Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A West German ship with a cargo of uranium concentrate bound from Antwerp to Genoa disappeared and its cargo later turned up in Israel . |
| 2 | And the more he succumbed to the allure of his own Führer cult and came to believe in his own myth , the more his judgement became impaired by faith in his own infallibility , losing his grip on what could and could not be achieved solely through the strength of his ‘ will ’ . |
| 3 | Rozsika Parker , referring to historical embroidery , suggests that : ‘ What women depicted in thread became determined by notions of femininity , and the resulting femininity of embroidery defined and constructed its practitioners in its own image ’ . |
| 4 | Visitors to Buckleys will see many NEW attractions opening in 1992 — The Yesterday 's World main complex building has tripled in size with many new Victorian and Edwardian shop and room displays , push-button commentaries , animated life-size figures , old fashioned Penny arcade machines and much more … |
| 5 | The main complex building has tripled in size with many new Victorian and Edwardian displays , such as a bygone chemists , grocers , sweet shop , railway station , wireless shop , maid 's bedroom , photographer 's studio and a World War II street scene plus much more … |
| 6 | Visitors to Buckleys ‘ The Original Sussex Museum of Shops ’ will see many new attractions opening in 1992 — The Yesterday 's World main complex building has tripled in size with many NEW Victorian and Edwardian shop and room displays , push-button commentaries , animated life-size figures , old-fashioned Penny Arcade machines and a beautiful English Country Garden with a picnic area and a thrilling children 's play area . |
| 7 | Piggott has come under fire from American observers following Walter Swinburn 's report that the veteran jockey had told him Mr Brooks ‘ moved terrible ’ going to the start . |
| 8 | Piggott has come under fire from American observers after Walter Swinburn told reporters that Piggott said Mr Brooks ‘ moved terrible ’ going to the start . |
| 9 | During this period the number of book issues sampled from library authorities has grown from 3m to 10.6m . |
| 10 | The damage has come within yards of the boundary fence at one part of a 150 yard stretch . |
| 11 | Failure indicates that the Ogre has fled in fear of its life . |
| 12 | This provision has remained in place for years because the banks wished it so . |
| 13 | However , it is the first time that ICL has split off part of its business to the extent of actually forming a new subsidiary . |
| 14 | But then it is puzzling why so little reduction has occurred in Europe as a whole . |
| 15 | Will the Secretary of State lay aside diplomatic niceties for a moment and say that that hope has receded since July as a direct result of the intransigence of Mr. Denktash , who has made no move despite the fact that concessions have been made by the other side ? |
| 16 | During his term as councillor Jim has served as chairman of the transportation committee and also on numerous committees . |
| 17 | Mr W. F. G. Plowden has agreed in principle to the Society having the Bishop 's Castle Railway goods van , at present used as a shed at Eaton Station House — but the Society will have to provide a shed in lieu . |
| 18 | Since that time , a major change has occurred with respect to social mobility that has had a direct bearing on the emergence of Britain 's underclass , and this is considered in this chapter . |
| 19 | Nor should the ecological impacts of these measures be forgotten , for the unsealing of asphalt surfaces has lead to increases in area of trees , shrubs and plants . |
| 20 | By early January 1945 , observers in the Stuttgart area were pointing out that Mein Kampf was being — rather belatedly — cited to prove that Germany had itself to blame for the war , that Hitler 's expansionist aims which he had laid down twenty years earlier were the cause of the war , and that it was therefore clear that ‘ the Führer has worked for war from the very beginning ’ . |
| 21 | The question of the level of resources that should be invested in Scotland 's underwater heritage has come into focus with the rediscovery of an historic shipwreck off Duart Point in Mull . |
| 22 | But intake of other green vegetables has increased from 0.19oz to 0.50oz per week . |
| 23 | Defence has accounted for 11% of UK manufacturing output and is one of the few sectors in which the country is still a world leader . |
| 24 | As university funding has come to hinge on publication , this has been encouraged for its own sake . |
| 25 | Mrs Marcos has gained in stature during her exile . |
| 26 | It is the second time Kemp has switched from Slough to Selhurst Park . |
| 27 | ‘ Missing Eccentric Scientist found stabbed to death in doorway . ’ |
| 28 | OIL giant Shell has plunged into controversy over a ferry crossing promotion . |
| 29 | The resumption of Norwegian seal hunting in March has led to protests from the World Society for the Protection of Animals ( WSPA ) , which claims that the hunters repeatedly breach Norwegian and international regulations in the ways in which they capture and kill both adult seals and pups . |
| 30 | Tony Hands of Colchester has leap-frogged above Harris in the rankings and goes straight into the main event . |