Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [verb] [prep] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've got a lot of preparation to do before first period . ’ |
| 2 | In respect of the Cossacks , Robertson was simply giving authorization to Eighth Army to carry out a course of action suggested by Eighth Army and " recommended by Macmillan " . |
| 3 | It must be stressed that one should not rely on the proposition that the grounds of fault contained within third party correspondence are exhaustive . |
| 4 | In the individual years 1980 to 1984 , the proportion of investment going to Third World countries , as derived from a survey of the leading 40 UK manufacturing corporations , varied between 10 and 26 per cent . |
| 5 | He said the Conservatives had made no mention of tax increases in last year 's election manifesto and accused Mr Lamont of having a ‘ selective memory ’ . |
| 6 | THE PROSPECT of tax increases in next month 's Budget appeared to recede yesterday as the Chancellor , Norman Lamont , received the first good news in a year on Britain 's public spending . |
| 7 | The quality and relevance of pupil work experience , curriculum development , careers education and guidance and other key partnership areas will be dependent on a teaching profession with a positive attitude to the role of business based on first hand experience . |
| 8 | The report called for £200 million of government spending on fifth generation computing , that is computers that can think for themselves and get along with humans . |
| 9 | A new range of stationery linked to 20th century popular culture launched with the publication of 1994 Marvel Calendar ( £6.99 inc VAT ) , a spin-off from Marvel : Five Fabulous Decades of the World 's Greatest Comics |
| 10 | At the top-end are two new VAXes which are upgradable to the Alpha RISC via board swaps from next year . |
| 11 | And the Sheikh 's dominance has been maintained this year as he heads the table with some £1.75m in prize money , half a million ahead of his older brother , Hamdan Al Maktoum , who owns Nashwan , with Sangster languishing in 10th place with a mere £250,000 or so in the kitty . |
| 12 | The majority of EC governments support Mr Delors in using the impulse of the moves to democracy in Eastern Europe , and the overwhelming backing for EMU shown at last weekend 's Strasbourg summit , to secure a bigger role for the parliament . |
| 13 | The sudden collapse in sterling came despite last week 's 1-point rise in base rates to 15 per cent , intended to defuse the selling pressure and reinforce the Government 's battle against inflation . |
| 14 | OMEGA products have performed well in the first half of the year achieving significant growth in volume compared with last year . |
| 15 | Is adverse change in profit measured against last year or last few months ? |
| 16 | Why was this allowed to happen ; or to put it another way , why were issues of distribution within society put into second place ? |
| 17 | I simulate ‘ what-ifs ’ galore From lightning strikes to Third World War ; No problems with communication — With Stratos I can reach the Nation [ Except for those so low and mean They have n't got a PC screen … |
| 18 | While some publishers have attempted to counter the decline in print runs for first time publications by pushing titles into paperback others have been looking for ways to revitalise their hardback sales . |
| 19 | I suspect , though , there can be no doubt about which side she would have been on in the public debate about fox-hunting prompted by last week 's Private Member 's Bill . |
| 20 | Guildford Kings star Gordon , who top scored with 17 points , put his country back on course to qualify for next year 's tournament finals in Germany , when all hope had seemed lost with less than five minutes remaining . |
| 21 | The bill is the first of its kind introduced by any government , and reflects the recommendations of the convention on biodiversity signed at last year 's Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro [ see ED 65/66 ] . |
| 22 | A meeting in Geneva of officials and environmentalists from over 130 nations has discussed the implementation of the international treaty on biodiversity arising from last year 's UNCED summit in Rio . |
| 23 | Milan by contrast seems at first sight a city of the nineteenth century , the era of its greatest prosperity . |
| 24 | Profits were flattered by comparison with a poor 1991 first half and by interest saved after last year 's £22 million rights issue . |