Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pers pn] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rescue co-ordinators include Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals abandoned plans to use whale song on Sunday , when Mr Goold found he needed stronger amplification of his recordings . |
| 2 | David was so upset about the prospect of going to a day centre that when the ambulance arrived he had uncharacteristic temper tantrums on the doorstep . |
| 3 | Left influence was sustained increasingly by events overseas , events over which most Labour supporters felt they had little control and which most of them probably saw as secondary to their still-lingering economic burdens . |
| 4 | I suppose the defendant thought he had some benefit ; at any rate , there is a detriment to the plaintiff from his parting with the possession for even so short a time . |
| 5 | The Ramblers ' Association said it welcomed any measures that allowed more people to walk in the countryside , and assistant director David Baskine said : ‘ It is important that the proposals will not offer payment to farmers who own land where public access is already allowed . ’ |
| 6 | Many retailing organizations said they gave fixed-term contracts to seasonal workers brought in to cope with the Christmas peak . |
| 7 | McKinsey said it had several programmes in place to build the information technology capability of its consulting staff , and Information Consulting could accelerate the process . |
| 8 | The show came under attack before it even opened because one critic said it contained erotic love scenes , a roller skating comic and a simulated sex act . |
| 9 | The superintendent said she wanted some men to investigate the stories that Nicola was looking into before her death — child porn and drugs . |
| 10 | The UVF denied he had any connection with it . |
| 11 | Harbury 's loose talk suggested he had few facts . |
| 12 | Her long nails were pearly pink , beautifully manicured , and Luce noticed she wore several rings , one of which looked like a wedding band . |
| 13 | Early on within this game I th when Blackburn scored I thought this game would be taken away from 'em . |
| 14 | A key change was to ‘ remove that part which the Bar told me implied undue interference by the Lord Chancellor , as a minister of the Crown , with the processes of justice . |
| 15 | When the coach arrived it took some time to organise the teams . |
| 16 | In the week before work began I prepared three documents . |
| 17 | On the contrary , Ronni sensed he relished this clash between them . |
| 18 | They were helped by their post-war cost advantages — rapid reconstruction at home meant they had newer facilities than many of their competitors — but they were also pre-disposed towards exporting by the Allies ' confiscation of their pre-war overseas assets . |
| 19 | The majority of women workers were between 20 and 25 as the management felt they had fewer problems with young women . |
| 20 | 84% felt it covered all aspects associated with the subject matter . |
| 21 | Habit , Gran said dryly , when asked ; and Ruth knew she got fewer bookings every year . |
| 22 | He totted up the number of points according to guidelines worked out by Denplan with categories from A to E. In my case , the extent of dental work meant I scored 158 points , putting me in the most expensive category , E. |
| 23 | He sold his home to get on the grid … when no-one it seems except Nigel thought he had any talent … he roared into formula one with the old Lotus team … |
| 24 | And last night top U.S. military commander General Colin Powell said he expected Western jets to be enforcing the zone within two weeks . |
| 25 | Miss Tuckey said they made good agents . |
| 26 | Ford personnel director John Hougham said he believed industrial action was still a long way off . |
| 27 | Mr Ferman said he found offensive scenes where the figure of Christ was repeatedly inter cut with a lesbian scene between two nuns . |
| 28 | In his libel action seeking aggravated damages , Donovan claimed he suffered serious injury to his professional and personal reputation , considerable distress and embarrassment and that the article implied he was guilty of gross hypocrisy and deceit by denying that he was homosexual . |
| 29 | Observers said they expected pro-reform supporters of President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani to win 70 per cent of the 270 seats . |
| 30 | Mr Mulroney said he took unpopular steps for the country 's good , privatising state companies and lowering inflation and fiscal deficits . |