Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [adj] [art] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Originally the compact had stipulated that the Belau government would provide land for sites selected by the military and would compensate landowners , while the USA would provide $5,500,000 for all the land it had an option on . |
| 2 | Although the conference was just up the road in Edinburgh this time , it might as well have been in Timbuktu for all the relevance it held for must of us . |
| 3 | ‘ The Commissioner 's giving a pep talk this afternoon about all the progress he 's making on this shooting . |
| 4 | On behalf of BAIE SCOTLAND , renewed thanks for all the help you have given us by providing such a useful series of seminars . |
| 5 | To study the feasibility of such a clinic we looked at 104 consecutive dermatological referrals ( August 1992 to February 1993 ) from doctors working in the practice ( as part of the fundholding data collection exercise we have kept copies of all our referral letters ) . |
| 6 | A result of all the strain she 'd been through , she thought distractedly , groping for her handkerchief . |
| 7 | At the end of this test I can find no failings in the manufacture or materials of the Veta V. Despite all the use I 've made of them they are as good as new . |
| 8 | When , when you left was there any sort of erm did you get a send-off or any sort of recognition of all the work you 've done or anything ? |
| 9 | You 'll be nervous so you fill the gap with all the shit they really want to hear . ’ |
| 10 | Weight loss does lower the metabolism in that every time you lose one pound , you will need to eat about 18 calories a day less to stay at a stable weight . |
| 11 | When Meg arrived at Uppark as its first chatelaine in many a year she found all the original fabrics in place , but hanging , through neglect , ‘ like grey seaweed ’ . |
| 12 | Because they have seen the future they can not or will not speak of what they know so the Phoenix Guard are a silent order , pledged not to allow a single word to pass their lips in all the time they spend as guardians of the shrine . |
| 13 | because of the actual costing input in implications in growing the gear to such an extent you can , to actually utilize |
| 14 | after a 12-hour delay you have the right to cancel and get a full refund of all the money you have paid us , excluding insurance premiums . |
| 15 | We have therefore included in the cost of your holiday insurance protection : after a 12-hour delay at the start of your holiday , you have the right to cancel and get a full refund of all the money you have paid us , excluding insurance premiums — or , if you continue on your holiday , we will give you £20 compensation for the first 12- hours ' delay : for each subsequent 12-hour delay we will give you a further £10 — up to a maximum of £100 per person in total . |
| 16 | In the course of such a process you may find either that the resentment or anger goes away ( and you realize that you had ‘ got all steamed up over nothing ’ ) , or it does n't , and remains as a clear , persistent and legitimate grievance . |
| 17 | In both instances it was a case of better the devil you know … |
| 18 | In his report , the Chairman Reg Simmons thanked the retiring committee for all the work they had done . |
| 19 | I might just as well be a boy for all the interest you take in me as — as a woman ! ’ |
| 20 | In return for such a privilege we implicitly acknowledge that there are reciprocal obligations incumbent upon us . |
| 21 | That would be a poor return for all the care she had given him , all the comfort , all the support . |
| 22 | The association provided flats for young couples who after two years were given a return of half the rent they had paid to be used as a deposit on the purchase of a house . |
| 23 | Underwood 's position as England 's leading try-scorer , with 35 to his credit , has a two-fold RAF connection because when he scored against Ireland in 1990 the record he overtook had previously been held by another RAF pilot and winger , Cyril Lowe , who totalled 18 between 1913 and 1923 when winning 25 consecutive caps . |
| 24 | England without half the team they will be expected to send out against Poland at Wembley on September 8 survived to give Taylor the respite he needs . |
| 25 | I am happy there at the moment , and I want to repay Yorkshire for all the support they have given me over the years . ’ |
| 26 | Yeah , so yeah ah you 're alright so you 'll say yeah course I 'm alright , there 's no fee , so eventually I get to the point where I said look I did say there 's no fee involved but I 'd , I , that 's a bit of a lie because there is a fee for all the work I 'm er but it comes in the form of referrals , in the form of recommendation , not actual money . |
| 27 | Until a few years ago , married women had to have paid full NI contributions for half the time they were married and working to get anything at all in their own right . |
| 28 | To obtain a quotation for such a policy you need to give the insurers full particulars of the restrictions , the proposed development ( often after outline planning permission has been obtained ) and the amount of indemnity required . |
| 29 | Jamie and the girl were inches away from me , holding me by an arm each , being bumped into frequently , but my drunkenness had now got to such a state — as the last two quickly consumed pints and an accompanying whisky caught up with my racing bloodstream — that I might as well have been on another planet for all the hope I had of making them understand what I wanted . |
| 30 | She could just as well have been arranging my funeral for all the co-operation I offered her . |