Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] [adj] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On this plate was depicted a map of the heavens , and holes along the line of the ecliptic made it possible for a representation of the sun to be moved at intervals of a day or two in imitation of its annual motion . |
| 2 | The latter measure made it worthwhile for the Americans to try and do what the British had failed at , making British films which would go down well in America . |
| 3 | Scotland opened promisingly but Benoit Bellot 's downwind , downfield punting made it difficult for the home side to sustain pressure . |
| 4 | , I mean a woman that frightened we all be seething inside and of course seeing him asleep in a drunken stupor to think now 's my chance , she must of been in a terrible state emotionally |
| 5 | Has the British embassy in Germany made it clear to the German authorities how deeply shocking and despicable have been the racist attacks by Nazi thugs there ? |
| 6 | Some of us worried and went looking for him , then one of Alf Wood 's sons found him dead in the old pw hut , we think he died of a heart attack or so the doctor said . |
| 7 | In Abbel Mr Justice found it appropriate for the plaintiff quote , to recompense his parents up to the commercial rate for one full time carer , unquote . |
| 8 | The taxi driver scribbled something indecipherable upon the back of a Woodbine packet and handed it to Cornelius . |
| 9 | The international action made me aware of the necessity for international co-operation in the fight for the fundamental rights of man and reassured me that human compassion is still alive in this world . |
| 10 | A similar view of the importance of social movements is taken by Touraine ( 1973 ) in his account of the Popular Unity Government of Salvador Allende in Chile where , he argues , the activities and influence of a variety of movements within the governing coalition made it possible for the poor to express their grievances directly and continuously , instead of having them diverted ( and perhaps stifled ) in the official channels of a monolithic ruling party . |
| 11 | In the diplomatic arena , the coalition made it clear throughout the campaign that it would not be amenable to peace initiatives so long as the Iraqi leadership remained unprepared to accede unconditionally to the requirements as laid down in the successive UN Security Council resolutions . |
| 12 | The large number of forms in circulation made it difficult for the authorities to keep track of them . |
| 13 | During the talks it was reported that the North Korean delegation made it clear to the US team that Kim Jong Il , the 49-year-old son of veteran North Korean President Kim Il Sung , had been given control by his father of the formulation of foreign policy . |
| 14 | During the Suez fiasco in 1956 Eden considered an identical idea , and there were even a few voices suggesting something similar during the Falklands War in 1982 . |
| 15 | Walker made it obvious from the gun yesterday what his intentions were , striding straight into the lead from New Zealander Wayne Egeler , who runs for Jarrow and Hebburn , and Gateshead clubmate Justin Reid . |
| 16 | To discourage petty claims , most insurers make you liable for the first £25 . |
| 17 | Michael Ramsey succeeded someone famous throughout the land . |
| 18 | Lee jumped and opened her eyes to find herself alone in the restroom apart from one of the girls who worked there , who was leaning over her and gently shaking her shoulder . |
| 19 | Barrymore reported something interesting about the footprints . |
| 20 | There he sat down with the guards keeping himself warm by the fire . |
| 21 | Ron Tiner takes you step-by-step through the methods behind figure drawing from the imagination . |
| 22 | Ron Tiner takes you step-by-step through the methods behind figure drawing from the imagination . |
| 23 | You do n't have to worry about swearing or , Sue swore something terrible in the car this morning ! |
| 24 | Ever since 1969 , when he had his first show , his cartoonish black-and-white paintings have managed to comment without mercy or a smidgen of socially redeeming tact on , among other things , men 's — and women 's — looks ( Warhol 's nosejob painting must be an important icon in his private gallery ) ; issues of health ( a hilarious series of men in the throes of having heart attacks ) ; bestiality ( pert Fifties housewife on her knees doing something unspeakable to a poodle with her arm ) and religion ( famous Biblical figure on the cross getting a pie in the face ) . |
| 25 | In Reg. v. Walhein ( 1952 ) 36 Cr.App.R. 167 , before the days of majority verdicts , after the jury had returned to court and one juror had said : ‘ I can not in my own mind find him guilty of the charge which prosecuting counsel have not proved , ’ the commissioner at the Central Criminal Court then said : |
| 26 | Let the snow heap itself high as the slag-bank , high as the furnace chimneys , high as St Kentigern 's steeple . |
| 27 | IT MADE A CHANGE TO SEE THE MOTOR industry doing something original at the NEC show — admitting it never does anything original . |
| 28 | The excellent graphics and animation sequences keep them interested to the end , especially if you have a soundblaster card as well as it is now supported with this program . |
| 29 | The action brought him close to the edge of the path . |
| 30 | His clear steel blue eyes looked you full in the face without a spark of insolence . |