Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would outbid Aristotle Onassis for a jewel and marry the highest-paid film star in the world , twice . |
| 2 | Centuries ago the birds themselves chose Low Island as a sanctuary and the droppings over the years made it rich in guano — a fertiliser . |
| 3 | The ‘ Minister of the Crown ’ role was hung on little Colin Moynihan for a day or two while everyone tried not to laugh ; he was , after all , only just over five foot tall and Minister for Sport and he had , after all , not slept with Pamella , only been with her at the Winter Ball . |
| 4 | Bioenergetics : An Introduction to Chemiosmotic Theory is a well-written account by David Nicholls of a subject that students usually find extremely difficult . |
| 5 | It flew from Los Angeles to Las Vegas for a show and a visit to city casinos . |
| 6 | Now you 've broken it … well , let's hope they count Miss Tuckey as a pro and call it quits . |
| 7 | She wore a soft , hyacinth-coloured jersey , for she had summed up Miss Cress as a rival and as a woman who took everything in , clothes , manners , appearances , weighed and judged them . |
| 8 | Tony then joined men 's captain David Havelock in a doubles and the Bourne paid managed to beat the Parun/Knight pairing in a lively and hard-fought match . |
| 9 | There will be no one to speak with except Miss Blagden for a month or two when she comes to inspect the Casa Guidi before leaving Florence herself and otherwise not a solitary congenial soul . |
| 10 | Neneh grew up with her brother Eagle Eye — currently a struggling actor in New York — and shared father Ahmadu Jah with a half-brother and half-sister , Cherno and Tityo ( Tityo lives in Stockholm and is signed to Arista records as a singer ) . |
| 11 | We also operate an evening trip to Fort Liberty with a show and huge American-style meal with free drinks all night . |
| 12 | The missing keys to the boat house and to the Princess had been the clue , spotted by Pete and reported to Ross Aldridge in a phonecall when Ted was out of earshot . |
| 13 | We had sailed up the brown Tambopata forty kilometres south from Puerto Maldonaldo in a skiff that barely cleared the water . |
| 14 | Dobson came on because Waddle was tormenting poor Alan Wright on a day that looked to belong to Wednesday when John Harkes let rip . |
| 15 | Charlie 's face reminded Giles Aplin of a weasel as his eyes darted here and there before replying . |
| 16 | ‘ People do believe they are more attractive than they actually are , ’ said Dr Benson at a Science and Engineering Research Council conference at King 's College , London . |
| 17 | When they snapped up the fragments of Spain 's Caribbean empire , the Americans took Puerto Rico as a colony and subsidised it lavishly . |
| 18 | Now I think the regeneration of the economy of North Yorkshire in general and Harrogate in particular will be a part of the regeneration of the national economy , when things turn right for the nation as a whole , they will turn right for North Yorkshire as a whole and for Harrogate in particular . |
| 19 | ANFIELD 'S clown prince Bruce Grobbelaar makes a triumphant return to the Kop today in a bid to keep under-siege boss Graeme Souness in a job and put a smile back on Liverpool faces . |
| 20 | THE GOVERNMENT moved yesterday to stem the confusion surrounding the Maastricht Bill with a pledge that law officers would be on call for the rest of its gruelling passage through Parliament . |
| 21 | Some suggest a tropical origin for the breed , probably Indian ; some talk about a yellow Caspian type drifting through the Balkans and into Spain , and thence into France and the Channel Islands — bearing in mind that Jersey was directly linked with mainland France by a landbridge or causeway until the year 709 . |
| 22 | He has vilified Simon Bates with a campaign that amounts to persecution and he flies into a howling rage every time he hears Sing Something Simple ( R2 ) . |
| 23 | Melanie pictured the safe , made of very black metal , set squarely at the end of the bed where he could see it all the time , in the strange bedroom where he slept with Aunt Margaret in a bed that must sag deeply on his side , since he was so heavy and she was no weight at all . |
| 24 | In New York Duchamps provided the Mona Lisa with a moustache and Picabia painted absurd machines that mocked technology and efficiency . |
| 25 | Books : Triangles of love among the Liberals Roy Jenkins on a romance that contributed to the collapse of the Liberals |
| 26 | But we heard yesterday Mr Williamson about a dispute and I ca n't remember which district council it was with , it may have been Harrogate , between the county and the district councils on one allocation in the local plan . |
| 27 | The Republicans placed an advertisement making a link between Mr Florio and the Mafia , which the Democrats have countered with ads referring to Mr Courter as a liar and showing his nose getting longer — Pinocchio-style - as he speaks . |
| 28 | Mr Shevardnadze with an American as his deputy would make a formidable team . |
| 29 | Love reveals that Yorkshire have already been in Cape Town for a week and that their England A captain , Martyn Moxon , will be flying in from Australia to join them this weekend . |
| 30 | This concerned an application for planning permission to use premises in Eton High Street as a fish and chip restaurant . |