thrilling but achieved in a much more orderly fashion , was Sweden 's remarkable escape against Canada in Vancouver , ( see special report on page 25 ) , where not only was Stefan Edberg , the world number one at the time , beaten by the little known , 237th ranked Daniel Nestor on the opening day but Magnus Gustafsson also had to save two match points against the Canadian hero before winning the fifth and decisive rubber from two sets to one down . |
| 14 | Good management coaches usually have had considerable practice at developing their abilities . |
| 15 | The engine driver also gave control some idea of how long it would take to clean the fire and raise sufficient steam for him to take his train forward . |
| 16 | The home side gradually began to look interested , with the pace of Paul Bennett playing a vital part on the flank . |
| 17 | The home side now began to look much the better side and Cummings kept Town in it with a fine selection of acrobatic saves . |
| 18 | And Aunt Janice never did remember any more about whatever Rory had hidden in his later work . |
| 19 | The bipolar adversary process often involves paying little attention to these wider interests . |
| 20 | This new element in the village population also tends to create new dimensions of social conflict to replace the rural class antagonisms of the occupational community . |
| 21 | But his opposite number in the Labour group defended the snub , saying South Africa still had to show real signs of change before normal relations could be established . |
| 22 | Most men agreed that the most satisfying fantasy occurs before they first go to bed with a new partner — when having sex is a fantasy that' almost bound to come true . |
| 23 | There has been a huge increase in ‘ healthy eating ’ , with 5m Britons currently declining to eat red meat . |
| 24 | And it was easy to believe that the evidence for test-tube fusion was fairly solid , good enough that it would be only a matter of time before it was proven definitively , especially with the BYU people already claiming to have some independent evidence . |
| 25 | Delegates in Portsmouth for the annual conference of the GMB union overwhelmingly agreed to start preliminary discussions with the Transport and General Workers ' Union . |
| 26 | We will use the process of question analysis already shown to dismantle this question . |
| 27 | In contrast the development of local management schemes purportedly seeks to enhance local and community control of schools by bringing financial control closer to the point of professional and institutional decision-making . |
| 28 | The operating system however does require significant tailoring to run on SMP machines and Corollary is working to simplify the problem for a shrinkwrapped SMP NT ( UX No 400 ) . |
| 29 | There followed such extravagant follies as Bonnie Prince Charlie ( 1948 ) and an Anna Karenina ( 1947 ) in which Vivien Leigh vainly tried to bring some of the same magic to the role as Greta Garbo had 12 years earlier . |
| 30 | La Plante obviously enjoys writing tough , all-action thrillers but this latest epic was crying out for a little more subtlety and a couple of rounded characters . |