Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] [noun] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And what does the Duchess think of Johnny this morning ? |
| 2 | OLYMPIC aces returning from Barcelona this week brought back a very silly story about cycling superstar Chris Boardman : ‘ Have you heard he 's been tested for drugs . ’ |
| 3 | TRICIA CURLEY had to show real skill as a manager right from the start at Flight Refuelling Group in Bournemouth , a contract won by CCG this summer . |
| 4 | Today over half the new cars registered in Britain each year are bought by employers , and 2m of Britain 's income-tax payers admit to the Inland Revenue that they have a company car . |
| 5 | According to the survey results , for the 12 months ending in January this year , 51 per cent of Britain 's smaller exporters increased their overseas sales over those for the previous year , a further 23 per cent kept them at the same level and 26 per cent reported a drop . |
| 6 | A decree permitting the free formation of parties came into effect that month [ see p. 37402 ] and was followed by the formation of a number of new parties . |
| 7 | Transvaal arrived in Gloucestershire this afternoon . |
| 8 | Widnes have allowed Richard Eyres , the Great Britain forward , and Welsh international winger John Devereux to play in Australia this summer . |
| 9 | The England lads going to Lanzarote this month are already feeling the strain , yet there is worse to come . ’ |
| 10 | Work on dismantling the first pieces of sculpture in the Pavillon de Flore began in January this year ; their installation in the Richelieu wing is also due to be finished by autumn 1993 . |
| 11 | You see this business of Neil staying in bed all day . |
| 12 | But you can not deny Greenaway 's craftsmanship , and his intention to put on screen these compound images , using all the arrows in a film-maker 's quiver . |
| 13 | When Dot went to bed that night , Gloria laid the fawn coat over the top of the blanket . |
| 14 | The average weekly amount received by teenagers fell to £4 this year , compared with £4.20 last year . |
| 15 | But when the snow melts in spring this crossing is essential , so it 's worth trying just for the fun of it . |
| 16 | The nighties went on sale this afternoon . |
| 17 | PICTURES go on show this week illustrating how much heat energy is being wasted in Belfast . |
| 18 | The TV bear comes of age this year his 40th anniversary and puppeteer Matthew Corbett feared rip-offs in the wake of Sooty-mania . |
| 19 | Intercim Corp saw third quarter net profits of $13,974 against losses of $715,797 last time , on turnover up 47% at $1.7m ; net losses for the nine months stood at $274,754 this time down from losses of $764,818 last time , on sales down 5.4% to $4.7m . |
| 20 | The invitation to become deputy Lieutenant came in June this year , he still does n't know why . |
| 21 | Mrs Jill Buxton of Gainford will use stock from the shop , which includes clothing and books , to help fill four 40ft containers which The Knights of St Columba send to Poland each year . |
| 22 | About 1770 there was quite an elaborate proposal to create at Versailles another school for diplomats with thirty-six pupils , while others were to be given practical training by travel abroad or work , in preparation for careers as consuls , in the main French ports . |
| 23 | The assault came only a few hours after Gorbachev had reassured a Federation Council meeting in Moscow that force would not be used . |
| 24 | He disabused my mind of the impression that Alaska was ‘ the frozen north ’ and even showed me strawberries grown in Fairbanks that week . |
| 25 | ‘ In the USA , there has been a total of 29 cases of occupationally-acquired HIV reported in healthcare workers compared with thousands of new cases of hepatitis B transmitted at work each year . ’ |
| 26 | Then Marius drove to Streatley that night to read the scripts on his own . ’ |
| 27 | Courses for training both residential and casework staff were organized rapidly so that when the 1948 Children Act came into force some influx of trained staff was anticipated to staff the new children 's departments . |
| 28 | But a proposed clause in the new act to disallow for quota any film of low standard of production and entertainment value was dropped because of the difficulties involved in determining which films should be excluded . |
| 29 | Also any transformer with a high voltage secondary winding ( of the type used to power most valve circuits ) is potentially lethal . |
| 30 | There 's scores of Central South folk heading for Wales this weekend to ride and run in one of the great adventure races … its the annual Horse v Man V Mountain Bike challenge … local people have won the race for the last five years … and you can if the winning run or ride continues when we bring you the highlights on Monday … |