Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] [to-vb] [prep] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The small voice inside her , urging her to cut her losses and go back to England , leaving the residents at the Château La Tour Monchauzet to stew in their own rancour , was being overwhelmed by a furious determination to vindicate her mother 's memory at all costs . |
| 2 | I went to see Development Officer Gerwyn Lewis to hear about their latest venture , but first we talked about some of the woodland traditions . |
| 3 | At the same time , however strong the desire to cut defence costs and to give priority to home affairs , too much had happened since the mid-1930s for the United States to return to its prewar foreign and defence policies . |
| 4 | The secretary of the treasury himself ( 28 June ) also noted that Britain 's problems were now too large for the United States to solve with its own resources . |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't be like that , ’ said Mr Pilcher , and he then gave me to understand that for an unspecified weekly consideration I could purchase his protection , allowing me and Mrs Mouse to continue with our musical evenings without their being gate-crashed by him and his colleagues . |
| 6 | The years spent at Cass enabled Rod Morris to evolve at his own pace and allowed his intuition the subtle space it required . |
| 7 | The years spent at Cass enabled Rod Morris to evolve at his own pace and allowed his intuition the subtle space it required . |
| 8 | CONTRACTS have been signed for Glenn McCrory to challenge for his former IBF cruiserweight title in Moscow . |
| 9 | CONTRACTS have been signed for Glenn McCrory to challenge for his former IBF cruiserweight title in Moscow . |
| 10 | But Mr Sutherland revealed further plans for Seymour Street to revert to its original two-way traffic configuration , with a grassed central reservation , and an identical ‘ Georgian ’ terrace built opposite . |
| 11 | We mean to work out ways of using new course structures , perhaps with part-time study , new ways of teaching and an innovative approach to university admission which could enable more people from Birmingham and the West Midlands to benefit from their local university . |
| 12 | With a little gentle persuasion , Pipe encouraged Peter Scudamore to switch from his intended mount Valfinet , who finished 16th , to the winner who had fallen two flights out when poised to strike in last year 's race . |
| 13 | With a little gentle persuasion , Pipe encouraged Peter Scudamore to switch from his intended mount Valfinet , who finished 16th , to the winner who had fallen two flights out when poised to strike in last year 's race . |
| 14 | Knight made just one mistake and that allowed Clive Allen to score with his usual efficiency . |
| 15 | Instead he sent out 12th man Paul Reiffel to cover for him whole he rang chairman of selectors Lawrie Sawle to vent his feelings about the news he had been given that morning . |
| 16 | In desperation , Nicky was sent by his parents to New York to stay with his older brother . |
| 17 | Then he waited for Louise Taylor to wake from her exhausted sleep . |
| 18 | SENIOR Tories in Cheltenham were trying yesterday to persuade Mr John Taylor to remain as their prospective parliamentary candidate after his failure to become the first black Tory MP . |
| 19 | The court heard Bexton , of Thornton Street , North Ormesby , Middlesbrough , was employed by Torre Thorssen to work on his private boat at Middlesbrough docks . |
| 20 | In an attempt to detach some of Clinton 's black support , Brown announced his intention , if nominated , to invite the black populist leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson to serve as his vice-presidential nominee . |
| 21 | Hoe Hickmott of the TTF presented to the cheque to James Gibson to assist in his technical research project ( left ) . |
| 22 | John had taken a faggot from the pile outside the shop and , while he waited for Thomas Pearman to depart on his regular afternoon round , he had cut and whittled the faggot into an easily manageable cudgel . |