Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [adv] [verb] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | TWO-YEAR jail sentences and unlimited fines will face Scottish knife-carriers under Scottish Office plans announced yesterday to toughen up the proposed law . |
| 2 | And above the flames of burning houses rose up to drown out the moonlight and rush hot air into their streaming faces . |
| 3 | People trying to comprehend the field reviewed here have exactly the same problems in information overload as executives trying to comprehend their enterprise 's environment ! |
| 4 | Joe Maitland used ter go ter the fights , an' apparently 'e was the one who tipped the police off . ’ |
| 5 | Nikos 's mind began automatically to turn over the possibilities ; as it always did . |
| 6 | Cadfael stepped back to measure again the angle at which the body lay , and the few paces back along the path where the assailant must have been hidden . |
| 7 | The methods employed today remain precisely the same . |
| 8 | Only 600 schools did not take up the offer of half-price computers . |
| 9 | Despite allaying concerns felt by some teachers , the adviser did not play down the accountability purpose to the exercise , nor was the self-appraisal presented as much more than providing factual information and describing their policy and practice . |
| 10 | Bernice did n't know where the Doctor got his talent from , but if he ever got tired of fighting ultimate evil , he could make a healthy profit as an intergalactic busker . |
| 11 | If the court on review believes that the requisite situation spoken of in the statute did not exist then the conclusion reached by the tribunal will be a nullity . |
| 12 | In the view of the NGC , the PLO did not appreciate either the seriousness of the Camp David threat or the strength of feeling in the territories . |
| 13 | Captain Bowen said it was possible commercial aircraft did not pick up a signal from the emergency beacon , and the radio messages could have been confused with another vessel . |
| 14 | MacArthur did not indicate how the problems over the treaty could be resolved ; he did not disagree with Gascoigne 's assessment of the simmering undercurrents of discontent in Japan . |
| 15 | The things which came out in therapy did not make up a complete , finished jigsaw , as I might have imagined . |
| 16 | Irish keeper Tommy Wright did well to shove over a fierce shot fired in by Altin Reaklli after just 30 seconds . |
| 17 | The addition of Navy personnel to the Simonova 's regular complement had clearly brought about a certain amount of re-allocation of accommodation . |
| 18 | She was grateful that Sylvie had not taken up the Princesse 's invitation to join them for the holidays and , a little guiltily , that Leo had n't either . |
| 19 | With reference to the loss of WF-495 in the Atlantic I can recall some newspaper comment about a fishing boat skipper , whose boat had actually trawled up the remains of one of the crew , returning the body immediately to the deep without much thought for the relatives or friends of the deceased . |
| 20 | Blanche could imagine her weeping with her son over his confession but , like Marek , she was a little puzzled that Tatyana had not shown even a spark of joy at the revenge he had taken . |
| 21 | Mr Copeland also worked out what would have happened if a competing firm in the same industry had merely taken on the same amount of debt as the LBO did , without being bought out . |
| 22 | When her mother had died early in the war , Molly had smoothly taken over the running of the house and also the more difficult job of looking after Selwyn , the father she adored . |
| 23 | Maxwell 's good judgement came in taking over the BPCC printing business and transforming it into a global communications empire . |
| 24 | The windows were sparkling , the ivy stripped away to let in the light . |
| 25 | Whenever the doorkeeper opened up to let in an applicant who had left his card in time a great throng would press forward , hurling their plans through the door like assegais . |
| 26 | After the success of the centenary festival it was hoped to hold the sing outdoors again , and for the 101st event in 1987 the committee worked hard to set up the staging and prepare the venue ; but a cloudburst just an hour before it was due to start necessitated a change of plan . |
| 27 | Chris Horn and his CCG staff of some 110 joined in the celebration last December , when the UK and French tunnel engineers broke through to link up the Channel Tunnel Marine Service Tunnel . |
| 28 | Mrs Stych did not want to offend the queen of the social columns by arguing with her , so when that lady went on to inquire when the newspaper could send a photographer , Mrs Stych said in her most gracious tone of voice that the whole family would be at home that evening any time after six . |
| 29 | This would enable a tough general manager to ensure that medical audit did not become simply a talk shop or token activity . |
| 30 | Before yesterday 's hearing Mr McTear , gasping for breath , said his goal was to ensure youngsters did not take up the habit and go through his ordeal . |