Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ One coin given away with every four gallons of petrol . |
| 2 | Moscow sets terms for unity debate Following are extracts from an address to members of the European Parliament given yesterday by the Soviet Foreign Minister , Mr Eduard Shevardnadze . |
| 3 | Her features were well-shaped even so early , and the jaw placed finely on the white neck with its blue flush of springing hair . |
| 4 | Because I 've had my hair highlighted regularly for the last ten years it gets really dry . |
| 5 | It was in some measure propped up by a crimson tea-caddy , also of Japan ware . |
| 6 | The distribution of frequencies in this ‘ microwave background ’ is just like the distribution of frequencies given off by a hot gas . |
| 7 | CHAMPS will be one of the vertical-market products developed further by the independent company — and an announcement is expected in the autumn . |
| 8 | A The first kind developed out of the Romantic movement which emerged at a time when artists of all kinds rebelled against being servants in wealthy households , obeying their patrons ' orders and being regulated by religious , political and other advisers . |
| 9 | It was like a valedictory speech , possibly the last big statement he would utter as Leader of the Opposition , the opportunity to deliver a personal justification of what he did to try and ensure that Labour 's values joined together with the popular vote to save the party from the political wilderness . |
| 10 | I caught a glimpse of JCBs grazing in the adjoining field like a group of hybrid giraffes ; and was that a dumper truck with its shell tipped up like a rutting tortoise ? |
| 11 | Formulation of the plan seems to be the result of a complex but highly structured process of consultations and meetings carried out over a six month period , and culminating in the ratification of the plan by the full Politburo . |
| 12 | At the 40th session of the UNHCR Executive Committee in October 1989 the 43 member states adopted a general programme budget of $190,000,000 for the first six months of 1990 only ; after extensive debate at an extraordinary session in May 1990 and at the regular session in October , the Executive Committee finally adopted a general programme budget for 1990 amounting to $378,885,900 , including the $38,000,000 deficit carried over from the previous year . |
| 13 | A survey of Central American women 's development programmes carried out by the Mexican government 's " Women 's Documentation Centre " in April 1982 produced from the Ministry of Education the following list of publications on women 's issues available in El Salvador : Vision Magazine ; Today At Home ; TV Guide ; Vanity ; Cosmopolitan ; Good Housekeeping . |
| 14 | That was the trouble with harbour-watching , there were so many inexplicable activities carried on at a stately pace and with the deliberation of a choreographed performance . |
| 15 | The system of planning controls imposes limits on their freedom to locate operations where they will or to increase the scale , or change the nature , of the activities carried on at a particular site . |
| 16 | Checks carried out by the Inland Revenue on a sample of bank and building society accounts have revealed that some people have incorrectly registered to receive interest payments without deduction of income tax . |
| 17 | Checks carried out by the Inland Revenue on a sample of bank and building society accounts have revealed that some people have incorrectly registered to receive interest payments without deduction of income tax . |
| 18 | Television and radio carried brief reports , while the the story squeezed on to the front page of the national evening newspaper Izvestia , between larger accounts of the Congress of People 's Deputies , Russia 's row with Ukraine and an explosion at an Armenian arms depot . |
| 19 | Mr. Philpot travelled from Pembrokeshire for a gathering which was not primarily a fund-raising event , but rather a celebration of the building carried out over the previous fifteen years to provide extensions of both premises and facilities . |
| 20 | Consistent with conversationist bodies , however , we are appalled by much of the development of our pub heritage carried out during the 1950s and '60s . |
| 21 | ‘ A few notes spaced out like the first stars that penetrate the sky at sunset ’ , as Tovey describes the miraculous midway section . |
| 22 | As Russians penetrated southwards from the forested zone ( taiga ) to the wooded steppe , and then the open grasslands , they built new fortresses . |
| 23 | Cords , white or beige , were worn early on in small numbers but in mid'71 black/bottle green/navy straight leg Levi cords caught on in a big way . |
| 24 | An exhibition of the work of conceptual photographer Hans Peter Feldmann carried out in the 1960s and 1970s runs parallel to these two exhibitions . |
| 25 | So , a tiny red dot placed specifically on a large white area becomes a work of art , but it 's also a criticism that art is viewed too reverently since people will spend time and money to trek to view , maybe worship , the little red dot on the large white area in an art gallery but will swiftly get the handbag removed from the seat cos they want to sit down ! |
| 26 | If we take the Prime Minister 's words at face value — that the Conserservative party will not raise the rate of VAT — does the hon. Gentleman recall an interview given recently by the Chief Secretary , when he was asked about extending coverage of VAT to transport fares ? |
| 27 | The complex carbohydrates , which are found in vegetables , cereals and to a lesser degree in fruits , are composed of numerous sugar units joined together in a complex way . |
| 28 | He was lounging on the sofa when she returned to the house , his long legs propped up on a low onyx table , while he flicked his way desultorily through the pages of a paperback . |
| 29 | Racial tension boiled over in the inner city riots which spread across the nation in the " long hot summers " of 1965–7 . |
| 30 | This confirms that Rentokil Healthcare come up to the high standard expected and specified by BSI . |