Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] [adv] [subord] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lloyd 's has seen its capital base contract sharply as Names have deserted the market in droves after disastrous losses . |
| 2 | If the Germans had not come to short-change the paying public , the play of Duncan Ferguson , in particular , also shaped up to be worth the admission money alone before Scotland fell behind . |
| 3 | Poor Elsie had died of the whooping cough just after Harry had gone to America , so now there was only Edna at home in the daytime to help her mother . |
| 4 | There is a fraud squad within the police force , but the majority of their work is concerned with employee theft rather than crimes committed by and for business organisations . |
| 5 | Hetty had left the shop to work in an ordnance factory soon after Sarah returned , and now to add to the misery of the two girls , Mabel went to train as an auxiliary nurse and Mrs Dyson 's sister came to take charge of the shop . |
| 6 | Colin our man at Lane as always , comprehensive coverage of that game throughout the evening , including some second half commentary as well , we 'll be sharing that second half commentary certainly as things stand at the moment with the game at er in the Coca Cola Cup third round replay where there could be a shock , third division Shrewsbury against premiership Blackburn , although at the moment the premiership team are doing pretty well , Blackburn already a goal to the good and the goal scorer now confirmed as Mike after six minutes . |
| 7 | In any event , it will be a long haul for the Cape Verdian people to escape their poverty trap even if things go well . |
| 8 | He has a real medal chance so if Henley wants a local hero it 's time to pay up . |
| 9 | HONG KONG has stepped up the pressure on China , promising to publish democratic reform legislation soon unless Beijing agrees to come to the negotiating table . |
| 10 | Mr Waugh acknowledged that he was once again freezing the Ayr Road project even although money had been allocated to it in 1991 . |
| 11 | I 'd rather take that approach , and what I would suggest is that , wherever possible , teachers should think about involving parents in the kinds of difficulties that the child is having in school , and thereby becomes a team effort rather than parents working one direction and perhaps teachers working in another . |
| 12 | THE seal of approval has been given to changes at an Essex landfill site even though work has already started without permission . |
| 13 | It collapsed when the boy hit its walls with a metal pole even though friends told him to stop . |
| 14 | After all , he spoiled the Independent 's early success by foolishly launching a Sunday edition just as recession hit Britain . |
| 15 | The rush in central London reached fever pitch even though shoppers had to endure constant disruption as a consequence of the IRA 's campaign . |
| 16 | Weber 's observations on status groups are important since they suggest that in certain situations status rather than class provides the basis for the formation of social groups whose members perceive common interests and a group identity . |
| 17 | In most cases the processing power required is that of an AT type machine with a Hercules or EGA graphics card so until Amstrad come out with the next generation machine this aspect of desktop publishing will have to wait . |
| 18 | Unfortunately , one of these is sexual intercourse , where the trauma of the sex act rather than reinfection causes the recurrence . |
| 19 | The Bill has twin objectives — the reduction of road casualties in built-up areas , particularly among the young and the elderly , and the improvement of the road environment near where people live . |
| 20 | PA Aftermath : a house in Hemsby , Norfolk , hangs over a cliff edge yesterday after flooding washed away its foundations |
| 21 | Shottermill 's three main strikers , Bob Daynes , Nick Wells and Joe O'Shea , seemed to have lost their scoring touch just when 'Mill needed it most . |
| 22 | He will also meet German Chancellor Helmut Kohl for a working breakfast immediately before discussions start on Friday morning . |
| 23 | What does interest me about the leaf stem she suggested it should be put in the foyer of County Hall well when Nottingham becomes a unitary stat unitary authority and County Hall is made into an hotel perhaps it would be a bit unfortunate for the visitors to have the leaf stem er when they book in . |
| 24 | The anchor handling vessel Monika Viking succeeded in getting a tow line on board the accommodation platform yesterday as weather eased after the airlift of 400 non-essential personnel from it on Sunday . |
| 25 | Bhutto was choked by tear gas earlier when police fired canisters directly at her open-top jeep . |
| 26 | Commenting on storming first quarter figures ( page five ) Autodesk Inc , Sausalito , California says the improvement was primarily due to continued strong worldwide demand for AutoCad Release 12 , especially in the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions — revenues in the Far East rose more than 25% compared with the year earlier , while revenues in the Americas rose more than 50% . |
| 27 | According to Lou Cannon , ‘ Most importantly the near destruction of the parties had created a star system of personality politics long before television had arrived . |
| 28 | Neurologists expressed interest in the psychological consequences of brain damage long before psychologists got involved in this field . |
| 29 | THIS year 's machinations over disposal of the Ivory Coast 's cocoa crop indirectly pushed up prices on the London Futures & Options Exchange yesterday as dealers scrambled to obtain cocoa to deliver against a substantial long position controlled by Philipp Brothers , the big American commodity trading group . |
| 30 | He would n't go to Wyvis Hall now if Adam invited him , if he went down on his bended knees . |